Welcome to the third part of The R&R Special. Ryan and Richard are building a Model T Speedster.

This part covers activity from the Fall of 2005 to the present.

Ryan putting in rear axle key

The paint crew has been busy…….

We have a chassis that is almost rolling……

Ryan attaching rear driver side wheel……. I think Henry would approve the use of that tool.

Richard attaching rear passenger side wheel

Just right…..

Ryan cleaning up front wheels

Ryan packing the wheel bearings with grease

Ryan installing front wheel bearings

bearings in and wheel attached

look at that front end…it even has a steering stabilizer

Another pix of the front end….

Donated parts from Dorothy Heltness from the Rockford chapter Thank you Dorothy

Ryan cleaning up the crankshaft

Richard measuring cotter pins

Ryan cleaning the block

Richard…or is that Ryan with a pained expression…

Checking the break-away torque on the main bearings.

Richard doing some valve work….

All the innards ready to install……

look at that piston

Hmmm….how much clearance is there…

Ryan getting the main caps ready to be sand blasted

Richard sand blasting the main caps

Look… nothing inside

Ryan and Richard lapping the valves

Almost done with the valves….

Ryan putting the springs back in

Look at that nice oak coil box wood made by Steve Tanck

Richard and dean found out the crankshaft was bent

Lets try to straighten it

Look at those balanced pistons

Waiting for a crankshaft

Ryan making sure the head bolt holes are good

Richard holding the spotless head

Richard holding the newly painted bull horn

Lets see if we can keep these coils from falling apart

There is nice wood steering wheel from Dorothy

Ryan and Richard showing the balanced pistons

Ryan and Richard holding the almost new (80 years old) mag coil