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What Have You Done to Your Model T in January?

Post by varmint » Sun Jan 21, 2024 4:47 pm

Made two A-pillar brackets that support the door check strap and the kick panel.
Square nuts welded on the back side.
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Re: What Have You Done to Your Model T in January?

Post by varmint » Sun Jan 21, 2024 4:55 pm

Wife did an adhesive test with three different products on two different types of scrap panel boards.
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Re: What Have You Done to Your Model T in January?

Post by varmint » Sun Jan 21, 2024 5:17 pm

Cut out and trimmed nine panel boards so far. Drilled holes.
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Re: What Have You Done to Your Model T in January?

Post by vping » Sun Jan 21, 2024 8:32 pm

Many, many things.


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Re: What Have You Done to Your Model T in January?

Post by South Park Zephyr » Wed Jan 31, 2024 3:35 pm

I took the water pump off, added a Waukesha Ricardo head, and replaced both tie rod bolts and bushings in my 23 runabout
In preparation for our “Tour De Frost” (mid winter attitude adjustment) that is happening 2/17 here in St. Louis.
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Re: What Have You Done to Your Model T in January?

Post by Bryant » Thu Feb 01, 2024 9:08 am

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I started the process of converting my Tudor into a pickup. The amount of decay in the inner workings of the back half of the car are just to much. Plus I kinda loved the idea anyways. Please don’t kill me.
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Re: What Have You Done to Your Model T in January?

Post by Distagon2 » Thu Feb 01, 2024 11:31 am

Went completely through my 1912 engine and did considerable amount of meticulous adjusting and tweaking. Recharged magnets, set magnet to coil ring gap properly, a hundred other things. Runs great on magneto! And Heinz coils that were rebuilt by RV Anderson some years back. Test runs using an NH carb but will use the Holley H1 or possibly the Kingston 6 Ball (I have two of them). I am declaring the powerplant complete and can now move on to putting the car together.
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Re: What Have You Done to Your Model T in January?

Post by 1925 Touring » Thu Feb 01, 2024 1:17 pm

Finished rebuilding my transmission with the help of a fellow club member!
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Re: What Have You Done to Your Model T in January?

Post by Norman Kling » Thu Feb 01, 2024 2:23 pm

Wiped off the dust. oiled the front and rear axles and shackles, checked the oil and water levels, checked the tire pressure and freed up the sticking choke shaft. Then drove down to the Museum last Saturday for the monthly open house at the museum. This is the Alpine Historical Society museum. We have vehicles from a buggy, to my Horseless carriage, and a 1942 GMC fire engine which was used locally. The buggy was used in our town back in the early 1900's and restored by myself and several others. And my 26 Touring was restored here in town by me. We also have many other relics of our town's past.
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