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Yeah, well ya know I've got to be messin' with ya!

Think I'm gonna plunk down the $$$$$ and go moly for the Bronco II. I think if I stick with a good diet I can keep it around 2400 or so using either a Windsor or a modular for power, heck might even join the 21st centruy and run EFI and a supercharger!!!! Gonna be a long winter, and too much time to sit around and think!!!!!

Thanks Tom!!!! As for the top bows, I forgot what you said, did you want to use round tubing???????

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Thanks Tom!!!! As for the top bows, I forgot what you said, did you want to use round tubing???????

Square tubing.

Drove my stock T out to my son's place again today, another 20 miles, sure is fun to drive, I get lots of waves and stares.

Originally Posted by Tom F

Square tubing.

Drove my stock T out to my son's place again today, another 20 miles, sure is fun to drive, I get lots of waves and stares.

Betcha you get looks wherever you drive it---gonna be a blast to have them both done and runnin'!!!!!!

Whats max speed on the stock T Tom? I use to have a neighbor that had a farm stocked full of original T's. For the most part I think they were all original. Ummm....think his name was Paul Cotton. You guys may know him...I dont know. He has since passed and I believe his cars are gone. I've got fond memories of him pulling out of the driveway into traffic with his T's.....clogging up traffic and getting an occasional honk in anger....all the while Mr. Cotton would just grin and give a toot back...guess that was ooogah!. I really liked those cars.

Yesterday I got the drivers side pillar/front cab corner more or less finished. Filled the void where the drip edge was. Got rid of the lead for the most part and welded the pillar lower to the cowl. Man that metal is real hard to weld with lead in it. Took some serious cleaning. If I knew it was going to be that hard I would re-leaded it instead.

Today. Going to finish the passenger side and get the rest of the floor in it so I can get the steering/brakes/dash finished. I'm sure this is a no brainer but.....I've smothed my dash up and going to tilt the bottom back quite a bit. I concidered just welding the dash in permenant. I'm in a tailspin trying to decide. Any thoughts?

Dave G

Originally Posted by Stovebolter

I'm sure this is a no brainer but.....I've smothed my dash up and going to tilt the bottom back quite a bit. I concidered just welding the dash in permenant. I'm in a tailspin trying to decide. Any thoughts?

Dave G

If you'll still have room to install the gauges, heater and other things that go in and around the dash, I'd say weld it.... worst it can do is make the whole structure a bit less prone to flex.

[QUOTE=Stovebolter]Whats max speed on the stock T Tom?

Some say 48 mph for a car and 28 for trucks. I had mine going 42 (on a GPS)this summer with 4 big adults. That's kinda hard on the engine. The 26/27 closed car Ts were the heavest of all the years they built them. Today I again drove it out to my son's place against a heavy north west wind, had my thoughts if it would make it.

My son compares the Model T to a Harley; parts are all ways falling off...... the lug nuts and wheel last week and yesterday the oil breather cap - found it today on the highway though

Can hardly wait till the coupe is done and on the road....... wasn't planning on putting a heater in it but changed my mind after driving today without one..... 40 degress and that strong NW wind.... brrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Yeah, I still like it! I do remember when I was in the Air Force and going to Tech School in Wichita Falls, Tx. one of the penalties paid for taking a weekend trip to Dennison to party usually resulted in SPAM and peanut butter being the snack of choice until pay day rolled around again!!!!!! Was it worth it??? You betcha!!!!!!

Spam is great stuff! Fry it cubed up with some potatoes, scrambled eggs, and add tobasco sauce.

Sounds like Fred has really logged some miles!!!! What an animal!!!!! Anxiously awaiting the pics of yours at 99,999.9, going to have fun showing them to my Yamaha rep buddy!!!!!

The coupe is coming along nicely, heck the rear fenders even match now! Did you get the pics I emailed you yesterday, Tom????

OH, I forgot that you don't get E-mails..... I sent you a reply right away. I said: WOW !!! I'm empressed that the fender looked soooooooooooooo good.

Hope you don't mind that I show your handywork on here, but the picture tells it all.

Fred put on more than 35,000 miles this year on his Venture, last year it was over 42,000 the picture of him was taken a year ago last Spring, on the south side of Lake Superior when I drove up there to Yooper land to work on my bike.

Looks a bit chilly to be biking! It's great to see a motorcycle with 100k! I had an old Honda 750 with 60k, and my current Harley has about 65k and still runs strong, just needs a lttle suspension work!

Wow. I'm impressed too! When I worked for Kawasaki I bought a ZX7RR in November. Got to uncrate and put it together...if you can call it that. There's not much to put togther. By the time spring rolled around I had already logged 5000 long, very cold miles on it. You fella's have got some reeaaal thick skin.

I rememberrrrrrrr a 1 hr trip home from Fayetteville in 25 degree weather. We had to stop in a little town called Dry Fork just to get warm. Upon stopping I tried to put my feet down but they didnt respond. Down to the ground went bike and I. Legs cramped up. Couldnt feel them. Of coarse you fella's have fairings...but I'd still concider you tough with that weather in the North.

Dave G

Just to date myself a bit, the year Tom's Venture was built was the same year I went to my last Yamaha new bike school...... Even got to have one very similar to Tom's as a demo that year.... gettin' old, ain't I??????

Naugh Dave! We age to perfection is what my granmother always said. Its just a shame we dont live much much longer.

Dave G