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I've told Ian there is an article to be written here. He has photos pre- and during-restoration. The car was previously owned for a long time by one of our club members Rodger Florio who sadly died just before the restoration was completed, so never saw it. I don't know if we have any history prior to Rodger.

Cool stuff guys
I have a couple old micrometers but have never seen any dial indicators like those. Very cool

I bought some of the red hose, y'all suggested, from Harbor Freight yesterday. Looks good to me and the printed letters came right off.
Thanks

Don't just SIT there! Find a SCAPEGOAT!

Thank you Keith! The bolts will be difficult to find.

I'm not planning on removing the windshield glass from the confines of it's frame. With the exception of dirt and paint over-spray, I plan on leaving it. I know some will be against that idea, but then again, I probably wont drive the car that much. I'm referring to the retainers at the bottom edge of the door and quarter panel glass. I'd like to...

Here is a post from a couple years ago that I started on the topic of floorboard paint.

I ended up using oil based Rustoleum semi-gloss black thinned with acetone. I was really happy with the results and it has been very durable.

That looks great the the link gave a ton on information! Seems weird our friend Google couldn't find that when I...

John

I have a brand new radiator from Bergs. It is not brass. If you look inside the fluid level is only about a 1/2 inch above the metal plate that you can see inside. If I try to add more fluid it just boils out. My other T is about the same. They reach their own level.

I was thinking of this issue while working on my T this evening and I would consider something like JB weld or Liquid steel, rubbed on the area that is to low and then file and sand it flat. Then 10 years from now,if you pull it apart again,the jb weld will be there to reinstall the hog head without going thru a procedure to reinstall it.
And yes,...

I found the old muffler from my TT that califlowered on me a few years back. I beat and twisted and messed and sure enough, the parts fit right on. I put a longer bolt in the flat peice of metal,a carriage bolt just like was in it,and then installed the parts. That old muffler gives me the end cap I needed. I will order that shell kit next week...

Years of seeing and doing without, I had ideas for my dream shop to include an overhead system to assist me. Since I am by myself about 95% of the time, it sure does do the job. Will lift a ton easily.

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Ya Jerry your right.

You made me recall a near tragic incident a few years ago during the Montana 500 during the last leg of the day and it was a Terrible cross wind coming back on the Interstate. A T going down a good hill with a turn bearing to the left at full speed when a nut came off and the car had NO STEEERING!! This was at great speed...

Here is a link. Jim

Glad to announce our contest winner is Robert Thompson of Colonial Heights, Virginia!

Thanks to all 15 who joined to participate in the random drawing for Member #51000!

What condition are the threads in the tie rod ends (axle for king pins for that matter)? The nuts in both locations acts like a jamb nut and cotter/split pin is there for safety. To lose the tie rod bolt, it would have had to have lost the nut then un-threaded from the end. That's a lot of un-threading esp being the fine threads that they are!...

I will check the book again as I didn't see one. Wasn't this book updated or are we talking about different books, I have the one put out by the club.

Thank you, Erick

Thanks John. Hope the “other” pics don’t detract.

With that said, I think the first pic in your last post may include a Model K roadster:

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I flipped a pic of our K because it was the closest angle compared with the car to the left in the photo you posted:

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And is cheap... for time and money :lol:

When I was in high school, I had an old bicycle that used high pressure tires. The front tire started developing a split right in the middle of the tread. I dropped the pressure about ten pounds, and kept riding on it for another week or so. Since it was on the front, I kept an eye on it, and watched for even tiny rocks on the road. I had a weekly...

Another picture of the Guardian.

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Art Taylor (sportbingo)

If you follow the link, you'll see four short biographies of Hungarians who worked for Henry Ford.

thanks to all of you. I got it installed and other than the wrinkles, I got it up and ready.

Toon,

Great photos.
Here is the link to add photos to the gallery.

I soaked these in hot water over a period of several days. Then used a piece of wood and a finger nail to peal off lacquer coating.
It took awhile but the results was worth the effort.

