Andy, Some time ago you told me there was evidence on either your body or wings of a series of small holes (1/8 " diam). I think I related the mod. that was ...
Andy---If you have any of the old SCCA mags. you might trace the car in them. I have some 1950 vintage ones tucked away and if I can find them will send you...
David, At this point, what I have been able to find out is that he only raced the Allard in the US. Perhaps the book on his life that I ordered will give...
Andrew Picariello
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Mar 2, 2008 10:38 pm
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Dean, I read your blog on steering and am in the middle of restoring a Palm Beach. Does anyone know if a manual for the steering box is available for me to...
Jere, Speak to Mike Knapman, he has various extracts from the Marles manuals including cutaways etc and he also has spares. Cheers, Mel -- I am using the free...
Mike, THe Palm Beach is a left hand drive serial is 21Z5029 ( I think 5 might be a 3) I can send a picture if necessary, but it is covered with grease....
I'm going to install an Arnott Supercharger on a non-Allard vintage (British) auto. Does anyone have literature (installation/operating manual) or have any...
Hello Allard-Friends The Magazine Classic&Sports Car has titled last year that "nothing comes close to this monster German show with about 120.000sqm of...
The Arnott is not much of a supercharger. You are unlikely to get much performance improvement other than at cruising speeds. Whatever you do, be sure to size...
Jere: You do not really need a manual for the Marles steering box - as it is a very simple device. But, Mike Knapman may be able to provide one anyway. What...
I used one of these in a TR2 some 35 years ago. If I remember, it came with a glass jar which was filled with a thin grade oil, pressurized from the intake...
The Marles steering boxes left and right are still all available as are all the parts inside the box required to rebuild. If you are not sure what you need....
When we lathe the worm assembly, we press on an entire bearing assembly, so removing the hardness is not a problem as no race is needed. We use a much larger...
Regarding the wormgear/race combo...Our races were very pitted. I had our tool grinder at work remove about .015" from the races to remove the pitting but not...
I really thank you for all the information. I'm beeing translating all your posts to understand. it seem's that E. Dean Butler is having a blog on steering,...
Aloha from Hawaii! I am helping my boss with the restoration of an Allard J2X (chasis number 3062) and have run into some trouble with a few parts and since I...
Replaceable headlamp bulbs are available from the numerous mail order suppliers of British auto parts - such as "The Complete Automobilist." There are a lot of...
Hello To have you steering box overhauled here in UK you can send it to: Mr Roger Bass Hendy Power Southampton Road Cosham Hampshire PO 6 4RW. My apologies for...
Dean and Roger Thanks for helpful reply on my Arnott inquiry. Dean: As a young engineer I worked for Roots Blower a subsidiary of Dresser in Connersville,...
Tom: You should be find with the blower on an MG TD at stock compression (about 7.5:1) and stock rods and crank, as long as you do not push it hard or rev the...
Again thanks. I actually got a spare motor with the car. It is on a stand next to car. The seller had planned to put it in the MG TD. I'm going to stop work on...
4/1/08 Attn. Tkayu@... This is a ALLARD web-site so I will make this message short. I have many "small Hard Parts for MG TD.- Mostly new & some used....
The February 1952 issue of Motorsport Magazine has a J2 on the cover done in Red Body, White Wires with Wide Whitewalls and Blue Leather for a USA color...
... If memory serves me correctly, the Henry Hudson hotel served as the venue for the annual meeting of the Sports Car Club of America that year. I remember...
In truth, Bobby Wilder's Ardun Allard was more than just an early J2 it was the ex-Zora Duntov car that served Zora as a test bed for the engine for awhile....
Just as a matter of interest, when the new body was completed during the restoration of the Duntov J2 it was discovered that the original boot/trunk lid no ...
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