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Offline gbritnell

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Ford model T transmission 1/3 scale fully functional
« on: December 07, 2025, 01:50:03 pm »
After printing out the complete model T engine in 1/4 scale I thought it would be neat to make just the functional transmission. Working with the dimensions I calculated that 1/3 scale would be as small as it could be made and still have the thin pieces be strong enough to operate without breaking.
I spent a lot of time online gathering pictures, dimensions and information then started modeling the parts on Solidworks. The results are what you see here.
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Re: Ford model T transmission 1/3 scale fully functional
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2025, 02:15:36 pm »
Fantastic work !
Very cool.
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Re: Ford model T transmission 1/3 scale fully functional
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2025, 03:04:03 pm »
Thats wonderful George!!

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Re: Ford model T transmission 1/3 scale fully functional
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2025, 05:52:48 pm »
That's very impressive; well done  :ThumbsUp:
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Re: Ford model T transmission 1/3 scale fully functional
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2025, 06:18:35 pm »
Great to see that you still make models :ThumbsUp:
And yet another Landmark in Automobile History  :praise2:

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Re: Ford model T transmission 1/3 scale fully functional
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2025, 08:30:59 pm »
Pointing the way to another interesting and worthwhile avenue to be explored. Well done George, and Thanks!
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Re: Ford model T transmission 1/3 scale fully functional
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2025, 11:36:12 pm »
Yet another very cool little model, George!  Thanks for sharing it with us!  :ThumbsUp: :popcorn: :popcorn:

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Re: Ford model T transmission 1/3 scale fully functional
« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2025, 11:17:05 am »
That is a very interesting model for sure. That would make a wonderful display at a show.

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Re: Ford model T transmission 1/3 scale fully functional
« Reply #8 on: December 08, 2025, 01:30:27 pm »
Great model!

A few months ago Jay Leno was showing someone how to drive a Model T which seemed fiendishly difficult compared to modern cars. With your model it starts to make a bit more sense since you can see what's going on inside the transmission.
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Re: Ford model T transmission 1/3 scale fully functional
« Reply #9 on: December 08, 2025, 02:49:03 pm »
Great model!

A few months ago Jay Leno was showing someone how to drive a Model T which seemed fiendishly difficult compared to modern cars. With your model it starts to make a bit more sense since you can see what's going on inside the transmission.
Years ago when I  visited the Henry Ford museum I took rides in thier model Ts, was fascinating  talking with the drivers about the controls and the different  techniques.

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Re: Ford model T transmission 1/3 scale fully functional
« Reply #10 on: December 08, 2025, 03:34:38 pm »
Way to go George. I saw it come up on my YouTube subscription list. That must have been quite the research undertaking. Now was this more for personal curiosity and shared enjoyment? Or maybe a dry run for something in metal?

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Re: Ford model T transmission 1/3 scale fully functional
« Reply #11 on: December 08, 2025, 06:09:55 pm »
Actually a dry run for an all metal version. Just wanted to prove out all the operations and fits.
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Re: Ford model T transmission 1/3 scale fully functional
« Reply #12 on: December 08, 2025, 06:43:03 pm »
Great! Looking forward to seeing that build!

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Re: Ford model T transmission 1/3 scale fully functional
« Reply #13 on: December 08, 2025, 08:19:00 pm »
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Great! Looking forward to seeing that build!

Me too     :whoohoo:    :popcorn:

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Re: Ford model T transmission 1/3 scale fully functional
« Reply #14 on: December 08, 2025, 11:33:02 pm »
Always incredible ! 

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Re: Ford model T transmission 1/3 scale fully functional
« Reply #15 on: December 09, 2025, 01:23:29 pm »
Splendid  :praise2:  :praise2:

Thank you for the excellent demonstration  :ThumbsUp:  :ThumbsUp: I was aware that the Model T transmission was controlled by three pedals and it had a hand throttle but I had never looked at the details.
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