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Drove it to work! 35° in the morning. Worked on it a little bit in the hanger this evening after work. Tightened up some things and found out that my spring that keeps pressure on the windshield hinge snapped in about five pieces! No wonder it kept blowing over in my face!
They look suspiciously similar to the Radiator Springs.... Soon it will be winter time! I'm hoping to get some projects done that I didn't get to last year

One of this winter season projects is replacing the rear tires on my 1924 TT. Getting the tires and rims off the wheels wasn’t too bad, but getting the old tires off the rims was a challenge. After I got the lock rings off, I pried with my TT tire irons, and drove the old tires off with a hammer and blocks of wood. After several hours of hard work, I finally had them off. They had been on there for at least 50 years. However the truck has spent almost its entire life in indoor storage, so the rims were in good shape and I found little rust.

Next I will have the rims and rings sand blasted, primed and painted. After I put the new tires, tubes and flaps on the rims, I will take it to my local truck tire dealer and let them inflate the new tires in their tire cage. I have heard to many stories about what happens when a rim ring lets go to do it my self.

Respectfully Submitted,

Trent Boggess

Got my "new to me" fancy colored sun visor installed on our '19 Centerdoor - pretty snazzy if'n I say so myself !

Fixed the timer! My Model T was running pretty bad, so I rectified the situation!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-PDswiyUTQ

November 1st… I had to “dig out” of my overnight Halloween parking spot! Too much “candy” to drive home Thursday night…
That visor looks really nice, and I find mine makes a helpful, giant rear view mirror when it’s down. Is yours adjustable or fixed, and what material is set in the frame on that one? Mine has a primitive type of green plastic sheet that has become brittle and foggy…
-Chris, in Boulder.

Mine is adjustable & it's the green celluloid, I believe that's what it's made of.

Polished and reinstalled the carburetor adjust rod, carburetor pull and commutator pull rods, found and installed a proper four wire loom, removed and serviced the fan assembly, reinstalled with a leather fan belt, reinstalled radiator, started her up on three quarter pulls and went to supper.

I began varnishing the wheels. For my first time, I chose to do the rears as a pair and finish with the fronts. One of the rears is better than the other, and the two fronts undoubtedly will be improved upon further.

Not entirely sure I’m going to keep them this way. I may start over or I may paint them as proper. The goal was to seal them before our incredibly dry Alberta winter to mitigate any potential shrinkage.

Choke rod was rubbing against carburetor heater.
Loosened the two carb bolts and the 5/8" brass nut on the fuel line, twisted away and re-tightened everything.
There is 1/16-1/8" clearance now.

Got the steering column installed, front end adjusted properly, horn installed, and front fenders installed. Oh, and about 5 pounds of cotter pins (it seems). Whew! I am not thrilled with the sheet metal fit but based on what others tell me, along with pictures of original cars, I am guessing fit wasn't all that spectacular when the cars were new.

Next is to install the gas tank. Then lots of little things followed by the job I somewhat dread, the top bows and top.

Looking good, Gregory!

Nice - I really like the Gull wing radiator cap !

Thanks, Steve. I think it adds a nice touch. Plus I got it from a really fine gentleman!

Refurbished an original muffler and ordered some needed parts.

It started as a simple project, but sh1t happens. It turns out that my Runabout has heavy connecting rods on cylinders 1 and 4. The others are light. The difference is 43 grams.

I need to replace one of each due to worn bearings. The best rod is a heavy one. It's practically new. I don't have extra cores so I will be searching for those. For now, it's going back together until spring.

The wife and sister in law drove their A's and I took my '27 Tudor for a 55 mile run up the Bull River Hwy. to check out the fall colors. All the Western Larch have turned yellow as did the aspen. Lunch at the Half Way House and back home. Probably our last run of this season, weather moving in.

I took Henrietta to the grand opening of our new clubrooms. Thse are some of the T's present. This photo was taken a couple of months ago, through the fabric mesh on the security fence. We have eight other car clubs as tenants and two community groups as well, so it is well used.

Allan from down under.

