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Hi David these magnetos are valuable I suggest you photograph them and post them to HCCA Classifieds: Parts and Collectables page ...$800 to $1000 per each would not be unreasonable.
Stephan.

Singer 29 series cobbler/leather machines are not rare, at least up here in Minnesota.

I occasionally see them at estate sales and they do show up on Craigslist.

Right now, there is a Singer 29K71 on Minneapolis Craigslist:

If you are patient, you can probably obtain one for a substantially less money than the above.

They have larger in-line filters than the ones you pictured. They are for smaller engines. As for those in tank screens: you can't get 'em out easily. Pass on that as far as I'm concerned.

Correct about the red one and similar red ones are for lawn mowers and low HP engines. The K&N filter shown above per K&N The K&N 81-0241 In-Line Gas Filter...

I found it listed in my 1949-54 Ford Passenger parts catalog.
FDA-14677-A is Relay assembly (window regulator safety)
For all 1954 Ford passenger cars except Sedan Delivery and Station Wagon
Only 1 required per vehicle

This must be a safety device in the circuit because the window regulator relay for the same vehicle is FAA-14512-A, and 4 are...

Love your ‘Funster’ Dennis. Now that’s a true boattail speedster...😁

John,
Don’t know if the pre-electrics has a hotter spark but most have 10% more horsepower with a low head. Coupled with over 100 lbs lighter with no electrics, they are peppier. My ‘14 with a double stack field coil produces over 30 volts on the Magnetometer at about 15 MPH.

Arthur, there are some who would say .020 backlash is too much. If the pinion is engaged for the full length of the teeth, and your prussian blue indicates full engagement on the teeth, you have it right. That is preferable to having less backlash but only part engagement at the gear faces. Well done.

Allan from down under.

...and apologies for the sideways pictures.
-dc

Thank you all, It looks like with a little work I can make it work.

If you’ve got a 26-27 tank you have no choice but to coat.

Looks like they were changing the coil points pretty often compared to other items!

I once knew a guy with a '26 roadster with that exact setup.

Bob, any gunshop will have brass cleaner for you, it is used to clean spent (fired) cartridge cases before reloading, the main ingredient is phosforic acid, you just dunk the brass in it for a few minutes and it comes out bright and clean, it does not attack solder so should be quite safe for carb floats, be sure to rinse in warm water after.
Good...

Success!! When you first look at all the pieces laying on the workbench and compare them with the holes in the frame and splash apron, nothing makes intuitive sense. High praise to all those who came to my rescue!
:D

No problem. (Don't tell anyone, it's going back on the shelf :o )

Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company were in a similar situation as they had been in in 1906 when he re-entered racing after a brief absence. Henry Ford had been a leading speed merchant, creating some of the fastest cars in the world (including the fastest in the world for a moment with 999). Meanwhile, he had fulfilled a dream, making the most...

Hi Allan would it be possible for you to call me this afternoon after 4:30 please
0428308833
Cheers cam

Sorry, did not see the cool pistol grip trigger switch! That is unique!

Hank

Hope to run into him again at the swap meets this year!

I agree it's not a Chebby rim. I don't think it's Ford either. Ford wheels were made by Firestone, Hayes, Kelsey, Pruden, and Ford. I've never read of any that would be marked MM. Perhaps aftermarket, or some other small car.

On the 17 to 21 open cars you can take a piece of rubber hose split it and slip it over the glass so they do not vibrate as much.

Tommy: I'm working on a '26 now, what do you need? Don Booth has posted on this subject a number of times on the forum, he helped me a bunch. Best, jb

I'm going to bet that 52 27/32 is what you want.

With the new drive shaft. The u-joint and the pin was really snug.
I'm just a grease can away from getting back on the road.

Actually, Herb .... I prefer the company of women, so the term man cave
is not in my vocabulary and those who use it are promptly escorted off the
property by Security. :lol:

.... but yes, that is the main vehicle entry into the shop at my place. If it is
Model T era or earlier, it has a home here ! 👍

The original thrust bearing used in Ruckstells was a form of micarta. I don't know why Glenn refused to make his like Ruckstell did. I have always had to make up mine special. I don't have problems either. Ruckstell made over 200,000 units, so I guess they were ok!

All fixed and back on the road, 17 year old daughter took it to softball practice.

Very cool! Thanks for posting!

Here’s a tenon that I installed where it should be. The pillar had been sawn even with the sheet metal.

Also filling and reshaping a small missing piece

Very neat

washwashwashwash then rinserinserinserince that thing when you can and get the salt off. You will not believe the nooks and crannies these things have

Nice photographs. What a turnout.

Thanks Mark.
PDX wins again :lol:

Thanks, both.

John, I am so happy for you that you found the AWT Co. name plate. They are hens teeth for sure. Your initiative to return to the seller and have another look certainly paid off.

