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I've wanted to purchase the fun projects magneto output post for my 15 car, but alas they are no longer available. With that in mind, does anyone have the drawings of them so I could make one for my car.

I recently purchased a 1916 Model T from an auction house. It appeared to be a recent restoration and I was concerned about the engine. I had it shipped to my home and I noticed no water in the radiator and fuel tank was dry. I drained the engine oil and found water in the oil. I thought it might be a head gasket, but after removing the head, I...

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I already know what some on this forum my say, and I don't mind the smell myself, but it's permeating into the townhouse that I'm renting, and I fear it will linger after we're gone and we'll be charged to kingdom come to replace all the carpets, paint, etc.

I think my car may be particularly stinky and I already have some ideas of what can be...

I am searching for ads and the identity of a radiator I have on the speedster project and also an ad for a double blade fan I am using.

I am in the process of making a album of all the accessories and special features I have on the speedster project. I hope to find an ad for all the various items. I have been lucky so far finding the ads in my...

I'm putting a Ruckstell in out 23 touring car. I will use the regular Ruckstell 4th main shifter. In two of our other cars, the shifter had a thin piece of metal that is in the same configuration as the cast piece that bolts the shifter to the fourth main. This piece of tin goes on the opposite side of the fourth main cast piece. What does the tin...

Change of plan, decided to add the Clutch Pedal Spring, Washer and Nut, because there really wasn't any reason (once I thought it through) not to.
I had to remind myself that I'm not trying to tell anybody HOW to put any of my assemblies together (even though it is a great temptation), just which parts go with it and where they go when assembled....

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This diagram from Murray Fahnestock shows up often on the internet. I believe it refers to driving on battery, not mag. Is that right?

When installing the top saddles onto the mounting arms on 26/27 touring, which direction do the set screws face, front or rear of car?

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yes its a t -site. still have t-parts to sell on here, but have been looking for sites to sell model a and flatheads'. the hamb is just silly on trying to post anything , let alone post a picture. are there any suggestions. it just couldnt be easy like the mtfca. thank you for any direction

A customer had a fuel problem a few days ago and called for help. Eventually we drained the gas tank and found this fibrous stuff in the tank.

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We have no idea what it is.
The tank was new about six months ago made by a local company. it has worked fine until a week ago.
The customer claims he has...

Can you use small block Chevy rod bolts?
Tom

A friend found a looks-like-new 11-tooth pinion and 40-tooth ring gear bagged under the seat of their touring.

There are several markings on the face. The USA and 11 are self-explanatory, but what might the other markings indicate?

Also, the keyway is centred (mostly) under a tooth valley, same as on two used pinions I have here, so is...

Are there babbit thrust washers in a ruxtel axle? I have never had one apart and if there are, are there are, were they used on both the right and left sides?

I went fishing today. Since it is out of season (and I haven't a fishing license) please do not alert the warden!

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BTW, this can (and did) happen even when most precautions are taken. That driven shaft and the fourth main have a long story attached, be relieved to have missed the...

Can't tell if it's a T (probably not). And you guys with an 8 snowfall are complaining ?? :lol: :lol:

skip to about 9.300 to see

Laurel and Hardy
Big Business
Bob

What happened to fun projects website? I was on it a few weeks ago now there is a place holder...

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Hello All,

I'm a newbie on your forum.
Admin suggested I reach out to you experts.

I have a Model T I think its a 1917 roadster and I have a 1923 Dodge touring car. We need to establish a value to these cars as part of an Estate and then look at selling them both. Both used to be displayed in a museum and both are complete. I have pictures.
I...

Getting ready to install the Kirk Wright flywheel and I realized that it wouldn’t reach to the crankshaft flange and I don’t trust just the dowel pins. So bored it and installed a ring.
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Just a quick shout out to Gene Carrouthers. over the past month ,iv'e been trying to gather info, and parts concerning metro brakes and mdl T.
I appreciate all input received. ,especially from Gene. as he had access to Ralph Ricks stash of parts, ;In yesterdays mail I got a large flat rate box weighing over 35 lbs . packed full of metro brake...

SAFETY WARNING for McLaren Manufacture 30 X 3 ½ Model T Rims purchased on 8/02/2007.

On Sunday February 7, 2021 while driving my 1919 Touring Car northwest of Sebring, FL on rural, washboard roads at approximately 30 miles an hour for several miles, I stopped to stretch my legs. Upon inspection of the rear driver side wheel, I noticed all 4 lug...

I see things posted for Battery Boxes but when did Ford build a 6 volt battery? At this time I cannot post a picture of the battery case I have but it is divided into 3 compartments for where the cores went. I imagine it is Bakelite. The top is not there but it has Ford in big letters on the side. It is possible it was made in the 30's or 40's. I...

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As you will know from another recent thread, February saw the 28th National Rally of the Model T Ford Club of New Zealand held in Christchurch, near my home.
I had started rebuilding my 1923 Model T Colonial Roadster (a locally bodied Model T) about 4 years ago after collecting parts for the last 10 years. It does not pay to rush these things……....

