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Hi all,

Question since Fun Projects is gone. Is the waterproof coil box kit that Langs sells the same as the old Fun Projects one? Thanks

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Does anyone know the weight of a cast iron Hogshead?

Hi folks, I wonder if one of you that owns a Model T with a KC Warford transmission would give me a description of what it’s like to drive that car. I’m still trying to get my head around how it works.

What I’d like to know are the steps you go through to get from T low and Warford low to T high and overdrive. And can you really shift the KC...

I am hoping to get Steve Jelf's 1915 Roadster down to MCPherson this weekend. It is going to be below zero when I head out. After I drop it off in Kansas I have to head to Bloomington, IN and need a place to stash the trailer while I haul my kid to Boston with a UHaul. Would anyone in Bloomington area have a driveway, side yard, spot where I could...

HI GUYS,
I AM A GUY WHO LIKES TO HAVE HIS CAR LOOK PERFECT. IT DOES LOOK PRETTY GOOD EXCEPT I CAN'T GET THE YELLOW OUT OF THOSE JUNKY FOREIGN MADE TIRES I HAD TO BUY BECAUSE THAT'S ALL THERE WAS. I KNOW THERE IS A ZILLION YEARS OF EXPERIENCE OUT THERE, I JUST NEED THE RIGHT PERSON WITH THE KNOWLEDGE.
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION, PAUL

I have another question that I have not been able to find online or on this forum and it is regarding the top irons, not to be confused with the bows. The short irons that were in my 1918 Roadster connected the body at the tackstrip to the wood on the seat pillar and did not connect to the seat frame area like others I have seen. Which irons are...

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Stop in if you have the time, it a pretty good time,

I am considering replacing the fenders etc. on my 1919 Roadster with new and hate to strip the mounting hardware from the existing parts since they are in pretty good shape (no rust) and could be used by others if unmolested. Is there a place where replacement mounting hardware can be purchased, new or used. I don't think I have ever seen it...

Can anyone tell me definitively if the 1911-12 Kingston 6 Ball carb used a stove/hot air pipe? I can't seem to find much of any information about these carbs.

I am told they are rare. I have two of them that have been rebuilt with new floats, etc.

I need to transport an engine accross country but do not have the capacity to weigh it (needed for shipper ). I can weigh the crate and packing etc but not an engine complete. Has anyone been thru this process or have any literature ?

This page was in the Ford Owners Magazine for Oct 1912

Does anyone know how they did it?

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I'm helping a friend restore a 1923 Coupe that was heavily damaged in a fire. We are at the point of doing the interior and top but have a question regarding the seatback. We do not have any surviving pieces to tell us how the seatback frame attached to the package shelf? Was there a special bracket? If someone could provide pictures they would be...

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Snowbird invitation.

As many people visit Florida for the Holidays or for the entire winter the Suncoast T Club wants to invite you to visit. Our members are basically in Pinellas County (St. Petersburg, Clearwater and such).

We have regular club events on each 2nd Saturday of each month. If you are in the area for a spell or passing through...

Has anyone information on what area this will encompass, we had conflicts last year and didn't attend. Usually one of our fine T clubs gives notice near the end of the current tour. Thanks, Wingnut

Customer brought me an engine to do. He supplied the pistons, HC .020 over.
Got to installing the rods and found this.
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Have not seen this in years! Now I don’t know the age of these pistons, but box looks new. Are we going back on time?
Just giving everyone a heads up. Dan

Is there information available that indicated if the original chassis, (frame, front and rear ends) in 1912 were gloss black or less glossy?
I have heard that the T frames were dipped. Was that the case from the first T's?

Hi all,
Do rear axles have dates on them, or some kind of date codes to identify year/month of production? Thanks, John

Hi all- I’m looking for information on this turn signal. It’s cable operated and seems like it would mount on the right rear fender. When the cable is pulled, it swings from facing forward to pointing right. It’s about 10” tall. Is it original or reproduction? Who made it? Thanks!

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Hi all.
I have decided that I am going to install a set of disc brakes on my 22 touring. I've decided that being able to stop better in my mind is better than going 100% original. I know that this can be a controversial topic, like alternators, oil and waterpumps, but it's not invasive to the car, and can be removed if desired.
I am wondering,...

Hello all,

The lead gasket of the sediment bowl is out of stock everywhere for some time now. Is there an alternative to it which I can use?

TIA

Can someone post a picture of a finished tack rail where the seat upholstery and top are attached on a 14 Runabout? I am having both sides inner and outer made by Jonathon Anderson but I want to see the underside beneath where the top attaches. My 14 body needs some repairs in that area so I want to see the how the exposed part of the tack rail is...

For almost 23 hours our website speed was bogged down taking minutes to load.... Indicator had over 3K accessing at one time or another.

Many kudos and thanks for the fix.

Sharing your experience during this time would be appreciated. Have a better great day .

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I will be reinstalling my Chevrolet overhead conversion which because of small water passages between the block and head need a water pump to help move the water but will not be able to use the bock mounted pump if I use the cross-drive magneto setup I just got.
Does anyone make a 6-volt pusher pump that would mount it the lower water hose? I...

