CMTC Cars

Long story short, I originally bought a 1927 coupe I shouldn't have. I did not have it long before I realized there were too many missing parts, and the body was in worse shape than I thought it was, it was beyond my capabilities. However, the fenders, splash shields and running boards were perfect, no bondo in them, painted black and ready for a finished car. In the end I sold the body and fenders and ended up with a complete 1927 chassis with axles, engine, and good wooden wheels for about $400. I really wanted an open car, preferably a touring, and preferably pre-1923. I probably paid more for the 1921 I brought home than I should have, but I got the complete car with all the detail parts. The car originally came with cowl lamps but I have left them off as it made the car look too busy for me.  It took 2 weeks to completely disassemble the car into major pieces, hanging all the body sheet metal from the ceiling. The frame has some issues in the front cross member, so I used a frame I picked from a stack of frames Tony Koester had. I cleaned and painted the frame and set it on Jack stands. First order of business was the front axle. The axle I used came from Curt Carrick's 1926 roadster. I used the 27 spindles I had, along with everything else from the 27 frame. All bushings, and the king pin bolts have been replaced. I rebuilt the 27 rear axles to replace the near perfect babbit thrust washers it had in it with bronze (or are they brass). Overall, the rear 27 axle was in good shape. The wooden wheels from the 27 were in very good shape, and on a whim, I painted one red, it looked so good, I painted the body to match. The 27 engine was tired, only 30# of compression, but it did start easy, and ran okay on the level, never mind the bearing knock.  I cut and assembled the wooden body frame from a pattern, and at first put all the body panels on as they were with dings and dents. I rattle can painted it with RustOleum and drove it that way for years. Currently all the rust pits, dings, and dents have been taken care of, and the car now has a different shade of red that is smother and much glossier. Nobody believes I painted it with a roller using a technique I saw on a YouTube video. Looks good enough for me. The car has a Berg radiator I bought new, and it always cools without a fan. The 27 engine had never been rebuilt, still had iron pistons and 2 piece valves. The engine now has .030 over aluminum pistons, Chevrolet valves with hardened inserts, a Chaffin high lift cam with adjustable lifters, Skat balanced crankshaft, magneto deleted, Texas T distributor, Kevlar bands, and a Z head, It climbs hills quite well. The car also has SureStop disc brakes and now has a Ruckstell rear axle, still the 26/27 large drum axle, I started on the top a couple of years ago and have not done anything past getting the straps and pads on the car. Get there one of these days, I have all the materials. there is more to it, but I have rambled on long enough.