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We got the cranks, connecting rods, and pistons assembled. Fixed all clearance issues using a Dremel. We had to grind quite a bit off the cranks which were hitting the frame. The connecting rods were hitting the edges of each cylinder also which was fixed. The front spindle axles are almost...

Additional pictures of the engine mounted and piston assemblies.

We mounted the engine to the frame! The crank keys are about 0.020in too high so we have to shave them down a bit but the pistons and cylinders were fitted also and fit great! My goal is to not have to remove the flywheel (not sure if we can make that happen but we will try). Currently...

Try this one. https://youtu.be/rKRniqcdNrg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKRniqcdNrg Hope you enjoy my video.

The rest of them...still trying to get all the old grime off the cover! I'm going to leave that bronze c-shaped shifter in place...it rotates smoothly and I don't feel like grinding and hammering out the rivets.

More hogs head removal pics including pedal removal and front steering rod removal...still getting ready to remove the engine...waiting for the money fairy so I can buy an engine hoist.

More memories to come!

http://neme-s.org/2015/NEMWS_2015/new_england_museum_of_wireless.htm

Thank you Norm! I noticed in the catalog they sell "improved design" bands...this must mean exactly what you are talking about. Thanks for the tip.

Loosened the transmission bands...removed all the mounting bolts & nuts...and cotter pins (sooooo many cotter pins). I cleaned up all the mounting bolts and chased all threads clean.

Hogs-Head removal. The hardest part about this task was getting through all the grease! Other than that is was very straight forward. When I was removing the pedal nuts I lost two of them in the transmission somewhere! Oh well...I'll find them eventually.

That is a really neat way to make a flywheel with vanes...awesome.

Carb rebuild continued...

Putting the carb back together. There are little staples that hold the choke plates in place...those are really tough to line up properly! The drain plug threads need to be chased with a die...can you believe the thread is a 3/8"-20? I had to order a special tap and die online.

Remaining head block removal pics....with the mouse's head!

Engine top block and valve cover removal. When I flipped the head over on its side a mouse's head popped off onto my workbench! He must have got stuck there a long time ago because he was almost dust...I have a lot of cleaning to do now!

I turned up 3 small brass plugs to re-fill the port holes. The port holes were free from dirt and chips but it was good practice anyway.

Ahhhh...well I'm glad I stumbled on this. I own 2 Maytag engines and am hooked. I like the look of this engine...your design process is spot on too. I'll be watching until the end.

Wow...is this engine modeled after an old Maytag? Why have I not seen this yet...looks very, very, very cool.