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Published: August 15th 2013
Because our 1913 Model T Ford performed so well, I should tell what was done to the car. All the work done was by Ernie Spittler & me. I babbitted the main bearings, rods, 4th main (ball cap) and line bored them to fit. The main bearings were time savored to the new Scat counter balanced crank. The rods were bored, using a fixture I made in White's Machine Shop, using a Knight Jig Bore. The rods do not have dippers or holes drilled in top or bottom of rod bearing, a 45 degree angle was filed across the babbitt on the cap & rod for an oil reservoir. Other changes are: Stipe 280 camshaft, A 7-1/2 degree nylon timing gear made by White's Machine, Inc., Reader high compression head, <span><span><span>I have the original inside oil line and the outside oil line that goes from the magneto post to the front timing cover bolt, Watts clutch, all three new transmission drums made by Dave Nolting, original Ford rear axle bearings with new hardened bearing sleeves, pinion bearing from Fun Projects Inc., rebuilt early 1913 T Speedometer by Russ Furstknow, Kevlar bands, adjusted 1 turn low pedal, 1/2 turn reverse pedal, valve seats installed by Wes Roll, new rear axles from Ben Hardeman, Texas T's, new Ruxtell from Chaffin's, Rocky Mountain Brakes, did not adjust, a maintenance free E-Timer made by Mike Kossor which performed flawlessly, a new transmission shaft made by White's Machine. Inc. The transmission was rebuilt by Jacque White & Ernie Spittler, it was statically balanced in White's Machine, Inc using their balancer, each magnet was weighed in grams and positioned on flywheel to balance it then taken to Trim's Engine Shop to be Dynamically balanced. The Ruxtell rear was assembled by Ernie Spittler. There were no major mechanical problems, all of these changes performed exceptionally to perfection. The radiator was the most problem, mostly due to the speeds that we traveled, mostly at 45 mph, one time on I-81, 57mph. For this trip a new set of McLaren wire wheels were used for safety. Lost 1 McLaren hub cap (we think it was stolen), lost 1 top prop nut, pulled radiator twice to fix leak at overflow tube at top tank, torqued head bolts, fixed 1 flat tire, picked up a small nail and the ignition switch vibrated to the off position about 10 times. Also fan shaft wore a grove in the brass fan hub, had to put 2 nylon washers and 1 metal washer to take up the space.
Jacque & Mae
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newell atwood
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couple of questions
Do you have original axle bearings with hardened sleeves? or do you have the new modern style bearings? Do you have a standard ratio rear end? or high speed? How did your kingpins work? Do you standard oilers on the kingpins or grease fittings?