There was a very wide range of projects in progress at Larry’s garage on Saturday, July 27th. Paul Duncan had one of the new wireless “Elights” turn signal systems by the Egypt Garage mounted on his 1920 touring car. It’s the first one that the Tin Lizzies had ever seen!
Paul also brought the steering wheel from his touring car that needed repair. This steering wheel has a period anti-theft device. Without a key, the wheel spins around freely. The steering wheel assembly worked, but was very loose. Before correcting the problem, Paul had to figure out how to open it first! Larry managed to remove the cap and it turns out that it was held in place by a snap ring. The play will be corrected before reassembly.
Larry and Lorna’s grandson Cole was working on rebuilding a Ruckstell axle for his 1926 touring car project. Cole cleaned the axle housings with a high-pressure washer and Larry and Cole were trying to free a straight axle tube by cutting off an old housing. Blending these parts with the Ruckstell housing off another axle assembley, they plan to make one good one.
Tom’s engine rebuild is still in progress and today, the small gear was pressed onto the crankshaft to see how it meshed with the timing gear. It turns out the play was minimal so the gears are good to go!
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24Vernon’s mother, Joanne Armstrong, was at the work party contributing her decades of sewing expertise. The project was to upholster Luke’s (Larry and Lorna’s son-in-law) speedster seat using an antique Singer sewing machine that Larry and Lorna had acquired, but hadn’t had a chance to use yet. With Joanne providing advice, several adjustments and were samples made. When everything was in order, Larry used maroon vinyl to create the seat coverings. Now, Larry can add upholstery to the long list of repair and restoration capabilities at his garage!
Mark brought some transmission parts for his 1925 touring car project needing new bushings. The new bushings were pressed into the triple gears and Mark and Dave used a honing tool to fit them to a new set of pins. Larry and Bob were brainstorming on the best process to accurately do the final boring for the hardened valve seats.
Don Mitchell brought a battery horn for his 1926 Tudor that needed adjustment. By connecting the horn to a 6 Volt power source, Don and John were able to adjust the horn to the tone that Don liked.
Kirk decided that many of the wood spokes on “Buster”, his 1924 coupe, were in unsafe condition and needed to be replaced. Bob, Gerald, and Dave helped Kirk install the new spokes, drill out the holes, and bolt on the hub. Kirk will tackle more wheels at subsequent work parties.
Thank you Larry and Lorna for a wonderful and productive Work Party!