So, um, er, does he have any Metz bits kicking around?

To Allan Bennett: Thank you for reminding me that Uncle Stan has developed a cure for the runny nose on the...

Agreed on the physics. The pedal hookup arm on the cross shaft does give you a leverage boost as compared to a straight pull cable like the original A-C, for example, but having the force on the self-energizing side halved at the brake probably isn’t great. I wonder how wide spread the idea of self-energizing brakes was at the time. Clearly, many...

I just went out and looked! Had no idea the oil holes were there, I’ll bet that’s one spot that gets overlooked! And I reckon my old roadster’s were based on the wear on my brackets...

Bicycle and or home lighting type lamps.

No that is a chopped touring.
This is a real Roadster. I have both a turtle deck and pickup box for it.
Today we got brakes ,left splash apron & both front fenders on😊 608D477E-8AA0-4A28-A647-54C226147041.jpeg

John...I removed the “gizmos” and started cleaning them up.

One of them looks almost new after some time with the wire wheel. The other one fought me more coming off and I broke the bolt. So you’ll have to find another square headed shoulder bolt to match.

I’m gonna try to extract the broken bolt and finish cleaning up the second one.

There is no number visible in the pictures. They only show one side. Hopefully I will have it in my hands in a few days.

Post photos of the car when you can. Always wondered how those cars did what they did.

Will do.

One of these guys is a welder and is going to weld up a hairline crack in my rear crossmember. When I go out to their shop I’ll grab some photos of the car.

thank you everybody who replied. I got them on.

Thanks! For some reason I was having a hard time locating him in the member directory.

Larry, It is very likely that you did NOT get hacked UNLESS your email address is origsmith@hotmail.com That is who Bob responded to. Then Bob got a response from this email address origsmith@sbcglobal.net That's when the scam blossomed. If origsmith@hotmail.com is your email address then YES change your passwordS.

Terry, if it is possible, tap the spoke aside when you drill the hole. That way you will get a clean hole which will give you a stronger weld.

Two points to mention. I tap the spokes with the wooden handle of a hammer to check if any spokes are unsound before doing any other work. The duds will not ring like sound ones.
Second, some powder...

Herm, Thank you for the explanation.

This post is from 2016, read the whole thing. Donnie Brown posted about price increase even back then;

Another avenue if you can't find a good TT ring gear. The Model AA worm drive ring gear mounts the same but from what I have read, is wider at the teeth but can be fitted with some re-work.
Googling mtfca; TT ring gear you can find some...

That's because the fiberglass bodies being sold to them are listed as either 1923 (bucket T) or 1927 (roadster) Model T's. Some fiberglass ones are actually a bit longer than original for more leg room. Not many are steel bodied. So if you see one for sale see if they say steel or fibergalss

While I am waiting for a starter, I wonder what I can cover the starter hole with and just crank start it? -- IV

Yes, this works fine.

Just make a cover plate out of a piece of 20g steel (or whatever) and fix on with the starter bolts/screws...

Rather than use solder to build up the thrust face, I have used soldering techniques to add whitemetal. This can be a permanent fix, provided the thrust face on the crankshaft is not undercut with wear. Either way, if the added material is worked back so the cap is a neat fit, any such wear will give some running clearance.

Allan from down under.

Wow. Learn something new every day. Would it be worth as much as a 1911-12 hub wrench or would there be anyone looking for a 1914-16 Chevy wrench?

Brent:
Thank you.

Thank you!! That worked and got me to the correct Don Bowman. I was able to contact him and all is well.

I also set my page to view the highest number not lowest. So each page for me is 200 items not 50 or what ever the lowest number is.

If you don't have cutting oil, you can use water pump lubricant aka anti-rust which is also water soluble oil.

The drawback is that it can effect rubber hoses over time.

Water pump lubricant is getting harder to find these days at the auto parts store but NAPA does carry it:

Other brands of water pump lubricant that your local auto parts...

More specifically I believe the seat frame is for a ‘30 - ‘31 Tudor.
The earlier Tudor frames like ‘28’s had some cast or forged pieces. Not sure exactly when they switched to stamping.

Steve

Sent 2 emails to your address with pdf. files of info.

Dan

We all owe Dan a huge thank you for making those. He spent hours doing this project for the hobby. He didn't do it for me either, because I have a lot of originals. He did it for those who have early Model T's, and other cars. He is asking $18 each for them.

Robert, effectively the 26-7 T's are different cars than the rest of the 20's T's. As Wayne suggests, you could probably make an earlier top fit. With same amount of work, you might even get a top off a Chev to fit, but if you have to do that much work, why not spend the same time on the correct top.
There is nothing that detracts more from a car...

