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T-Time Technical Tips


Mounting Tires

Mounting new 30X3 and 30X3½ tires, especially new Firestone tires, proves to be especially challenging. A tip that worked especially well for Russell Furstnow was to take the spare tire out of his wife’s car, let the air out of the spare tire and then insert the deflated spare into the middle of the new Model T tire. The spare tire was a tight fit inside the Model T tire (the size of the spare is 225/60-14, but a 185/70-14 would also be okay). Once the new tire was slipped over the spare tire, the spare was inflated to 25-30 psi, and both tires were set in the sun for about 30 minutes. The air was then released from the spare tire, and the Model T tire was removed from the spare. The Model T tire stretched, and mounting the tires proved to be very easy. The next time you need to mount new tires, try this tip!
 
Power Boost

Are you interested in obtaining a boost in power for your Model T? You can get a substantial increase by installing a new, aluminum “Z” head on your car. Installation time is around 30 minutes and the power difference is really something. Jerry Petersen loaned Russ a “high” Z head to try on his red 1911 touring and now Russ is able to cruise easily at 45-50 mph in Flagstaff (elevation 7000 feet). The cost of this head is around $350, which is a cheap price to pay for this type of increase in power. The head is a bolt-on item that is very easy to install with no modifications or alterations. One word of caution – if you have high compression pistons in your T, you may not be able to use this head. It is machined to accept a stock piston configuration.