1925 Model T Pickup - Restoration

[vascon2196]

More exhaust and carb removal pics.

 

[vascon2196]

Carb removal...lots of great information is available on how to properly restore a Model T carb...looking forward to it...seems very straight forward.

 

[johnmcc69]

Cool project Chris! Great pic's of the disassembly.

John

 

[vascon2196]

Thanks!

Here are more pics of the Carb rebuild. I drilled out the brass plugs used to block the ports...cleaned out the ports...removed the valve plates and sandblasted the carb body. I also used a little JB Weld to hold the nameplate back in its place. Next I have to plug the holes back up and put it all back together...saved $175 to rebuild the carb myself!

 

[vascon2196]

The rest of the carb rebuild pics.

 

[vascon2196]

I turned up 3 small brass plugs to re-fill the port holes. The port holes were free from dirt and chips but it was good practice anyway.

 

[vascon2196]

Engine top block and valve cover removal. When I flipped the head over on its side a mouse's head popped off onto my workbench! He must have got stuck there a long time ago because he was almost dust...I have a lot of cleaning to do now!

 

[vascon2196]

Remaining head block removal pics....with the mouse's head!

 

[vascon2196]

Putting the carb back together. There are little staples that hold the choke plates in place...those are really tough to line up properly! The drain plug threads need to be chased with a die...can you believe the thread is a 3/8"-20? I had to order a special tap and die online.

 

[vascon2196]

Carb rebuild continued...

 

[vascon2196]

Hogs-Head removal. The hardest part about this task was getting through all the grease! Other than that is was very straight forward. When I was removing the pedal nuts I lost two of them in the transmission somewhere! Oh well...I'll find them eventually.

 

[vascon2196]

Loosened the transmission bands...removed all the mounting bolts & nuts...and cotter pins (sooooo many cotter pins). I cleaned up all the mounting bolts and chased all threads clean.

 

[grapegro]

Hello Chris, brings back a lot of memories, my first two cars were T models. While you are on the transmission, when replacing the bands, make sure you use bands with the slip on end when restoring the transmission. This enables a band to be replaced without dismantling the transmission in case of broken band or dislodged brake lining. I am following this story with great interest.
Norm

 

[vascon2196]

Thank you Norm! I noticed in the catalog they sell "improved design" bands...this must mean exactly what you are talking about. Thanks for the tip.

 

[BMyers]

That appears to be a '26-'27 hogshead. I redid a '25 roadster about 8 years ago, you are bringing back allot of memories.

 

[vascon2196]

More memories to come!

 

[vascon2196]

More hogs head removal pics including pedal removal and front steering rod removal...still getting ready to remove the engine...waiting for the money fairy so I can buy an engine hoist.

 

[vascon2196]

The rest of them...still trying to get all the old grime off the cover! I'm going to leave that bronze c-shaped shifter in place...it rotates smoothly and I don't feel like grinding and hammering out the rivets.