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rustyrim · 04-25-2013, 09:08 AM

banned

bart78 · 04-25-2013, 09:31 AM

Do what ever you want to do. What are your plans for using it. To just drive around town? Or actually go some where. For me a stock t would just be used to go around town in or drive some country roads. They are easy to drive but they are not comfortable for long rides. And they are slow. But it's a model t so you know what you are getting. The main question is why are you wanting to do? They made so many t's. so they are not that rare.

Gumpy · 04-25-2013, 09:43 AM

Howdy Rustyrim=

there alot of modified model T's out there and many which have been altered the question I always ask myself is how much money do I want to put into it, there is always a time limit when I am building something and $....your son has the right idea! gump

Steve Jelf · 04-25-2013, 09:54 AM

What do you mean by easier to drive? Many times people unfamiliar with the Model T assume that an alteration from stock is an improvement. Sometimes it is (safety glass, lined brake shoes, bronze thrust washers), and sometimes it isn't (water pump, distributor, twelve volts). There are all sorts of attitudes on what changes to make. Mine is that I'm willing to add safety features, but I want a Model T, not a rod, so I want to keep the things that make a T a T. If I want to go fast I'll drive a Packard. Others are more willing to modify, sometimes so far that I'd consider it no longer a real T. But I don't know exactly where that line is. It's a free country and you can do what pleases you, but I'd urge you to do some homework first and read up on the common changes people make. Check out the MTFCA forum for awhile (it's the most active one), and you'll find some good arguments over modifications. Sometimes the discussions between the purists and the revolutionaries get a little heated, but you can read the points made by both sides and make an informed decision.

Steve Jelf · 04-25-2013, 10:00 AM

By the way, welcome to the affliction, as we commonly say. Here are a couple of links for the new Model T owner.

http://dauntlessgeezer.com/DG80.html

http://dauntlessgeezer.com/DG79.html

CharlieB · 04-25-2013, 06:51 PM

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I'd like to know what you have in mind.

04-25-2013, 09:08 AM	#1
rustyrim Junior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: new haven ct Posts: 12	which way to go? banned Last edited by rustyrim; 01-27-2015 at 12:46 PM. Reason: spelling

04-25-2013, 09:31 AM	#2
bart78 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Stephenville tx Posts: 1,019	Re: which way to go? Do what ever you want to do. What are your plans for using it. To just drive around town? Or actually go some where. For me a stock t would just be used to go around town in or drive some country roads. They are easy to drive but they are not comfortable for long rides. And they are slow. But it's a model t so you know what you are getting. The main question is why are you wanting to do? They made so many t's. so they are not that rare.

04-25-2013, 09:43 AM	#3
Gumpy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sf bay area Posts: 1,464	Re: which way to go? Howdy Rustyrim= there alot of modified model T's out there and many which have been altered the question I always ask myself is how much money do I want to put into it, there is always a time limit when I am building something and $....your son has the right idea! gump __________________ "I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in Charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about". Quote by Henry Ford

04-25-2013, 09:54 AM	#4
Steve Jelf Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Parkerfield KS Posts: 526	Re: which way to go? What do you mean by easier to drive? Many times people unfamiliar with the Model T assume that an alteration from stock is an improvement. Sometimes it is (safety glass, lined brake shoes, bronze thrust washers), and sometimes it isn't (water pump, distributor, twelve volts). There are all sorts of attitudes on what changes to make. Mine is that I'm willing to add safety features, but I want a Model T, not a rod, so I want to keep the things that make a T a T. If I want to go fast I'll drive a Packard. Others are more willing to modify, sometimes so far that I'd consider it no longer a real T. But I don't know exactly where that line is. It's a free country and you can do what pleases you, but I'd urge you to do some homework first and read up on the common changes people make. Check out the MTFCA forum for awhile (it's the most active one), and you'll find some good arguments over modifications. Sometimes the discussions between the purists and the revolutionaries get a little heated, but you can read the points made by both sides and make an informed decision.

04-25-2013, 10:00 AM	#5
Steve Jelf Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Parkerfield KS Posts: 526	Re: which way to go? By the way, welcome to the affliction, as we commonly say. Here are a couple of links for the new Model T owner. http://dauntlessgeezer.com/DG80.html http://dauntlessgeezer.com/DG79.html

04-25-2013, 06:51 PM	#6
CharlieB Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Toms River N.J. Posts: 515	Re: which way to go? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I'd like to know what you have in mind.