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Does anyone still use an R G Reeder Aluminum Head?

I have been helping a friend to get a Model T running right that he inherited, and it has everything no one needs, especially a 12 Volt system, for the distributor, and R G Reader kind of ruff head.

The Mag coil ring was removed and the magnets were removed from the flywheel.

I like to keep the...

What are the dimensions of the 26-27 TT C cab upper windshield frame???
thanks

Does anyone still offer these so called 3 in 1 copper gasket rings? I know they used to be from Australia at one time? Seems vendors here don't handle them?

Hi guys. Carburetor rebuild question coming up!

I have a RHD 1913 Kingston model Y (4 ball) carburetor that is in dire need of a full rebuild. The carburetor is for my late model year 1912 RHD roadster. My plan was to send the carburetor to Stan Howe a few years ago, but never got around to it, so now very much regretting my procrastination....

My '13 has been missing the fuel filter for some time. While it's down for the winter I thought it would be good to replace it. The new one is a close fit - any tips on soldering it in place would be welcome ! IMG_5158.jpeg

On a 27 Touring what is thread size of the top support rod that screws into to body. Where the rubber plugs are removed.
Does 11/16 x 16 TPI sound right? Thanks Dan

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Don't forget to advance your timing this weekend. Ha!!

What is everyone using for a fuel shut off valve on the carburetor. I've been using the brass one that goes into the fuel inlet of the carburetor that Lang's sells for years. It has served me well but every one I get after a few months it becomes very hard to turn. Now after a couple years of use it's seeping fuel out the bottom and is time to...

The South Jersey T Tinkers are doing yet another Shop Day in Mays Landing, NJ, this Sunday March 10th, in Mays Landing, NJ at 10 am. Pizza and beer for lunch. We’re doing timers, timing and carbs..Anyone is welcome. Text Dave Young at 609-289-0677 for details

I have decided to sell my early 1915 Coupelet. Just no time to make use of all the cars I have restored. Listed on the hcca site for anyone with interest. Not an mtfca member so cant list it here.

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Does the mount for the leaf spring and the cross member need to be solid or should there be some flexibility?

I have never seen a OEM mounted one, so I don't know. The reason I ask is because this DIY lowering mount did wiggle a bit side to side on the cross member after I took the wheels off and hung the frame on stands.

The hole that 1/2 bolt...

Gentlemen and Ladies,

Mark your calendars with the 2024 Texas T Party dates below. Hope to see you there.

October 16-19, 2024 Kerrville, Texas USA
2024 Texas T Party
Hosted by The Space City T’s

All model T enthusiasts are invited to bring their Model Ts and attend the 2024 annual Texas T Party. This four-day driving tour will be based in the...

Aquiring extra power

Rather than rebuilding a strong motor to acquire extra hill pulling power, can the installation to a 4:1 compression motor of NO2 be a benefit?

You guys were great on giving me the information I needed on a Corcoran carbide generator for my 1914 Ford. Now I am asking about a Victor generator for a 1913/14 Ford. How do I tell if it is indeed a Victor or not? And what are the differences? Thank you. Craig

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It looks like it might have roll-up side-curtain/doors.

Hi all. My shut off valve, attached to the sediment bowl of the cowl tank leaks a lot when the engine stops and the valve is not shut off. Can I remove it and just use the sediment bowl shut off to stop gas flow to the carb? These extra shut off valves were not original from the factory, or were they? Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks. John

Have any tests been made to determine if there is a difference in HP running without magnets on the flywheel.
You would have a reduction of weight on the flywheel which would also include a reduction in enertia.
Most are using 12 volt and a distributor. Also doesn't a magneto and 4 coils give better performance than a dributor as the RPM...

This type of photos is not uncommon for the early automobile era.
I thought I would post this one to show just how popular the automobile craze was. It was an event to get anyone who had a car and wanted to enjoy the camaraderie of owning an automobile to get together, humboldt boostera.JPG I guess to compare what each one had.

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Has anyone adapted the 26/27 sheet metal lugs to fit the earlier brake drum?

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I'm sure we all have saved some Hyatts, just in case. Also the new solid roller models seem less favorable.
There have been past discussions about it. So what's possible to repair & what needs to b within spec.
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Sleeves

Solid roller Discussion

Specs for Rear Axle Bearing assembly Very detailed

Drive shaft evaluation & rebuild rebuild...

It's been a while since I did any wood working, but getting ready to install the flooring boards on the WWI ambulance project. 1x4 boards with camphered edge and face screwed to supports. Got wood. Got router bit. Got jig I made to insure all screws holes are in alignment. Now, to find some screws. Perfect screw is #10 flat head slotted wood screw...

