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Scott - I'm not even far along enough in owning my car to buy a high compression head, much less modify one or have two, or whatever. I've owned my car for a few weeks. The farthest I've driven it so far is 1.2 miles to the gas station, and back home. Before I change the dynamics of the car, I need to learn the dynamics of the car.
Right now I'm...

As a result of some other research I was doing I came across a little more New Zealand motoring history. More earlier Ford related rather than specifically Model T, but perhaps interesting all the same.

In 1905 and 1906 we imported several hundred vehicles, of which approx twenty were Ford's and specially designed for our conditions:...

Drive yer car more, and you'll never miss it. ;)

My parts books make a jump from 1921 to 1928 with none in between. For at least 1921 it still shows the early perch bushing used with spacers. The later perch was made wider to eliminate the spacers. By 1928 the parts book was only showing the one type bushing for both spring and perch. You might look at some of the parts books between those dates...

Steve,

I looked your other tread about that engine.
On the photo you posted, there is a change in color at the rear section of the engine.
Your problem is there.
If it should be mine, I should take the engine out, disassembled it, grind all the surfaces flat and do a valve job.
After grinding watch and look for cracks, sometimes they are the...

There was a “Tanner Bros.” Ford dealer in Granite, OK, about 90 miles west of Chickasha. It looks like they were a garage for a few years, then picked up a Ford dealership in 1921 or 22:

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Norman, I reread your experiance with the big intake and I am wondering if I have a similar situation.I have 1 of those things ,much larger and curved in such a way the air preheater won't fit without modification.
Going up a hill,I am better off not to lay the ears all the way back so to speak. I don't want to highjack the thread but is this a...

Ok Scott, I must admit I aint pulled the wheels yet,I thought I would try a simple adjustment first being it was mentioned my lever should not be going back as far.
It was not hard to pull back the past couple times i operated it. When I first got it going,i had to pull the lever with both hands to get it all the way back. But it seemed to have...

Duey You Da Man! I did the Z thing awhile ago and WOW,I can actually drive in low with the lever in neutral postion and not get gouged by the leverl. I reached in the Metic wrench drawer of the tool box,that is where i keep the pipe wrenchs as they will also fit anything metric :lol: and I put the bend to that lever and in 2 minutes I was done and...

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I sent you an email regarding this part....

Is anyone besides me still waiting for their Jan/Feb issue to arrive?

Actually, the trailer was stolen with the car in it. The trailer was later found with the car missing from it.

THANKS ALL!!!

And be sure to put a tarp under that horse.

Thanks guys. Bill, not sure how property values and early car values equate today vs. “the day.” We know the Model K, as with most cars throughout time, get to a point where they are worth virtually nothing, while home values continue a steady increase over time. I was surprised at the valuation of the N.Y. property (but shouldn’t have been)....

I used to use the self locking two wrench push rods till I broke a bolt on one during the readjustment of the valves after running in an engine.
To repair the engine needed to come out and taken apart to replace the push rod. That was 10 years ago.
Since than I use the three wrench push rods without any problem.

Just my experience
Andre
Belgium

The hard linings in the large drum work OK when wet.

That's a great museum. They used to offer Model T driving lessons.

A friend of mine sent me a Craigslist ad two autumns ago, knowing I am looking for a T.
I forwarded it to my 18 year old son and said, Here. Buy this. He fell in love with speedsters at OCF a couple years ago, and has half heartedly been looking for a project.
I got home from work that night, forgetting about sending the link. At dinner, he said...

Another very nice picture of Henrietta!

More good pictures

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Postcard was mailed from Auburn, NY Nov 1911. The skids under the car appear to be split rails, secured to the car by a hay rope and worn thin at the rear of the car. Glad the driver got to tell the story in his postcard.

Yes the large brake drum '26-'27 rods are shorter and straight because the longer brake lever at the larger backing plate is farther forward than on the small drum ('25 and earlier) shorter lever backing plate.

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Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI)

Must have been a Stock Yard in town.

I think this is a staged photo. Bet the car isn’t a running car. If you look closely the the paint on the wheels looks like it was quickly slapped on. Also the right front wheel has what looks like a bird nest or something thats caught upon the wheel on the inside.
It was cleaned up and rolled out of the bldg. for a photo shoot. And they forgot...

As you can see from the several posts and references to the old forum, there are different sequences recommended. Most important thing is to start in the center and work out toward each end by alternating from one side to the other side till you get them all down. The other important thing is to tighten them by 5 ft lb at a time so that they are...

