This was the first work party after the Llano Estacado Tour to Portales, NM, so Michael Housholder was busy repairing the starter that had failed on his mother’s 1921 coupe on the tour. A stripped bolt on the starter had to be replaced. Michael also cleaned and adjusted the car’s carburetor.
Tom Miles continued work on his 1926 touring restoration by attaching Kevlar linings to his transmission bands with the assistance of Bob Ross Other members, such as Larry, Roger, and Gerald rebabbitted the main bearings in preparation for line boring.
Mark had brought his 1925 touring car engine/transmission. The engine and transmission were separated and transmission disassembled. After measuring the transmission components, it turned out that it was in generally in good and tight condition, but with many of the parts, such as the bonze bearings, falling just outside acceptable tolerances. As the goal is a high-quality rebuild that will last a long time, new tripple gear pins, all new bushings, new ring gear, and Kevlar bands are in order. For the engine block, Larry measured the wear in the cylinders and found up to 0.015 wear at the top. It was decided to re-sleeve the engine and use standard-sized aluminum pistons even if an over-bore and over-sized pistons could have worked. The timing and crankshaft gears were found to have too much slop, so those parts have been ordered also. Original gears are steel, but modern replacements include a choice of aluminum, nylon, fiber, and bronze. This engine will get a bronze timing gear that should be a good compromise between longevity and reasonable noise reduction versus steel.
Russell was busy respoking a wheel for his 1923 Model T coupe. He painted the new spokes in advance, and used Larry’s hydraulic press to install the new set.
Kirk has been focusing on “Buster” the 1924 coupe that he bought from Larry. Kirk wants to keep Buster looking “Barn fresh” but be very safe and reliable mechanically. When he acquired the car, some of the body panels weren’t attached to the frame, so Vernon and Kirk focused on that project.
It was a productive and enjoyable workday. Thank you Larry and Lorna!
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