Over the years some have posted or I have read articles for other power uses of the Model T engine. One in particular was a marine adaptation. Does anyone in the group actually have a Model T engine attached to or being used other than powering a Model T?

What visor would be appropriate to a steel cab TT?

Looking at the post on reworking the lugs on narrow drums, can a lug be made to fit the current size of the lugs and taking the disc's and cutting or grinding the notch wider and deeper in the disc. If you removed all the material from one side you would have a better chance of keeping things even and in balance.
I know some of us come up with...

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Trying to find info on this brass carb. Top looks like a Holley G, but fuel inlet looks like a Holley H1

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Here’s a higher end gas station with no-knock gas and a 1920? T Coupe filling up. The sign says General Motors Research center. Were they using it at this paticular station for testing the product?

Interesting reading
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So often reading the early development of the automobile, when companies were in competition to improve the marque, the manufactures used professional drivers.

What were the qualifications for a professional driver?

May or may not be Model T related.

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My Dad was first cousins to the Brosses in Flint Hill Mo.
This photo was put up on the Flint Hill Historical Society website today.
I thought it would be good to show it here.

I'm rebuilding a 1922 T engine that came out of an estate sale. It was my understanding from the previous owner of it that it had the head removed, so he installed one for selling the engine. It is a low head, and I noticed the numbers cast into the head, that can be seen in the pictures below.

Can anyone tell me if the 2 7 and 13 numbers mean...

New style Starter Switch fix

Saturday a week ago, I drove our Model T for the first time, only 14 feet and stopped because the garage door was closed. On the next attempt, I pressed the starter switch and it stuck with the starter spinning. After some excitement I got it off. This was a new starter switch that I got about six years ago and have...

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So I have my moms 1924 model T, it was taken apart over 40 years ago to be restored and repainted. Long story short it never got restored, she came home one afternoon only to find it in parts and pieces sitting in her drive way. Somewhere and time many years ago I told her I would like to have it. Well I have had it for about 20 of those 40 years...

Many thanks to all the folks that made the Marietta swap meet a big success! Lots of vendors, lots of buyers and a lot of good items to buy! It seemed as though big items weren’t selling but smaller items were selling well.
Mark your calendar for the first Saturday in March 2025!
And a fun time was had by all!

Working on a model T can be challenging, often frustrating. Generations of T guys have come up with clever helps not necessarily found in the repair manual, but can make the work easier. Here are a few I've collected, mostly home-made or improvised:
Left to right, half clamps permit seating the exhaust manifold then positioning the intake...

My 1915 T has, I believe, a repro brass radiator and the lower coolant elbow is quite rusted. I see no holes, but looks like it's dripped slowly for years. Also, the female threads for the drain valve are too rusted to replace the valve. Any ideas for a sealant I might use? I was thinking of POR15 fuel tank or their Hi-Temp paint. Also, how might...

What tools would be in the tool kit for my 1921 Runabout?

Hello T-people

Can anybody help me further? What material is the hogshead made of? Can it be welded?

I have a hogshead with tight pedal shafts, but unfortunately a corner on the back broke off during the drilling.

Can I fix this?

Greetings from Switzerland

Hello T-people

I had a lot of play in my driveshaft ball. I wasn't very impressed with the provider's insert disc and so I've been thinking for a while about how I could solve the problem.

While straightening the rear axle, I had the idea of ​​trying to heat and cool the ring.

It took some patience and several rounds of heating and slow cooling...

Sorting thru our T parts stash on a rainy day. Came across these.... what are they?

Many thanks for suggestions and insults in advance.

Ok a question for those in the know. Does anyone have solid verifiable evidence or information on the placement, etc. of these tags? I was told that these tags were not put on by Ford at the Factory. Making a guess here, were they added at dealerships?
Thank you in advance. Trying to settle a dispute/discussion.

Been trying for a while to figure the YouTube thing out. We did a few short test videos, and finally got a 12-minute video to post. It has been a pretty tough learning process for an old timer :) We are wanting to do a lot more vintage camping with the T and to post some of our trips to YouTube. We also do modern overlanding camping with our...

Teenaged boys, who are junior members of the Molesters Club (as indicated by large M s sewn on the seats of their pants) leaning into the engine area of Richard Burns' 1927 Ford Model T jalopy named Tooty .

Interesting Nina Leen photo series for Life Magazine, definitely a different era. Scrolling is to the right....

I accidentally dropped my KR Wison transmission jig and broke it. Looking for someone to expertly repair it. Any suggestions?
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Interesting radiator mascot.

