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Hi Mal, I installed Dales kit a couple of years ago. Not sure if it is still available. His kit basically is a custom machined set of mounts that do not use the Midget mounts at all. It clamps on the big ears at each end of the rack and is wide enough to attach to the crossmember mounting brackets. ...

Hi Tim, great to hear things are sorted for you. Just a side comment for you in the off chance it is news or even relevant. If original look is at all relevant, you can keep the original ballast resistor in place for show. You just pop off the cover and short out the resistor inside by soldering hea...

Hi Robin, that pretty well meshs with the info I have picked up. 32 equals 26 mechanical plus 6 initial static. BTW my info is based on work done by Buck Trippel and Jerry Christopherson here in US. Supposedly extensive research by Ford on their SBF family motors zeroed in on the full advance achiev...

Hi all, I just had a go at searching for dizzy tuning on the forum and didnt come up with a lot. Does everyone know that the ideal mechanical advance is said to be 26 degrees all in at 2300 to 2500 rpm? Setting the initial static advance at about 10 degrees would give you 36 degrees total. These rul...

Martin, I have not been in England for many years, but I seem to remember some delectible chocolate and cream biscuits made by a company called Foxes, Fox's or something like that. I also remember some very enjoyable English toffee I picked up whilst passing through Marks and Sparks on a London trip...

Thanks everyone for the words of welcome! Martin, I sit here in the company of a New Castle Brown Ale contemplating your interest in packages of Twinkies. Yes I know more interesting beverages are available even here, but not at my national chain grocery store. Anyway, I am sure you lads keep the re...

Hello everyone. I have followed the postings on your forum for a while and decided it was time to join in as well. My name is Gene and I am the original owner of a mediterranean blue Mark 1A. I retired a couple of years ago and am finally getting to enjoy my car a lot more. I started dabbling in aut...