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I suggest anyone with a '13 roadster take a look at the photos in this post. There are two that show the correct configuration of the top where it meets the rear bow. When I made the top for mine, that's exactly how I did it.

The nut covers that I am familiar with, slip on head bolts or nuts to make them pretty. They are most commonly used on flathead V8's, but can be used on any engine. All I have ever seen are chrome since that is most popular, but I guess in weird applications, a different color might be desired. If so, the user would have to have chrome nut covers...

I hear ya...I find a good deal on parts and grab em just in case. Then, forget I have em when I need em! Sighhhhhh. I have 5 good Garfields on the 26 and bought Hank's two for the just in case. Five new tubes on the way from England but rim liners on back order from Lang's.

I have 9 cars, 2 atvs and an antique tractor I spend most of my free time...

Here the link to a blog of a German T-driver (he bought his T at the same vendor as I did):

Some folks might remember him being active in a facebook group also.
The blog is including english translation for the full text.
His car broke down just a few days before one year of every day use was reached (July 2021) - this year in February he...

I don't know whether or not the engine is in the car, but the best way to align it is with the engine out on an engine stand where you can rotate the engine with the nose down. Then you take the 4th main with two bolts started through the crankcase and see if you can move the 4th main in and out using the bolts as your guide. It should not bind on...

Hi Scott : I would be interested in the two Stromberg float bowl covers. Thanks : Bruce

Michael
Ford Methods and Ford Shops authored by Arnold and Faurotte was published in 1915 by the Engineering Magazine. The authors were granted full and unfettered free access to the Ford production facility at Highland Park. It is important to know this book is only a snap shot of Ford's production line at the time and much of it was subsequently...

I may have one for you. PM me

Pictures look great. Would help if you had a picture of the gear. I am no expert of gears (less than a beginner), only had to figure once and it took twice. Lots of specifications are involved. However, there are calculators for gears (I believe yours is a 12 tooth helical gear) and have the specifications of the flywheel someone might be able to...

The rods were manufactured by Niagra Motors Corporation who rebabbited connecting rods up until about 1941. They were located in Buffalo, NY. Information regarding the company is pretty scarce.

We have a small quantity of these in stock. The babbit work appears to be above par. Tolerances are accurate. Several have been checked and appear...

I lucked out and picked this one up from a club member. Has a torsion axle, is low & towes like a dream wich is much better than my 18' two axle dove tail. and its over a 1,000# lighter. IMG_1766.jpg IMG_1765.jpg
Craig.

I do not know if it is or not? But it looks a lot like some of the bodies that Syverson (sp?) built for model Ts back in the 1950s and 1960s. I knew a fellow that restored one of them back in the early 1970s. It was said to be about fifteen years old at that time, but had been badly abused by a previous owner. They were well built.

Comparison...

I think most everything is out of the way. Most of the original firewall was burned.

I bought a 1915 horn setup and used it on my 14, I have since replaced every part, including the horn. The only part left from the 15 setup is the tubing and the reed. I measured 19” from the 1 1/2” brass part that threaded onto the elbow to the horn bulb bracket. So that piece of tubing is now 20” total if 1/2” is inside that brass part and the...

Thank you for the valuable information. Much appreciated!

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If there are no chips they should be good.

The ‘24 touring I bought last October came with wind wings but are quite a bit different; each side has two independent clamps. I don’t see any maker’s mark on them.
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Yup, thats a Leaverite!
Leaver rite there.

This link has some pictures (some 3d drawings) and additional links
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Model T Touring Hot Rods

Thanks for the information about the Timken number.
I found two bearings here near by at a hardwear shop.
It was Old Stock and the seller was happy to get ride of it, they are sold out at that place.

Andre
Belgium

Simple Green. Seems to work on everything

$246,400 to be exact 💰

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FJ

The Centerdoor isn't too bad to get in if you enter from the passenger side and fold the passenger seat forward. It does require a bit of planning to get your feet in the right place while entering but once you get that down it's not that hard. I can do it with a bad back and knees.

Thanks Guys. That is just what I need. Dan

Assuming that the length of the spokes is equal and the wheel is concentric. The side wobble can be helped by marking the area that leans toward the center of the car. Then carefully sand just a small amount in that area on the side of the spokes which face the hub. Try again and when it is very close, tighten up in a cross direction and peen the...

No, but I have one of these (missing mounts):

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I’m with Pat. I would have had no trouble, whatsoever, in keeping the entire coupe as it was at the level of condition your before pictures show. Even the green paint you say the prior owners applied looked original to me. Even if it wasn’t it looked too good to remove and what was under the paint was factory original. It is only original once....

Paint it. The window channel areas on Ts I've worked on tend to hold water, then they rust. Paint will seal it a little better.

Thank you sooo much for all this wealth of knowledge. I really appreciate it! Andrew

Yes, prime them. Use a very dark primer, like black, for the reason John mentioned. Sand with a fine grit (at least 800), and finish with your gloss black. I would use spray rather than brush.

