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As this year's Chapter Coordinator for MAFCA I would be happy to answer any questions you may have about starting a chapter. I am also here to help you get that chapter started. Send me a PM if you would like to get started on standing up a new chapter. I am just finishing up with a new chapter...

Terry we are in the process of starting the clean up of the blocks for the 5 motors we purchased for here in OKC. With all this heat a little Christmas in July goes a long way. We so enjoyed meeting you and all your crew in Kerrville and would like to say thanks again for the tenacity to see...

If you happened to find yourself in Kerrville and were able to put your hands on all of this new old technology you would immediately appreciate the engineering along with what is obvious to those that have followed this since 2007 the blood sweat and tears that have gone into bringing all this...

Just short of 600.

SOLD!!!!! Oval Speedo Aristocrat Instrument Panel. $150.00 plus shipping. Gauges not included.

So as one of my Covid-19 therapy projects I rebuilt and restored 2 Model B Zenith Carbs. I actually really like them. They run and idle well and the transverse mounted float helps with stalling at sudden stops. Both of these perform almost the same and both have the same quirk. From start to...

The Challenge was the threads in the bowl were all but gone.

That was my next thought.

The secondary well threads are not relevant here. Only the passage to the comp jet which cannot be reached if one was to fill the area with brass and cut new 5 mm threads.

Finally heard back for Steve at Bert's at as I was afraid they did not have a resource for the 5mm .75 helicoil for the repair. Because there is no way access the passage for the secondary well you cannot simply fill and retap. I had another old Zenith bottom that I tested using a 5mm .8...

I use the tap all the time to chase threads I have used it for years. The challenge is the threads are worn away and even cleaning up what's there isn't enough to hold the jets. All I can find is a 5mm .08 helicoil and not .75.

No such luck spent all afternoon searching.

Both of these are 5mm 75 pitch threads. Checked local auto parts and no luck there. Trying to repair Zenith 3 bottom that I found in a box at an antique store. All I can find is M5 .08.

I spent Sunday afternoon going through things again. Changed the idle jet, Changed the secondary well, and put a bushing on the throttle shaft. I also hooked up a vacuum gauge so I could watch the effect of adjusting the air/idle needle. I used starting fluid to spray around the intake and...

I have been looking for a round aristocrat panel for 3 years now I know they are all in Germany.