1926 Model T RPU

[choppinczech]

hmm

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Those Stat-O-Seals seem to be pretty good. I'll get some for final assembly.

Of course I'm not gonna pay for Russell's, Earl's or Goodridges markup. I have time to get them from China where they're made.
10 for $7.99 instead of $5 to $9 a pair.

 

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well i got the leak fixed. here is what i did.

found two thicker copper washers in my junk drawer. i annealed them by heated them up cherry red and let air cool.
i then lightly surfaced them on some 220 grit sandpaper to exposed raw bare copper.
during install i tightened them down snug and then gave the banjo bolt a quick wrap with a brass hammer to "seat" them, then re torqued them.

finished bleeding the brakes and left the pressure on to check for weeping. so far, so good.

 

[choppedtop]

Good fix. It is a shame we have to do things like that with new parts. I wouldn't have thought to anneal them.

 

[rubicon]

Annealing, do you reload?

 

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to pass plumbing and wiring i made provisions to pass through the chassis cross members. i used a 1.5" hole saw punched holes front to back and then welded in a conduit (1.5" exhaust pipe) . This allowed me to keep all the plumbing an wiring out of harms way and tight to the inside of the chassis. Everything has to fit in the 3" height of the frame rail.

 

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Annealing, do you reload?

mmm, no? what is reload?

 

[choppinczech]

to pass plumbing and wiring i made provisions to pass through the chassis cross members. i used a 1.5" hole saw punched holes front to back and then welded in a conduit (1.5" exhaust pipe) . This allowed me to keep all the plumbing an wiring out of harms way and tight to the inside of the chassis.

I like the way you think.

Everything has to fit in the 3" height of the frame rail.

Me too. I'm running my exhaust under the car with oval tubing and these Spintech mufflers.

 

[rubicon]

Reloading ammo. You anneal the neck of the brass case to keep it from getting hard and cracking.

 

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Reloading ammo. You anneal the neck of the brass case to keep it from getting hard and cracking.

ah, i'm with you now. sometimes it takes me a few to gain some traction...

 

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I like the way you think.


Me too. I'm running my exhaust under the car with oval tubing and these Spintech mufflers.

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I like that oval exhaust tubing. thats pretty trick. dont know if i would have thought of that...

 

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finished up the work on the body. I made some foot pockets/vents to better fit my big feet. They are made from 22 gauge sheet steel and bolt in. I tried to keep with the lines of the body. I also got all the glass and bondo work done. put down 3 coats of primer.

 

[tfeverfred]

finished up the work on the body. I made some foot pockets/vents to better fit my big feet. They are made from 22 gauge sheet steel and bolt in. I tried to keep with the lines of the body. I also got all the glass and bondo work done. put down 3 coats of primer.

VERY cool!

 

[choppedtop]

Those look great, and should work for some ventilation.

 

[old round fart]

With air coming there the buffeting air coming around the windshield may not be as bad. Now if it just doesn't scoop up water from the front wheels!

 

[dwsatt21]

Looks good.

 

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Made up some header baffles.
Also installed some auger style mufflers and finish tig welded it all together

 

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update:

Cleaned up the engine and transmission.
Installed new: oil pan and gasket, oil filter, starter, flex plate, steel flex plate inspection cover, transmission filter and gasket.

Started final assembly and electrical work.

 

[cmcdanl]

Loving this build. Badass truck

 

[choppedtop]

I'm diggin the weld job on the headers.

 

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Electrical work complete.
I retro-fit modern 12v hi/low bulbs (9003) into the headlight buckets. I think they will work just fine.

Started work on the windshield.