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I always mike the ball. Some of them are quite worn.

No need to mike this T-3547 Steering Gear Ball Arm :?

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Neatly done fellows. Much neater than the dash I saw in an original 427 AC Cobra I saw in a museum in Sacramento. I was surprised to see a selection of gauges, of different brands and sizes set out in a rather loose line and spacing. Most of the modern replicas are much better configured than that original.

Allan from down under.

It might be a multi-tap power transformer ... or Sponge Bob Squarepants' grand dad.

As Allan noted

About mid 1920, the new design forged steel 'open spool' pinion bearing housing, where the housing bolts are exposed going into the axle halves, was introduced. The torque tube or drive shaft housing p/n 2582 was also changed to Factory # 153 B to eliminated the ring or flange that contained the older style malleable cast iron...

It was the first iteration of a 4:1 set for the new heavier 15 sedan. Very short lived until the 10 T pinion was developed to work with the normal 40T ring gear. Thusly not requiring a full axle tear-down to change the ratio.
The ring gear is special cut to match the pinion @ 48 teeth.
Neither can be used with the normal 3.66 gears
I also picked...

The last photo with the brass era speedster sure looks interesting. I wish I could see more of the car. It caught my eye that the spark and throttle levers may have had knobs on them, after zooming in, still not sure? However, looking closely, the headlamp brackets appear to have the cast in clipping points for top straps. A 1912ish feature that...

I just reach under and find the hole then drill small pilot hole to start and go from there. Don't forget to add an oil groove along the center line from the hole and oil wells at the edges where the caps and block meet.

Not sure this is the forum for this post, or the responses.

Thank all !

The last two photos came from a Ford dealer book from that era. Gary

The U.S. Postal Service will resume acceptance of mail and packages to Canada starting Monday, Jan. 6, 2025.

A thin wedge like that will help retain a slight upward bow in the rear bow. The rear bow takes a fair load, being pulled down by the rear curtain, forward by the top and every which way by passing traffic, especially trucks. I know it is not a Ford factory item, but a 1 1/2 wide x 3/4 thick board, shaped to follow the inside profile of the back...

Followed advice and can report the Ruckstell shifts just fine now, as lube was helpful.

Rather easy, removed the spring and plunger and packed the nose and housing. There was some residue of old grease, but not much.

Buttered the nose full with a tongue depressor, and then a wooden dowel push stick deep into the housing to be sure of a good pack...

Here so far it has been in 60's and 70's during the day, but as soon as the sun sets drops to 45 or 50. Just enough to use the fireplace in the evening. We use a space heater some mornings until about 8:00. I used to take the kids to the mountains to play in snow in winter, but now only go there in summer! My great grandchildren are now either in...

Fords 4 Sale

Working on clearing tractor parts off the trailer. Forecast is for days above freezing next week. Still planning to be there.

There are many electronic chassis & engine listening devices available on the market that can be instrumental in locating odd noises & they
can be applied to different places on the car & driven to locate noises.
Craig.

You can get the drawings from the Henry Ford
Drawings are $30 each unless it’s already been digitized you can get it for $7.
I did a quick search and the #1 floor board is already digitized. 4 pieces in all. Jon Anderson makes really good ones. By the time you spend money on drawings and materials you might be better off getting some from Jon. I...

And the last page:

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I too look forward to watching your progress with this build. Please continue to post updates on this site.

Good catch Stan. We work a week shining for a show and what is the first thing pedestrians feel compelled to touch ?!?!

Hole to top.
However........ If you have a transmission trash screen, it dumps A LOT of extra oil right on the 4th main leaking excessive oil into the U-joint, especially if the 4th main is on the loose side of the clearance spec.

I have decided to make up ten kits just to get a firm number on material and labor. They would include the 2/0 cables, solenoid, mounting bracket, trigger wire, clamps and bolts to mount. That would be all that would be required to complete an installation that used the foot switch to energize the solenoid. If you desired to use a remote push...

When Chickasha was still going there was an older vendor that had boxes of old car plates but I never found any of the Texas postcard size plates like mine. He had a few of the later Texas plates in the 30’s but not any older. He was from Oklahoma and a really nice guy. What impressed me was that he had boxes full of old plates and the only vendor...

Zooming in on the OP photo, the hood clearly is a late brass era hood, squarish in shape with riveted hinges. The shape under the blanket seems to indicate a late brass era radiator. I agree that the fenders appear to be early after-market modern update fenders. There were several companies that made and sold such fenders, including Ames and...

I am using a thin birch ply for strength overlaid with thin strips of mahogany. I have a pile of old mahogany that was used for wainscoting. It’s not the lightest way to build it, but it will be strong.

Could be the previous owner used silicon or hardening type Permatex to glue it in. I put the new style in dry, the neoprene covering should seal against the ring on the inboard side and sleeve holds it tight in place.