My Dad had told me that story many times when I was growing up. So, one day, a few decades back, I stumbled into an article, believe it or not, on this very subject. (It was in some scientific magazine I was reading in a hospital waiting room.) The larger birds in our world, from ostriches on down to chickens and ducks, are our closest connection...

Mark
The length of the spacer may need minor adjustment. The brush cap is a deep drawn steel stamping and they are not all exactly the same depth. The critical issue is that the brush holders do not contact the sides of the commutator when the starter is assembled and turning.
It also depends upon how much other work has been done and how to the...

A HOT topic, with lots of responses!

While Miller's name was brought up, it was not Miller's plans that were being talked about. It was the late Leon Parker.

At the time the above was posted was just too close to Leon's passing, just not the right time for her to be trying to get things sorted out. No updates have been posted. Seems to me there were some closed car drawings made by...

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Again, dad and I will learn from your car when working on mine! Now get that together so we can get my rear axle in the jig! Haha kidding brother!

Sounds like a good plan if you have a horse drawn wagon or buggy.

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Can you post some pictures?

I don't have inside knowledge, but my understanding is that it (the MTFCA tour) is still on. If what I've heard is correct, the hotel plans to be open and has made accommodations to the club that make the situation workable, at least at this time.

Thanks Tom.

Thank you!

No entries about a ride on the Indian Chief?

: ^ )

Rich, those where the Jahns pistons, they where made out of any aluminum they could find, I saw one that did not have crap for compression in a cylinder, tore it down and I could see through it on top from porosities in the aluminum.

Some torque values are only addressed in the number of turns on a screw, not foot or inch pounds.
I assembled a Ford V6 with all the values in number of turns, no torque wrench was used. I checked the
assembly with a torque wrench and the values were exactly the same as with a torque wrench.

This has turned out to be an interesting and more helpful topic than I expected. The community is a well spring of knowledge. Thanks for all the info.

Jason:
Got it! Thanks.

The hard wood Bill is referring to is called Southern Yellow Pine.

Sir,

For more information or to place an order, please call Bud Williams at (951) 676-1746.

From their website

Darin

Hagerty's wonderful magazine was an unexpected benefit when I first bought their insurance. Each edition is filled with interesting articles. It's great!

Mr. Ed knows crankshaft identification......lol!!!

Yep, it is a shame. Whole new world of normal we're gonna face this summer.
Thanks for the post.

Does anyone have a catalog of Smith Form-a-Truck parts?

Royce worked it out for me.

Like Joe, I’ve found old cork insert linings in my parts stash. They didn’t look very much worn at all.

As you all know, my son recently joined the T addiction club with the purchase of his first T - a 1926 Tudor. He's decided to just run with the distributor that was put on and he's got it running pretty good, but now he's working on the front axle and putting new kingpins in. I must have borrowed the correct tool for facing the brass bushings when...

Scott - Glad to hear that. If the video was posted by the owner of the work, there's no problem. Thanks for the clarification.

You guys are awesome 8-) 8-) and thank you for sharing your knowledge with me. :D :D

There were a number of designs for retaining the cups. I have never lost one on a T but have on another vehicle. I wonder how big a problem this was or was it just a sales ploy?
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This was the webbing on a rear door. I thought it might be about 1924 but don't know for sure. It was tacked and about that long. Doorweb.jpg

Since I made electric horns for Model T's I did some research to see how I was going to do it. During that research I noticed some things. One is that there were several makers of the Battery horn through the years but generally speaking they all worked on the same principle namely that DC current was applied to a basic solenoid driver coil but in...

Thank You Dan for the information, I have been looking for anything about a bed like this for a long time and found nothing. A friend of mine found this when we first got the roadster and I traded for it. It was on a T roadster frame that someone cut off at the front body mounts and bent in to make a trailer out of it. still had the rear end under...

Maybe this will help you.

Good luck
Andre
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Hi Dan,
thank you for original old advertisement. Now I can believe that it really helps or not.
greetings from Bavaria

yes thats right,if you see someone that wants one i have roadster pu to sell in a pile. charley

Big brake drum, ok, easy fix, order the 3320/BW. That and 2 original washers should put you back in spec and clutch pack as normal.

