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The Vintage mechanic booklet is a Re-print of the actual "Model T Ford Service" manual.

I couldn't get the cam out because I need a 1 1/8 open end wrench to get the cam nut off. My tools are 46 years old and I didn't have one, my son's tools are new to 20 years old and he didn't have one either. But today I went to my uncles 90th birthday, and guess what, yup he had one. The manual shows it as a offset wrench so I might have to "tweek" the wrench a little bit to make it work.

Here's some more pictures of the T, the couple in it is my youngest son and his wife (might have posted these pictures before).

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Definitely open to wild and crazy ideas on this one, it's all for fun!!!!!!

Some ballast in the back, plexi in the floor, and make a wheel stander out of it!!!

Just what you need......................................another project!!!!

Originally Posted by Tom F

The Vintage mechanic booklet is a Re-print of the actual "Model T Ford Service" manual.

I couldn't get the cam out because I need a 1 1/8 open end wrench to get the cam nut off. My tools are 46 years old and I didn't have one, my son's tools are new to 20 years old and he didn't have one either. But today I went to my uncles 90th birthday, and guess what, yup he had one. The manual shows it as a offset wrench so I might have to "tweek" the wrench a little bit to make it work.

Here's some more pictures of the T, the couple in it is my youngest son and his wife (might have posted these pictures before).

HEY TOM!!!!!!! How's come you didn't bring me this one instead???????????????

Way kewl, you better keep it away from me!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Some ballast in the back, plexi in the floor, and make a wheel stander out of it!!!

Just what you need......................................another project!!!!

Somebody posted on here awhile back that you ain't gonna die till all your projects are done.....Looks like I'll live forever!!!!!

I know, I know...but hey, it was ugly, homeless, and barely runs....What could I do but bring it home with me??????

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

...but hey, it was ugly, homeless, and barely runs....What could I do but bring it home with me??????

Two peas in a pod???

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Two peas in a pod???

Yeah, busted ain't I???? Heck, when I was a kid my Mom ran away from home!!!!! Dad had to stay, they flipped a coin and he lost!!!!!!!

Dave that would be cool. An over powered, undersize Bronco II with a monster engine, might make a hot rod snow plow! We're going to have to call you Dave the tool man Taylor!

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

HEY TOM!!!!!!! How's come you didn't bring me this one instead???????????????

Way kewl, you better keep it away from me!!!!!!

Well I'll make you another bartering deal............ I could trade you a couple of cars or trucks that get 30+ miles a gallon, or a "NICE" 28 Dodge, or a Corvair Engine, or a couple of scooters, or some slot mags, or ................, or .............

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Well, got the coupe back in the shop..

Ahhhhhhhhh where's it been???????

And how come the roof seems to end up being used for storage?

It's just such a perfect height to set things on!!!! What can I say??????

There ya go Dave, just what you need, a ford to chop up! I say tub it and it will look like Fred Flinstones car!

Got the box off my pickup today, the rest of the truck is painted so I figured I might as well get the box done, too.

Anyway, never did like the stock tailights so here goes another mod.... Still have to build the racerback fairing for the front of the box, too.... Shouldn't take a whole lot of time to get things finished up.....

Well IC2 thinks I am competing with him to finish my '29 but actually I am two years behind Brian Rupnow! I soon have to get ready for my summer job which will pay for a top on the '29 so I took a few pictures to show what I have done since the last pictures of the dash and steering. There are still a LOT of details but I have been putting on the mechanical stuff while still postponing the odius wiring job. Here is a picture of the radiator shell, headlight bar, part of the alternator mount and the air cleaner. I am waiting for a fan from Speedway (15" fixed blade stock car fan) and Brookville is supposed to send me the little stainless brackets for the radiator rods in a day or two. Actually IC2 was very helpful in recommending to just chunk away on it some every day I just work on a few things and of course each time there is a trip to Auto Zone and/or ACE Hardware but I try not to go fast because when I do I make mistakes. As usual just about every piece "almost fits", like when I had to grind a little off the intake to get the alternator to lay down, three tries at finding the right size fan belt etc. Oh yeah, I just had to have a "Quail" for the resto look. What you don't know is that I am fantasizing I am "restoring" a Model A, but one with a little giddyup under the hood.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Here is what the radiator shell looks like from the front. The picture is a little dark but you get the idea, I hope. Hey Dave, how about that blue oval? There is a story there. I bought the cheapest oval and it didn't fit, then I bought the medium priced oval and it was a press-in that rattled so finally I bought the most expensive oval and it has a screw bracket and fits nice and snug. Moral: buy the good one first! Yeah, it's got a blue oval, a Ford "V8" on the horn button and noname valve covers on a plain vanilla SBC. Why? Because I am limited in skill so I need to take the easy path to make maximum use of the well developed aftermarket parts based on the chevrolet 350, the most bang for the buck. Hey I have had enough need for a rat tail file, If I had gone the way of the Ford 302 as IC2 did, the path would be much more difficult. It'll be a great ten foot car, looking good from ten feet away!

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

That is really rich Don, the way the air cleaner reflects off of the firewall, the grill againest the paint. Very Very Beautiful car Don, awesome.

I really like the way you covered up the old stocker taillights Dave, what you have cooking for taillights?