hi Vance, thank you for your reply. Much appreciated. With the older Pertronix Ignitor II, the opening point was every time a number of degrees ...   06-09-2023 08:40 pm

Picture of my 45D4 distributor as supplied by Aldon. ...   06-05-2023 11:08 am

picture of 45D4 with new pertronix II unit installed...opening point is directly over CYL 1 in the cap... ...   06-05-2023 11:01 am

picture of 45D4 with old pertronix ignitor II unit installed ...   06-05-2023 10:59 am

Picture of 45D4 with breaker point opening point ...   06-05-2023 10:58 am

Hi all, I'm trying to get my car back on the road after some repair work here and there. The car is as good as ready ...   06-05-2023 10:57 am

Thank you for all your great suggestions. Really appreciate it a lot! I found the electric connection of the starter solenoid that leads to the starter motor ...   04-26-2021 11:14 am

I have a high compression 2.2L engine with MSD 6AL and pertronix ingnitor. Car has been sitting in the garage for a number of years. ...   04-24-2021 04:27 pm

I will certainly do that a next time. I don't want to wear out the allen bolt on the aux pulley in the near future. For ...   11-09-2020 04:49 pm

Hi Bruce, thanks and well spotted. My drill is a cordless one which goes up to about 250 rpm and I didn't run it at full ...   11-09-2020 02:54 pm

With the fuel pump happily ticking and carbs working properly again, new oil, oil filter and coolant, I'm getting close to starting the engine. (a month ...   11-09-2020 11:34 am

Good news, we have good oil pressure readings! Took the drive belt of again this weekend, took the oil pressure line off and cleaned it. Checked ...   11-09-2020 10:13 am

Thanks Bruce, great idea to use a transparant/colorless line and a catch tank at the other end. we'll keep you posted. ...   11-02-2020 08:39 pm

thank you very much for your response. When I took the oil pump housing off, there was no way for me to disassemble the oil pressure ...   11-02-2020 11:29 am

Finally had the battery driven wrench in. Took the drive belt off, all spark plugs out, distributor fitted and spun the aux pulley. I noticed ...   11-01-2020 03:50 pm

Welcome and enjoy the car. You seem to have an early Mk I and if I read the color code correctly (030 8972) in Pacific ...   10-30-2020 12:08 pm

What an incredibly sad news. I enjoyed reading Frank's posts and his knowledge about our beloved cars. RIP Frank ...   10-26-2020 02:56 pm

Very helpful to see pictures. I can see that your oil pressure relief valve sits as deep in the housing as mine, which makes me ...   10-22-2020 04:22 pm

Thanks Bruce, I will use MoS2 and spin the aux pulley until oil reaches the cams and check oil pressure on the gauge in the ...   10-19-2020 04:53 pm

Thanks for you quick response Bruce. Much appreciated. I did have good oil pressure before. I have added another picture that shows a view of the other ...   10-19-2020 03:20 pm

I have added a picture of the oil pump housing seen from the aux housing side. This is not mine, but mine is exactly the ...   10-19-2020 03:07 pm

I'm having issues getting oil pressure after long oil change and the car having sit still for a number of years. It is a relatively ...   10-19-2020 12:23 pm

It is as Mitch said. As inspired as i was by Mitch's work, i did the very same trick and i must say it was ...   06-24-2009 02:01 pm

Hoi Wijnand, The Shark is indeed on the road after i put in new carpet in the interior & trunk and a new madera dash last ...   06-22-2009 11:08 am

Hoi Wijnand, your car turned out really nice! Great job. apart from the fact that mine is malaga blue and the panasport wheels, i noticed many similar ...   06-22-2009 08:19 am

congrats Rob, I happen to have a malaga blue JH as well (15175 known as The Shark). There was another member on the board who had his ...   01-21-2009 10:59 am

Very nice interior! has this actually been done before: 2.0L with 104/107 cams?? Will a 104 cam tick-over ok on idle in a fresh 2.0L engine? JH folks ...   01-15-2009 08:42 am

Nice Car! Keep up the good work! ...   01-06-2009 09:34 am

Ok, so it does seem to flow enough for sitting in traffic on a warm day. I shall put it to the test and postpone the ...   01-04-2009 04:16 pm

"better" also depends on your personal situation. i have a 2.2L with 3 core radiator with the stock fixed fan and the needle stays perfect in ...   01-01-2009 03:56 pm

Hi Jim, Garry Kemps advised me to get rid of the stock fan and install an electric fan preferrably fitted between radiator and engine so that ...   12-31-2008 10:49 am

Hi Judson, I have those lying around somewhere. I will dig those up, scan them and send it over to you. It is indeed all about ...   11-04-2008 09:13 pm

Hi Joachim, with the extra torque you'll be getting from the 2.2L crank, i would not save on the cost of getting the sump 10-doweled. Certainly wth ...   11-04-2008 10:27 am

and the Huffaker JH race car with these fiberglass fenders. Looks mean! ...   10-07-2008 01:53 pm

didn't know you could buy fibre glass fenders for the JH and made by Huffaker Engineering. I have seen members doing an amazing job creating larger ...   10-07-2008 01:49 pm

In case anyone is interested; just noticed on Delta's website that they are now selling and stocking an alternative for the hard to get Panasport ...   10-03-2008 08:57 am

i had my tachometer converted to electronic to accept the MSD6A. I will check with the shop that did it if they can convert the ...   09-22-2008 03:13 pm

sounds very interesting. Could one easily upgrade the stock mechanical speedometer to a electronic speedometer or does it require an after market new speedometer? thx erik ...   09-22-2008 12:32 pm

Malaga Blue should be GIP LSC 30132 if i'm not mistaken. cheers erik ...   09-22-2008 08:12 am

that fresh paint looks fantastic!! i do happen to have the same color .... :) not as great looking as your fresh paint though would ...   09-19-2008 08:11 am