I believe you are correct that this is some sort of spam protection, which is a nuisance for a list like ours. I have removed this person from the list. Larry...
Need some thoughts on possible causes of the following - Have had all wheels just carefully balanced and have alignment set at 3/16 toe in. All of that is an...
... Is this a new vibration? Check all the U joints and wiggle the pinion yoke to the differential. Look for dings in the drive shaft tube and axles, or a...
On page 50 of the November issue of Road & Track is two photos of the award winner for "The Car We Would Most Like to Drive" at the William K. Vanderbuilt,...
Hello Barb, I have parts to fab the bonnet pins. I've been very busy , so that project got set aside in favor of handling more urgent matters. If you don't...
The company which made these has been out of business for about 20 years now. The fasteners are called "Oddie Winged Fasteners," I used to have dozens of...
Hello all My J2X pinks furiously even on 99 octane plus 1.5 points more octane booster. I'm already on what seem to be huge jets in the Holley (83primary and...
Jerry: The marking is almost certainly distributor degrees, not crank degrees! You really want to start at something like 12 crank degrees initial timing - so...
Hi Jerry, I reckon 22 degrees is your engine advance, which is conservative, and means you need 10 degrees static to get to 32 flat out, which I find is about...
Jerry: Looks like you really need a timing light or distributor machine. Normally, any markings in a distributor are distributor degrees, not crank degrees - ...
Right, looks like I'm out with the protractor, measuring tape and timing light marking the crank pulley at 25, 30, 35 degrees etc and having a look. ... ...
Just a note to report recent Allard sporting activity. Three Allards were entered for the Woodcote Trophy final round, at the Spa "Historic 6 Hours" this...
Sorry, forgot the most important bit....Chris Phillips and Barrie Williams were 1st in class, Tom Walker/Jonathan Cobb 3rd. (Over 3 litre Drum Brakes)--- In...
Strange question... The editor of one of the Classic car magazines I work for wants me to do a comparison my Allard J2X against a Cunningham of similar year. ...
Jerry: I do not know of any Cunninghams in England and would be surprised if any are here. But, one never knows! I was flabbergasted a few years ago to find a...
Did as I said and checked the advance. It had; 9 degrees of vacuum advance and 13 degrees on the weights, total 22 degrees or 44 at the crank, plus the static...
Jerry: Now you know what a Caddy V8 is all about! Dean _____ From: Allards@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Allards@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of jerry2674 Sent: 11...
Hello everyone, I am new here, but having just bought a J2, I thought I better join - seems like a great place to ask questions.. ! The first of which concerns...
Scott: The headlamp shells normally fitted to J2's are the common eight inch shells fitted to MG TD's and many other cars. Allard seems to have fitted mostly ...
Scott, Following Dean Butler's information I would make a number of points; 1. Sealed beam units were not available in the UK when the J2 was manufactured,...
Hi DEAN The J2 Allard does have side lights in front mudguards - thecable runs inside the mudguard stay .The front wheel often rubbed through the rubber ...
Jim: Yes, of course there are side lights in the mudguards. I think the writer was saying his car had the "bullet" type (as on an MG TD) on TOP of his wings -...
Re. sealed beams vs. replaceable bulbs: I think the replaceable bulb type headlamps were illegal every where in the USA (or at least in most states) throughout...
Hi there David, Thanks very much for the information, it's a great help - and yes, I would be very interested to see the photos you have the Le Mans J2. Please...
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