Joining our regular work party attendees on this Saturday, February 2nd were Dante (grandson of our club president Dean), and Dante’s friend Jay. Larry had a differential that needed to be disassembled and these young and enthusiastic guys were just the ones to do it! They managed to get the greasy assembly apart and began the cleaning process. They were scheduled to attend a hot rod car show in town so they departed early. It was great to see younger people taking an interest in the hobby!
Work continued on Bruce’s coupe with more interior parts and trunk hardware installed. Soon, Bruce can install his cloth upholstery kit and add the top. It is a very sharp car with a rebuilt engine, nice paint, and recently powder-coated wire wheels. He’s anxious to get it on the road and his is very close!
Steve brought his 1925 coupe for a door strike plate adjustment. He found that the door would occasionally pop open and stay ajar while he was driving. After close examination, Larry determined that it was just a matter of spacing, and the easiest way to fix it was to enlarge the mounting holes of the strike plate and slide it over until it positively captured the latch bolt. The adjustments were made quickly and Steve is going to report back after a period of road testing if the repair was successful.
Tom had loaded a 1926 touring body onto his pickup truck to get some assistance with a particularly stubborn nut that holds the gas tank in place. No amount of Liquid Wrench or AeroKroil was helping with this badly rusted nut, but Larry remembered that he had a “nut splitter” and it literally cut into the rusted nut and allowed its easy removal.
Mark brought his 1925 tailgate for his pickup truck project for wire brushing and additional straightening. He also brought a Ruckstell differential housing that had been pressed onto a differential tube at a previous work party. This time, rivets were brazed in place and the seam between Ruckstell and the tube were welded to ensure a strong and leak-free connection. Once the area is filed and detailed, no one would suspect the weld was there.
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