Projects Me to a T

That looks cool !! JW

 

Thanks JW
This could be the slowest build on the HAMB

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Good things take time and that its not the only project to attend too. What is the Radiator Shell off? JW

 

love it...I had seen this thread before and lost it. keep up the good work, I'm looking at a '21...

 

if your hobby is building , why would you want to finish?

 

Hi JW
Rad surround is a little obscure - Snub nose Morris commercial from mid 1920s - the passenger version better known by the bullnose rad and that wee american side valve engine.
They look better on a single seater but am hoping I can make it work on my T.

 

It works well with me,well done!! At the end of the day its not a damn 32 item. JW

 

Haha
yea my cut off date for all parts on this build has been 1928

 

While the single seater is nice, I really like the looks of that green delivery!!

 

You better watch out , making sacrilegious statements like that. You will be banned from the next town North!

 

Yes i see, but Lloyd's a good friend and tolerates my views. JW

 

There is a Bullnose Morris roadster on Trade me .
https://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=2298516329

 

I snapped this one at Gaydon last year. Think it has the US continental motor.

 

^^^^^^
I like!!!!

 

Your car has much nicer lines.... JW

 

It is about 8 years to the day since I started this thread. It may take another 8 years for me to finish this build however much progress has been made over the amazing Auckland summer we are having. Model T wire wheels gone and Riley knock on wheels adapted to 1927 chev rear axle and model t front axle - this took quite a bit of working out. Engine just requires headers and a new honey comb radiator core being made so hoping its a runner by the end of summer (March April). Spent the today on the marles steering box and column and sorting out throttle linkages. Brakes are now functional but road test may prove otherwise.
Then I have to work out how to get it out of the front yard where I have assembled it. There is no vehicle access so a tree and a few yards of fence will be sacrificed. My carbon footprint just gets bigger.
A few progress picks below.

 

Looks like a time capsule find...love it !! JW

 

A few progress shots
1. body came through the black gate sideways
2. Marchal headlights mounted
3. mounting Riley stub axles to chev diff housing.

 

the shade tent is so I can work on it during the summer days without branding my hand every time I pick up a spanner.

 

Thanks JW - coming to a hill climb down your way soon - hopefully.

 

I'm just catching up with this awesome build...love the nod to the Yesteryear...and me thinks your going to have to make a bigger gate soon @Kume...

Question for you...what is that bracket sticking out from the upper 1/4 panel?...top related?

 

Where is this Hill Climb you speak of, sounds interesting....is it the Cliff Hanger event? JW

 

Hey Stogy. Yeah never really liked that tree to the left. The bracket is hood bow support - was thinking of having a hood but not so sure now so it may go.

 

Replant it, they're just ornamental weeds...

Are we thinking the same bracket...perhaps you fellas call Tops Hoods...perhaps Ford called them that...just making sure...awesome gow job...



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yeah when you fold down the hood (top) the bows rest on these saddles.

 

I was initially building it for the Chelsea Walsh hill climb in Auckland that my club ran but health and safety among other things has put an end to that venue. The roadster is roughly based on the John Gerber blueprint so will be entering any hill climb and dirt track /grass track event that I can qualify for when it is finished.

 

Cool JW

 

Marchal headlights look great. One thing about those old vintage French Marchal headlights, Even as found in a barn or on a wreck they are almost allways in good condition behind the glass.

 

LOOKING GREAT MATE!

 

Nice! Great collection of parts that all seem to fit well, what are the wheels & hubs from? The radius rods both front and read are placed just right, nice overall look.

Bob