Model T Engine

[Eric Macleod]

You have that right. That is a super cool video. 

Eric 

[Belugawrx]

Thanks for sharing !

[afx]

Thanks Bruce.  The detail on most of the engine is quite good.  However they made no effort on the spark plugs.

I removed the blobs and reshaped the plug recesses with a ball bit.  I am working on some replacement plugs.  If I can't find or make anything acceptable I'll just leave them out.  Also added a connector to the exhaust manifold for the pipe.

 

 

 

[Eric Macleod]

Much better on the head.

[Straightliner59]

I am really enjoying this thread. Very nice work on a very interesting subject (old mechanical stuff!).

[mchook]

Thanks Bruce.  The detail on most of the engine is quite good.  However they made no effort on the spark plugs.

I removed the blobs and reshaped the plug recesses with a ball bit.  I am working on some replacement plugs.  If I can't find or make anything acceptable I'll just leave them out.  Also added a connector to the exhaust manifold for the pipe.

 

 

 

This looks great! I think if you use some pins from a watch band & cut them off short it would make great looking spark plugs for you. The Model T is one of my favorites, during the summer my daughter & I take out my father's 1923 T pickup every weekend.

[afx]

Thank you Eric and Daniel.  Mark, Mr. Norman Veber hooked me up with some out of production spark plugs.  I think these will work just fine.

[tedd60]

OMG .... sparkplugs.  I had to carve my 1/18 spark plugs out of an old allen wrench because I didn't have the styrene.

Very cool project.  I'm thinking of doing something similar to VW 1200 cc and 1600cc engines because the ones in the available die casts are HORRIBLE and I think I may have need for them. 

[Randy D]

Well this is definitely something different from your bench JC   Like all detail you are putting into this !  Nice find on those plugs.

 

Randy 

[Dennis Lacy]

The detailed spark plugs make an immense difference!

[Straightliner59]

I love those old R&D Unique plugs! I still have a few left, but, probably not enough to do more than one eight cylinder engine, if that. Wish I'd bought more of them!

[afx]

Very clever Ted using an allen wrench for the hex base of the plugs.

I have always had an interest in old classic and hot rods Randy. There have been a few Model T projects on the forum that have inspired me.

Thanks Dennis. I'm keeping an eye on the build-off.

I wish had more of these plugs too Daniel.

Here I have added the turned up radiator hose connection.  Its too long but I want to have some material to work with if I ever decide to install the engine in something.  And Eric please note that I've added the magneto post. 

 

 

 

 

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[afx]

And Art here are the oil level petcocks.

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[iBorg]

This has gotten my interested in building a T engine. I agree the AMT engine is a lump. What a great build up.

[Eric Macleod]

Looks just right. One last detail I might add would be to add the bolts and fingers that hold the exhaust and intake manifolds in place.

Now that you have it this far how are you thinking of painting it?

[afx]

Thanks Mike.

I have been thinking about the exhaust/manifold stirrups Eric and I have a few ideas.  As far as color it appears black, green or a combination of the two is the most common are there other options? 

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[Brizio]

Looks great! You should reproduce it in resin. 

[Eric Macleod]

As for colors there are a couple choices.  The standard (or most recently accepted) party line is all Ford engines were body color until mid-1925, when the cast iron parts were painted dark green. So, a 1911 would be blue, a 1909 red or gray and everything from 1914 to midyear 1925 black. As I said, this is the most current information from the International judging community. The rest of this is not controversial.  Carburetors are black trimmed in brass. Hoses are red with cadmium plated hose clamps. The fan belt would have been a natural tan color . Spark plugs are white (though i have seen them in lavender) and have a very dark bluish - gray base with brass caps. The exhaust manifold is natural cast iron and the intake and heat pipe engine color. You could also paint all of the cast iron components natural iron gray too. If you need photos of a finished engine or more of a weathered engine let me know. 

[afx]

Thank Brizio.  I don't see this getting resin cast.

Eric - you are a wealth of Model T information.  I would love the see any photos you are willing to share.  I would like to go with something other than black or green if I can.  As it sits what period would my engine resonably represent? 

[Eric Macleod]

Given your preferences,  if it were mine I would use a natural cast iron color for all cast peices, the block,  cylinder head, timing cover,  fan support , and transmission cover  (we call it a hogs head). With a touch of weathering it will look great. Call it a 1923 engine as that was the most common year T sold. LOTS of them came unequipped at that time. I'll run out to the barn tomorrow after work and try to get a photo for you.

Eric 

[mchook]

Any progress? I hope to see some soon.

[afx]

Sorry Mark my '64 Falcon has been occupying my attention at the moment but I'll get back to this eventually.