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OK, to add to Tim's hat filler... :D I've gone crazy at times looking for some very specific goodies and every time he's worked with me to find them he has been probably one of the most stand-up guys I've ever had the honor and pleasure to work with!

He's one of those people I hope to eventually meet face to face (or in hese covid times, mask to...

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The Horseless Carriages did this tour last year, ....Model T's at the end.

That was me stuck for 10 hours thanks Allan

Wonderful pictures Tim. It’s always nice when you have people in the photographs as they bring a sense of life from another time as well the machines we all enjoy. I took a couple of your pics and brought the subjects forward a little to get a better look at them. 99DC547B-F56C-4CB1-B758-1E26BA545075.jpeg B91B9740-1C10-4BDA-B2B8-2426F214B44C.jpeg...

Don't have to bootleg it. This county is a veritable hot-bed for Hamm's consumption! True.
You'd think we're in Wisconsin or a hundred years ago in MN. :lol:
There should a few boxes downtown from the show grounds. I've patronized them. ;)
Hamm's:
It's not just for breakfast anymore.
It's like a hydraulic sandwich. Joe knows that one already. :)...

Allan:
I can't count! it's 13, not 12 ply. 3/4 plywood is about 0.690 thick which is too thick for the hood former so I ran the router around the edge. I don't like drilling from both sides as any misalignment puts in an off centered hole. Thus I just clamped a backing board to it and with Forstner bits I didn't have any break out, chipping, or...

Canadians who are desperate to winter down south have been using commercial carriers to take their vehicles across which is allowed as they are commercial enterprises. The people have been getting helicopter rides to an American border airport and reuniting with their vehicles. I don’t know what the carrier has to do or what paperwork he has to...

The paint I see under the dirt and dust looks pretty good. After washing it, you should try using rubbing compound to remove the oxidation and renew the finish. Done right, you might be able to obtain a mirror like shine. Meguiar’s makes a great rubbing compound. Jim Patrick

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I took a look at the bed that was on the roadster when I bought it in 1955. Looks like the previous owner experienced the same problem and made a adjustment.

..... As for setting the charging rate please read the other generator articles posted on the Model T Ford Fix website . In no case in todays driving conditions should the generator be set at 12 Amps per Ford's recommendation. The generator is capable of producing a 100 Watts of power, continuously operating the generator at high charging higher...

The photographer is using a slow shutter speed to maximize depth of field, so the moving Elmore is a little blurred.

Was there ever really such a time???

'Born 50 years too late... :(
M.

It would be tricky to get the flow balanced and optimized for sure. I guess more flow is needed to the bands than to the clutch, and filtering out the trash is definitely desireable. Dan's modification looks pretty good to me...

I bought a roll of 18 gauge solid copper insulated wire today that is intended for thermostat wiring. It is rated for 150 volts according to the packaging, but that must be for very low current. The original wires lasted for 100 years, so these will probably outlast all of us, even a youngster like you RV! Thanks for your input. Cheers, Bill

The website mentioned that they are safer than the regular Model T tires. This is certainly added value although I have to say that I have had very little trouble with the New Zealand made Firestones on the '23. One did have a blister on the sidewall & was replaced with one of the Vietnam made Firestones which has also been faultless.

I like the...

Those roads look like the ones around here. It took me a while to get used to the idea that I can just stop right on the road and shoot pictures. If anyone did happen by there is plenty of room for them to get around. In SoCal there was always someone right behind trying to get by.

I found this wonderful cartoon somewhere on the internet and it...

the odds are that if it's a '26 there will be a serial number stamped on the right frame rail under the front floorboards. If it's a really early '26 it may not have the stamped number.
Correct. About 36% of 1926 Fords (664,648) were made before frame numbering began (December 10, 1925).

Decatur's tourist attraction is the petrified wood filling station.

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Great pictures ! always enjoy them
Gordon Clayton

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I thought it might be fun to bump this thread back up to the top because it's happening again starting May 31, 2021. Details are listed in the Activities Calendar section of your most recent Vintage Ford Magazine. ...or, you may email me at NewNorthSouth@gmail.com
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When I was a kid, a local builder replaced the canvas to on his English Vauxhaull roadster. There were three separate panels with the joints lapped over the next panel behind. Painted a similar colour to the canvas, it was difficult to pick from the original. There's no reason why the same could not be done to a T.
A California top is a complete...

There are actually two separate coils in the one unit. They both knock down the voltage so the headlights don’t burn out. The bright wire goes to one and the dim to the other, the single wire goes to the headlights to be wired in series.

Thanks for the pics. Now I know what one looks like I can look for one. If you know of any for sale please...

I was 11 years old when I went to the MTFCI Clear Lake, IA tour, and for my first time saw a loud, low, fast, red boattail speedster.
I fell in love with that car and have wanted one ever since.

In 2013, the car was listed for sale in the MTFCI magazine. I couldn't take off work, and was arranging to go over the weekend 800+ miles to buy it....