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My sandblaster guy went a little aggressive and roughed up the outside of my rear drums. I use Rocky Mountain brakes. Can anyone tell me if that’s going to tear up my brake linings?

Got lucky and found some Stevens tools I was needing to add to the collection. I bought three Stevens engine lift eyes that are used to pull the engine or to help install a head when replacing the gasket. I already had one of the 1/2-inch pipe thread versions for Model Ts and have been looking for years for the other one. Found three of them in an...

Is anyone out there running the jack rabbit clutch discs ?
And if so how well does it work?
Thanks in advance.

I’m helping a club member with her car, and found the transmission brake band appears to have real brake linings. It was her father’s car and wasn’t driven much, I’ve checked the drum and found no burns or cracking, some light wear. Going to put Scandinavia material on the band.

Has anyone seen this before ?

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Hello,

We ran the 1914 T at the inlaws last weekend. We discovered even more parts.

Can anyone tell me what year was this NH is from?

It appears to be all steel and complete. The float works.

Any wisdom given much appreciated.

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Anyone have any idea what this manifold was intended for when new. I don't believe Model A due to the port shape. I know what the carb is from, and dont know if that's a clue or not. My only guess is Iron Duke Chevrolet.

What distinguishes a 1913/14 Corcoran carbide generator from the others. Otherwise, how do I know if I am looking a Corcoran generator or some other brand of generator? Pictures would be helpful.
Thank you
Craig

Why is it so hard to weld two broken pieces of cast iron together?

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Manny, Moe, Jack, Moe , Larry, Curly, Groucho, Chico, Harpo, and the Carbureted Cowboy are the wheel.

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Photo made by neighbor Rick. Gang is some of my neighbors too.

I thought these numbers interesting. Michigan Department of Labor conducted factory inspections and took a head count each year. Unfortunately they didn't provide a factory breakdown for 1902 and 03. The initial Ford Motor Co. numbers show a low number of employees at the Mack Avenue plant. This inspection occurred in the spring of 1904 (1899...

Ordered a set of .015 over T style valves. Specs given we they were .327 stem. I planned to cut new guides with a 21/64 reamer (.328) and then a quick hone to get to proper size. The valves arrived and measure .3245-.3250.

Anyone see an issue running the valve a but looser than one typically would on a rebuild? I suppose its not a big deal was...

I've been asked to help a non-hobbyist dispose of some T & TT stuff they inherited. So far I've only seen a few photos but I will be paying a visit sometime in the next month to look it over. The collection includes three C-cabs (just the cabs) and a pile of parts, but one item caught my attention. It appears to be an auxiliary transmission on a...

how long should the threaded rivets be in the 1911 rear axle housing? Will 3/4 work? I need to replace all of them inboard and outboard.
will these work?

The Grey Ghost took her first drive yesterday, after some years of storage. She ran well, started on mag, and is beginning several days of test driving and sorting out.

I think not, but I'm captioning this photo for our local club newsletter and would like to be sure. The photo is dated August 1921 and the setting is the Pembina River at Evansburg, Alberta. The ferry was replaced by a single-lane road bridge in 1923.

The rail bridge in the background has an interesting history... it was built in 1909-10 in...

Odd question perhaps, but does anyone know what tap size to use on a brass steering wheel nut? The threads on the inside of mine are buggered up a bit.

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2024 BAKERSFIELD BRASS ERA - PRE WAR SWAP MEET
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Vendor Set-Up Day; May 3
Swap Meet; May 4
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Famoso Drag Strip - 33559 Famoso Rd.
McFarland CA (9 miles north of Bakersfield, CA.)
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The Brass Era - Prewar Swap Meet has exclusive use of the YELLOW ZONE so be sure to reserve your space within this larger event's YELLOW ZONE . The number of...

I am looking for a period license plate for North Carolina, Virginia or Tennessee. We can use expired plates in NC but must have current plate in the car.
Thanks,
Campbell Tellman II
1916 Ford Touring
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I have 2 steering columns I have been told are for 1916. They both have the two mounting holes for the horn button, but one has a U shaped channel for the horn wire while the other has the small round tube for one wire. Which would be correct for a 1916 made in December, 1915?

I saw this old picture today at the rehab where my grandma is at in Tyler. It was too long to take a picture of all of it with my phone but this is most of it. It looks like a 1913 touring sandwiched between 2 1914’s. They’ve got the horses and cars parked in separate locations. That is the old Smith County courthouse. They are about to tear down...

I put a boot on my top to try to keep it cleaner while driving gravel roads but notice it hangs down on the spare tire thus creating a kind of air scoop that also scoops in dust. Is there some way to cinch up the bottom of this boot. By doing so, it would also cinch in the sides a little. This is a very nice boot by Classtique. It has three straps...

