11376 Ford Model T - MODs and Improvements

[jb70]

Please welcome to share some of your ideas for MODs and Improvements to the legendary 11376 Ford Model T. 

I would like to share my digital CAD ldraw model: 11376 - FORD Model T.mpd

 

Here is some interesting background information giving instructions on how to drive the real car and showing some nice closeups of the real car design:

 

 

And I would like to start with my first MOCs and Improvements:

• The drive shaft has been reinforced, extended and connected to a working 4 cylinder fake engine. This gives the model a historical rattling sound when moving the car.
  
• Modified and openable engine hood giving free view to the engine.
  
• Reinforced front wheel steering with clearly better turning radius. This corrects the wabbly X-legs look of the original design.
  
• Reinforced steering wheel attachment using a technic connector #7 
• Corrected the "illegal" building technic mentioned by Tiago Catarino.
• Some minor color changes to get a clearer look.

 

 

All these have been included into MOC-255792 - 11376 - Pimp up my Ford MODEL T v1.0.

[aeh5040]

That's great! The set might be worth buying now. Embarrassing for TLG that they were apparently unable to do this.

[blondasek]

This is what I hoped for but never imagined it happens :D Thank you!

[gyenesvi]

Great improvements, especially the drivetrain and fake engine!

As for the bottom stabilization of the front axle, I think it could be slimmed down using more of those elbow pieces. I don't even understand why those elbow pieces are used on the top, it seems unrealistic when comparing with the real thing.