I agree with Steve. I would use Rust0leum appliance Black. In my opinion it has a smoother finish and brighter shine then the regular rust0leum.

After seeing where it ended up I am very glad I did not end up with it as it's now in an appropriate spot where people can see it. The current owner should be commended for putting it on display there.

I'll see that he is!

A cover could easily be made with an empty yam can and some hay wire.

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Mike, give me a call and I'll give you Dougs # (my cell 585 739 431 nine).
Thanks, Tex

Alan, I also would be interested if any engine numbers can be found on record.
Cheers Michael A

I drove that road many years ago pulling a trailer.
The Wisconsin Lake Drive reminds me of the Hamptons.
It should be a stellar tour.

FJ

How many you needing Steve ? I believe I have some left that Otis Clinton machined back in the 60's & 70's from original Ford NOS parts.

Nice.
I would like to know the story and this is a good place and time for it.
How about a list of the things you had to do?
What's it's name and future?

I have all the taps and dies of very very fine threads to match those. Let me know.

Hank

Andre,
While it may seem like a good idea at first glance to drill and tap the holes for an M3 screw, there are practical and mechanical issues here that indicate that it probably wouldn't be a good long term solution unfortunately.

It is common practice that the minimum recommended thread engagement to make a strong mechanical connection for a...

The bearing may not be all the way in now. The sleeve teet is not in position, making the sleeve effectively too small ID. When correct, there is a good bearing length clearance. The sleeve gets trimmed on the inside edge, You didnt put the seal in backwards? Neoprene cone goes in first.
I have found they fit too tight to the axle & benefit with...

Great carburetor Bryce. Corey Walker did a good job rebuilding my U&J but I’d also recommend Scott Conger.

Could it be a broken drive shaft? I had this happen to a 1920 I owned. I was driving up a slight grade and the car started to jerk (or seemed to throb). I soon realized I had no forward movement, no reverse and no brakes. To shorten this story, I found the drive shaft broken under the race at the rear end. Why it broke I have no idea except...

I just received a Stipe 280 cam a week or so ago that I had ordered some time last year. Luckily, I was able find one for my build from another forum member.

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FJ

2 things; my crappy round tube on the 1925, on a 90+ degree day doing a parade I did have to add water. But heck, I have seen guys doing the same parade with better radiators adding water too. ;) Next, how many people come on here and report their car runs too cool with clean block water passages and flat tube radiator, there have been a number of...

P. S. I would say it is a 1921 license plate.
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That $20 would be almost $15 USD, $18.40 Canadian, or £10.80 GBP. :)

Try heating it with a hair dryer.

Before the vendors had RHD panels, I rebuilt originals with weld and oil hardened them.
I'ts not hard to do.
Allan from down under.

Hi Allan,

Do you happen to have any spare right hand drive pawls? Mine is not much good and I'd like to replace it.

Best regards

Jack

Here are the photos from the link. Pictures 1 and 3 show the firewall to made out of OSB (Oriented Strand Board).

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oilite bushings? They arent nearly as tough as solid brass (what ford used) I wouldnt use them for anything T. Some venders have tried sending oilite to me. They get returned. To my thinking, oilite only gets used on a no load small electric motor shaft. Steering bracket bushings pound out. Do you know something I dont in this regard?

Depends on what tools you want to display. Only a few tools were issued with each car. There are dozens (hundreds?) of Z tools.

Here are some tool displays at Hershey

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Bob Richmon's display includes his 1912 Stynoski winner's detachable front doors.

Hello Brent,
The measurements I have are from an old set of wood plans for a 1914 Roadster. The windshield frame brackets are 4 inches from the outside edge and 3/4 of and inch and 1 3/4 inch from the top of the firewall. The top hole for the side lamps (for jno Brown) are 5 1/2 from the top and 1/3/4 from the edge. If you have E & J lamps use 8...

Or you could sell them and buy AC brakes, which work backing up as well as forward. If I remember correctly you are in the almost-state of Franklin. I believe that's hilly enough country to make external brakes in both directions a good idea.

That would be my choice.

In 1938 my parents and I went to Brownsville Tx. for about 3 months I was close to 5 but remember it rather well. When we got home one person asked how can you afford to do that? Dad said I can't afford not too gas is 9 cents a gallon, 20 dollars takes us down and back food is cheaper there and I don't have to buy coal for heat and there is no...

Happy Birthday Roy

Jim B

Here is a picture of the seat in my 26 Coupe. The angle looks to be the same.

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Dave, our high yesterday was +3C (+37F). Thanks to the sun there was some melting, particularly on roads and sidewalks. Some snow melt would have evaporated but most refroze last night. This is warmer than usual for late February but we’ve had some unusual temperature swings this winter.

Those look good, pretty much exactly like the ones I saw plans for. I understand and agree about doing your own work. That’s how I am myself. I have too many interests to pay someone else to do the work. I also get really annoyed when I pay someone to do the job worse than I could do it myself. Plus, with every job I learn something.

