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Smile and your eyes will reflect it. A Duchenne smile is the one that reaches your eyes, making the corners wrinkle up with crow’s feet. It’s the smile most of us recognize as the most authentic expression of happiness. 😄

Susan,

The words THANK YOU seem so inadequate to express my appreciation for all you efforts to preserve Model T history and move our hobby forward. Your contributions have benefited us and will impact many future generations. I hope you enjoy the next chapter of you life and will stay connected with these Cranky Ole cars and people too. :-)

Dom...

Similar system to T, but larger carb, and intake something like the late T Vaporizer, since it mounts to the exhaust manifold to preheat fuel vapor for best combustion. Ford-Zenith carb.

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Fiberglass cloth and epoxy resin makes a very strong repair. After all, there are entire car bodies made of it, so I don’t believe a repair of this kind, if done properly, would crack. Jim Patrick.

Thanks for the reply Mark. I'll check in the next couple of days.

Mark, Once you get used to it, retirement will be the best part of your life. I retired in 2008 and the last decade has been wonderful. I hope that yours will be the same.

If i have to run at night I leave the Ruckstell in low and try to keep the engine revved. It's a challenge just to keep enough light on the road to see the deer as it stares you down. :shock:

I have given a fleeting thought to (--gasp!!--) retrofitting 12V lamps and a battery, just so I have a chance to see something more than 15 1/3 feet in...

Kevin has some quality people working for him. He was probably afraid they didn’t need him.

Hi john. Yes, this shows how the seat frame holds the tank in place.
Rich

Steven -- He's in Sabetha, KS, near the border with Nebraska.

Wayland admiring a largely original ( except for the paint job ) Model K Roadster from the same private collection we were privileged to view 😉

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FJ

4 gallons an hour? Darn, that sounds anemic for a hot engine, depending how you're feeding it and how hard you push it. I think that's what I spend, maybe a hair less but not much, on my slightly fast but not Fronty-engined '15 touring... I may be wrong, but yeah, I can get more than that out of my gravity fed stock system...

My feeling (and...

I tried it on my little brother, he wasn't happy. :o

Here is a photo of what I did to use the over the top linkage on a Winfield Carb. My engine was originally a Vaporizer. When I bought the car it had a Model A Zenith using this setup that I modified for the Winfield. For the Zenith choke a couple of 1/4 drive universals were braised into the choke/adjuster rod.

Owatonna, MInnesota - November 12, 2016:

Mark Cameron (L) and Ken Jones (R) discussing the finer points of early Model Ts.

We all certainly miss Ken......

Noah.... That's a great picture of Susan that you posted, and thank you for your heartfelt reminisces.

I have spent some time working with Accession 1701 engineering documents collections at the Benson Ford. Among the many Model T parts I researched were the early 1915 electric headlights. For what it is worth, I never found any evidence of the design, production or use of fork mounted electric headlights on Models Ts made in the USA. The only...

That tool may work ok on babbit bushings but it requires a lot of pressure to cut the brass bushings by hand. I face most of the material off in the lathe and then install the bushing and sneak up on the fit with the tool shown in a drill.

Stephen

While the one shown is one of the newer made ones, I just redid one with the flat plates, old style long condenser and was stamped Ford in script on the one side.

After 2035 sales of new gasoline powered cars will be outlawed. So it is just a period of time when the gas stations will be phased out and radiators will no longer be needed, and our cars will either be in private collections which are not driven or in museums. Sad, but times are a changin :(
Norm

That's a heartbreaker... I remember wanting...

I put the front and rear brackets from Lang's on my 26 Tudor. The front brackets just needed a little grinding to have the clearance to mount in position. The rear was a different story. I had to dissemble the brackets cut a wedge in them to make the bend to to the frame holes. Welded the cut back up (using the piece I cut out) and then bolt the...

Tim, I doubt the rubber valve stems are more expensive to manufacture and fit than the three piece metal stem assemblies they superseded. Many times improvements are made for manufacturing efficiency and cost reductions, not because of any failings of the previous operation.
Vulcanising/cementing replacement rubber stems is also fraught with some...

The biggest difference you will notice between a ‘12 block and a ‘16 block is about $2,800.00. They both run the same!

Got it Steve, the project is out of commission as you suggested and resume in January. Frank

You got the photos on the other one. You don't need to start another post if photos don't load. Use the edit button, the pencil you see when you open the post on the right side and clear the ones that didn't load and try again.

This photo was taken in '27 but I can't tell what year this TT was from.

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Hi Dan McEachern have questions about oil pan were can i buy one pm you a couple of times

What happens when she comes unraveled?

