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mike657894 · 10-13-2015, 11:13 PM

Model T in pieces: How many hours will assembly take? Rough Estimate by competent mechanic. major components are not dissembled. engine, trans

Dodge · 10-14-2015, 12:51 AM

Do you have any pictures, it would be easier to tell with pictures. How apart is it? are
you talking mechanical assembly or body pieces and upholstery. Wheels and tires together
or apart. See pictures would tell more.

Dodge

dumb person · 10-14-2015, 02:30 AM

Under 14 hours with air tools.

Royce P · 10-14-2015, 06:52 AM

We drove a 1927 Model T to a restaurant one morning arriving at 08:00. Four of us took all the fenders off, took off the wheels, removed the body and the engine.

Then we had lunch.

After lunch a glazier had removed a big picture window. We carried the car inside and reassembled it. We were done by 4:00 PM.

Note that we did not restore anything. Four competent Model T guys for 8 hours = 32 man hours. We had no power tools of any kind.

5 years later the restaurant went belly up. We repeated the performance in the same amount of time and drove the T home.

mike657894 · 10-18-2015, 12:08 AM

I thought they go together pretty quick. a family member has one and plan on putting together on the next visit.

oldmotorsguy · 10-18-2015, 11:02 AM

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If you go by the 'time study' figures in the 'Ford Model T Manual' (Blue Book), assembly should take no more than 34 minutes.

modelAsteve · 10-18-2015, 06:39 PM

Do they still have the assembly contests at the Nationals? Last time I saw the race I thought it was down around 4 minutes.

Steve Jelf · 10-18-2015, 09:07 PM

Clubs put on assembly demonstrations that take between five and ten minutes. But those are cars in which all the components are restored or repaired and ready to run. In the real world, where you need to fix things, everything takes longer than you think it will. In most cases you're looking at not hours, but days, weeks, months, or even years, depending on what needs to be done.

100IH · 10-20-2015, 02:55 PM

Henry Ford said "it's all nuts and bolts", Hows yours? in a bucket rusty and stripped or in baggies all clean and labeled as to where they go. Got the applicable parts book to look the description of the missing ones ? Just this could take a long time.

Royce P · 10-20-2015, 04:36 PM

It will not go quick if the bolts and nuts are not attached carefully to each part. The example I gave was for a complete car, that was disassembled carefully, then reassembled the same way. The typical basket case has been taken apart haphazardly and half the parts lost. It's not going to be quick or easy to assemble.

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Originally Posted by mike657894

I thought they go together pretty quick. a family member has one and plan on putting together on the next visit.

Karl Wescott · 10-28-2015, 09:48 AM

I think these guys are quoting times for the second rodeo. For the first time (even competent and with "other" car experience) multiply by 10. Then add time for each missing piece that has to be chased down.

mike657894 · 10-28-2015, 08:08 PM

Well this will be motor build and rering then attach trans put the frame together and fashion a driver seat(I dont think there is much of the body left if any). I have about 40 hours per visit I can put in to it. 2 visits a year.

10-13-2015, 11:13 PM	#1
mike657894 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Bay City Michigan Posts: 1,050	Model T in pieces: how many hours will assembly take. Model T in pieces: How many hours will assembly take? Rough Estimate by competent mechanic. major components are not dissembled. engine, trans

10-14-2015, 12:51 AM	#2
Dodge Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Sonoma, CA. Posts: 1,497	Re: Model T in pieces: how many hours will assembly take. Do you have any pictures, it would be easier to tell with pictures. How apart is it? are you talking mechanical assembly or body pieces and upholstery. Wheels and tires together or apart. See pictures would tell more. Dodge

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dumb person Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: South pacific island Posts: 1,724	Re: Model T in pieces: how many hours will assembly take. Under 14 hours with air tools. __________________ <Link> This is how we roll<Link> "I'm Convinced that no one really reads posts anymore; they just fabricate what they think the post says then ramble on about red herrings."--Bob Outcasts rules of old cars #1 Fun is imperative, mainstream is overrated #2 If they think it is impossible, prove them wrong #3 If the science says it impossible you are not being creative enough. #4 No shame in recreating something you never had #5 If it were not for the law & physics you would be unstoppable

10-14-2015, 06:52 AM	#4
Royce P Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Tulsa OK Posts: 476	Re: Model T in pieces: how many hours will assembly take. We drove a 1927 Model T to a restaurant one morning arriving at 08:00. Four of us took all the fenders off, took off the wheels, removed the body and the engine. Then we had lunch. After lunch a glazier had removed a big picture window. We carried the car inside and reassembled it. We were done by 4:00 PM. Note that we did not restore anything. Four competent Model T guys for 8 hours = 32 man hours. We had no power tools of any kind. 5 years later the restaurant went belly up. We repeated the performance in the same amount of time and drove the T home. __________________ 1910 Touring 1914 Touring 1915 Touring 1917 Torpedo Runabout

10-18-2015, 12:08 AM	#5
mike657894 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Bay City Michigan Posts: 1,050	Re: Model T in pieces: how many hours will assembly take. I thought they go together pretty quick. a family member has one and plan on putting together on the next visit.

10-18-2015, 11:02 AM	#6
oldmotorsguy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Crossville, Tennessee Posts: 157	Re: Model T in pieces: how many hours will assembly take. Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) If you go by the 'time study' figures in the 'Ford Model T Manual' (Blue Book), assembly should take no more than 34 minutes.

10-18-2015, 06:39 PM	#7
modelAsteve Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Penn Valley (Nor-Cal) Ca Posts: 128	Re: Model T in pieces: how many hours will assembly take. Do they still have the assembly contests at the Nationals? Last time I saw the race I thought it was down around 4 minutes.

10-18-2015, 09:07 PM	#8
Steve Jelf Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Parkerfield KS Posts: 526	Re: Model T in pieces: how many hours will assembly take. Clubs put on assembly demonstrations that take between five and ten minutes. But those are cars in which all the components are restored or repaired and ready to run. In the real world, where you need to fix things, everything takes longer than you think it will. In most cases you're looking at not hours, but days, weeks, months, or even years, depending on what needs to be done.

10-20-2015, 02:55 PM	#9
100IH Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: SW Idaho Posts: 970	Re: Model T in pieces: how many hours will assembly take. Henry Ford said "it's all nuts and bolts", Hows yours? in a bucket rusty and stripped or in baggies all clean and labeled as to where they go. Got the applicable parts book to look the description of the missing ones ? Just this could take a long time.

10-28-2015, 09:48 AM	#11
Karl Wescott Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,289	Re: Model T in pieces: how many hours will assembly take. I think these guys are quoting times for the second rodeo. For the first time (even competent and with "other" car experience) multiply by 10. Then add time for each missing piece that has to be chased down.

10-28-2015, 08:08 PM	#12
mike657894 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Bay City Michigan Posts: 1,050	Re: Model T in pieces: how many hours will assembly take. Well this will be motor build and rering then attach trans put the frame together and fashion a driver seat(I dont think there is much of the body left if any). I have about 40 hours per visit I can put in to it. 2 visits a year.