So, Allan;…. you folks ‘down under’ have never heard Henry’s famous words: “you can have any color you want - as long as it’s black”. Beautiful colors tho’

George, most T's brought into Australia came as chsssis only. To encourage the automotive industry, there were heavy tariffs fully assembled cars, of any make. Before the Ford factory in Geelong came on line in 1926, each state had a Ford distributor/agency. These contracted or built their own bodies. Hence there were numerous different body styles throughout the country, of varying quality. As production was limited at each facility, a customer could order any colour the body builder was prepared to offer.

The barn fresh car I am working on at the moment is a good example of this. It is a 1922 Duncan and Fraser Adeleide built car.Their standard bodies were well built and finished in a few colours. But this one shows input from the customer. It has full leather upholstery. I have never before seen this on a standard body. It is painted dark green. The usually black factory Ford fenders and splash aprons are painted the same colour as the body. It is fitted with a suite of accessories offered by Dand F, a Corbin speedometer, Nickel plated kick plates, A steering column mounted pair if controls for mixture control and an extra air device on the inlet manifold,and nickel plated radiator shell, headlight rims and windscreen pillars. Most of this stuff was reserved for their coach-built special bodies like my 1925 wide body roadster.

Holden's Body builders, also in Adelaide, were contract body builders. They built bodies for multiple brands of cars, from Austin 7's to big Buicks. They even built bodies on T chassis for special orders from the Victorian Ford distributors Tarrant Motors.

You need to come and see for your self. Our 2025 National Rally is in the historic precinct of the Victorian Goldfields, centred on the city of Ballarat. See you next October. If you have room in your luggage, I need a couple of new pairs of bibs!

Allan from down under.

That Duncan and Fraiser sounds like an excellent car.

Was honored with having 0ne of the grand marshals in the Phoenix veterans Day parade Sargent Rosa Regalado 3 tours with the Army & 3 tours with The
Navy as a combat medic in the middle east! Craig.

Thank you for the imported Model T explanation Allan. I had no idea. I guess the chassis had other sheetmetal except bodies ? And your thoughtful invite to Octobers Ballarat tour interests me. That’ll conflict with the Texas T Party Marshall, TX tour. But that’s 4 1/2 hours away so I might fly into Melbourne instead.

In November I have been driving my Model T to work 2-3 days a week in SW Michigan. We have had some of the most beautiful fall weather this year. I am very lucky that my office is right next to Lake Michigan and I have been taking the opportunity to stop at the beach and watch the very early sunsets as I leave work. One of my first projects when I restored my car was to replace the acetylene burners with halogen bulbs. The headlights are not great, but they are good enough to drive home at 30 mph on back roads in the dark. When they put up the snow fences in Michigan you know it will not be long until it is all covered with snow.

What a beautiful photo. Should have entered it on Lang’s 2025 calendar.

I have mostly enjoyed admiring my T in the shop as I have been busy running a combine for our renters, however the other day three goose hunters stopped by asking to hunt our property. Then they saw Henry sitting in the shop and forgot about hunting and I answered many questions about the T. They were absolutely amazed at this car. I asked them if they would be interested in experiencing the joy of riding in a Model T. Guess what we did?

Stan, that light blue car is actually grey. It is a 1922 Duncan and Fraser Adelaide built standard bodied car. I owned it's twin in the late 1960's. This one is a beauty, for its originality and sympathetic restoration. No fancy nicklel plating or accessories on this one, unlike the barn fresh one I an working on.

George, you'd be most welcome. Entrants have indicated whether they can offer passengers a ride throughout the days. One fellow who rode with me in 2016 has indicated that he is interested in coming out again. Be sure to bring a camera!

Allan from down under

Don't do pics but snagged 5 wire wheels and four hubs for the '26 touring. Had them painted by a friend, got new Lucas tires, tubes @ Snyders. First ride the wife and I were amazed at the difference rode and handled so much better. Wingnut

Sun Country Model T Club did a presentation @ Painted Rock Academy for their study of the industrial revolution. We had a good collection of
T's and Alan & Mary Travis brought out the newest of their collection a 1905 SIZAIR et NAUDIN single cylinder race car. Alan gave a fascinating
history of early motoring. We shared the cars with the kids & answered a lot of questions. Craig.

