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Drum size
Is this a small rear drum on my 26? If so I jave ordered the wrong size Rocky's
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Re: Drum size
Yes, That's a small drum. Also, I'm not sure if the "Rockys" will fit with the Hassler shocks.
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Re: Drum size
I was planning on removing the Hasslers but made the assumption that they were large drums on since it was a 26
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Re: Drum size
The AC brakes may work. Maybe??
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Re: Drum size
The issue is that the most of the after-market shocks have a perch the extends just over the drum. So no shocks with Sure Stop as well
The product description and instructions both include the this note --
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And it looks like the work with original AC brakes https://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/5 ... 1462493500
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Re: Drum size
Is the car really a 1926? Mistaken model years are almost as common as Model T's.
The inevitable often happens.
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Re: Drum size
That's a small drum rear end. More than likely the car is a 25. Pictures of the fenders, cowl, and windshield post will tell the year.
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Re: Drum size
Yes, it's a '26, but it has the earlier rear axle.
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Re: Drum size
Look @ the cover 26 in the recent "vintage ford" Body is 26 on an earlier chassis & fenders.Jerry VanOoteghem wrote: ↑Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:31 amYes, it's a '26, but it has the earlier rear axle.
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How is that a '26 body? If it were, the earlier hood would not fit up with the cowl. It would also have a 1 pc. windshield and a different visor. The top of the cowl would have arch to it, instead of straight. The "A" pillar does not continue down to the bottom of the body, ending in a flared bottom, as the 26's do. I see that the photo credit also calls it a '26. Can't see why.speedytinc wrote: ↑Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:52 amLook @ the cover 26 in the recent "vintage ford" Body is 26 on an earlier chassis & fenders.Jerry VanOoteghem wrote: ↑Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:31 amYes, it's a '26, but it has the earlier rear axle.
P.S. Eric, this is a side discussion, not relavent to your car. Sorry.
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Re: Drum size
Hi Eric. Do you have the engine number? That may help with the year ID. Looks 26 to me.
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Visually this appears the case.Jerry VanOoteghem wrote: ↑Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:31 amYes, it's a '26, but it has the earlier rear axle.
The 30 x 3.5" wheels are non standard also. The norm would be 21". Not to say the car couldnt have left the dealership with these wheels.
They could have been changed @ the time of the rear axle change. The car has been thru a lot of different hands in 95 years.
I would change to the correct rear end. The large drums have functional rear brake shoes as well as being Correct for your T.
If you like the wheels keep them. Be aware that the 21"(low pressure balloon tires) make for a softer, adjustable ride.
As an aside, In fact, if mine, I would put a set of correct wire wheels. I like the sturdier aspect of wires.
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Re: Drum size
Much like my '25/'26 overlap as it's referred to. Classic example that nothing went to waste at FoMoCo. No doubt they used up all the '25 bodies when the '26 bodies rolled off the line. I for one like the '25 chassis under mine as I prefer the old heavier backing plate. I think the "improved" ones aren't that improved. They're flimsy in my estimation. And I don't need the larger drum anyway as mine has RM's also. Just sayin!Jerry VanOoteghem wrote: ↑Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:31 amYes, it's a '26, but it has the earlier rear axle.
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Re: Drum size
I was thinking it might be a “overlap 25-26 car” like my 24 Coupe is. It’s a late calendar year 24 that looks like a 25. They look alike anyway but the details are the difference.
And Ford didn’t waste anything if he could help it. That’s one of the reasons the overlapping year T’s are sometimes not easy to identify by the year.
Your 26 could very well be original as it is.
And Ford didn’t waste anything if he could help it. That’s one of the reasons the overlapping year T’s are sometimes not easy to identify by the year.
Your 26 could very well be original as it is.
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Re: Drum size
Here is the serial # stpes on the frame rail. I will have to write down the engine number again.
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Re: Drum size
An over fourteen million serial number makes it a very late 1926! September 1926 many people would consider to be a 1927 model! So not likely a crossover oddity.
Given the serial number on the frame, it most likely would be a proper 1926 frame. However, you should confirm many 1926 details. Correct frame and cross members, proper (lower) front spindles, fender mountings. Make sure of what you have there. Most likely, at some point in the past 95 years the rear end got changed for some reason.
Does the car have the proper "improved" engine and transmission?
And make sure you have appropriate brake rods! The 1926/'27 brake rods are too short for the earlier rear end! Without checking? No telling what someone may have done?
It looks like a nice model T! Almost anything done improperly can be corrected without too much trouble.
Given the serial number on the frame, it most likely would be a proper 1926 frame. However, you should confirm many 1926 details. Correct frame and cross members, proper (lower) front spindles, fender mountings. Make sure of what you have there. Most likely, at some point in the past 95 years the rear end got changed for some reason.
Does the car have the proper "improved" engine and transmission?
And make sure you have appropriate brake rods! The 1926/'27 brake rods are too short for the earlier rear end! Without checking? No telling what someone may have done?
It looks like a nice model T! Almost anything done improperly can be corrected without too much trouble.