Ford Model T Add On's
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Decent comments and nice slides. I had the NEW T. In late 1925 the 1926 was a bit wider, the coil box was moved to the top of the engine, and the wheels were changed to 21". It also had the gas tank moved to the cowl so there was rarely a hill too steep to climb.
My motometer seemed to work. If it wasn't right, the steam would let me know when the engine was hot. Mine was among the last without a headlight to fender cross bar. I did add an antique STOP lite in the middle of the spare tire with the word STOP to warn people behind that I was slowing from a high speed to maybe a stopped position. I also added chrome bumpers and brackets just in case!
The only other differences, I repaired the wood wheels, stained them, and painted the removeable rims bright red with wide white wall tires. Henry would have rolled over in his grave seeing my T.
Other than those beauty changes, we drove several hundred miles, I got permission to step over the ropes, and took photos of the 15 millionth T so I could make my own interior exactly original. Instead of horse hair or Spanish Moss, I used foam. I used to be called Model T.
I remember all the stuff they had in the J. C. Whitney catalog for the model T.
I bought my 1926 T touring top from JC Whitney back in the 70's. It was an amazingly well made top.
The neat thing about restorations, old cars, whatever, each of us have diverse views on the utility, safety, use and comfort, of the end product. This being my one and only restore, I liked being able to stop the T, the extra brakes, i am able to tell the teen behind me im gonna turn here, the turn signals, and if going uphill and i forgot to fill the tank, i got a fuel pump to save the day. All in all, worthwhile stuff.
Tom
The cabin heater. Haven’t seen that one
Great video...i really liked the music !!
Don't listen to the party poopers who don't like what you've done to your car. They can build theirs the way they want theirs to be built. Some people just don't understand the fun of old accessories. I enjoyed seeing them.
Yep, I am understood here, great......................These old cars hold their interest in spite of added stuff, when at a cruise in, or getting fuel, many folk want to look at it and marvel that anyone actually drove this stuff without an automatic, an AC, and Blu-Tooth......................
Pooper shmooper.. Yer funnie...
No wonder the Model A was such a hit in 1928. I own a '31 Slant with many modern upgrades from the original, making it easier,safer & a better car all round to drive!
Great tips 👍😎
Max, you have an excellent ear for the tunes used. I have this neat little collection of period music, much of which does fall into the time of the car and it's production. Problem is though, its older stuff, scratchy, nicks in the records, and such. So I used the ones similar and I bet your the only fella out there who spotted it. You have a great ear.
Tom
would oil cooler help for uphill rides and when temps rise?
And this. There is the purest among us who follows the original intent on the original design.
For my US Constitution, i totally agree.
On my 25 T, well I get a little leeway. I am not a purest. We have a fellow show up at our mothly cruise in's with a 1911 touring that has been in his family for near 80 years. Neat little car as it has all the rust holes, patch parts screwed down, old gas headlites with Harbor Freight freebie flashlites to get home with at nite, and every possible rot and ruin a car as this can have. But it's beautiful. Character all over the place. Here is original at its peak. The owner followed his heart. I followed mine. Both cars are neat. We are both happy.
Awesome Awesome detail T. Oliver, easy music too. Nice job man
I had a co-worker at the shop where I worked who had a totally stock Ford model T, and it was so original they used his car at auto shows to check the authenticity of other entrants. He drove it to work in the summer, never over 15mph, and after he died his son took it over. My favorite gadget was a pulley you attached to the rear wheel with the car jacked up. With a belt you could run a water pump, a saw or a generator just like they did with steam engines.
I bought a 1926 Model T with the lower part of rear fender cut off. With a large hole in the water jacket, all it was used for was stationary engine on a farm.
@@modeladenny1218 Yes I've actually worked on several model-T engines over the years that were used for pumping water and the like. Because they used a magneto instead of a battery, you just added modern anti-freeze and they could be left untended until needed.
@@bullettube9863 Mine came from Lincoln, Neb. I believe it came with no anti-freeze and back then many didn't know about it.
The running gear was like new inside and out. But the rest showed it had been kept outside.