Chris, if you can't find what you want locally, I have really nice originals, sandblasted and electro zinc plated, ready to go. I an get a postage quote if that helps.

Allan from down under.

On my 2021 to-do list, is to make a table/stand for the beautiful 1940's era vintage Craftsman drill press (that my dad passed on to me), out of the spare 1925 T frame that's laying on my back acre. At first glance the frame looks ok, but a closer inspection reveals that it was horribly hacked at some point in its lifetime.

I was going to scrap...

Here is what I started with and how it turned out 13 years later.

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Mine started out worse than that. Took me 13 years also.

The '17 and '18 Sedans had side lamps, looks good on them too!

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I have occasionally received the dreaded yellow triangle. It has always been because of size, although the images were no larger than others that I post. In those cases I have shrunk copies of them minimally, still much larger than enough to fill the screen, and they have posted with no further trouble. Note I said copy . I always keep the...

I have to agree, the Cobalt bits that have come on the market in recent years are the cat's pyamas, they stay much sharper for longer than other materials.
Of course you get what you pay for, some really cheap cobalt bits are the same crap as the so called Titanium bits, just cheap a** metal with a fancy color coating...
But a good quality Cobalt...

Thanks Rob, i was experiencing some withdrawal symptoms recently but just in time you provided some new racer info :D
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I think between Dan Treace and James Patrick the first photo has been solved.
Jim noted the shape of the hood, the louvers and the stubby radiator neck.
All shown in Dan's photo's of the Ames, Ames made a 4 door sedan, so probably also a two door sedan.
An Ames guy hopefully has an ad or front photo of one and can share with us.

The 1912 Coupe...

Not so much next project as previous project... I had a rusted out running board apron that I patched in Summer. IMG_1227.JPG IMG_1240.JPG IMG_1276.JPG IMG_1279.JPG IMG_1820.JPEG
I enjoy the metal working part of it way more than the filler and paint part. Luckily the picture doesn't show the sanding marks. It's a 20 foot paint job.

A few years ago at the Chickasha swap meet, not the prewar one, there was a Model T Centerdoor a guy was selling that he claimed it one time belong to Henry Ford. He had the serial number check and it suppose to match the one Henry owned. He had one of the Grandson signed one of the spiders on the steering wheel. On the cover of Bruce McCalley's...

Dave, thanks. Not sure what you were trying to write, but remember this is a family friendly site.... :)

Disteel have 3 lugs - those are Michelin - they have 4 and the tube stem is inboard - I have a set.

I run 600W in mine, mostly because I have a 5 gallon pail of it, but 120 gear lube would work also. Fill it to about 1/2 below the fill hole on the side of the trans.

I didn't think about this, but it's true, the stator coils on an early 09 would be 1/2 wide, where the later ones would be 9/16 ... a pre-2500 T would definitely be within that 1/2 coil width era.

We keep losing our legends... Bob, you will be missed by a LOT of us. And when you see my dad up there, tell him I love him, and thanks. ;-)

BTW - I still have the Pierce tail light. It is a dear treasure to me, and plan on using it on the speedster project.

We'll miss you for a long time, sir!

second serie photos.

Andre
Belgium

I'm OK with their tread... it's a composite of what was available of the finest 3000 mile tires ... If I can get an honest good 30x3 akin to the NZ (and earlier) Non-Skids (which I have run to the cords) I will be more than thrilled. Hope they run well on dirt gravel roads...

Anyway, I saw that and I am almost drooling on my keyboard. :D

Sintered bronze is a fickle mistress... it's a wonderful material until it work hardens, then it's an if and when proposition - I have some machinery that dates back to the late 1800s that is as amazing as when it was machined, running bronze castings and bushings... I also have some WW2 era stuff that, similarly, you would think is 21st century....

Yesterday 12/12, Ignacio Valdes started a post entitled Drilling Steel? . Ignacio eventually solved his problem of difficulty in drilling steel, apparently by purchase of what was obviously a very high quality set of Milwaukee drill bits. Within that same post, Stan Howe posted what i consider some very valuable information concerning a brand of...

Jerry, I did say that the crankshaft diameter at the pulley was the same for all years. I did not consider the early waterpump cars. The pulley at the fan belt information was given for general information to all readers, some of who are new to the Model T. Sometimes things get lost in word of mouth over the years.

I very much enjoyed your slide show and narration. That was an era that encouraged boys to be adventurous. A perfect example!

Auto livery meant that the dealer had vehicles for rent or for hire.

Thanks Gary

Thank you Dan, I check my plans and it is the same. That is the only piece that came from another touring body that I can reuse if needed. :)

Here is a link to VowellArt for drawings for Model TT rear ends.

