Recent content by Karl

Yes the difference with the Chinese is that they will produce to a price- You pay them peanuts they will give you junk -They know it is junk but ethically they have no problems with providing it at your price . You pay the price and they will give you the best quality in the world. The...

Any Oil pressure is good -The Chex Accessory combined Ammeter/Oil Pressure gauge I have reads "" Yes " or "No" for Oil pressure

Yep and Henry ford didn't like it -He was making his own unleaded gas at the time

I read somewhere that if you take any major commodity and compare its relative price with 50 years ago it is cheaper (relatively) now to what it was then.

Ditto -Michael you are the best -Karl

Blasting done wrong ie at high pressure to save time will destroy your hood. Low pressure = good job = lots of time = lots of money -Karl

Yep The original 33 generator I had on my early 34 fordor had no built in cooling vanes at the front -Whitney refused to make an alternator using the 33 casing due to the risk of overheating -We used a 34 generator casing with the inbuilt cooling vanes and it has been going strong for 6...

Re: Ford oddities on my car…. The passage of time makes things complicated But they certainly didn't all come from the factory equipped as the books say- My early RHD 1934 Fordor Has a 34 Grill, Shock arms and most other 34 fittings but has a Two piece dashboard (with a 34 insert)...

I've used epoxy resin to repair a broken dental syringe. I reattached the handle with it . We autoclave after use each time to 130C and has held together for the last 5 years. So will probably withstand the heat but solder is so easy ,quick and proven so maybe better to go straight to that

Re: Ford oddities on my car…. Oh yes indeed !! Oh how I envy you guys with your supply of LHD parts

I think those figures are fine. For the dizzy remove the generator/Fan and the fan belt Place a piece of cardboard against the radiator (To Protect your knuckles ) Remove the dizzy/Coil assembly from the top (3 * 1/2 inch bolts ). When you put the new one in use a couple of...

I have one but never use it - I have a 'Bear" Gauge which is easier to use and allows you to set up both the left and right points with much more accuracy than the KRW unit

Mine had been repaired previously with some sort of Glue Was virtually invisable -right up to the point were it fell off last week Not sure what I will do as obviously lost the broken fragment I can model something out of two part putty but not sure how I would match the chrome

1967 Austin Mini I was 16 cost $750 (Dad Paid) in 1979 First car I brought with my own money was my 1967 Sunbeam Alpine in 1983 (which I still have) . I was Med student $2000 down (what the mini sold for) and financed the remaining plus the repayments until until I was finished Med...

I looked at buying one and shipping to New Zealand and found I just couldn't justify the shipping cost . Probably the easiest way is to ship in the back of someones car container. Maybe worth talking to some one like Kiwishipping -