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on sunday, my brothers shanghi'd me to with them to a local swap meet and car show. both for my usefulness as comic relief, and as a pack animal (carried a 57 chevy gas tank 6 blocks). they bought me a foot long hot dog, so we're even. well, while we were walking about (about 6 miles that morning), while they were looking for parts for their cars, i spotted an evil spinny project in the making. there, laying on the ground, were a bunch of ford model t wheels (sorry larry, no tires). then it hit me, i had always wanted to turn the spokes for one of those wheels. so, with great regret, i parted with $10, and acquired the wheel. today i had my dad and i ground off the peened over (smashed all to heck really) ends of the carriage bolts, turned off the square (yes larry, that thing with 4 corners) nuts, popped out the bolts, and pounded out the cover plate from the outer side, and the hub out the other end. the hub finally came out once i had removed a couple of the spokes. it was then that i realized that i didn't have the camera along. i did stop by a little bit ago, and got some pics of the parts. my other brother is going to sandblast the rim and hub parts for me. i am going to take the measurements, and turn the spokes (now i have to find some really thick hickory turning blanks), and when all is reassembled, say it with krylon (black, as varnished spokes were not a production item). well, here are the pics....
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