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General MKB => General Banter => Topic started by: F Body on January 17, 2015, 11:16:04 AM

Title: It's hard looking back..........
Post by: F Body on January 17, 2015, 11:16:04 AM
Especially when you don't have any mirrors (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/rofls.gif)
But more to the point I've had a couple of near misses with impatient drivers overtaking me when I'm turning (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/rtfm.gif)

(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c294/fbody007/1917%20Ford%20Model%20T%20Speedster/10_zps354c39fe.jpg)

An original "T" would have had a windscreen or door mounted mirror, hard when you don't have either (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/can.gif)

So I bought a 1950's mirror with an integral parking light, which nicely matches the existing rear lights a while ago on E Gay, always buying bits and pieces if the price is right (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/wink.gif)

Anyway after weeks of searching on and off line I found a suitable hollow fixing bolt (light fitting from B&Q) :

(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c294/fbody007/1917%20Ford%20Model%20T%20Speedster/IMG_20150117_135315_zps8f46bc8b.jpg)

Had to re-wire it and fit a 6v bulb :

(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c294/fbody007/1917%20Ford%20Model%20T%20Speedster/IMG_20150117_142434_zpsc2bbce4b.jpg)

(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c294/fbody007/1917%20Ford%20Model%20T%20Speedster/IMG_20150117_144756_zpsf53f9b24.jpg)

Certainly not pristine but well loved (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/tongue.gif)

(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c294/fbody007/1917%20Ford%20Model%20T%20Speedster/IMG_20150117_142807_zps73d6e145.jpg)

(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c294/fbody007/1917%20Ford%20Model%20T%20Speedster/IMG_20150117_142759_zps00fb3a5c.jpg)

Finally found time today to go and fit it :

(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c294/fbody007/1917%20Ford%20Model%20T%20Speedster/IMG_20150117_152030_zps093ad966.jpg)

(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c294/fbody007/1917%20Ford%20Model%20T%20Speedster/IMG_20150117_152020_zpsa6e8368c.jpg)

(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c294/fbody007/1917%20Ford%20Model%20T%20Speedster/IMG_20150117_152009_zps7dea1165.jpg)

(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c294/fbody007/1917%20Ford%20Model%20T%20Speedster/IMG_20150117_152057_zpsa60462f2.jpg)

Not wired in yet, we''ll do that another day (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/wink.gif)

(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c294/fbody007/1917%20Ford%20Model%20T%20Speedster/IMG_20150117_152037_zps41448e38.jpg)

(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c294/fbody007/1917%20Ford%20Model%20T%20Speedster/IMG_20150117_152218_zpsc3a17ba7.jpg)
Title: It's hard looking back..........
Post by: FUBAR on January 17, 2015, 09:20:00 PM
Yep, that fits nicely (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/up.gif)
Title: It's hard looking back..........
Post by: Roadkill on January 19, 2015, 07:38:43 AM
I'd make up a DuVall screen for it and be done.

That screen you've got looks like a shaving mirror that's lost its film - the worst feature of the car, IMO.

The mirror does fit well, though.
Title: It's hard looking back..........
Post by: art b on January 19, 2015, 06:05:19 PM
Nice work Marty...(http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/up.gif)

Look a bit ugly..so suits the car...(http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/tongue.gif)
Title: It's hard looking back..........
Post by: F Body on February 07, 2015, 10:47:46 AM
Finally found time to wire the mirror light into the side light circuit today, was dam cold though (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/cold.gif)

(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c294/fbody007/1917%20Ford%20Model%20T%20Speedster/IMG_20150207_145313_zpsf609c7b5.jpg)

(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c294/fbody007/1917%20Ford%20Model%20T%20Speedster/IMG_20150207_145223_zpsa8d0cc99.jpg)

Another thing the Model T doesn't have are any fuses, simple it either works or burns  (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/wink.gif)
Title: It's hard looking back..........
Post by: Cunning Plan on February 08, 2015, 04:30:48 AM
Peep Peep!
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