The Jalopy Journal
I had bought a bunch of crappy 1925-26 front fenders to make some rear fenders from. We cut two left and two right fenders up to salvage the...
After driving it for a bit, we found the edge of the rubber mats needed to be secured. I picked up a pair of 1919 thresholds and we added them to...
Since we wanted to sleep in the bed of this truck, we had to have supports for the side gates to keep them flat. We added clevis eyes to the side...
Next we laid out some slats to see how they rested on the roof frame and what sort of angle we would need to put on the edge of the frame. [IMG]...
Mocked up the side pieces of the roof frame. [IMG] And mocked up the wood spacers that would be applied to the uprights. These were done because...
Back to the build up of the T! We hit another milestone a few months ago, so I'll update the thread to there. After a few more test drives we...
Small update. We tidied up the wiring and started dialing in the engine. But, the ignition kept cutting out. Turned out the on-off portion of the...
It doesn't look like it needs one. And it's hard to get -good- data on how water pumps actually work on these engines. Most Model-T people that...
This meant that we had no neutral, no reverse, no low speed, could not stop while the engine was running and could not shift the auxiliary Warford...
One of the last things to do with the engine is add a fan. Trying to add better components when we can, I bought a six blade Derale fan. This is...
We're beginning to catch up to present day. Mounted the coil. I chose one that did not require a ballast resistor to make the wiring easier....
Yep, that's pretty much how a Hyatt bearing works. It's a non-precision bearing that works well in a non-precision bore. I've managed to build the...
Next we built the floorboards. These are removable so you can access the top of the transmission to adjust the bands as they wear. First the...
As an aside, that neat gear reduction starter allows more room around the pedals. It's hard to see in the greasy mess that the original engine...
I'm glad it's not getting booted, not being an actual hot-rod and stuff.
The path is mostly set. Starting in Trinidad, Colorado we're following the Trans-America-Trail to Lake City. Then following the Engineer Pass road...
Sorry, but we didn't record the builds of either of the SAAB sedans very well. I've got some scattered photos of the racecar build, and another...
That SAAB we built was a replacement for our rally car we used to compete in. It was a full-on-crazy built 2-stroke 1963 Bullnose SAAB. We sold it...
I had been on most of these trails before, but not with an eye of driving a Model T over them. So I reconnoitered them on the way to Speedweek in...
I'll try to post both here and on Facebook during the trip. And yes, Model Ts are weird and fragile. I begged my pal to let me do a Model A...
I'm working on catching up with the current state. We just fired it up for the first time this last weekend.
Next step was to install the front timing cover. This has to be absolutely flush with the bottom of the block, we we bolted the cover and block...
After assembling the longblock of the engine, it's time for the transmission. Unlike modern cars the T has an integrated engine, transmission and...
Back to the engine. I collected all the parts to inspect them and start balancing everything and found, to my horror, I had lost the wrist pins!...
The new transmission drums -FINALLY- showed up. The guy that makes them thinks this will be his last batch, maybe. He's had a hard time getting...
Waiting on new transmission drums. I need new reverse and low speed drums. I've got two full sets out of the car. One is worn to crap. The other...
Still on a break from the Model T right now. Been busy with a couple other projects while we wait on motor stuff. Last year we finished up this...
October in Texas is chock full of events, as that's when the weather finally turns nice. So, I didn't do much other than order more parts. But,...
The engine builder -finally- finished up his work. By coincidence my folks were in Norther California visiting my brother when the engine was...
Started working on the front seat. I bought a few cheap trailer springs to make the backrest support out of. First order was to cut them to size...
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