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The new rims look great...

Elizabeth made a house call and did my 26 Roadster top. Worth every penny I invested. She pulled out the sewing machine and reworked a portion of the top that didn’t fit quite right.

I use ether antiseize or white teflon tape. Both seem to work fine on weepers.

When you buy the disk version of Bruce's encyclopedia, Ford Methods and Shops is one of the several extras that are included.

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Agree Completely Steve! :D

You just can't have a nice screen desktop computer and NOT have the disc version on your machine! Use it all the time, thanks to Barb for...

Susanne,

Thank you very much, I have the meter and can do that quite easily.
We're currently quarantined (COVID exposure) and I'm feeling rough enough that I will not go near the T for a few days. I do not want to work on the T unless I'm feeling better. No need for me to cause self inflicted damage.
I will also make up a test light as Steve...

Howdy Mr. Parker, Sir !!
The KW Auto Lock seems to be a 3rd option on this thread. But I still think I’ll stay put with the 4 Brent Mize excellent brass top coils. Besides, I’d hate to cannabalize my KW MV just for the switch. Then I’d have an extra ‘14 Ford switch and a KW MV box w/o a switch. 😁

Good to hear from you Ken. Merry Christmas to all...

Thank for the added information. Very interesting that some of the hallmarks of earlier US style touring cars were kept longer and others implemented earlier then the US made T's, like the windshield and top. Canada was added to the title and photos of the car after some of the first post were made so we were giving US made car information to the...

Rusted hulk barn-find: $ 450.00
Repro parts, machine work, paint, materials, etc. : $ 19,000.00
2000 hours of fussing, fitting, scraping, cleaning and painting : $ 0.00
Milesge snd expenses to swap meets and parts purchased : $ 7,800.00

One 30 mile drive on a cloudless spring day : $ 27,350.00

:lol: :lol:

My car is a 26. If yours is really a 27 then it has a different top than mine has.
Norm

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Good advice John, altho I elected to use smallish fender washers instead. Finally had to head out to the barn, so heres a pic of said right side lamp with the tail light on. You wouldn't believe how bright the brake light is!

Good to hear. I've had a few nice, long phone conversations with him as I ressurected my old heap.

Hello David,

Does this photo help answer your question?

I would take one. Realy cool!

I have 1158 headlight bulbs in my car. The headlight bulbs they used to make are not the same as the 1158 bulbs they make today I think. The 2 cp is practically useless today, but out of town on a dark night they do work. I believe the vendors are finally drilling the adjusting screws for a cotter pin. When I did mine, I bought stainless screws...

WOW! The top picture looks like a engine we found sitting in a barn years ago... as kids, we were exploring a barn (actually an old hop drying shed) and saw a motor which looked sloshed not unlike this one. Of course, we were kids, and it was someone else's barn, but I remember thinking someone poured roofing tar over it. There were a couple other...

Now there's a fine truck !
The brake rod device is a great idea, think i might steal that idea off of you.. ;)

The bracket is not needed. That is just something the previous owner attached.

The wire wheel attaches to the gooseneck in the lower picture. No other parts needed. There originally were three thin
nuts to attach the wheel. I just used two extra lugnuts and the locking lugnut to hold the masterlock.

For those trying to decide on a color, this may help. :)

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Les, That is a good idea, I may just mount my radiator to my test stand for now, but I think I need something like what you use to add to my test stand set-up.

I was able to clean up the head and paint it yesterday. The paint dried very fast in the heated shop, so I was able to mount the head today. It sure looks nice back on the engine after...

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Tom, I forwarded him all the info I found for him. Never heard anything back.

If I were you I'd go ahead nda list it for sale, not worry about who has first dibbies or anything. Thanks for the info.

And ironically that link includes a response from John Regan to Jack!!

Thanks Scott!

Baime's column appears on Wednesdays. It was on Oct. 27, so a month ago.

Thank you! After working for a long time on a top which had already been stitched and partially assembled by Clastique, I am merely installing on the car, I wondered how they ever did it on a moving production line! Now I know.
Norm

Some say there was a Model C and some folks says that it's a myth. Call it what you want.

Although there was no Model C the first B cranks were not counterbalanced. So calling the counterbalanced B crank a C is just sort of a slang term.

Excellent! It's always good to see a T resurrected. :)

larry, can you advise what diameter the rivets are that are used to attach the carrier to the frame? Our Canadian frames have 3 holes each side to enable the carrier to be mounted with the battery on the left or right side of the car, just as they have the holes for left or right hand drive steering brackets. All of these holes take a 3/8 bolt,...

Yes, that's what I was looking for. Thanks!

