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Offline strik9

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Ford T tool kit research/guidelines
« on: April 20, 2016, 11:03:32 PM »
Not hard fact, just a guide to model year correct kits.

   Any omissions or errors please chime in.  The main source of info is period Ford service bulletins.
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The only bad tool is the one that couldn't finish the job.  Ironicly it may be the best tool for the next job.

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Re: Ford T tool kit research/guidelines
« Reply #1 on: April 20, 2016, 11:11:51 PM »
I always have trouble with pictures on this site.   Feel free to copy these and flip them topside up.

Sorry guys. 
The only bad tool is the one that couldn't finish the job.  Ironicly it may be the best tool for the next job.

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Re: Ford T tool kit research/guidelines
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2016, 10:15:40 AM »
They look normal to me?
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Nice work on the list! Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Ford T tool kit research/guidelines
« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2016, 03:01:36 PM »
Copy it, spread it around, make it presentable or whatever valid use you can find for it.

     Much thanks to the fine folks at the MTFCA forums for making copies of the original documents available online.   this would not be possible for me without their help.
The only bad tool is the one that couldn't finish the job.  Ironicly it may be the best tool for the next job.

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Re: Ford T tool kit research/guidelines
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2016, 08:08:06 AM »
Excellent reference, Thanks for sharing your hard work. It will come in handy! 

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Re: Ford T tool kit research/guidelines
« Reply #5 on: August 12, 2016, 07:38:35 PM »
strike9, thanks for the research and posting. Around the Detroit area we encounter a lot of the "Ford" tools at garage sales etc. Any chance that your research has extended the tool kit info out thru the Model A (1928-31) era?

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Re: Ford T tool kit research/guidelines
« Reply #6 on: August 13, 2016, 03:13:49 AM »
The T era was 19 years, the A was 3.   The. A tool list was unchanged during production.   One big and critical detail is the Ford script was not specifically required and a lot of similar tools could have been, or possibly were not in Ford kits. 

    I have really been unable to know for sure with the loose wrenches because most didn't have part numbers either.
     The best info I have found for lists is the MAFCA forum and posted lists for concours grade competition.   
The only bad tool is the one that couldn't finish the job.  Ironicly it may be the best tool for the next job.

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Re: Ford T tool kit research/guidelines
« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2016, 03:47:41 PM »
Just getting back to this thread... Thanks strik9. No Ford script required; well that explains why I see lots of tools that appear to be
"Ford kit" tools, some even have a bit of black paint but no Ford Script.

Joe B