All this stuff gets older and scarcer with each day that passes. I would avoid scrapping any old car parts, even ones in poor condition or that seem to be in plentiful supply. Tagging such stuff that is in storage is a good idea, too.

Just moved to Daniels, WV . . . just south of Beckley. Have a 1925 Model TT Ford. Not road worthy at this time. Any contacts close to me and/or club members. Still in the moving process, so not working on it at this time. Thanks.
Ron Myers
110 Pilot Lane / 362
Daniels, WV 25832
sewandsew76053@yahoo.com
817-475-2667

The longer cable may be called for if the speedo drive is mounted on the other side of the car to the speedo. This is sometimes necessary if the swivel joint runs in the opposite direction to normal for a T. Swivels can be LH or RH rotation.

Allan from down under.

Tom,
Thank you for 2024.

Certainly safety is important everywhere.

Also a happy T new year from Denmark!!!

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Regardless of what you think of any of the presidents-past, present, or future-they deserve some modicum of respect for taking that hellish job. They are the Commander-in-Chief, as well.

To make this vaguely Model T related, it occurred to me that I restored my 26 Coupe when Carter was president.

I have been considering putting a New Day on my roadster and have found this post helpful and interesting. I am thinking about converting to 12v, so that comment is good to have as well.
Thanks all for your advice, and to Michael for asking the questions .
Oh, and a Happy New Year to you all and may 25 be a good one for you too.

Thanks for posting the picture, I should have done that. It’s an old stage station on the route over San Marcos Pass. One of my ancestors worked at one of the other stations (Cold Spring Tavern) on that route during the stagecoach days.

When the king pin gets changed do the bushings get changed too? Also if it’s the same side is the axle slightly bent out of alignment vertically?
When reaming the new bushings they need to be reamed exactly straight vertically. Could be the tie rods ends could be worn and the entire axle assembly needs to be taken off and ALL the bushings...

How hard it is to mount them will depend some on how warm the tires are, and how they are made. Wards Riverside tires have ribs that go up the sides a ways and, in my experience, are harder to install than the Blockley tires that I installed on our 1911 touring car.

The HF tire irons work well, as long as tire spoons shown in this link below....

You sold me, looks like trip to Tuscon added to the bucket list:-)

After 400 plus views of this, I'm very surprised it took 2 days for someone to post of the sale of these HCCT parts that took only 2 hours to sell after posting. Good luck to this first time. eBay seller.

Have a look at the Aftermarket parts and Advert sections of the gallery (click on the camera by your user name above). Feel free to add your scanned adverts to the advert gallery too. Looking forward to see what you have found :-)

My testing has shown that $100. is a lot to pay for something that is not necessary.

Art Mirtes

The doors are cut and remanufactured to open over the tracks. Still not too easy to get in. IMG_2458.jpeg

some specs ......................

No one has any chain. I wonder if #8 jack chain would work.🤔

Might try posting a wanted ad in the classifieds. Not everyone reads this section and it's at the end of post that is about R&R not parts wanted so is only going to get X number of views from people that are looking for that kind of information.

Ford sold the Model T as just a bare chassis. In the day, many folks either built their own pickup body or purchased a ready made body.

Today you can still do either. A pichup express body would not be that difficult to build yourself. Although they can also be purchased.

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One of the vendors...

Dan's photo shows a laced wire wheel with spokes laced directly into the wheel rim. Hayes wire wheels have demountable rims, with the spokes laced directly into the outer felloe at one end and directly into the brake drum at the other end. This places them much closer to the brake shoes. If there is any run-out in the drum, you do need to make...

Just replace it they are super easy to get I have a bunch of starters on hand if you need one.

Thanks for the response. I’ll check with langs and Jon!

No adhesives on the rivetless linings above - the connections for the shafts were riveted.

Hello Mr Ratsoy. Ben Martin needs for you to contact him. He has misplaced your contact information and wants to let you know that your ignition switch is ready for you. Ben Martin, Tucker Georgia
Posted for Ben Martin by GatorsModelT

Did some searching.....

There is no MTFCA member Lloyd Ratsoy
There is a Lloyd Ratsoy member in the VCCA

Thanks, Steve! Just when you get a chance. I figured they were made by spinning.

correction on shipping cost, on earlier post I stated less than half cost, that's doing math quickly in my head ,not 100% accurate, Langs was $140.00, Lucas was $82.00 still a good savings that I couldn't turn down, same tire same price.

As almost always the Forum & the contributors feedback is incredible. Thanks to all! Best John

John Maxon;

They probably have an old Magnaflux unit they are using. These are common in A&P schools. We had one in the school I went to back in 1976. These are students just starting out, so I assume it is just to give them the opportunity to see what a crack indication looks like, versus uncracked.