Henryford2 I may have a very nice set from a 27 Touring that I would trade, they are to short for my 27 Roadster.

Lots of IFs in that bloviation

Good deal, thanks for sharing!! jw

The combo light bar works very well. Would not be portable but can been seen a long way off. I like mine! 6 volt too!

Could those odd bendix covers have been from aftermarket makers?

Definitely not aftermarket. The 3 piece cover was only used from late December of 1918 until mid-April of 1919. Not a rare part, but also not a common part either.

DEC 24 Acc. 575, Box 11, #718, Ford Archives
Bendix cover flange, T-1767; cap, T-1762; and shell, T-1766, replaced...

Thanks for the tip, it looks like I only have to drill 2 holes, no welding. :D

Normally the bottom hole in the fender bracket is lined up with the hole in the front crossmember, that hole being in line with the radiator stud mounting hole in the top of the rail.
Allan from down under.

You have an axle used for some type of wagon or trailer.
Here in the US it’s typical to find Model T wheels adapted to use on the farm. Model T frames
and wheels were used in different ways over the years because so many T’s were made.

On the same subject (kind of), I always wondered how a T would fare during an EMP event... :shock:

The handbrake lever should ALWAYS be squeezed when the brake is applied, no matter how stiff the spring is, or isn't. Same thing goes for any other similar type of ratchet type of system. Learned that by being around farm equipment over 60 years ago. Just makes sense. Dave

Key as shown in Lang's catalog;

I think it is a NOS center door dash. Thanks Dan

Thank you. You have confirmed what I suspected all along. There is nothing for the top of the kick panel to attach to. It only attaches in three places: Pillar, Floorboard riser assembly and the cowl frame assembly.

I also confirmed this two days ago when I assembled my original wood and replicated pieces of this area together and found the...

Fellows - the wheel in question has the cutouts to accommodate Hayes rims. If I were home I'd take a picture - as it is, I think I will photo-document the wheel now that (thanks to you) I know it's history.

When I bought my car no two wheels were the same. I've been trying to remedy that problem so that at least the fronts and rears match....

Photo #16 - This car donated by Raymond Pearson...
Houston automobile dealer that started with Ford in 1922.
Photograph taken on Main Street and Texas Avenue with
the Rice Hotel in the background.

Here is a BLACK 1913 KW carcass that I've had for some time. It clearly was painted over after being stained originally.

My copy does not have that page.

Copyright, 1936, by
G. P. Putnam's Sons

Third Impression

Printed in the United States
of America

Is all I have.

The back page has an add:

EITHER AND ME
or
Just Relax

The Last and Best Book written by Will Rogers

A screw was loose on the back side of the wire hookup. I tightened it up and it works a lot better now, thanks all!

Good advice Allen. Especially if you have large cylinder bores. My 27 is bored .080 OS and I beveled the pistons to achieve clearance on a Ricardo head.

Wonderful Tom, Thanks jw

I HAD A HORSE LIKE THAT ONCE, HE NEVER SOILED HIS STALL BUT WOULD IN THE SHADE ROOFING WHERE THE COWS LIKE TO HANG OUT.

:lol: Richard, horses are like that. Another observation that underscores my affection for the Model T, which is rooted in my belief that the T is very much like a good horse in so many respects.

Top pic, women stoking the fire and cooking the fish the guys are out somewhere catching. Or hoping to catch! Love it! And in fancy dresses perfect for Sunday Church!

I love the city pic next down...all the people gathering around, Lord knows what the parade is, and I even bet people are
actually TALKING to each other!! Nothing you would see...

What is point arcing? Why is it worse than Double Sparking and how is it eliminated?

Thanks John and Mark.

There's still one of those in State Highway 36 east of I-5... While I always assume all is fine, it;s still a bit spookey watching someone come towards you in a middle lane that is also dotted for your passing lane...

Thank you all for your replies. Now I know.

You might brace the sides as you bend to keep from buckling outwards.

I had one of those illuminated ammeters from Fun Projects. Just found it the other day. Apparently, I bought it in 2016! I never put it in, and just installed am ammeter look-alike that is really a speedometer, from John Regan. Works great! But .... It doesn't have a light.

I do want something I can see motlre than just the meter, though.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone, hopefully things will be better next year. Stay safe and keep on T'ing!

Im with Hank! Never hurt an engine, including diesels.

Not to hijack the original poster but I was using a Kingston carburetor and I’m wondering if the flapper thing in there didn’t get stuck in the up position or something like that. I had a rebuilt Harley NHI put on now and see how it goes.

