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Post by geezerman35 on Dec 11, 2007 6:22:03 GMT -5
I'm starting this project for a disabled internet friend. I met Mack on the Slick 60's forum, where he and others gave me advice on fixing up the 'Ol Foge - my 63 F100. A couple of you that frequent Ol Skool Rodz know him too, Uglyblue66. He has been trying to restore a model T for quite a while. He asked if I could fix this model for him, and I offered to go him one better and try to replicate the T that he is trying to build. In this first foto, Macks project is the upper T, and below it is a friend of his' T, that Mack wants his T to look like.  Here is the model that Mack sent me. I'll be making this into a pickup like his friend's. I've sent out a call for help, wheelwise, in the wanted section. and, last night, dumped her into the brakefluid container.  |
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Post by gerg on Dec 11, 2007 10:33:29 GMT -5
Should turn out nice and what a nice gesture!! I have one question, where did you get the cool concrete blocks used in your mock ups.
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Post by geezerman35 on Dec 11, 2007 15:01:34 GMT -5
Gerg, I have seen them in resin, but these came with the AMT 50 ford converts that I picked up for 5 bucks ea. at Big Lots. Each kit had 4 blocks
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Post by gmckid on Dec 11, 2007 17:29:22 GMT -5
Even though im a hot rod guy Its hard not to like a restored stocker.
Im pretty sure that the wheels on his T arent model T wheels but 21 inch 28-29 model A wheels. Those wheels can be found with the AMT 29 woody/rpu kit and the AMT 1929 roadster kit
This is a cool project and I will be watching for updates
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Post by moparmarc68 on Dec 12, 2007 2:31:51 GMT -5
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Post by geezerman35 on Dec 12, 2007 7:04:30 GMT -5
Yer close to right , Kid.
Blue just emailed me and explained that even tho he's building a '23, he is using '26/'27 T wheels because they are safer drivers. I did ask him to verify that the wire wheels are what will be on his truck. I was hoping that the wheels and tires were seperate, but I guess this kit is too old and they are cast as 1 piece. Had planned to maybe replace the plastic spokes with wire, but we'll see about that.
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Post by gmckid on Dec 12, 2007 17:48:30 GMT -5
Ah so that explains why the spokes are so narrow.
I think you could get away with using the 28-29 wheels.
I have read before that the first thing that most hot rodders did to their Ts before doing any racing was replace the wooden spokes with wires cause the wooden spokes were known to snap crackle and pop.
Personally I actually prefer the wires to the wooden spokes.
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Post by geezerman35 on Dec 15, 2007 6:23:52 GMT -5
I pretty much have the repairs done and have it in primer. Fotos are on the way to my DPMCC album so I can catch up posting some.
Waiting for some donated wheels and will be starting to scratch a bed soon.
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Post by Rick Schmidt on Dec 15, 2007 22:21:32 GMT -5
geezer I'll be keepin an eye on this one Be nice to see a " Custom " T for a change ..... Wait ya mean this is stock ?? dangit I'm confuzed.
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Post by geezerman35 on Dec 16, 2007 6:43:17 GMT -5
Unconfuse yourself, Rick. The Geezer is actually rebuilding a stock Model T! Bob got my pics loaded, so I can catch up. First I had to disassemble, after the brake fluid bath. Evidently regular model glue wasn't used. The entire front end was fused plastic. This was as far as I could get it apart, and I had to break stuff to do that.  I rebuilt the broken spring and replaced the spring perch/ lower radiator shroud.  reworked a junkyard seat to replace the models missing cushion.  Some cleaning up and I got a coat of primer on it.  Scratched a replacement for the missing windshield out of brass rod.  Caught up for now. Starting painting sequences, scratching some top bows, waiting for the wheel replacement, and I'll be starting on scratching a bed. Thanks for lookin. |
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Post by moparmarc68 on Dec 16, 2007 11:03:48 GMT -5
Looking good Clay. I wonder what kind of glue they used on it since its all fused together. Oh, don't worry about Rick being confused it doesn't take much LOL.
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Post by rodburner on Dec 16, 2007 14:30:02 GMT -5
looking good Clay! i was super tied up i guess and didn't get to the emails til' lastnight hehe...  |
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Post by geezerman35 on Dec 16, 2007 15:13:53 GMT -5
I'm thinking it must have been one of those plastic welding solvents, like Tenex. And it was done with a heavy hand.
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Post by geezerman35 on Dec 19, 2007 5:56:34 GMT -5
Pics are on the way to Fotki, but i'm majorly stoked on how the donated wheels are turning out. TRaK member, ddelova, sent me a set of virgin wheels. A little different than the ones I have, but they are seperate wheels and tires, so I was able to remove the tires and drill up thru the rims to replace the thick plastic spokes with .015 piano wire. Instead of 12 plastic spokes there will be 24 wire ones in each wheel.  |
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Post by geezerman35 on Dec 19, 2007 12:08:30 GMT -5
Here's what they'll look like.  Stock wheel on left, finished front wheel , center and a rear wheel on right. When I grabbed a rear, after breezing thru the front, I found a brake drum and I have to 'dig out' the piece of spoke that remains in front of the brake drum. But it's worh the effort because these wheels are looking kool !! T's progress in the this next shot:  ' Bout ready to start painting. |
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