Sizair et Naudin 1 cylinder Race Car ? Such different concepts in early automobile design - from France ? Is that a semi elliptic spring in the middle of the radiator ? Does the hand crank shaft really intersect the middle of a forward flywheel ? Fascinating !

Hi George,
Yes it's a Simi elliptical spring that the king pin is attached to & the king pin slides through the axle making it independent front suspension.
I believe the crank has a gear reduction on it? The engine speed is controlled by changing the cam lift. The transmission is actually the rear
end & it changes the pinion gears (3) to change speed. And the frame is wood.
Craig.

George House wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 15, 2024 11:13 am

Sizair et Naudin 1 cylinder Race Car ? Such different concepts in early automobile design - from France ? Is that a semi elliptic spring in the middle of the radiator ? Does the hand crank shaft really intersect the middle of a forward flywheel ? Fascinating !

Don't laugh! A Sizaire Naudin was a contestant in the 1908 New York to Paris Race.

Pulled my roller bearing sleeves today for my Centerdoor

Went to a swap meet down in Albany Oregon put on by the Model A club down there, the Enduring A's. Got a few treasures! Eisemann cross drive magneto. Need the tabbed nut (Langs list it but need to check), gear teeth look good. Someone has added an extension to the oil filler and looks to have a hole for oil feed.
The KR Wilson generator test station has a different motor added but wiring all leads are there. Would need the drive pulley and rear centering piece to use the armature cutter which if the read the information can also be used to do the undercut. If someone had a photo of that part (the pulley assembly. looks to have teeth to match the generator gear), would be great. It has the drive pulley with slots for gear teeth, that's a plus.
Sorry they are a bit out of order, been fighting issues with camera and ran out of cloud storage so things get a bit muddled.
Page 48 of the 1926 KR Wilson catalog shows the pulley. Can't get just the KRW catalog to link, so go to main title listings, down the list open KRW catalog, 1926.
https://cimorelli.com/mtdl/default.htm

Nice find ! I'll get you some photos later Mark - mine is just missing that under-cutter fixture.

Thanks, that would be great !

Today was the last drive of the season. Time to put Henry up on blocks, and prepare for next year.

I had my first ever drive of a Model T yesterday. I have just finished rebuilding the transmission and diff on my unrestored 1914 touring car. I loved the first impression of driving it, couldn't wipe the smile off my face when I let her drop into top gear and I felt the torque pull me away at a greater pace than I expected. My first impressions were low and high gear are a LONG way apart and strewth, that steering is direct! What a wonderful machine Henry designed so long ago.

Really nice looking brass touring Bill. I see we have another commonality - early 20s Model F Fordson….
The front spring appears original to the car too ..

Many thanks George, my friend. Yes, that tapered leaf spring fits my car perfect! I love the early model F Fordson's as well, that one is made in Cork, Ireland.

Took Jake for his checkup

Pulled the motor and found out bad news today.

Sorry to hear and see that Jeff, let me know if I can help. Jim

Jeff, the metal stitching is a perfect repair for you to now have a set of hardened valve seats fitted.

Allan from down under.

Replaced a worn out brake cam on my current Centerdoor project.

I also replaced the rear bearing sleeves, found usable bearings, repacked them and put brakes on my chassis.

Hi Jim
Thanks for the reply. Joe Bell is getting me all fixed up but thank you for the offer.

Made some more progress on fitting the metal panels on the Delivery Car.

Great progress on the body Mike!
It looks like it will sit nicely on that
Chassis!

I love the wide tire design

Finishing up the front axle assembly on Daisy.
A huge shout out to Dan Hatch, who installed Stevens Tool axle inserts, and fitted/reamed new spindle and tie rod arm bushings.

Spring was taken apart, cleaned/cleared of rust, and coated with graphite paint.

My earlier posted issue with the one enlarged spring eye was solved with an oversized bushing from Grainger, taken down sufficiently to be pressed in & reamed.

Dan also had a wishbone in much better shape than the one I took off, but the ball does require some rebuild. Doing the weld up & shaping process now.

Here's a pic of the unit....seen here in its test fitting, not final state.