The "red Flyers" engine

This is the original 4 cylinder engine. After getting it mounted on a engine stand and torn down I discovered very bad burn't valves and two broken valve springs and also a blown out head gasket.  Last time it ran it had a bad skip. It didn't use or burn oil so after checking piston slap and crank bearings and seeing cylinder walls were in great shape I decided to leave crank,and pistons alone.
        Work done and new parts:
                  1. complete engine gasket set
                  2. rebuilt oil pump
                  3. rebuilt water pump
                  4. rebuilt carburator
                  5. replaced all valves,springs and keepers then ground the valve seats
                  6. rebuilt starter and generator
                  7. hammered out all dents in the oil pan (hit many field rocks)
                  8. rebuilt distributor and all new electrical stuff from coil to plugs.
                  9. painted all original Model A colors.





 

Front axle rebuild

     To rebuild the front axle assembly, I removed the leaf springs, shackles, steering bars, drums, brake shoes and brake backing plates. King pins were still tight (thanks Dad for being a big fan of using a grease gun) so I left them alone.

      Stripped and painted everything black.  New brake shoes and adjusters, new spring center bolt, drilled out and replaced shackle bushings and complete new shackles.

The Little White Barn (Red Flyer work shop)

     This little building was built in the 60's when my parents became interested in owning Quarter Horses.  It originally had 2 small stalls and an area for hay and grain and oat buckets and a gravel floor.  Many horses and a few cows past thru this little structure including a few dogs and cats as they were not allowed in the house. Oh what great memories.  It was always cozy in the winter and cool in the summer with sliding barn doors on two sides.
     As years past and the animal population dwindled,  now in my teens I wanted to make a work shop.  I cemented the floor, put in lights and a small work bench, a wood stove and most importantly cranked up    music, the likes of the "Beach Boys" and "Beatles" on the old AM radio while working on my 1955 Chevy 2 door wagon (almost didn't fit) and painted my first paint job a "62" VW convertible. Life was good in the"Little White Horse Barn".
     Now 40 plus years later here I am back at 60 years old working in the "Little White Horse Barn" reliving great times while restoring the Red Flyer which sat in the back, covered up, waiting its turn.