Re: John's 1935 1201 Coupe for Two or Four Passengers, RHD in Tasmania
Posted by JMc On 2016/6/23 2:15:37
Pleased to report great service from both far and near:
1 The newly rebuilt fuel pump has arrived from Arthur Gould Rebuilders in New York, and to my inexpert eye it looks fine. It was well packed, flew quickly and didn't get stung for import duty. Also included was a generous bag of various fittings for the fuel and vacuum lines. Thanks Chris Wahl of Arthur Gould Rebuilders!
2 The Stromberg EE-23 Carburetor now gleams like a piece of jewellery! I bought the Carburetor Rebuild Kit from Daytona Parts, but I found out about a local carburetor geek in my home town who loves to play with old ones. I thought "who am I to deprive a true carb aficionado of his pleasure?" And livelihood. I plonked the whole lot down on his bench, and for a very reasonable fee he has rebuilt it from scratch. This guy is seriously into carburetors. Loves them passionately! When I went to collect it he talked me through every intricate detail of the rebuild. He needed to machine some components from scratch and I'm convinced that either his hourly rate is low, or he puts in extra time for the love of it. He's run it on his test engine and proclaims it good to go. It sure looks beautiful!
Pics attached, including contact details of the carb bloke; Ricky Hunt.
Cheers from a cold, wet, wintry Tassie,
John
PS: Also included is a view of the 1200 I went to see last week for reference purposes. Might be glimpses of a couple of other Packards begging restoration in that pic...
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1 The newly rebuilt fuel pump has arrived from Arthur Gould Rebuilders in New York, and to my inexpert eye it looks fine. It was well packed, flew quickly and didn't get stung for import duty. Also included was a generous bag of various fittings for the fuel and vacuum lines. Thanks Chris Wahl of Arthur Gould Rebuilders!
2 The Stromberg EE-23 Carburetor now gleams like a piece of jewellery! I bought the Carburetor Rebuild Kit from Daytona Parts, but I found out about a local carburetor geek in my home town who loves to play with old ones. I thought "who am I to deprive a true carb aficionado of his pleasure?" And livelihood. I plonked the whole lot down on his bench, and for a very reasonable fee he has rebuilt it from scratch. This guy is seriously into carburetors. Loves them passionately! When I went to collect it he talked me through every intricate detail of the rebuild. He needed to machine some components from scratch and I'm convinced that either his hourly rate is low, or he puts in extra time for the love of it. He's run it on his test engine and proclaims it good to go. It sure looks beautiful!
Pics attached, including contact details of the carb bloke; Ricky Hunt.
Cheers from a cold, wet, wintry Tassie,
John
PS: Also included is a view of the 1200 I went to see last week for reference purposes. Might be glimpses of a couple of other Packards begging restoration in that pic...
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