San Diego Tour, last Sunday. I live 100 miles north of Sand Diego, so had to hit the road at 4:30 am to get there on time. It was nice talking with new people I don't usually see. The car that I found interesting was a 1914? touring car with original Rocky Mountain brakes. But they were not what I'm used to seeing. I got down low, and saw they are...

Save the Date. June 1, 2025. Early Vendor Setup available on Saturday, May 31, after 3pm. All spaces 15x25, $35. Buyer entry $5.00. Gates open 6 AM Sunday. Come on out, help us keep this club run swap meet going another 50 years. All profits benefit local charities.
This will be our 50th year sponsoring this swap meet. See the flyer for more info.

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Does anyone know of a reliable place/ person to rebuild a 1913/14 Kingston 4 ball carburetor?
Thank you
Craig E. Luton

I have this tailight that is missing a burner. I would like to get it operational as its in good shape. Can anyone lead me in the right direction? Much appreciated. It is a right side with side marker.

Would like to invite everyone to our town for a week of touring and fun July 20-25 next year. We will be using several hotels next door to the large Cabelas store just off interstate 35, one hour south of Minneapolis. We have a ton of fun things planned so visit our fb page (Model T Ford Club International tour 2025 Owatonna Minnesota) for...

… or advice to make one. Somewhere in my over half century of fooling with Model Ts, I either read about or heard about there being some kind of era tool to adjust the ‘stature’(?) of a headlight’s direction. See by my photo that my ‘26 roadster’s left headlamp is canted too high.
I’d like to correct this without having to remove it and impact the...

I wonder what happened to the Model T, that it needed rescuing ?
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I have a wide variety of questions, from steering to something electrical, to missing parts, to operation. I will start with steering, my gears are actually fine, the steering is fine, there is just one linkage looking thing that has all the play in my steering system, its this part where the column rotates a bar which moves the other bars that...

Seems like swap meets for early stuff are all but completely gone. Is there anything other than the northern Colorado meet within 500 miles of Colorado?

I should have titled this thread differently. Rather than calling the rear window on a 12 touring a tombstone the window is 8 sided I believe in the 12.
Can someone provide measurements?

Views of the parts dept and one of the mechanics. Gary

Five real photo postcards of early Model T Fords, part 1.

I was using an open landscape trailer to haul my snowmobile with the skis on and had a rough time getting up on. I am also soon going to buy a new enclosed trailer. What do you snowmobile guys to for traction when loading and also for protection of the ramp and floor. I am guessing old conveyor belt or horse stall mats but need ideas. Thanks

I recently inherited a 1926 model T that has been in my family (grandpa and father) since 1961. I knew my dad put a new exhaust pipe on it a decade or more ago. Tonight I noticed something on the very end of the muffler. What is it? It rotates. Is there a time or reason to rotate it? To where? When? What is this thing called? My google-foo not...

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In a perfect world, how thick should the babbitt be ? talking about main bearings
I understand that more is not better, but how thin can you go,.... without losing sleep, in my case I have measured .010 - .012

Dave

Does Jay Leno own any model T's?
Does anyone know if his car collection was impacted by the fires?

A cutaway view of two speed Ruckstell truck type, dated January 25, 1925. Instruction manual and parts list. Montreal Canada.

I have a 1907 engine and transmission that is ready to go into the car, but the transmission needs to be adjusted. I’m not sure how to do that. Can you guide me to someone who may be able to help?

Tom Rowett

I have been collecting parts to put a Ruckstell together for a while now. I had gotten the housing which had the axle tube cut off which will allow me to ether go small or big drum setup, but that is not my question. Has anyone sleeved the casting where the thrust bearing goes? As it is now, the hole is somewhat wallowed out, so bearing fits loose...

Just processed my renewal. Hopefully I won’t miss anything.

The BMC book lists the factory price at $ 950.00 with 298 produced.
The factory price for 1910 was $ 1100.00 only 2 produced.
That should be enough to start a discussion. Gary

hi there guys can i ask about the coming luray ford model t swamp meet .l hear very good things about this swamp meet can i ask is there many early cars there for sale would there be many parts there early stuff like 1910to 1914 , do the venders set up on the thursday ? are you aloud to go in there when the venders are seting up thanks also cani...

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Are there any scheduled tours in N. California this spring or summer. Might be able to help out someone in LA who suffered a loss.

I came across this at an antique store today. It seemed too good to pass up. I’m wondering if anyone can please inform me on this? Earlier threads seemed to point out 1914-1915 cars had these. I may or may not keep it depending on its rarity or if someone needs it for their car.

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Hopefully next week I will be able to drive Steve Jelf's roadster to KS and drop it off at the Winter Clinic.
People down there have offered to take the car from the clinic to Steve's house.

After that I might have to drive to Indy and then Boston.
It looks like there are 3 routes to Boston. Through upstate NY, north of Pittsburgh and then east,...