@@modeladenny1218 Back then people put a solution of 50/50 alcohol and water in their cars during the winter. This was impossible to do during Prohibition, which is why they either made the alcohol poisonous or bought the very expensive new glycol based antifreeze. My grand-father was a mechanic and was able to get alcohol for the town's two police cars so they turned a blind eye to him supplying other people!
@@bullettube9863 From what I was told many people just drained the water at night and refilled with water when driving. My T had so few miles on it the Ford script on the valves looked like new while the rest of the car looked as if it had been sand blasted and left in the weather. The metal was so thick it didn't matter that it had surface rust.
I recently learned that southern Illinois was the worse state for Moonshine and crime of all states. Yet we only see and hear about mountain states. An Illinois Model T would be easy to keep from freezing.
Plus you could drink what was left.
Love it! great video!
Speaking about Model-T add ons, there's one that I have seen on a few T's exhibited at antique auto shows: A long lever located on the middle floor between the driver and the front seat passenger. Looking like a gear shift. I was told that a two-speed differential, after market, replaced the original rear drive. This lever was used to select the speed. Ever see such?
This car had such at a prior time, and I had to remove the remaining stuff, a cross member support for the tranny, a cut out body cross member and such, replaced the parts with items rx'd from parts "T'"...Gotta say, the purist's among us love to be critical of efforts deemed too modern for this 25. In my defense, I wanted it that way, so there! Ha!
Those were called a Ruckstell axle if I'm not mistaken. Friend of mine has a '26 sedan with the 2 speed rear.
There was a Ruckstell 2 speed rear end that had a shifter like that. I found a Warford auxiliary transmission that attached behind the factory transmission. It also had a shifter that came up through the floor. There was a 2 speed model that gave reduction and direct ratios, then there was the 3 speed model which gave reduction, direct, and overdrive. The second one was intended for the TT truck. These had a worm drive differential with a lot of reduction for torque, but it came with the price of limiting the top speed to about 25 mph or so. The overdrive helped the trucks get a bit more speed. I had the 3 speed in my '26 coupe. I found that with the car differential ratio, the engine did not have enough power to gain any more top speed using the overdrive. The brake in the transmission also suffered with the overdrive as it took a longer distance to stop the car. Some of these accessories make a T easier to drive on a tour, but people have to decide for themselves just how original they want their car. Are time period accessories OK? Are modern accessories such as hydraulic disc brakes that increase safety and driveability OK so long as they don't change the character of the car?
And the aftermarket was born.
this is great love the mirror Idea
When I drive a old car I want the feel of driving a old car
Love it!
I think it's needed to reply on a few thoughts left by folk as a comment on the video presentations offered on my 25 T. I belong to a local antique auto club in my area. Membership in the 50's and all with a huge range of car types. Each have distinctive touches and all are departures from the original. None compete against the car or its owner. All reflect personal ownership pride and desire. And all look great. So its a personal choice every time. Ok?
Adding accessories or other changes was most people did right after the bought a T. Eventually some of the accessories were offered at Ford dealers. The T was a bare bones car, and things like mirrors were added to make driving easier. The T was designed in flat Michigan. The brakes on a T are not up to the task of mountain driving in Colorado, so better brakes were designed.
1. Aermore.
2. Rocky Mountain brakes.
3. Ruckstell 2-speed axle.
4. Dipstick.
5. Grease nipples.
6. Door seals.
7. Sealed ball bearing hub.
8. Float-A-Ford shock absorbers.
9. Electric fuel pump.
10. Timkin tapered roller bearings.
11. Scissor jack.
12. Jack stands.
13. Mirrors.
14. Suicide doors.
15. Turn signals w/hazard position on stalk.
16. Moto-meter.
17. Spotlight.
18. Brake lights.
19. Oil filter screen w/ magnet.
20. Klaxon horn.
These are what I want. The original horn will still be there, but the Klaxon will be for if that isn't enough. The Aermore will be for if neither of the horns work for some reason.
bells and whistles!
VERY COOL!
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Ok good morning
I can assure you that the turn signals do NOT look 'kinda' period!
Is there an overhead valve conversion in your future?
There was one in the past...
"Somebody Stole My Gal."
Wakey Waaaaakey!
5:34 I have those same turn signals on my 48 Pontiac!
Battery powered starter?
