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  1. jboggess

    Antifeeze or water?

    Hey there, just curious what you all put in your Model T's? For a long time i have been using just water, but for a couple years now i have been using antifeeze and havent had any issues. What are your thoughts?
  2. jboggess

    Mitchell Over Drive 26% or 36%

    I noticed that there are 2 types of Mitchell Over drives that you can purchase from the Mitchell web site,,, a 26% or a 36%,,, i wonder what would be best with a standard 3:78 ratio rear end....
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    Temperature Gauge

    Decided to install one of these gauges, so cool highly recommend it.
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    Drive line, speedo, and standard ratio

    I don't post much so i thought i would share today's doings. Putting the speedo back together in the drive line and finally have a standard 3:78 ring and pinion in the rear end. Just getting it all back together. Whoo hoo
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    California National Car Tour

    Anyone go on the California tour last week? We managed to get our 29 roadster there for its first tour, and it even made it across the Golden Gate Bridge. We were the only ones there without an overdrive so we brought up the tail end but still fun, Started in Paso Robles for a couple days, then...
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    Problems titling a speedster

    Just wondering if anyone else has had problems getting a title for there speedster or car if it never had one... last month I went to the DMV asking what paper work I needed to get my speedster titled and they told me. After a month i went back today with all forms, signatures and pictures ready...
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    Tilting 29 Roadster

    Hi all, so recently in another post I been telling about how I been getting my roadster restored and going. Well the other day I put my front bumper on and noticed that the bumper is tilting to left. After taking some measurements its a good 1 1/2" Inch difference. Apparently its the left bumper...
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    New engine problems

    Hi all, i dont post much but just wanted to get your thoughts on a couple of things, i recently had my 29 engine rebuilt locally, after a week of installing it in the car and wiring it up and starting it up, there seems to be 2 problems with it. 1, water is starting to leak from the head gasket...
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    Engine oil, Regular vs Non detergent

    Im sure this has been discussed many times, but who runs regular 30 weight in there engine? Any problems? I only run non detergent in mine because i hear the regular oil can damage the magneto.
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    Happy running T again.

    Just getting around to posting this but,, the last 2 warm seasons my T hasn't been running good at all, to even get it to go down the road decent the spark had to be advanced all the way down,, so i cleaned the timer out, cleaned the carb out,checked the plugs, no matter what i did it just...
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    1915 Model T Speedster

    Hi all, thought id share some pictures of a speedster I bought from a family friend. So the story goes he built this car years ago, but he pulled the engine recently to put it in his 1915 center door coupe, since apparently that's more important. He was thinking about parting the speedster out...
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    Clovis California Tour

    Just got back from a little Tour in California and thought id share some pictures. Even though the tour was open to all pre 16 cars it felt like a Model T tour just because most of the cars were T's. Some of the T's broke down just because the one day we drove up to Shaver lake which was driving...
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    Reintroducing my Model A

    Hello all, just reintroducing myself and my Model A, I shared this picture about 2 years ago but just wanted to update the progress on it, my family picked this 29 roadster up 2 years ago, and 2 years later this is progress on it. I thought it deserved to get showed off a little bit.... More...
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    Manila Brown ?

    Hi all, so i found this picture searching the site. Is the name of the color. Manila Brown? Thanks. Hope the owner of the pic doesnt mind me using it. Thanks a bunch. Getting the Roadsteer painter next week. :)
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    Front spring

    Hello all, looking for one of the front end springs for the chasis. I need the 1st one, the tiny one. Ill be checking back daily. Thanks in advance.
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    29 Model A front axle springs

    Howdy all, was wondering if anybody has any 29 model A front end springs laying around or i need 2 of the smaller leaf spings. Mine are cracked. Thanks a bunch.
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    Eletrical Problem, question 289 v8

    Hey all. Crazy question. So i recently restored a 65 Ford Mustang, with a 289 V8. And i have a problem. When the engine is off, and the key is out, and when there is nothing eletrical running on the car, the battery dies over night. Now when i undo the battery cables and leave them off over...
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    65 Mustang fixer upper.

    Hello all, well after 8 years of fixing up my Mustang "Holly", i get to show her off. Its been a tuff restoration, been tempted to sell her alot, but after driving her to the gas station leagally for the first time this week, theres no way i can sell her. Hope you enjoy the before and after...
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    Crazt Oil Change

    So i just bought the Model A below, and did an oil change, after takeing out the oil plug, a cup of water flushed out before the oil drained out. Any body else had this happen? Could it be condenstation from seting all those years? Could it be a crack in the the engine somewhere and water is...
  20. jboggess

    Hello all

    Just wanted to say hi to every body and to show what i bought, 1929 A roadster car. Unrestored ofcourse, but starts and runs great. We will be painting it this summer. Hopefully we can take it on some Nickel Tours soon. Also we own a Stock 1913 Model T and a 1912 EMF. Nice to meet you all.
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