Story and photos by Mark Wing

There were a few engines in progress at this work day at Larry’s Garage. Phil Lance had finished assembling his 1919 speedster engine and had tested it on Larry’s test stand. On this day, Phil removed the engine from the test stand and loaded it into his truck.

Al Schwanke’s 1926 touring car was at the stage where the transmission shaft was being checked for runout and the transmission brake drum lug shoes were being installed.

Dave Ferro’s 1927 engine/transmission is nearing final assembly. At this work day, Dave was installing his “Z” head, transmission screen, pedals, magneto oiler, and fan belt pulley. Dave is getting close to starting his rebuilt engine, but he still needs to clean and test a Bosch distributor and rebuild clean/rebuild a Stromberg carburetor.

Kirk Peterson had purchased a new Stipe 280 camshaft for his 1925 Model T coupe “Buster”. Buster is being transformed into a lean and mean Montana 500 car! The new camshaft should boost high-end performance over a stock Model T. At this work day, Kirk was measuring the lift on his cam lobes for documentation purposes.

These projects on this Saturday were fewer than on a typical busy work day, but it was a great opportunity for Larry and the club members to focus their attention and make good progress on the projects at hand. Thank you Larry for a great and productive day!