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G'Day Henry. The valve springs were purchased straight from Kanter - $96 the set. Re the timing gear, I actually didn't purchase it as it came with the car when I bought it from John P (JP).I gave John a call and he is going to go thru his records and post where he purchased it from...

Warren

Howdy! (Texan for G'Day)

Did you get the mild cam regrind from jack? If so I would recommend something more then what I assume are stock valve springs from kanter. Check out my project blog to see what I came up with... Then again I haven't started my motor yet, but based on the specs they should work great with this mild cam I have from jack.

Howdy & G'day,

Henry and Warren, you set me a task to find out about those timing sprockets. I worked out that I bought them on eBay in 2006 and did it using a computer that had been superseded soon after. However, you're in luck as I was able to resuscitate the old computer and after a long wait, found the item we wanted. I bought the gears from Mark Sarine, Mad Dog Racing and Fast Engine Parts, 3901 SW 47th Avenue (#413), Ft Lauderdale, Florida 33314. The telephone # given then was (954) 7929800 and his internet (email?) address was dwpartsguy@erwparts.com. A bit of electronic sleuthing might track him down if these contact details are out of date. Good luck, John

Henry, cam grind was performed here in Melbourne by Wade Cams and is very similar to original profile, so the stock springs should be OK. Many thanks... Warren

Thanks Wayne and John for your responses to Hank's questions.

And now for something completely different, back to the 2012 Expedition Across Australia. The Expedition finished today and I was able to be there to see David and Don drive across the line.

A few pic's below, but many more in this Picasa album link. Some captioned, some not.

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Thursday 5th April 2012

Dropped in at the workshop this morning and found Wade tinkering with Big Red, the carb in particular. Big Red has been hard to start when hot so Wade was taking the opportunity to go over the carb and choke set-up. Wade had arrived back on Tuesday from his sojourn in New Zealand which included the Northern Exposure Rally. Used mate Brian's '46 Clipper which performed flawlessly. Left Wade to it but will be back on Tuesday, after the Easter break.

And a link to an article in todays Sydney Morning Herald about the 2012 Expedition Across Australia.

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A whole swag of pic's appeared today in the Drop Box of Expedition Photo's. By some miracle, the thumbs hit the right keys by chance, I managed to import them into an uncaptioned Picasa Album.

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Tuesday 10th April 2012

Just a quick drop in at the workshop. Wade was servicing his Holden Ute, need to keep it up to spec for chasing Packard parts and such. Couple of pic's, below, of the tangible evidence of Wade and Gina's participation in the Northen Exposure Rally. Will need to find a place to mount the badge!

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Hello Mal, from Wade's Altnerate Workshop. Today Wade took his mobile workshop to Appin to work on Junior's no spark problem. After adjusting the timing and the float in the carburetta Junior finally came to life. More fine tuning and Junior was taken for a test run. Finally Junior is on the road again! Big thanx to Wade for making the trip down to Appin. Cheers Appin's partner ( Annet ).

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That's great Annet, for the update and the pic's, they leave mine for dead! Good to know that Junior has recovered from his ailments and is up and running again.