I just signed up a short time ago but have been lurking for years here. I love T’s! I recently inherited a 26 or 27 engine with a 1937 Chevy transmission already adapted to it from a family friend that passed. He had this engine in a touring that he traveled all over the Midwest and lower Canada in. I am going to build a speedster and I want to...

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I am finishing a late 13 block someone else started. The block has had seats installed, ground and guide reamed to accept what I believe are chev valves that have been included. The valve dimensions are 5.103 long. 1.506 head diameter. .3415 stem diameter. They have 1 notch about. 90 or more wide for the keepers. The slot diameter there is .3003 ....

Hi all,
My good buddy (acar collector) wonders if anyone knows of a good system/app which could keep track of gas levels/condition in his collection. I know he could use pencil and paper. Just wondering if anyone has found an easier plan. Thanks so much!

This is what my coupelet looks like now. It is getting a starter installed.
The engine block has had some repairs to it. On the side near the rear some welding has been done.
Freeze cracks have been repaired.
Both of these repairs were made about 40 years ago and they have not leaked or caused any problems. I guess they are good to go. The crank...

searching using mtfca on google is working again. philip

It brings sadness to announce the passing of Bob Parmenter who was known to many of you. He was part of the Youngstown Model T club since the 1960's. He was a mentor for the hobby and an extraordinary Model T mechanic and heavy truck mechanic all his life. He loved those Detroit Diesels the best. Rest in Peace Uncle Bobby. He was 91.

Our local T club went on a visit to a collection of all sorts of stuff today. I was intrigued with this machine. Not bad for late 19th century stuff. I could make room for it any day. 20240225_104314.jpg
Allan from down under.

I'm finally getting to put the axel in. Thanks to Scott I'm making sure to line up the square blot on the spring with the square hole on the frame. Here is what I plan to do to get the car on it's own wheels so as not to stress anything

1. Took the spring off and made sure the square bolt lined up with the square hole in the frame.
2. While I...

I'm still designing my firewall, cowl and dash set up for the WWI ambulance and came across this dash panel in the parts stash. Don't even know if it's Model T. Approx. 38 long with 3 1/2 hole for . . . ? Clock? Spedo? Steering column bracket and choke rod hole line up with current T set up. Dash light, but it's toast, might have to find a hole...

Where do the butterfly bracket holes go on the
1912 firewall?

I'm writing this post in an effort to assist a man who is asking on the MTFCA Facebook page. Seems his neighbor might have a 1911/12 body up in the attic. Apparently the doors and body have the same number stamped in it (13 213) thirteen SPACE two-one-three.

Is the body number for these earlier cars the same as the serial number of the car? I...

Gearing up for a batch of generators. I will have two available armatures if anyone needs a refresh, spring is just around the corner.

David

Williamston T Works (Facebook)

Here’s a colorized 1920’s downtown Waco post card. Horse and buggies, street car, early cars and a few Model T’s. At the very end of the street was the town square. My Mother got her drivers license in 1925 for .25 cents at the age of 14 on a Saturday at the square. She got to drive the Model T touring to school because she was the one who could...

I am looking for fenders and running boards for 1926 fordoor in good condition. Also need both headlights. If anyone will have these items at the Marietta meet then please contact me
tkirgis@gmail.com

Trying to figure out if this a model T deck lid.

Measuring the top from outside edges it is 32-1/2 L x 21-1/4 W.

I'm not sure how many different sizes were used with model T's.

Thanks,
Clay

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Looking for help from anyone that has built a speedster body from the Lee Thevenet plans
Which I believe are also the same bodies that Langs and RootLieb sell
Built the base framework and placed it on my T frame to line up where to cut out for the parking brake. Problem is seems like it’s 2 inches short. If I was the push it forward to where the...

Rather than tacking this onto the other LED thread, I just have a question. I noticed tonight with the 1920 roadster running in a dark garage that there is a very faint, barely perceptible flicker from my LED headlight bulbs with the light switch turned off. This seems to coincide with engine RPM. I notice it in both bulbs, on magneto or on...

Starter problems solved by cleaning and adding a ground strap.

Starts and runs great, and I can rev up rpms and sounds good.

When I switch to magneto it runs poorly and when I rev the rpms, it sputters.

I cleaned the mag pickup which did have fuzz on it and jiggled ignition key (no change) and it still runs poorly. Back to battery and it runs...

I am getting close to installing the metal panels to my Detroit Electric (I know this is off topic). One of the things that is obvious is that the wood structure was totally painted prior to the panels being installed. I’m wondering about what kind of paint that is available today people have used?
Thank you