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[AlwaysFSX]

20 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

“Bruh check out my model T with navigation” 

 

just doesn’t have a good ring to it

"Does it have Apple Car Play?"

[JoaoPRSousa]

20 hours ago, Oskar94a said:

An update on my 1927 model T build/restoration project.

 

The engine is beginning to actually look like an engine now.

 

I have sourced a high compression head , which was an accessory of that era.

 

It will give me about 5 more HP,  it may not sound like a lot but it's 20HP original, making a 25% increase lol.

 

I have also disassembled the rear axle/differential, it's reusable except some roller bearings and sleeves. Also babbitt bearing plates are replaced by new in steel. 

 

I've also restored a set of early model A wire wheels, (the T wire wheels are rare) and sourced adapter plates.

 

I might have a rolling chassis at the end of this year.

 

LS swap when?

 

just kidding  nice progress you got going on there, must have not been easy to source those parts

[Bitter]

12 hours ago, Oskar94a said:

 

Around 6:1 lol.

 

Original is 4.5:1 

I didn't know gasoline would ignite below about 7:1!

[Bitter]

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mOTYvJ1

 

This would be useless crap on my GF's 1.6T Escape, correct? I've heard of the Fiesta with similar engine liking a more open air box but it's got a lil more boost than the Escape.

[Oskar94a]

8 hours ago, Veczen said:

That's looking pretty nice. Gonna be ripping the streets with those 25 burly horses. The only issues im thinking of are slopes and gas mileage. Kinda want to see something a bit more than restorations sometimes though. Like just improving on the old designs with new tech and seeing how much better they can be, without making them into a "ricer" of course.

Gas mileage are quite good at 1 liter per 10 km. 

 

I see what you mean, it would be interesting to see a well thought out design.

 

1 hour ago, JoaoPRSousa said:

 

LS swap when?

 

just kidding  nice progress you got going on there, must have not been easy to source those parts

You'll be surprised, there are tons of parts, new and old with some parts being more rare than others.

[OldFord76]

Anyone keeping up with the Hot Rod power tour? Im watching the Vice Grip Garage series on it. Great youtube car channel btw, 10/10. 

[TVwazhere]

On 8/23/2021 at 11:01 PM, vetali said:

I really like how they look aside from the soft top versions. They look pretty silly.

I kinda wish there was a soft top option for the Two door (I'm seeing photos of them but maybe they're a 2022 option), but as far as hard tops go, Ford is apparently making a big deal about the roll cage design for when either top is down for passengers getting a completely unobstructed overhead view of the sky. 

[AlwaysFSX]

14 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

I kinda wish there was a soft top option for the Two door (I'm seeing photos of them but maybe they're a 2022 option), but as far as hard tops go, Ford is apparently making a big deal about the roll cage design for when either top is down for passengers getting a completely unobstructed overhead view of the sky.

Boy I'd sure love to get my skull caved in by a pointy rock on the ground.

[Bitter]

13 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

Boy I'd sure love to get my skull caved in by a pointy rock on the ground.

Good to see you're just gonna jump to some of the most braindead conclusions possible. How foolish of me to forgot this is a car community, and car communities are full of toxic idiocy where you can't even have a slight opinion on something different from the norm, GOSH! /s

[TVwazhere]

33 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

Boy I'd sure love to get my skull caved in by a pointy rock on the ground.

They still have cross braces

[AlwaysFSX]

4 hours ago, Bitter said:

Good to see you're just gonna jump to some of the most braindead conclusions possible. How foolish of me to forgot this is a car community, and car communities are full of toxic idiocy where you can't even have a slight opinion on something different from the norm, GOSH! /s

I blame the brain damage for my opinion(s).

3 hours ago, TVwazhere said:

They still have cross braces

Phew, I'm safe

[Bitter]

Still safer in a roll over than the OG Bronco or Bronco II. They gonna roll out a Bronco II?

[bcredeur97]

if you want to do serious offroad i'd def get the hard top. Soft top is just cool to cruise around in. 

Although personally I'm not a fan of having to deal with replacing a soft top when that inevitable time comes, due to being out in the sun constantly

[bcredeur97]

Another year, another hurricane 

 

just part of life here lol 

[AlwaysFSX]

6 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

Another year, another hurricane 

 

just part of life here lol 

When do we send your state off in to the gulf?

[bcredeur97]

4 hours ago, AlwaysFSX said:

When do we send your state off in to the gulf?

hopefully not in my lifetime lol

[AlwaysFSX]

2 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

hopefully not in my lifetime lol

Time to blow up some ice caps and expedite the process.

[bcredeur97]

5 hours ago, AlwaysFSX said:

Time to blow up some ice caps and expedite the process.

Didn’t know you hated me gosh lol  

 

is it the Volkswagen? Lol 

[AlwaysFSX]

1 hour ago, bcredeur97 said:

Didn’t know you hated me gosh lol  

 

is it the Volkswagen? Lol 

No, you're fine, but the state has to go.

[bcredeur97]

5 hours ago, AlwaysFSX said:

No, you're fine, but the state has to go.

You prob right it’s been on a downhill all my life pretty much 

 

good news btw looks like the storm keeps shifting East so won’t affect me too badly. New Orleans is gonna get the worst of it looks like 

[AlwaysFSX]

8 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

You prob right it’s been on a downhill all my life pretty much 

 

good news btw looks like the storm keeps shifting East so won’t affect me too badly. New Orleans is gonna get the worst of it looks like 

I bet they're real happy they still live in a bowl.

[arnavvr]

16 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

You prob right it’s been on a downhill all my life pretty much 

 

good news btw looks like the storm keeps shifting East so won’t affect me too badly. New Orleans is gonna get the worst of it looks like 

Y'all better hope that they reinforced the Lake Pontchartrain Dams properly... don't want a repeat of that.

 

23 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

Didn’t know you hated me gosh lol  

 

is it the Volkswagen? Lol 

Trust me, I've had people tell me that my state deserves to be sunk into the Pacific. You just get used to it after a while. 

[bcredeur97]

3 hours ago, arnavvr said:

Y'all better hope that they reinforced the Lake Pontchartrain Dams properly... don't want a repeat of that.

 

Trust me, I've had people tell me that my state deserves to be sunk into the Pacific. You just get used to it after a while. 

Haven’t heard anything bad yet! All good here where I am actually barely any rain today just a little breezy. But I’m like 80-100 miles west of the center of the hurricane. 
 

New Orleans is pretty much getting the worst of it now. 

[AlwaysFSX]

16 hours ago, arnavvr said:

Trust me, I've had people tell me that my state deserves to be sunk into the Pacific. You just get used to it after a while. 

Once we get rid of California the rest of the country will do much better ecologically.

[Bitter]

2017 Tucson bought 3 months ago, 52K miles. Ran it out of oil, added oil and started driving again. Bang. Long block is disco from the dealer, just short blocks. Looking for used so she can run it out of oil again.

 

Someone got their timing set wrong LOL!