Looks like someone made their own (top left). Tried an approximation for the bracket bar
Thickness 1/8 , width 3/4 , length to 90 bend 5-1/2 , tab 1 , tab hole same as pan hole. Might need a longer bolt
I would image that the length measure just needs to be close and the bracket around the body adjusted up down as needed. Hope to see how close I...

Seventeenth photo, difficult to read, but appears to be BEVERIDGE MOTOR COMPANY , a Ford dealership.
Quite a lineup of model T Fords there. And OH! I don't know if I can handle this! FOUR stock bodied model T Fords with WIRE WHEELS! Two touring cars, one coupe, and one center-door sedan!
Thank you Tom R!

The lengths of the top two leaves of the two older sets aren’t even close to each other. In fact the top leaf out of the old set from my ‘24 is about the same length as the second one down in the set from my ‘24 touring, yet the third leaves down in both sets are very close to the same.

Measuring the new set on my ‘25, I think the shorter set of...

Looks great Dallas!

I used the flat bezel that was on the case in the photo. Actually I didn't remove it. I stuck everything in from the back. When I used one glass instead of two it seemed to click in and fit nicely, we'll see if it stays. From the back I put in the glass, the face plate, the brass washer, and then the meter..

To my knowledge there was no brass...

I can attest to the value of a project hack. My 12 year Hack project has cost me more than triple of what I could have bought a turn key completed car.
I can also say when it coming to family and settle the estate, if you want it for sentimental reasons, buy it back at the estate auction. That will shut the nay sayers down on price quibbling....

Larry-
The brass comes from the wand. The solution is the vehicle that transfers the brass.

Engineers use controlled electrolysis to transfer the desired metal coating from an anode (a part containing the metal that will be used as the plating) to a cathode (the part to be plated). The anode and cathode are placed in an electrolyte chemical bath...

Kerry, soooo the -A maybe means American and the -C Canadian? Wouldn't be the first time such designations were used.

I would think the T museum would like to have those to put on display as that is a item alot of us have never saw before.

I wear size 13 Shoes and the spacing of Model T Pedals is a pain for me. I always drive barefoot (or just Socks)
And set my Reverse Pedal up to be as rearward as possible so it could be applied before my feet hit the other two pedals. The set up looks like photos you see from the time and I like this better than the reverse extension plate you can...

Until we compare parts lists we can still only speculate parts crossovers but I truly believe we're going to have a few pieces at least and we're slowly making headway in that department.
I've still to pull the trigger on an M series parts list or two to start comaprisons. Thanks to Tim M we have a parts list for the 3/4 OF. OF-1?
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Yeah, Mark. It's apparently not so new! As for poor Momma Horse, I'm thinking she's worried about the glue factory in her future.

Steel firewalls for 1917 - 1923 was not something where people adapted a 1923 - 1925 steel firewall - it was a regular Ford sparepart! It COULD have been added later as the wooden firewalls broke down, but it's there in my original danish Ford Sparepart catalog of 1931 just 8 years after 1923. NO mention of using it in place of the wooden type,...

Hi Art,

Thanks for that second act, I’ll get around to doing clips latter in the week and follow your comments as yours looks clean and neat.

I have to think a bit about the clips as this one has a second harness set that rests aside the standard loom. (Made up a tar covered cloth loom for left/right/tail/brake/4way) with the terminal block on...

Always get great service from Dayton. Heck, they made 'em originally!

John, I can talk with some knowledge of the Ford Trico. I bought a pair that were NOS. One was for an open car , the other for a closed car. They came to me with some slight swelling and even some cratering in the delicate potmetal. I remember some cratering in the vacuum chamber which was really pissy to fix. The leather paddle needs to have a...

Here is your hardware.

Good post and pic above Rich! Too bad there's not MORE youth that enjoy the thrill of an OLD car! And I don't mean from the 50s & 60s either. I mean REAL old!! Like our T's. :)

John,
It was very nice for you to take the time to help that lady to celebrate her 100th birthday. Obviously the Model T played a big role in her early life, and I am sure that you giving her a ride released a flood of great memories.
Regards,
Mike

I believe that benzene, benzen, benzol, and similar words have been applied to gasoline. Naptha is similar to camp fuel or white gasoline and a Model T will run just fine on it. It is of low octane, and has a higher vapor pressure than good motor gasoline. Cold weather starting might require a richer mixture and more aggressive choking. Gasoline...

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Over all the other noise, never heard mine, even at idle.

Anytime one coil is operating continously regardless of timer position can be caused by several things as indicated in several responces to the original post. But I can tell you this, it can be very dangerous fire hazard and you had bettered get to the bottom of the cause immediately!
What hapens is shown in the attached photo and worse yet the...

For the 26-27 cars except the Fordor and the Chassis only. The letters identified the mfg of the bracket but don’t know that supplier to Ford.