There is a Hudco hogs head for sale, I am not familiar with these, how are they different from a Ford hogs head? The one pictured looks like it is for a 1926/27, is this correct?

Hi, one of my braking rear end plate on my speedster 1914 is bent as you see in the pictures bellow. The new brake shoe look it will do is job I thought. Did you think I will have a brake security issue or it will be fine? Just not esthetic but look it will work as supposed. Any thoughts, comments or suggestions?

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How did any of them survive?

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Donnie, I absolutely loved your build, I know that it takes time for such projects, could you take time to post the build on the new forum from start to finish? I'm sure It will be well received. 603442.jpg

I have a pile of new parts, all reproductions from the vendors. Complete windshield assembly with new safety glass panels. Trying to find an exploded diagram to figure out where to start. I assume painting the frame and small parts first. I tried to search for an older thread with no luck.
Thanks in advance.

'Twas legal if they could do it !! :lol: :lol:

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I briefly considered extending the title to include 1917-1925 non-electric cars too, but then sometime late in 1916 Canada switched to Cast Iron for the hogshead, whereas here in the US this change was made according to Bruce's book in late 1915. Foreign markets always seem to be a bit behind domestic...

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Received ours today on coastal central New Jersey !!

Bob Jablonski

Y'all stay safe while having fun.
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: ^ )

Keith

Cannot find any pics and can’t go anywhere to look. Which side of the firewall is it attached? It is so low I cannot imagine it goes behind the head on the engine side?

How do you get a black oxide finish on brass top coils?

The Model T Museum will be closed today due to the road conditions. Please stay safe!

-NB

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I really like the two toned paint schemes that Model T’s were painted in the 1920’s in Australia and New Zealand and, when the time comes, I would like to paint my ‘26 Fordor a two color color scheme as was popular “down under”.

What color selections were available for the body above the belt and below the belt? I assume that the fenders, splash...

firewall pad. Cardboard or something a little more water resistant? You guys make your own or purchase?

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Manifold assembly for a Corvair Turbo and Carter YH carburetor!

I started working on a Model T when I was a Junior in high school. It was a stuck motor, frame and 2 axles.By the time I got married it had evolved into a roadster pickup, not a thing of beauty , assembled from parts, assembly over time, similar to our lives. It got left behind when we moved to the west coast and has not been started in 50 years....

In going through labeled bolts/nuts from the disassembly of my 1924 Touring, I cannot seem to recall where this part came from. It was in a bag of bolts marked Cowl/Dash. The piece is steel and measures 1 1/2 by 1/2 by 1/4 thick and is threaded to accept the threads on the screw shown. Can someone identify this for me? Thanks

Does any of you change the oil in the rearend on a regular basis? Like yearly? Every 5000 miles? Or not?

I would say if one disassemble the rearend for any reason, one pour new 600W (or SAE 250 gear oil) in the rearend, and then you check the level at season start for example, but isn't that it?

And yeah, I ran into a discussion about this.

What is supposed to hold the crank pulley pin in place? I see large hole/small hole in the pulley, and cotter pin hole in pin. Is the pin supposed to fit tightly through the crankshaft to hold it in place, or does the pin enter the small hole tightly holding it in place? I don't see any taper on the pin. I have read several articles on the pulley...

I started sorting through a bucket of what were supposed to be Model T bolts, nuts and misc. hardware. Mostly trying to salvage any useable castle nuts, thick head bolts, square nuts, etc. Pretty rusty but the molasses is doing a great job so far. I can't identify the items in the pictures below. The 4 bolts are flat headed with a square shank and...

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Is this oil lamp for a Model T? If so, would it be used as a rear light? Jim Patrick

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I recently acquired these accessory brakes for a small drum T. They look home fabricated, as they have no stamps or logos on them. Can anyone offer insight on them or the linkage?

Thanks!

I’m on Hagerty Ins email list. They send out some neat stories. There is one up there now about T snowmobile conversions. Very interesting. Just a heads-up.

Anyone have a 23-25 touring with side curtains? I’m looking to find how they fasten in the middle on my 24 . My common sense fasteners are as fallows. Two in the front along the curve of the top and one upper corner of rear of bow and the three dot studs on the rear bow riser along with the small brackets on the windshield frame. I do not have any...

Thinking I might try these when putting the hogshead back together with the new Kevlar band linings, any input would be great.

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Last week I get a package with 6 Heinze 1907 Model R coils to make them buzz again as they should.

Found the points at Langs and will use the brown capacitor they are selling.
In two of these coils the hight tension coil is shot, I will replace it with good parts out of some ford coils with bad wood.

Now my stupid question:
What is the current...

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I am going to build a Canadian 21 T roadster and I have a couple of frames to choose from!!
I would like to pick the correct one!
I have gone to some effort to get the correct windshield and top irons for this car.
So I need to keep making the right choices.