Back in the 1960's I had a Mini and there was a large cottage industry that sold parts to modify those. My father told me that in the 1920's a similar thing happened with the Model T, he said that you could even buy the parts for a conversion from the straight four to a straight eight engine. I wonder if any survive to this day.
Where would you put a sttraight eight in a Model T? Maybe stack them !
@@modeladenny1218 I don't know, it is just what my father told me (he was a mechanic in 1926, nearly two lifetimes ago). I assume the chassis rails would have to be lengthened plus a lot of other mods.
The time to read the description of the accessory is way too short.
of the accessory are too short.
In fall of 1934 my grandfather upgraded his model T by buying a 35 Ford.
Your Motometer should work. They are not designed to contact the coolant liquid, but instead read the temperature of the steam in the radiator.
Yeah, you would think that, but not so. The thing was designed for radiators without a neck extension, and this one has it, so the coolant, or steam, or hot water does not do it. Nope, gotta be in the water to work.
T. Oliver Model T Ford:
Could you slip on a piece of copper tubing to transfer the heat to the motometer's bulb? Maybe epoxy it at the top end. Don't get epoxy on the bulb as it would act as an insulator.
Here is an interesting thread about the Motometer on the Model T Forum: www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/179374/255003.html?1324520815
I read the Model T Forum article on all this and it seems reasonable about the proper function of the Motometer. Very likely I have one that does not work properly, but if placed in liquid it registers some. The engine really does not overheat and with a remote infrared reader, the thing shows good temps, and significant drop across the radiator back to the engine. Guess I will just keep on considering the Motometer a looker more than a cooker. Thanks.
I saw the felt filter for the oil some back. Since engine and transmission share the same oil, its a two for one thing. Truth be told it is a partial filter as much of the oil is kicked about inside the transmission and misses the felt. But it is a neat idea. I thought it best to not apply it here on this car. What happens when the felt fills up with gunk? Floor out, tranny cover off, replace, put it back together. Thought it un needed.
Tom
The only fellow one has to satisfy is the one who owns it. Thats me. Old cars always have add ons. Like a fuel pump. Not period but it works. Turn signals. The look is old. At 77 i qualify too. Add ons? I got a new heart valve. Am I an original? No. The T represents history and looks good too. Aimed for that one. Got it too. Tom
Where's the aftermarket oil filter?
Even though T's did not have an oil pump, there was a filter available. It was felt, and installed under the access panel on the top of the transmission.
Yeah but as you originally said..
Fun video for sure but presented way to fast and couldn't even have time to focus on what was being showed. Still got some enjoyment from it by going back over and over.
+Rickarama Trama I just click on the image to pause the video after each scene change than click again to move on. I read slow so find myself doing that a lot on UA-cam.
All I ask is, show me your restored 1925 T Coupe or any antique auto you restored before adding negative complaints on what I have laid out here on UA-cam. All told over 20 k bucks, four years of my time, and a lot of effort and sweat. Ok? This was a first and last for me. I figure I did a pretty good job on it overall. Got a lot of enjoyment on the project too.
While all the stuff IS cool, It does sort of rob a T of her character.... Not knockin ya, My T is a hotrod version, I just really dig the old tech.
Seen hot rod versions, and mine, and others................All fit what we wanted, yes?
T. Oliver Model T Ford Ayup. Like I said, I ain't knockin it.
'industry'
certain people want to drive there model t and not keep it under a plastic tarp all the time. so that is why they got all that.i would rather keep mine original but im under pressure to follow certain codes, each state is diffrent. turn signals are a must. because the modern driver is poorly educated.i seen monkeys with better driving skills then the drivers in houston. they dont know hand signals. even the cops here dont know them.i rather spend 130 on a turn then traffic tickets
Yep, I see monkeys as well on the road, some of 'em fly too................."Fly my pretties, fly".......
That dipstick looks atrocious.
Annoying music turned me off.
you just took all of the character away. You might as well drive a modern car if you want all of that stuff.
Nope, it's still drives just like a 1925 Model T Ford.............
661300VW agreed! Some people just can’t leave well enough alone. He ruined it with that modern looking crap like the turn signals and the mirrors. They look ridiculous.
Hokum, per the title slide these were all to be presented as period accessories. A fuel pump, fantasy.
Music sucks