Once I got into the field, I found they...

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Yes; I was just answering your “rectangle piece is operated by the handle to control the lights” by stating the headlamp lever actuates that square piece. If you’d lift that G shaped central component in your last photo, you’ll see the cylinder and the 2 points at 9 and 3. The cylinder (#58) slightly moves with key #58 but those 2 points prevent...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!

Beautiful. God Bless you and your family on this Christmas day.

Range of motion. Spell check strikes again.

Roadsters also had red head liners.

Thanks Kim. One more question in that thought, ...Tourabouts too (-for the ones made in mid-09)??

The heck with Larry, want one of those tops for my runabout. I’m just afraid it would never come off.

Andy

To all You kind Folks who took the time to help me out with Your helpful wisdom, your advice will be used faithfully!!! Times like these makes being a member of MTFCA a great asset!!

Many Thanks!!!!

Steve Meudt

Thanks Mark

I don't recall ever seeing painted Z tools. I think the paint job is probably an aftermarket addition.

Here is my interpretation and how I have fitted the insulating supports for the tail light wire on my 27 Roadster.
The extra wiring loom carries the turn indicator and brake light wires.
I attached the tail light wire separately just because that's how it came from the factory. What can I say, I'm a futz with this kind of thing. Some people enjoy...

I don't know what I'd do if I lived where it snowed like that and to think it lasts for months. One day in January 1949 it snowed in Montrose where I lived as a boy. Only lasted on the ground for about 3 days. That is the most snow I have ever lived in. My dad took me to school which was about 3 miles. I was in middle school at the time. We stood...

Got the charger, no photos yet, but looks well-constructed. Tried it with a battery charger on 12 volts, ya it's going to need more power than that. :lol:

I would try it on the lowest DC setting on my welder but no place to plug it in right now.  
RE the push button, got one that should be more than adequate for the job.
So, need to revamp the...

In the initial photo posted, the early car is RHD. The 20's something tourer alongside is LHD.
The later photo in Luke's post has been reversed. OK, there were LHD and RHD early cars, but by the 20's LHD was universal, so the first photo is the correct way around, with the 20's tourer showing as LHD.

Allan from down under.

Mark, you just did respond,in a thoughtful manner. That's much better than someone's mass emoji. Well done.

I am glad he is doing well. He let me pick his collection about 2020 to build my wedding car for my now wife from her Father's Hay wagon as recounted in Hay wagon to Speedster Project and The Conclusion of Hay Wagon to Speedster Project He had an exceptional collection, and his wife and Dave were gracious and hospitable. His knowledge and parts...

Thanks Jerry, I will call tomorrow' just wanted to make sure before i called.

A little here and a little there. It takes time but well worth it. Pretty soon you’ll have the chassis together. How is the babbitt in the block. Sometimes but not often blocks show up with pretty good babbitt. Use to find those years ago but not real often these days.

I haven’t checked yet but that’s next on the list. I completed the parking...

THANK YOU!

Love this list! Will try one of the ideas!

Good find, Allan.

The wood handled Model T screwdriver was sure a lot handier
than it's replacement, the plier/screwdriver combination.
Interesting that a screwdriver was furnished once again starting
with the Model A car.

I'm able to look back at every single part that I put together and think about how this vehicle came to be.

Having completely restored two Model T's, I can relate to your observation. Every area brings back memories of the restoration; some more enjoyable than others! It is one of the benefits of doing a restoration that I hadn't really...

Very interesting. A short, yet intriguing read. No explanation of its background or reason for being. A link to some sort of literary site that looks to be maybe quite interesting. I may need to check it out more later.
Maybe this should be in OT ? I don't know. But I enjoyed it.

It could easily qualify as Off-Topic, but I don't know how to...

that is a nice copy. My 1908 copy is clean, but the back cover i s a bit loose. It is fun to look at the different make autos illustrated.

The market is saturated with older restored model T's. Old owners dieing off with no family interest, & little new buyer interest.
Supply & demand. You cant fight it. You can claim they are worth more, but it ain't so. You would need to get lucky finding an ignorant newbie buyer. You cant fight gravity or economics. If you want investments look...

Early versions were solid cast iron. (no Babbitt) I have made some from scratch from cast iron stock without a layer of Babbitt.
Model A's cam runs in the iron block with no bearings.

Side drain type.

It looks like a very late 14-15 Ford Special to me. They were not even used all the way through 1915. Russ's book has all the details.

Hi Guy's. We have made the top pads the way we do for easier installation. Most customers are trying to buy a kit they can install themselves. I have tons of original parts and all of the original 15 top pads I have were either 9 wide or 7 wide. Also, NONE of them have cotton padding. It's horse hair. 16 and later I have found the cotton padding...