That was an interesting video on testing of lubricant. Thanks for sharing

Those front seats are not made for guys my size.

So true , about 8 years ago got this nice running '27 Tudor, poor upholstery but P.O. put sewn covers over them. Strong engine, new radiator, newly coated and cleaned gas tank, decent tires and wood wheels. Bit of rust at the front cowl that all Tudors suffer from.

However , the...

Yes, I agree. Attached are photos of two square door's side-by-side, both originals. The one marked 2 (like Kim's) came off a 3,000-numbered car and is likely original to it. The one marked 1 was bought as a loose part and its serial number is not known. I had looked over both very carefully and they appeared identical to each other. I think what...

I had one come out and was bent into a 90 degree angle

I have a paperback reprint Ford service manual that has the last XLII chapter for the improved car. Had it about 20 years. The last page in the improved car section is a non-starter wiring diagram. Kind of ironic I guess since it’s for an improved car. Interesting.

I also having same issue. No response from management yet.

The front stake pockets don't interfere with anything except on an early 1926, which Ford corrected at some point early in the year.

Here are some pics:

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Thank you

Thanks for all the replies, turns out it is all detergent oil. So I'll have to save it for use in my old car.

Thanks again!

Tom,
It is more of the wives than us Cheri, Dianna, Becky, and My bride Tami they are more of the planners to make this happen, Dave Nolting started all of this after Marrietta swap meet.

Norm,
Thank you for the tips and detais. The parts should be here by the weekend :D
R/ Roger.

On a '17, there is burlap or jute between the cardboard and the wood armrest as you show in the picture of the '20.

The stuffing doesn't go on top the armrest - it's basically a hard surface and the upholstery is nice and tight on the armrest. I'd post some pictures but I'm at my parents' house, not on my own computer.

Note that the cardboard...

I removed the tank and carburetor today. I poured xylene in the tank and did several rinses that brought about two or three cups of nasty varnish like sludge out. The carb was actually pretty clean. I ordered a new set of gaskets to reinstall the carb. Will continue to work on getting the tank as clean as I can. It’s really not too bad though....

Thank you for the great advice, Dan and Tim!

Hey Tim,
You collect and restore phonographs, yes?
I collected and restored antique phonographs for 30+ years before getting interested in Model Ts.

Gene

looks like a 16 roadster, frt fenders are 14 cant tell about rear fenders.i think the box is just sitting there.charley

Ed, those Stearns-Knights were neat cars. Did that one have some of Art's sleeve valves or did it have original valve sleeves? Too bad it was all wrapped up... hard to see!

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Thanks, Charley. I see that now. Wooden box !
Rich, thanks for taking the trouble to look through plates. I don’t see a match either. Of course knowing the plate still wouldn’t necessarily tell us where the photo was taken.
The mystery deepens !

1911 was the only year that Ford produced the special Torpedo and open roadsters that used a slightly longer hood (mentioned above). A lot of people like to use the torpedo hood on brass speedsters.

Good Job! Congrat!

Very nice, Adam. I've been temped to paint the old bridge risers with copper colored spray paint...

I've been using 5mm washer for years.

Henry and Mark thanks for your response. Henry I thought about and a shim on the back side of brake band. The shim would not move the band nearly enough. The band has to be move about a 1/4 toward the wheel.
Mark you are correct the band is little under an 1/8 wider than the band. The bands came from Lang's. I gave Bud of Rocky Mt Brakes a call...

Re; By the way, the early version of the Ford NH has a screw plug on the side the later version does not. Just reassembled one of those. It has Ford cast into it with no name plate.

Thank You Mark ! :D

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More characters to meet the requirement for ten characters:

Snoopy, Lucy. Linus. Earl. Opal. Bugs. Elmer. Micky. Minnie. Wylie.

Thanks Steve. My kits are probably 1/2 wooden boxes and the other 1/2 are cardboard boxes.

Pierre-Yves,
I send you a PM this afternoon with my email.

Andre
Belgium

I will doing the same thing in a few weeks. I am saving all these photos to use for reference when I do start. Thank you all for the postings.