Buell Brothers Taxicab Norwich N.Y. This is a scan from a post card to Miss Ella in Castle Creek N.Y. from Robert. Postmark is not readable. Gary

Here is a link to this years Holiday Motoring Excursion if you missed it or dream of attending, lots of Ts and other neat cars.

My mom told me not to play on the tracks.

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Here is looking out my shop this morning.
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This will keep it T related.
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I haven't been a very active club member the past few years, but I hope to make it down to homecoming this year. I finally got my 1914 Touring back on the road in the spring. I had a lot of driving to catch up on. Here are a few pictures of the adventures from this past year.
Starting off in May I went out to Pennsylvania for the AACA Greenhorn...

And who do you think is going clean those ??

Looking for a company to cast four cast iron brake shoes not T. Have one casting that is soso but ok for a pattern.

Hope no member is in the Los Angeles fire zone and loses life, property, house, vehicles, or other possessions.

Town car or Taxi

I just switched my coupe from my daily driver policy to Hagerty. $195/yr with $500 deductible collision. Seems like a great deal, its half of what I was paying and that didnt include collision.

TT trucks at work.

I was removing my front hub bearing cups, the large one came out alright, but I had quite the time removing the outer cup. It had a good amount of small pits in spots. I ended up using a hub puller that I temporarily dissassembled to make fit in the hole to pull it out. I heated the hub up and quenched with water to help release it. It finally...

I am wondering if Ford made different length pitman arms. I am working on a speedster, and have run into a problem with the length of the pitman arm that is on car now.
Fitz

I started the dash a while back and it’s been a fun project for when I don’t have time or energy for working on big things. It has a Waltham 8 day car clock, a Stewart speedo, an American Bosh ignition, a vintage Victometer (Jos. W. jones) tach that reads to 3,500 RPM, an on/off ignition switch, an original Ford Ammeter, a period automotive...

Part 2 Town car or Taxi.

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Is the driveshaft housing (part 2582) the same from 1914 to 1927? I understand the internals mat differ, but I need the housing for my 1925 Model T

I have this 12 tooth made by Ford that doesn't roll nice on either a 39, or 40 tooth ring gear. You can see it's smaller than a 11 tooth, weird. Then I thought maybe it's made for a 44 tooth ring gear, but the ratio is 3.66, so why do that. You can see it's cut like a 9 tooth.
Any insight would be appreciated.
Could it be NRS?

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I have a 26 block that I am about to align bore the mains.
The Babbitt has been poured some time ago, unfortunately I do not the location of the oil hole marked. I would like to drill from the bearing side through to the hole in the upper side of the block.
Does anyone have the position of the oil hole relative to the bolt holes?
This is a...

Mark Nunn's family member injured at Bourbon street. See Happy New Year in Off topic.
Norm

I have driven Ts with new disc brakes and find it very uncomfortable that you barely move the brake pedal for the brakes to engage. Has anyone ever modified the pedal or use a different master cylinder to obtain more brake pedal travel? I know you don't want to activate the disc and the Ford brakes at the same time, but a little more pedal action...

Model TT trucks some Ford & some custom cab.

I sold an item to a person in Canada. It appears that due to the Canadian postal workers strike that there is no USPS shipping to Canada available at this time. I tried UPS but the online calculator did not allow me to calculate shipping either.

I am rebuilding my 12 touring top with original irons and new bows from Langs. I do not trust that my bows were original so I do not trust using my original bows as pattern to in sure that a new top that I plan to purchase from Classtique will fit properly. I located this old thread from the forum in 2011 which includes an original drawing for a...

Am changing the Ruckstell axle lube for maintenance, and want to also lubricate the long-nose shift lock, as understand that should be done time to time and haven't done it before.

Any hints on doing this to the shift lock. Don't want to mess up the action. Is unbolting the shift lock and pulling it completely away from the axle housing the...

Cold weather fun.

New car delivery in Cobden MN.

My plan is to head to Indiana and pick up Steve's 15 roadster and take it to McPherson.
Gonna be a bit cold out.

Steve is aware and he is planning on bringing his trailer up to retrieve it.
If anyone is able to help Steve it would be most appreciated, or even if you
could pick it up and help him take it home for him, that would be great.

Thank...

Hello.
I have a 1916 Touring since some years. At the beginning I had troubles with overheating, it also appeared a bit weak, but over time the engine was running better and better. Now it is running very well, but I notice/hear a vibration when driving between 45-50 km/h (28-31 mph) on high gear. Below and above this speed range this noise almost...

Does anyone have drawings or detailed pictures of original front and rear floorboards? I would like to make them for my late 1911 Touring.

I have been given a booklet put out by Shell Oil in New Zealand that extols the virtues of Shell Oil for Fords. I susepct the same booklet would have been issued in Australia as well with a different front page.
There is no date on the booklet, so I tracked down its author R T Nicholson's book called The Book of the Ford and found a third edition...

WTB Bauer Name/Data Tag & attaching pins for an original tilt away steering wheel. I know they were remanufactured some years ago, but are hard to find. Thanks
John M
Oscoda, Mich