So you want to how the restoration of the Rear End/Trans Axle for my E-M-F Automobile is going? Well, you have found the right page.

Date: Thursday, July 3, 2003

This is the rear end/trans axle before removal from the chassis. Click on the picture to see the full size.

This will be the first entry on the rear end page. Though I do not plan to do much with the rear end for quite a while, I did spend some time in the garage cleaning off dirt and grease to see if I could find any evidence of the original color of the rear end.

I have been told that the axles on this car should be gray with black or blue stripping. That is not what I found on my rear end. I have also seen many other cars with the aluminum part of the rear end unpainted. Even E-M-F Documentation appears to show the aluminum part unpainted. That is also not what I found.

The pictures below show that the rear end was all painted a dark color and stripped in a lighter color. It appeared to my eyes that the colors were black base with gray stripes, but the photos make the base look blue with almost yellow stripping. I will go back out and clean the area a bit better and get in there with better light to see if I can verify the actual color.

I was very pleased to find this paint. I did not expect to find so much of it. I will take time to map out were all the stripping is so that I can put it back in the correct positions when I restore the rear end. I will also place the stripping diagrams on these pages when they are available for future reference.

This was a great discovery for me because I now have a better idea in my head what the final product will look like, and I have further evidence of just how original this car is. Stay tuned for more.

This is the differential housing on the rear end with some of the dirt/grease and grime removed. Notice the original paint including the stripping. Click on the picture to see the full size.	This is the left axle housing on the rear end also showing the original paint and stripping. Similar stripes were found on the right side. The picture makes the base color look blue, but I believe it is black with gray stripes. Click on the picture to see the full size.

Date: Friday, July 4, 2003

Hope you have enjoyed this page. Please follow the restoration of other pieces of this car. Send me email if you have specific questions.

Thanks

John

How to contact me...
Address:	John M. Daly P.O. Box 244 Millington, IL 60537
Phone:	815-695-9451
:	emf-owner@sbcglobal.net