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20 horsepower is a big 2cyl car. 1&2 cyl cars tend to be on tours of their own and this lambert would be one of the big cars.
A large 2cyl, friction drive, Indiana built brass era car checks all the boxes for me, but I am not in a position to pursue. Two brass era cars is already too many for me in the child raising years.
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About a half an hour ago I found myself without enough battery for a second start… so my 9 year old and all the people at the local ice cream shop got to see a car get crank started. Magnetos are a wonderful thing!
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9 minutes ago, RansomEli said:
Just a slight correction. It's the Bohams Two Generations Collection.
Looks like some really nice stuff. I see some items I would gladly pay 2X the maximum estimate.
There are some cars there that if I thought the high estimate would actually buy…. I would be having a fire sale to free up the money.
2x the high estimate on some of the brass lights right now. Gladly.
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These are covers for plumbing. As of the last time I had to purchase one in brass vs pvc, your pricing is still very reasonable.
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1 minute ago, alsancle said:
the Dry Cell batteries can be a problem with the smart chargers also.
Mine has a button to let it know it is attached to a dry cell battery… other than that everything is automatic. My only gripe is that I have to wait for it to decide if it is attached to a six or twelve volt battery.
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47 minutes ago, joe_padavano said:
Your problem is the (not-so) smart charger. I've never been able to get my smart charger to work on a totally dead battery, so I invariably drag out the ancient dumb charger. Come back the next morning and the battery is fine.
I am certain that is the case, but when I need to walk away I like that the smart charger turns itself off if it thinks something is wrong, as a guy that might not make it back to the garage for a few days I also like that it turns itself into a battery tender once it finishes charging. The smart charger and cordless impacts are perhaps the only tools I prefer modern to old.
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We had an Edison battery box with several glass jar sections in it that took and held charge (I was testing horns with it at Hershey last year)… so… 100 years or so!
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My smart charger had an error on my dead-flat 12 volt battery a couple weeks ago. I put an old charger on the battery for about ten minutes and then went back to the smart charger as I like the turning itself off feature if it doesn’t like something. It told me I was at 12% and proceeded to charge. Couple hours later I was driving.
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They were available standard on many cars and as a common aftermarket accessory.
My understanding is that it was to reduce the back pressure of a muffler as it could negatively impact performance and economy so you used the cutout when out on open roads but ran the exhaust through the muffler when in town to be polite. This is not at all unlike a street/strip car in the muscle era having capped side pipes and exhaust out the rear through a muffler. Simply remove the caps to go racing!
It is also my understanding that the back pressure argument only applies to very few situations nearly non of which were true in the early low compression era, so the cutouts went away for a few decades until they were needed again.
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Your friend has a problem I cannot relate to as I find the only way for a vehicles value to significantly appreciate is for me to sell it, but, there is a bit of joy in ownership to a poor condition version of any car. Doing repairs or even regular maintenance around a nice paint job or pristine interior is stressful at best. I thoroughly enjoy working on a car with a finish you can set a greasy wrench on without worry, equally fun is hopping in for a test drive in the same clothes you were just under the car in.
If a car represents a significant or life changing amount of money for the owner, it needs to be protected and monitored just like an investment portfolio. I am glad I have a 401k and an ira, but neither of them bring me any joy whatsoever and their maintenance is a stressful but necessary evil.
Not being able or willing to take on the financial hit to repair a car if something happens can be another deterrent to enjoying ownership.
There is likely a large number of Porsche collectors out there that would give him a Porsche he can enjoy in significantly better condition with a glove box full of cash and everyone could get on to enjoying the hobby more.
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2 hours ago, drhach said:
I could see not wanting to give up an old wrench, but the new one should be guaranteed for life too. What's the difference? It might be different if they were offering a Harbor Freight replacement tool.
The difference is degrees of turn between clicks.
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I believe the warranty is still there, but he would be trading a good old tool (granted, a broken one) for an inferior new tool.
If you like the exchange idea:Ace hardware also has craftsman now, if they are a more local to you option.
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21 minutes ago, 1937hd45 said:
Just to walk through that collection was a Bucket List item for many of us, please post lots of photos.
But not of Ed.
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I believe that having the hood up long enough to place or adjust twenty or so clothes pins may be sufficient to temporarily fix the issue.
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I would ditch any two part valves. I have seen what happens to the inside of an engine when they fail.
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@Mark Gregush Does this lubricator have more of the design you are after. I just pulled it off of engine 254770, so a couple years older than yours if the carb is original to the engine. I have no history on it.
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On 3/29/2023 at 9:40 PM, Mark Gregush said:
No one thought to ask what wheels he has. Could be disk or it could be wood. Different approaches to removing them for both.
I was thinking the same thing. On my earlier dodge brothers I have a split rim that is easy to get off of a petrified tire, assuming you have a tool to compress the split rim. I don’t know if this is still the case by 1922.
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Pre- Covid all car projects were expected to be twice as much time and money than expected.
post Covid I think 3 or 4 times the cost and time estimate is to be expected.
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8 minutes ago, 30DodgePanel said:
In my best Thurston Howell voice:
"Yes, but will it help with the narrow contact area syndrome?"
I am 6’4” and 265lbs and drive a dodge brothers just fine. Fat man’s wheel required.
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8 hours ago, Mark Gregush said:
I have pretty much all the materials to do the foam route, so if you have time and can grab couple of quick measurements that would be great! I just need the height at the front and rear, even ballpark will work. I tried the reusing springs from a mattress route, did not like the support it gave me so am going with the foam. lol, I suffer from longish legs and narrow contact area syndrome if you get my drift!
On a very worn but unrestored 1915 the front seat is about 7.5 inches tall, the rear is about 8.5 inches tall. My guess is that an inch could be added to counteract age and use.-
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David is correct. I will add that that is a well designed and above average cutout pedal. Likely a $100.00 or more item.
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There are actually companies that have spent a great deal of time and money figuring this issue out. Just use google earth to look at an overhead view of a Cracker Barrel parking lot. Busses, trucks, and campers all get in and out fairly easy… we eat at them often when traveling with a trailer for that reason. Long trips can have me ready for anything but Cracker Barrel!
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The last time I purchased flat sheets of foam for a car seat the cost was high enough to have springs made… but that didn’t work for the more modern car application… now, if you are dealing with used materials that is a different deal and used mattresses and couches are free everywhere. Look at how slightly earlier car seats were made… a wood balloon frame with canvas straps pulled tight across it… then you could go with fairly thin (2-3”) foam over the top.
I would gladly throw a tape measure on the seats of my 15, but assume they would be a little different than a 1920.
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1 hour ago, edinmass said:
Who in their right mind would buy any car without a title. Insane.
In Indiana anyways, a receipt from an auction house is one of the things that will get a new title issued without hassle. The list of hassle free ways to come up with a title is getting smaller though.
Mark Smith auction April 7th, this Friday, who on this forum is going?
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I think this boils down to the towncars being about the most rare of the most common car. The model T guys need something to covet just as a Model J owner might long for an SJ or a guy with a closed Pierce 8 looks at an open Pierce 12.
The T that I really wonder about in the auction is the couplet…. A closed car and an open car, hcca eligible, coveted by the t crowd, rare and attractive enough to hold your head high on a tour with more prestigious cars, and model t maintenance cost. 13k seemed cheap.