My '26 Coupe has a steel frame in two parts, a wide 'U' and a closing piece. Held together by some small screws at two of the corners. These all came out and then I was able to separate the frame parts and gently pull the frame from the glass.

I bought some thin rubber strip (about 0.050 thick?) to fit round the new glass, but I had to cut it to...

Model A, I would still use the copper of composite type.

This is a picture of Ron Patterson working his magic in his shop. Many of us have only spoken with him on the phone so here's putting a face with a name. You are welcome.

Check Chickasha. There will be lots of them there.

Ha Ha Ha etc :lol:

Don't Forget just three weeks away!
The Chickasha Pre-War Swap Meet Pizza Party at noon Friday March 20th at the West side of the North Building swap space NH 8-10.
Sponsored by Don Lang, John Regan and Ron Patterson and everyone is invited to join.
We will also have for sale at a special reduced price first edition copies of the new Model T Ford...

The problems with operating a properly set up Model T Ford ignition system on 6 Volts only are not commonly understood.
Many years ago Steve Coniff and I co-wrote an article describing the fundamentals of the commonly misunderstood Model T Ford ignition system.
Here is a link to that article entitled The Model T Ford Ignition System and Spark...

my bad, these are for converting carbide headlamps

...they try to squeeze as much footage as they can out of the log.

Yep; they do the same thing here. Nothing wrong with that, but that's the reason why, on my new boxes, the lid grain doesn't usually match the box grain: in order to maximize the salable number of board feet, the logs are usually sawn in a combination of straight and quarter. For...

Don, Got it! Thank you, Art

You also have to pull the pulley forward so the front plate can be tilted out past the end of the cam shaft (at least with the large pulley, not sure about small one).

I don't think so!

Tim, Post some pictures so we can help with it's value.

Don't forget about Jakes for ribs there bomb

Thank you Larry S

I was able to talk to him finally.

Thank you MTFCA.

There is also an APCO ball cap for the drag link, if the ball is out of round.

Micro Dieseling (MD) is a problem anytime a petroleum oil is recovered in an oil pump as well. I have made many baffles in engines just to slow down the recovery flow to allow air bubbles to raise/escape and not reach the pump. Air when compressed creates a lot of unnecessary heat. The another problem with either MD or Cavitation is an out of...

I’m never quick enough with the camera when Champ is driving. Someday!

Thanks!! There were pads there when I took it apart. I looked at the Vowell Art diagram and it did not show them. So, I wanted clarification before I put it back together.

thanks Scott !

I originally bought this carb to put on a '26 engine and trans on a stand. Then I bought my center door, which is drivable. It came with a Kingston L4 which runs fine, but has a thumbscrew on top for mixture adjustment. I want all the proper linkages hooked up, so I figured since the NH in question has the two - hole needle for the...

The 6-V halogens and the 50 cp. Bulbs are the one that eat up a lot of amperage and puts a strain on a generator. The reason for the LEDs is a that they take mobile one maybe two amps of energy to produce the same amount of light... ..... The light pattern in a model T is from side to side, not the same vertical pattern of low and high beams we...

$12,400 won it.

Thanks for the replies guys, ford guys are always good guys.
To put this in context, I'm building free flight models, powered by rubber bands.
Some of those fellows are real sticky about true scale , turns out Corvair engines have been used in the Sky Scout. I could explain more but on a off topic spot.
I am a Ford guy though, put a Scatt stroker...

Yeh, I think you're on track keeping the so-called outer two straps attached at the top part of the boot. This will definitely prevent the ballooning you're concerned about. Because without them, it WILL balloon quite a bit. I'm sure that's why they were designed the way they were originally. The center strap, coming up from the bottom, does a...

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my question has been answered.

Larry

If you have a part # on a different clip than the normal 9 leaf clip, please share.

Rear spring clips for the 8 leaf 3 1/2 long clip and 9 leaf 4 long clip (Fordor and Pickup) on the Improved car are the same, except for length and style between the two, they all fit any rear crossmember.

9 leaf:...

Thank you Michael. Below is a link to the article, along with the cover photo and centerfold. West Peterson did a phenomenal job with his photography.

Click on the link below to read the article in Dropbox:

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The TT trucks are a heavier cross member.

I would leave as is. If those are older or original bows they are probably rusted on the inside but not really bad. The bend is not really noticeable unless you look at it closely.

With all of the weight forward of the rear wheel, a wheelie would be impossible.

Thanks Scott.

John

am looking forward to your further assessment of this car.

