The photos below were are from October 13, 2012. In the week or so that I was away from Townsend, Lenny and Mike were very busy. They completely disassembled the car taking the axles and wheels off of the frame and removing the motor and transmission. They took all of these parts to Lenny’s son’s business down the street where they used his industrial sandblaster to remove about 45 years of rust.  Here is the frame, back in the shop with a coat of  primer to prevent further rust.

Below is the motor, upside down…. It looks pretty good, but we’ll see later that there are some problems…

This is an up close view of the transmission. You can see an original “band” hanging. To try to explain how it works… okay, I can’t… below the photo is a link to really explain how a Model T transmission works.

http://www.modeltcentral.com/transmission_animation.html

Below is the drive shaft.

Below here is a close look at the rear end.  It’s an artsy photo… huh?  The tires happen to be leaning up against the back.  But you can see the axle housings and how the driver’s side axle extends out to the wheel hub.

This is a photo of the motor upside down above the front end of the frame.  On the left you can see the emergency brake handle. below the frame you can see a very cool, aftermarket sling that helps support the motor.  This aleviates some of the pressure on the drive train.