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Although I love the ambition to just make a part you are missing, aren’t these already reproduced?
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3 minutes ago, JFranklin said:
But back then you could hang a horse thief!
I am willing to apply the rule to car thieves.
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Why on earth was this moved to the Lincoln zephyr section?
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My guess is that seat started life out as a rear seat of something quite early.
It is neat and it is priced in the range of an ok used golf cart. If you had a 300 foot long front yard this guy would seriously add smiles to the daily trip to the mailbox.
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8 hours ago, 1937hd45 said:
Reality is you would need to be in your late 30's to take on any of those projects, and nobody in there 30's now is really interested in projects.
I am still working on projects I started in my early 30’s. Ugh.-
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Restoration supply usually has all the parts you need to run your gas lights.
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2 minutes ago, edinmass said:
Post more photos, or I’ll call your wife and tell her you bought a Pierce Arrow……….project! 😏
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8 minutes ago, edinmass said:
Look what I found four miles from my house in Massachuetts ………… the kind of car you dream about.
That really is a good looking car.
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This worthless piece of crap. I think in the excitement of his son wanting a tool my father forgot to steer me towards good tools. He has done much better since. @gossjh
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19 minutes ago, oldford said:
Do you ask the customer to pay for that time taken to change washers or do you do it for free?
Flat rate pricing and pay. I do all kinds of stuff I don’t have to and the only person that pays for it is me.
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5 hours ago, Bhigdog said:
Just out of curiosity, I'm wondering what method you prefer if the screw slot is not horizontal upon reaching optimum tightness. Do you opt for over tightening and distortion or do you find under tightening and loosening over time the better option. Just askin.............Bob
on hvac equipment everything gets a foam seal that gives me about three turns to play with between tight enough and having to worry about it.
Otherwise usually back off or start over with different washers.
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6 minutes ago, 1937hd45 said:
That will lead to another on jacking up the wheels and rotating the wheels so the hubcap script is right side up and in alignment with the running board screw slots. 🙂
Are you telling me that on your car you don’t have a point of each lug nut aimed at center?
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I imagine that sometimes this came down to the individual worker.
I work in heating and cooling and can tell you that every ssu switch cover, furnace door, or anything else that takes a flathead screw is horizontal when I walk away from it. Nobody will notice, it doesn’t matter, I would lose sleep if it weren’t so.
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On 5/8/2022 at 7:21 AM, Huybregts said:
I have send a radiator 3 years ago to restore this one to the US.
I never hear of the guy.
Can you help me to find another radiator?
email: john_huijbregts@hotmail.com
Might be a good idea to list what type of Maxwell you need a radiator for. I have some GA or EA radiators available. We also make the stamping for the front of a radiator of that era for those having one made.
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1 hour ago, oldcarfudd said:
Drive the Brighton Run.
That sits at the top of my list as well. Preferably in a vehicle I own, Indiana built, and from the 1800’s. Options are limited but do exist.
Also on the bucket list is to have a 2cyl, 4cyl, 6cyl, and 12 cyl at the same time…. And all brass era. Options slightly less limited than the previous.
do the entirety of US 40 and RT 66 in vehicles that predate either.
Use a prewar car for daily transportation: Indiana winters, salted roads, and all.
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If I am reading the master parts book correctly it does seem like a change for the slower occurred in the 24 production. An earlier ring and pinion would fit and high speed ones have been made.
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The drill technique has worked well for me…. Especially for reassembly.
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On 4/28/2022 at 7:39 PM, erichill said:
I married well. The last car I purchased was a 1931 Ford Model A speedster. My wife was overseas at the time and I text her saying I am buying a car. She immediately texted back" Cool, need any money?"
Does she have a sister?
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Take this as you will but I find myself equally immersed in the car hobby both before and after marriage…. Not so much during.
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I don’t feel much of a need for this product, but curiosity is going to make me check the ID of a 40 S&W case against a valve stem the next time I go shooting.
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Things like this happen fairly often, I once realized in the grocery store checkout lane that the 3.99 brisket I made a trip for rang up at .39. I pointed it out to the cashier, put the beef in my truck, and went back in for a couple more. Last week an online outdoor store had 223 ammo at nearly half price at the 400 qty only. 400 rounds was way cheaper than 300 and it was up for several hours. They didn’t honor large orders but sent you some at that price.
Human error happens. Each individual can decide if they take advantage of the deal or go across the street to pay more.
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7 hours ago, trimacar said:
The Hupmobile Model 20, 1909-1911, were beautiful little cars. The next generation, as seen above, were very unfortunate looking, in my opinion. I have heard they're great driving cars, though...
We traded our way into a 13 model 32 and kept it just long enough to get it sorted enough to drive around a little. They are wonderful little cars: quick, enough speed for touring with similar vintage cars, but you will not be one of the fast guys on the tour, a wonderful ride for the era, a pretty forgiving gearbox…. They would be on my list for a car to keep around and enjoy as a cheap “brass” car to bum around in… you know, if dodges that fit that role didn’t exist.
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I plan to have the 15 there, but am wanting to start accumulating everything it will someday need. It’s going to stay unrestored for several years though.
I thought the 16 would be a parts donor but I cannot bring myself to do it to a decent car. It is in the process of getting new exhaust valves from an ‘18 engine I was given for free and then we will see if it wants to be a car again…. Well, I suspect I will find it wanting in a few other areas.
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I would like to find better front fenders for my 1915, I believe repairing my rear fenders is inside my skill set but better metal to work with wouldn’t bother me if affordable.
I am also looking for: a drivers side rear door for same.
For the may of 1916 car I am after speedometer and a vacuum tank. I have zero pieces of the vacuum fuel system, incorrect similar parts acceptable for getting this car back on the road.
I have early parts for trade or will buy if I am capable.
located in Lafayette, IN. Will go to Hershey this fall and likely a few other events before then.
1909 Maxwell LD
in "Not Mine" Automobiles For Sale
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The LD makes a perfectly capable car for 1&2 cyl tours. Common enough that some knowledge and parts availability exists and generally reliable. They are quite popular with the Maxwell crowd due to their aesthetics vs the a, ab, and ac models. I think trimacar more or less has the value range nailed on the head. To get to the 30k mark it would need to be a nearly perfect example in form and function, but a tour proven car that was tired but presentable could still be over 20.
these cars have a 2 speed planetary transmission and not a tremendous amount of power to keep you using high gear on a large hill. That said, they will climb anything in low.