P.S. If original bushings are still in spec with new or oversize pins. stay with the original bushings & change pins. general wisdom is original bushings are better than new ones. Both pin wear & bushing wear should be considered in the decision.

Was great fun. I thoroughly enjoyed my first ride in a doorless T. Sitting there all exposed and turning to see a field of snow was quite memorable! 3FEB3FDB-CB8B-44A4-A343-2F04F2F97E3C.jpeg

I learned a lesson in purchasing some goods from the UK that were made in China and had to pay a hefty import fee. I am only recapping some information from discussions with my Importer - FedEX. So not all of this information may be correct - but as they say Buyer be aware
Tariffs are determined on Country of Origin and not Country of Purchase...

Plan on going if I can bring two small dogs on leashes.

Thank you, RV!

The ones I have had to work with are not dis-similar to the round stock on US open cars.. Closed car screens will be different but the same methods may work. If you have enough length of good frame to work with, I cut it at 45 degrees and make a mitred joint in the corners. Oxy weld with steel wire on the outside and fill any void on the inside...

Harold, no need for the apology. I had to go and check a couple of blocks myself to be sure. I do remember that when a couple of guides in a particular block broke out the sides when being k lined, the machine shop fitted two replacement guides in that block. It is no great problem if the shop has the capability to do such work. From memory they...

Thanks for your help!

Lorentz

Normally, neither would I drill the panel. However my wide body Duncan and Fraser colonial roadster came with a suite of added accessories, the dipstick being one of them. Also included were, a Corbin speedometer, Wilcox Richardson shock absorbers, nickel plated radiator shell, windscreen frame and pillars, nickel plated brass kick plates on the...

Thank you Mark, Gene and Dan. On one hand, lots to think about here. On the other hand, I think you're right Dan,....I may be over-thinking all of this, and it does appear that what you posted looks to be pretty easy to duplicate, an as Gene says, many guys just make their own support. Seems like even I should be able to come up with something...

Several previous posts many more out there

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Hi Steve,
It's already sold--was told they got $800 for it!! There's one born every minute, I guess!
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Would like to have had that '26 front bumper though! It has both a Warford and a Ruckstell, so there is that.

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In another area is the C-cab off it, pretty rusted out and no driver's door
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It's still...

Herb posted a great truck thread on the off topic section a while back with many pictures of period trucks.

In a way, what the Canadians did to accommodate L & RHD cars to be made on the same frame makes good sense. The frame blanks were all the same, the pressed channels were all the same so all the frames were the same. With US production being all LHD, all frames were the same, so riveting in the battery carrier was most likely quicker and less...

There are different scenarios to consider. On a rebuilt motor, I follow Frank's process. New oil on the start-up, use it for a bit and then replace with a new fill. That way any loose stuff is picked up and gotten rid of early. Then change it as you see fit, perhaps once in a touring season.

When Henrietta was returned to the road after a 61 year...

These pics are with spark and throttle levers fully retarded (up) on 27 (2 door sedan).

Throttle linkage rod lever is up (1 or 2 oclock) on shaft and stops on steering shaft.
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Spark rod lever is at 1 oclock on shaft
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Thanks again for the information and help! I am ordering the bowl cover nut from Scott. I am keeping an eye open for the choke assembly and the fuel inlet bolt and banjo. As I said, I am planning to move this on to the next deserving user, and having no idea what a mostly complete carb is worth, I am hesitant to sink a fortune in it! Not trying to...

Steve

Attached are four pictures of the #31376, 58 tooth, 8 pitch speedometer drive gear setup. This gear is for a wire wheel 29” tire. The picture of the gear #30333, 58 tooth, 8 pitch is for a 29” tire displayed above is for a wood wheel. It looks like the wire/wood gear difference is the holes drilled in a different location. Also, the offset...

You are right, the block kit came with 2 sets of rear blocks. I set with a rabbit and 1 set without and only a chamfer cut on on edge I assume to lay against the bend in the frame rail. The pic above is from a car I crawled under and took the pic. I didnt look close at it but it may have the rabbit. That makes sense. That is why I ask and thanks.

I met Herb Iffrig 👋

I think he is in this picture 🤔

It was nice to see a good turn out 👍

FJ

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Lucky me - received the Jan/Feb issue here in Germany on February 20th !!! :)

Allan here it is called crap .

Hank

I know Willys Overland cars used the Schwarze brand horns... the one on the right.
Bill

Mark you may be wrightbut window glass will reach over 140* in arizona in the summer time. I found 1926 chebby head light glass is 7 3/4 so I used one of hem I had. THe light looks OK after I got the mail box imprint out of it.

Jerry,
I thought the timers for 12-14(?) were aluminum.

Yup, it looks as if I'm mistaken. :oops: I thought the only original aluminum ones had the integral oil filler neck.

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Victor I think I have a new one out on a front oiler kit?

Great to hear a report back of positive outcome! Thanks and enjoy. :)

Love this. 💘

Usually the cause of the float valve sticking is a bit of dirt under the valve. This can be removed and things will work out fine. However it can happen with too high float level, a worn or sticking needle, or the float leaking and filled with gas or sticking against the bowl of the carburetor. A gros valve can also be a problem. The carb should...