The question is for Ford sizes so will list those from a Canadian parts book/
Standard, .001, .002, 003, .003, .004, .005, .010, .015, .020, .025, .030, .033, .035, .040, .045
But rings was only, standard, ,005, .015, .025, .035, and .045

After market ones is another story

Thanks for adding the photo Norman !

If we had to go back to horses, I don't think they would be laughing! ;)

Looking closely at the 1915 dealer touring, I noticed the very early E&J Model 6 sidelamps and the larger E&J Model 456 headlamps on the car. Clearly, this is one of the first 1915 style tourings. Also, it is interesting to note that many of the cars have a speedometer as seen by the cable and the cable strap hanging from the front fender iron. It...

The back Main Bearing is also shorter by about 3/8th inch.

I don't recall the exact difference.

Steve,
you inspired me to sort a 'been meaning to' job.
My '26 Coupe has a Vaporizer so a different design.
I bought a dirt-bike angled filter for about $6 and I also did a bit of sheet metal work.
The tricky bit is a 'dent' on the engine side so that the choke control can operate.
No mods to the car. Doesn't seem to get hot next to the vap.

After taking a better look at the Cleve’s linkage , ( took the grease off ) and it was dragging. Took it off, adjusted it, ( way to long ) and put in a couple of washers to keep it off the bendix cover.
The peddle now comes up as designed.
Once we have a warmer day in Nebraska, I will take it out for a test ride.

Thanks to everyone who gave me...

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I easily made a flywheel lifting device like Steve posted. It’s really important to have 3 ‘legs’ of chain and hooks rather than 2. More stable.u

They look like Kevlar bands to me. I like to adjust them just enough so they work well. That way, maximum clearance is maintained between the band and drum when they are not in use, and there is no drag. The distance from floorboard measure may have had some relevance when the cars were new, but with 100 years of pedal tromping, bent pedals, worn...

I used the cowl lights for the front turn signals. Used amber beehive marker lights in the rear.

Hi Hap,
Thanks for that, it is very helpful,
Keep safe,
Kind regards
Adrian

Dollisdad - these pictures are great. Maybe post them in the Gallery section so that they do not get lost in the threads as the forum grows.
There is a section for garages and dealers too:

Victor,

Yes, that could be a problem. Depends when it is in the cycle that the valve bumps open. But really, I would want to know why it's happening at all. If I understand correctly what's going on, it makes me think there's a small bump in the heel of the cam form that shouldn't be there. I would ink-up the cam lobe all the way around, then...

Thanks John.
That is a good site.
The one I have is like the one in the first ad on the site: weaver ad 1918.JPG

If you look closely mine might not need the need the attachment , it is not used in the photo. It might need a piece to clamp it to the front axle.
That is good news.

Thanks Dallas 👋

Yesterday was a long but productive day
in Indiana 👍

Brent Allen bought me a nice lunch in Ft. Wayne
and was kind enough to follow me down to
Portland where I dropped off a nice 1964 Thunderbird
for The Early Ford V-8 Foundation Museum.

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Then Brent drove me back up to Auburn to...

I have a very nice front seat rear panel but I don't know the year. Please show a photo of what it looks like.
Ken Buhler

Hi Randy. Mark got it. I’ll email you my address. I think I still have your phone number. I’ll talk to you later. Don

If you went with EBay you can check the sellers feedback. That may give you an idea when you can get the items if you purchase off of EBay. Contact the seller and ask how long it would get the parts. That’s a question you could ask. If they don’t contact you back you can forget about it.

From what I was able to make out in the lousy pictures the radiator is 15-16, not 1909. That mess under the choke hole hurts the value for me. If I examined that and thought it could be fixed I might go $150 - $200.

Number 5 Million is now on display in the MTFCA Museum in Richmond, IN.

Keith

I don't know if these are current but you might check them out.

Bruce,

If you want you can ship it to me to test or I believe I would have a spare one to lend or if you want it, to purchase. You have my email and phone # if you wish to call me. Mark Gregush make several good points, so if you need help we have all the tooling necessary, just rebuilt 3 of them this weekend.

Thanks,
Andy

Wasn't this discussed back in early Oct? In reviewing that series of posts, this 2008 article by Jeff Humble answers the question:
By Jeff Humble on Wednesday, December 03, 2008 - 11:51 am:
When I replaced the glass in my 26 coupe I removed the regulator first. Robert's method sounds good too, but this is what I did.

With the window down ,...

Darin...BTW...I use the same Red-n-Tacky grease on the bearings too! Guess I shoulda read your post more thoroughly!! :lol:

Those are some great looking tyres! And Hartford tubes are great also...heaviest tube I've seen yet. They should last a long time.
Langs sells them.