Previously on the forum:

The sum of the parts is worth more than the asking price IMHO

Duey that is just Beautiful 🙏

What a Tribute 👍

I am sorry about the Loss of your Friend’s Dad 😢

Thank You for posting

FJ

Good friends are very difficult to lose. Losing an older friend was harder on me than when my dad died.
Delbert's memory lives on thanks to you Bob. :)

I have a mid-late open express pickup here (a severe mish-mash of parts) that is almost all patches.
I'll bet they had loads of fun with it way before the 80's and looks pretty good still.
My son told me we'd have to replace all the fenders and running boards, I said no.
Patches on almost all four corners and in the middle. He's wonderful!
And I...

TO BEND IT OR MOVE IT,----- MACK I ASKED THE FOLKS ON THE FORUM HOW TO MOVE THIS LEVER, GOT VERY GOOD ADVICE FROM MANY, SOME TOLD HOW TO BEND IT SO IT STILL WORKS OK, I CHOSE TO MOVE IT AS THERE IS NO DOOR ON MY FORD ,AND IT WOULD BE EASY TO REACH,THERE IS SOME CUTTING INVOLVED SO YOU NEED TO GET ANOTHER LEVER ASSY,COMPLETE WITH MOUNTS, THIS GIVES...

When I visited Snyder's about ten years ago they had one of these engines on display in their showroom.

Yea it would be worth digging up.
Wide tracks were just 14's right? If it were a wide track,that would make me want to dig it up for sure.

My fenders have some cracks. I may just have to brush up on my riveting skills
when they get bad enough.

If you have a POWERFUL T engine and aren’t running a Ruckstell then I like them. I installed them 40 years ago in a 60 HP speedster

Thanks everyone I think I will put it away for now. I'll save it for for an emergency. You never know there may be something to the zombie apalypse. ;)

Joe, I am betting you are right. Stan, watch your mailbox next week. Thanks to both of you. Mike

Wow! Thank you all for the help regarding carburetor adjustment. I will print this off and apply your tips the next time I start it. Hopefully, when the weather cooperates. I definitely would like to meet you all and learn much as I can. You have a wealth of information and experience that I know is invaluable. Thanks again! Brad Hollan

Jason, set the lever all the way forward. This is the high gear position. Very unlikely that your truck is stuck in low.

Milford Thanks for sharing the information.
Fitz

You all have given me some great suggestions. I am going to try the laying the fender on its side and push the skirt in to reduce the width at the front. That is where the problem seems to be. These fenders were in storage for years and transported a few times so the could have gotten spread out. Thank you for all the ideas. Art

Steve, your problem with the NOS Firestones is not typical. I would love to know how they were stored.

When I restored my 1912 chocolate van I was fortunate to be offered a choice of a new old stock set of Australian made Dunlops or Barnet Glass tyres, all of which were stored on a cool cellar. I chose the Dunlops, because they were produced...

Well I looks like it will be J and M Machine in Southborough Ma. They are about 20 Miles from My Mom. I was planning a trip to MA in March anyway so I called Them up. Not only can they do it they can get it done for my return trip. I should have all the parts from Bob's and Langs by the time I go up. I hope it won't be that expensive but you never...

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Thanks for the advice guys.

I'll go with the 40T/12T combination on the Tudor and set aside the 39/13T gear set for another car.

An item to not overlook is the brake rods. I was able to get mine pretty much drag free by a lot of tweaking of them but seem to be great now.

Thanks, Guys, for all the replies. The new tubes that I have with 2 nickle plated valve stems, are Universal Tire Company brand. I looked for them on their website (to buy three more), but could only find unplated brass stem 21 tubes, so I called this morning. They said the particular tube that I had (and needed 3 more) will be, or has been...

I have several unrestored coilboxes that I have been taking to swap meets for sale. Depending on the year you have, I might have a starting point for you. From bare boxes to complete needing a rebuild. send me an e-mail if interested. dmcgearsatyahoodotcom.

Wayne
Have you recently driven the car in the rain or has it somehow gotten wet
Ron Patterson

I would love to think that the entry of Blockley into the market for clincher tyres for our model T's would finally lead to the present suppliers specifying products of quality acceptable for purpose. But, I am not holding my breath! Rather, I will vote with my dollars and reward Blockley for their enterprise, rather than do so for those who have...

My 1911 did the same until I tightened the firewall brackets to frame bolts and the rear body mount bolts. Art

It appears to be a belt guide & tensor.

Jeff,

My guess is if you heat it on the stove and grab it the brick will burn you and if you can light it the brick will burn

FWIW I have the same cracks in my '12 block. They have been there about 3 or 4 years ago and so far have not changed or affected performance. I have the hard seats like Mike. It'd be on the list of things to fix during the next major O/H

Veeder made counters. The connections look like they might be compression fittings so my guess it is a flow meter. Attached a picture of a modern flow meter and they are very similar in appearance.