As a caretaker of 5 Model T’s (at the moment), I’d like to put a question out to you guys are are currently running discs. I’m contemplating putting them on a small drum Rux and putting that rear into my ‘26 RPU. I drive it a lot, but it’s not what we normally take on the big tours. My question is this: once you have the discs on one of them, do...

Ed Archer was kind enough to bring the latest donated
Model T to The MTFCA Museum from San Francisco
to meet me off Hwy 101 👍

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After lunch I got him to share his story
In a sit down interview 👍

Enjoy

@

FJ

Lettered pedals still appeared on 1915 cars being a carry over from earlier cars, this assembly is late 1914-1915 where mid way through the that year the pedals started to change from the lettered pedals to the ribbed versions seen until 1926-7. But most of the 15's had lettered pedals until late in 1915 when the ribbed pedals became standard....

Hi,
I just stumpled over this old photo from the city of Aalborg in Denmark:

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It is the car to the left that looks like a T, but maybe with a local build Torpedo body?

If you know what the other car is, feel free to share.

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I am building or refurbishing 11 wheels so I am thinking about building a trueing stand to detect and fix rotational defects. I have some worn out spindles that I might be able to use for this purpose.

Search turns up various designs. Ideas welcome brothers and sisters.

I've read a ton of posts about the Reagan press and the links to the plans all went to fun projects website which is no more. Does anyone have the plans handy? I could post it in the Photo Album section so the next victim has access...

Short of that, today after a quick trip to the hardware store, I mimicked as best I could the functionality as...

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Photo from c. 1920 claims it's a 1909 model T, but a few items have been changed out. Australia, SW.

Looking for feed back on these new drums from people who have ACTUALLY run them a while.

Just finished a motor re-rebuild for a customer. motor had around 2000 miles since 1st rebuild. There were other unrelated issues. tranny drums had quite a bit of wear. (not rivets). Running wood bands. I assumed the last guy didnt address them during the...

This is what a quick search came up with and posted there;
Re: Rutherford Head

Might be related;

The first link to Jalopyjournal has some names and leads that you might check.

Have come across LF stromberg carb in my stash
Wanted see if anyone can recommend someone who can rebuild it for me
Thanks in advance

What are y'alls experiences with manifold ovens? It seems like although it is a good idea, it might not work that well.

Are flaps needed on steel wheels or is the 1.5 rubber strip enough?

Experienced Model T owner and occasional raconteur on this forum, A. Whiteman, just got his latest Model T officially on the road today.

After getting it home (via trailer from the registration centre) we proceeded to load up in order to take it on its first real run - to get some lunch and show it to another local T owner.

So... Mr Whiteman...

Hello,
First I want to thank everyone who has responded to my past questions. You are all such a blessing. When I was a teenager and had my first T I there was an old man named Jack Henderlite who was a blacksmith mechanic. He would just make anything that he didn't have and knew everything about early Fords. He, sadly, died decades ago as did...

There have some interesting T block posts about vin no. Identification lately and t thought I would post this one. I was going to use this block for a rebuild since it has good original Babbitt but decided on another one I had because it had a good vin number.
This one is center punched and not to good!
It’s a generator 2 valve chamber block so...

hey all,

I have an old beat up touring project car that I want to turn into a truck, how they used to do it by cutting off the back half of the body and making a truck bed to put on instead. does anyone have some pictures of how the rear fenders could hook up and how the bed was hooked on, and maybe some dimensions and measurements?

Thanks,...

Does anybody in the T club know Merle Simonsma from Sacremento Ca. he is the Maxwell man, over the last 3 or 4 months I have been in E-mail contact with him but the last 3 or so weeks I get no answer, I know he is in the early ninety's I hope something didn't happen to him. Rudy

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I ran across this interesting article on a restoration/conversion of the old Ford factory in Parnell, Auckland (NZ).

It contains some original data on the factory when it was producing Model T's, and shows how the factory has been converted into modern apartment blocks.

Perhaps not a complete restoration back to producing Model T's, but it's...

Were the water inlet and water outlet/Fan assemblies painted the same color as the engine OR black like starter and generator?

Not building a show car But would since they have yet to be painted, would like to follow tradition.

I have only been in my new home in Klamath Falls, OR for about 4 months. I moved my business & two households myself with my pickup & trailer from Southern California, 725 miles each way. It was the crowning achievement of seven years of work to make it happen. As anyone who has made a long distance move late in life with all the stuff that has...

I just bought this Bear Brand running board oil can on eBay. Of course now I’m on the hunt for the other two. I’ve seen lots of the Boyco cans but does anyone out there have a complete set of these Bear Brand? Would like to see the bracket that holds them together. And naturally I would like to hear from anyone who has extras.

How can I make an inexpensive manifold oven?

This eBay item shows the evolution of Ford logos - is it correct?

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Anyone building cranks? If so what are you using for the sleeve? The only thing I’ve come up with cutting down some non-galvanized tubing, any ideas? The crank is 3/4 cold roll. Bob at 9othree 824 194nine.