I am still pretty sure front seat is runabout, but less sure it is Ford, though there have been some photos in the long-past which had very similar seat dividers.

I just read where Climate Scientists have declared Sacramento as being a haven post-apocolypse. Who would have believed that the parking-lot-crowd were so astute! I wonder if they're as good at stock-picking, too?

Like Kerry says, I should've just replaced the spring on my Crappy 24 to stop the slip. No $$$ right then tho.
I too had a book-modified set of turbo 400 discs (simple jig with a die grinder bit in the drill) with the smooth faces hanging in the shop and put them in after soaking for 24 in ATF, with the engine in the car. Every couple years I...

The way I understand the service book it’s “understood “ or “assumed “ the reader would know the springs, washers and nuts are pre assembled in transmission cover.
The picture shows it put together before it’s lowered. Or that’s the way I understand it.
You may have to use a screwdriver to move the springs over a bit if you have to.

I think...

If you have the original metal seat riser, the seat spring sits on the seat riser. The springs actually have a wooden framework attached to the bottom of the seat spring that sits on the riser. The backrest spring, also, has a wooden frame attached to it, in order for it to mount, properly. See pictures Figures 566, 567,568, 576....

There is NO turnbuckle. The adjustment is made by the position of the gear shift. If you are lucky, perhaps you may find one at Chickasha.

You can fill the cup with axle grease, that will keep it lubed, and you won't need to check it for years...That is what I learned from those who service the T's at the Henry Ford. They service them once a year after about 5,000 miles, I am not sure what they do at that point , they could just put new ones in but I don't know for sure...I serviced...

Years ago used this USA made Critchley type adj. reamer with pilot to do spindle bushings, and an old used one-piece too.
These did only fair work. Are kept in the remembrance tool drawer.

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Now....the very best results are from Lang's offering, this tool is just made for fun task of a correct and satisfactory job well...

Congratulations Jerry and Kim...many thanks for your many T Museum efforts.
Regards,
Scott

Alan
Many of the early Bendix drive counter weights are not drilled for the Anti Drift Pin.
Ron Patterson

Wayne, I once had an A frame with forged brackets at the front and pressed steel at the rear. Waste not, want not.

Allan from down under.

The other commonly found one is 1/4 different length, Shraeder no 888. Most others are larger in diameter.

Allan from down under.

The answer to the original question is the front wishbone, it has not been modified. Yet.

Andy

I have most of the sheet metal for a 20's roadster and have thought about doing something like that with the top, only shorter on my 21 huckster.

Teller to Google Flivver

I already made a prototype front switch plate for my Heinze coil box. I need to get the correct material for the production version.

ALL clutch disc drums should be a slight interference fit onto the main shaft.

If you are thinking of using at the carb as a shut off, there would not be space as you would have to use reducing bushing to mate to carb that has 1/8 PT at inlet. Even if the inlet on the carb was the right size, don't think there would be room anyway. If I install any more shut offs at the carb they will be the inline ball type. I would be...

Dallas, I won't be at ocf again. That's a busy time of year for me and I can't walk as much as you have to walk there.
As far as chickasha, I think I'll be there, I dunno for sure.

You are right about free time. I am no longer taking in much work, I'm still trying to wade through work that's here. I'm selling off inventory instead of buying and...

Only use new TP for this. You dont want that $h;# in the bearings.

Bob,
Like you, I too use wooden filler blocks to conserve tar.

: ^ )

Keith

Still looking

Thanks again for the reply's. Have a new source for some old parts. I need to go out and see what he has.

Mike

Thanks guys for the replies, I think we are going to approach this idea of mine from a different way.

I have a Jack Daron spare tire bracket I would like to sell.
Wayne Jorgensen
Oneof514@aol.com

It easier to run all the wires up to the front of the car at the same time. If the plan includes turn signals later, do not daisy chain the stop light filaments (the short ones), run an individual wire from each short filament, to the front. In either case, be sure to leave plenty of extra wire up front to deal with connecting the stop/turn...

My '18 TT is parked at my sons place 45 miles away, so I can't go look at it right now. However, as soon as Rick correctly identified it I remembered them on my truck. I remembered at the time when I had it apart (nearly 20 years ago) wondering why Ford didn't just make the casting a little bigger, which apparently was done later.

What a great story.

There are two more cars I want to add to my stable and a Model A coupe is one of them. When the time comes, I'd love to find one like Kenny's....one with a long history of being loved....one that I can be the caretaker of.

Congratulations, Sam! It was a pleasure to meet you and your Wife at the meeting in Lincoln.

Best wishes,

Keith