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not putting my logo on them, keep them as original, I have just sold 2 pair to the US, with the dollar conversion it works out about $1500USD a pair including shipping

I have finally new castings for the 21 stud heads, we have the patterns & the process worked out, it has been around 4 years & a few foundry's, I finally have a good foundry doing some very good work, the castings are very nice & they machine up great, they are cast in top grade automotive alloy...

Lawrie, it was good to catch up with you at Cowra, hope you have a good trip home, will see you at Echuca in May for the V8 meet, John

something worth checking is how the points fit on the pivot post, I just had one set of points lock up when it got hot so the 1 point was locked open so the distributor had no spark, was ok & tested good when it was cold but after driving for an hour or so the 1 set of points locked up, I have...

sorry guys, my mistake, I didn`t think I needed to clarify which ones I was talking about as the question was about the new chinese ones, the ones I buy are unbranded in plain brown boxes from a wholesaler, I haven`t had any experience with the english ones, some friends have bought them & happy...

I have used those new 97s, they are quite good quality, I bought one & pulled it apart & looks like a factory one inside, but actually a bit better quality casting etc, I have been running one on my 34 coupe for over a year & I drive it quite a bit, it runs nice with no problems, I was happy...

Hi Frank, that would be good if you have them & you are willing to share a copy, I have reverse engineered off a set of NOS originals & measured a few other originals to get the sizes, if you have the original blueprints it would be interesting to compare sizes, my email is JK427@bigpond.com...

yes alloy, cast in AA601 alloy

Hi Supertuner, I will have an idea on price after I machine them up, unfortunately foundry costs have risen considerably as everything has the past couple of years, the good thing for those in the US is our Aussie dollar is weak so will be much better value for you guys, our dollar is worth only...

Hi bored & stroked, thanks for your advice, I have been a Toolmaker for over 35 years & the last 15 years working for a medical device company making highly precise tooling. With a good machine & a digital readout you can get just as accurate positional accuracy with a manual machine as a CNC...

Hi Laurie, yes I can cut domes to order, no charge, thanks John

I finally have some castings to machine after doing some pattern maintenance & having to find a foundry willing to cast them after the foundry we had been using were not interested in doing them anymore, it has taken a while & many people have been asking when I will have some over the past...

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here are some pictures from the Australian national V8 meet at Leeton over last weekend

Hi JM, if you look at the 1933-34 Ford restoration manual from the Early Ford V8 club page 3-9 heads section, they mention that both alloy & iron heads both were made with & without Ford script & part numbers, it also shows an original engine that has 1 head plain & 1 with script.Thanks John

Hi JM, I don`t have it handy but the Early Ford V8 club do list in their judging guidelines that the part numbers must be correct for the car or can be cast with no script & numbers, they recognise than there were many suppliers of the heads when new, we have come across many original heads that...

Hi Guys, Trevor contacted me letting me know about this discussion, I don`t get a chance to look on here as often as I would like, my Dad & I have been making the 21 stud heads for over 20 years here in Australia, mainly because we have a couple of 34 Fords & he used to build a few engines &...

I have found a set, Thanks to all the guys that emailed me with leads

Hi, I am looking for a new set of Flattop pistons +0.060, prefer NOS but will take what I can find, would take dometops also as I can machine the dome in the heads if I have to. any leads would be appreciated, they are getting harder to find here in Australia. Thanks John JK427@bigpond.com