Thanks for the info. Mine is free. There does appear to be a spring. I’ll try to attach a photo of the spring. I’m missing the roller. I do have one on the other side and maybe I can make a pattern.

This is fun to see. I don't remember hearing of Bruce Greene before. We have an Artist named Gary Carter who lives near Yellowstone Park. He does some wonderful things with Old West themes and sometimes old cars. Their devotion to images like the ones Remington and Russell created is delightful.
They are clever fellows to make careers of something...

Just safety wired bolts, no nuts.

Frank, it has inner tube padding. I think the firewall is only 45-50 years old, so it is solid. :)

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The engine assembly date is Wednesday, August 29, 1917. The car was shipped ten days later. It was made almost a month after Mister Schlitt ordered it. We would call it a 1918 model.

Love the single-seaters. Thanks for the pictures.

Done plenty both lhd and rhd.

Never a problem with steering column and firewall in place.

But being an aussie we always try to do things without removing stuff that doesnt have to be removed.

Getting it running and getting it ready for road use are two entirely different things. The latter of course will involve getting it running, but so much more is needed than just starting the car to see if it runs.
It may run if you add fluids, oil, water and fuel. With a battery hooked up, you can hand crank it to see if the coils buzz, and then...

Achieving precise handbrake adjustment in combination with the clutch and low gear settings can be a real challenge.
Having one piece brake rods adds to the frustration and I’ve often considered adding a flexible cable or similar at one end of the brake rods.
I have cured all of this by using the Clevis Pin that has a sliding element built into...

Chris, That is great.
We will have to get him on one of our tours this summer.
He can team up with Roy Gale and his Model T from Medicine Hat. Roy turned 100 this year.
Harry

An 8th leaf and a proper castle nut will take car of at least 3/8 of that extra thread. Then check for the split pin holes. Or, find a correct replacement.

Allan from down under.

Army 15, Navy 0. :D

I don't need a mandate. I am keeping a low profile until I get my shots. Being in the geriatric target group I'm taking no chances. That doesn't mean I can't isolate myself in a Model T. :)

It's looking happy! Thanks!

I have safety hubs and sure stop disc brakes on my 1917 Touring. The combination goes together very well and is recommended by a friend who is a highly reputable classic car restorer to all his Model T customers. He did my install and also installed new axles (which are 1/16th of an inch longer) as both originals had significant scoring. I am very...

Use a plane and depth check to see if the housing is bent. If it not, race the outer sections of the housing tube with a straight edge, mark, heat and bend back. Never seen a Ruxstell casting bend that much the radius rods could not take up.

All the Best,

Hank

What Jerry said. Most of the places I've been, E-10 is the least expensive. Some people tell horror stories about bad experiences with it, but I use it in everything I drive (1915, 1923, 1945, 1951, 1973, 2008), and have no trouble* with it. I drive often enough that it doesn't sit for ages. I once tried super-cheap E-85 and got such lousy mileage...

Ditto
Great story!

I sent a message to the seller noting that the lens was for a Model A and that Synders has the following for sale. :P

Frank B, The words we use for numbers date back at least as far as the Roman Empire .....
Latin was widely taught in higher education (even most high schools) from centuries back until less than one century ago. Most people with higher education around 1900 had at least a basic understanding of Latin ....

Just for the record I was making a...

Great! Happy Holidays.

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Two pieces of sage advice given. Install the frame first to be sure it fits. Cut a masonite template to fit the frame. That way you know it will fit your application.
With body parts, timber kits etc. all need work to get them to fit. They are not precision engineered articles, so the work must be done to make them fit each application.

Allan...

Karl, I would not wait until you have the problem fixed before meeting with the Spokane club. Get in first and you will find help with any problems you may encounter.
Allan from down under.

Joe,
I used the Sure Stop system. The components are of the highest quality and go together well. Unlike mechanical brakes you don't have to periodically adjust them. They also include a reliable brake light switch activated by hydraulic pressure. Under routine driving only a slight pedal pressure is needed to stop. If you stomp the pedal you can...

Parts book shows in 1912 the list of parts for the first 2500, the magneto is not listed, but,
In 1911 with the recommendation of substituting magneto of later design, coil and fly wheel for cars up to 20500.
I did read at some time that the magneto was up graded because those tin ones would flex to much.

Hello,
I believe I know this car, the owners and about the accident. If I remember correctly this accident happened close to fifteen years ago.
First the husband, wife and their dog all survived. If I remember correctly the husband was thrown from the car with steering wheel still in his hands and I believe suffered shoulder injuries. The wife...

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thank you very much for your help!

Was this style side curtain an option? Not all '26-7 touring cars have this do they. George