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Thanks Steve!

I was on several tours with Ted, he was born in Maine and always came back there for summer visits.

I have both of his books!

A great guy, with one bad habit, Camels.

His green pickup lives in Belair, Maryland now.

I have always seen them to the rear. Logic and safety would support that. They could snag passing branches etc.

Reminds me of a recent American Pickers show when they bought a banged up 1930 Model A rad shell only because the chrome wasn't rusty and pitted. Maybe it was the one off this car. lol.

thank you for your replies!

We found the problem.
My customer wrote:

I dropped the tank off at Kirks Radiator to have it boiled out. Kirk the owner looked down in side and the samples and said that substance is Polishing Compound. That makes sense to me. The tank was polished at the manufacturer and they probably didn’t have the cap on

So the mess has been there since the...

No lock washers or lock nuts. I use the stock Chevy nuts that came on the bolts, the nuts are taller and have 2 or 3 more threads than a standard nut. They hold just fine when properly torqued. B9856710-87B8-47ED-B9B8-B02705E01B3B.jpeg

Thanks Mark, that makes good sense.

I have had (still have!) several original thrust washers as nice as the one Steve J shows! However, oh so many years ago, the very first model T rear end I rebuilt, I found the nicest one you could ever find. I had set up a work station at the back of my parent's place. When I was done putting the thing together, including the new bronze washers...

Steve, I have to wait to get a manifold cooker to decide on that.

Art, you pegged the stage of assembly exactly. On engine stand with freshly mounted hogshead. I tried through the transmission cover access without luck and then found that little drain slot on the bottom (where else would a drain be?) where my magnet JUST FIT between band (wood...

I wonder if they ever found the person that came down that hill on the runner sled?🤪

Dallas, that's a cute one!! I didn't even notice it at first. Probly still in there, now he's a fossil. Poor fella.

L & H parted out many Model T's during their careers.

Here's a model T engine and parts animation from an engineering design project. I spotted a few boo-boos, but overall I think it's really good, especially for anyone who is contemplating working on a T engine, or is just curious how all the parts fit together.

I would be curious what persons...

What two things did you find?

A friend has been trying to buy a StroboSpark for two years.

Thanks Tom! You're right, very fitting for today! Like me, I'm sure you're below zero...well, we were til the sun came up. Started out at -1, now it is a balmy +1!!

Those sure were some hearty people back then. That, or they just plain had no other choice!!

Thanks for all these cool pics, Lord knows where you get em all, but keep em coming. So...

Steve,
I am in Kelowna, Contact me through this email. I'm sure I can offer some thoughts and help with the Model T in some way.
Ken Buhler

smart fix !

As I get older - folks like that are the ones
that are worth having in your life.

Thank You Gene 👋

FJ

I couldn't agree more.
I hope to meet some of you west coast guys , in this life !!!

The wedging of the rim on either the outside/inside land on the felloe, depending on the brand, means the rims must be an accurate and appropriate fit. I can understand that reproduction of rims made to such tight tolerances may be difficult. Non demountable wheels, both wooden and wire, are not constrained by this accuracy demand. If reproduction...

I have posted this before, but it may help others. I used a modern battery in a tin box made as per the originals. The battery was fitted in the box, and I cut two wood spacer blocks to sit on the top edge. The battery box lid sits on the blocks. When the hold down clamps are fitted they load the lid, the lid loads the blocks and the blocks load...

Tom - What a beautiful post! Scrolling down thru' those beauties would be a good way for any T guy to start their day!

...Comparing the T's 2,900 cc of 20 ripping great horsepower with poor Aunty at 1,550 cc and 11.9 HP led to comments about how ‘narrow’ she looked next to the ‘big’ Fords...

Not quite the same vintage, but I agree about the size difference. This is the 1936 Austin Ten that we owned in Holland and brought with us to the U.S. in 1977, and the...

Me too Charlie. That's what I like about this forum and the hobby...always something new to learn. Almost daily.
And as for a Centerdoor...since I don't have nor desire one, I never realized of course the difficulty in getting at the bands.
But thinking about it, now I can see why. I have a friend who would like one, I wonder if he knows or...

I have straightened several model T backing plates, including 1913/'14 ones. Usually no problems. I have done some cold, several hot, and my feeling has been that hot worked better and more smoothly.
The only one I ever had serious problems with, and basically I destroyed it, was an early Hall-Scott casting. It had been previously repaired, and...

Making those movies had to be a deadly and maiming experience

Yep; you are right. I have built coils for both cars over the years and should have kept them straight. Or at least not have been too lazy to get up and check the tag on a Heinze box that I have on my coil shelves.

Thanks John for the compliments. After the forum switch it was harder for me to do big strings of photos in a single post . Now I have to do five photos and then another five and so on. The long group of photos in one single post allowed me to take the time needed getting everything in order before I posted it all at once. I did one post with 150...