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Took the old Cambridge out on the highway today, only the second time I every did that. the first time I did it, I got on the highway got it up to 65 and got right off the highway, too squirrelly for me. Since then I rebuilt the front end, new king pins, added some good gas charged shocks in the front, added Aerostar springs, one coil cut. Much less floaty in the city now. DIY alignment. Took it out on the highway today with my son, got up to 70 mph at one point. She handles the highway well now. Slight drift right if I let go of the wheel. Not sure if it's alignment or road crown. I guess I'll spring for a set of turn plates and double check the alignment. My $1.25 store converted pizza plates ain't cutting it, lol. Still to do, adding gas charged shocks to the rear. Maybe find a bigger sway bar for the front. Some where I read someone used a Jeep bar, but as is typical no details to speak of.

Well, I bought a Jeep sway bar. Going to install it this week, it;s my vacation and I;ll do what I want, lol. I'll detail it out her for y'all.

The big red garbage dragon from the east strikes again! A boycott of suppliers who sell such chinese made rubbish is long overdue! I will be starting mine by purchasing nothing but NOS from now on even if I have to wait. These big suppliers who deal in chinese made trash (pretty much everything that they make) are screwing many people out of hard earned money and enjoyment of the hobby with absolutely no conscience. I don't think anyone will dare to debate that fact. M.

Yes they do ?

Tim, clean up your VM! Does that have to be part of the annual prep for the BBQ?

So, I got my 6v starter armature rewound by these guys. They claim to be the last firm who can do this work in the UK, and whether or not that's true (it's believable having called around all over the place, but still surprising to me!) I can't recommend them highly enough. Rather than ship it in, I delivered and collected my unit in person, and can confirm they are very nice people who take a lot of pride in what they do - http://www.robsonandfrancisrewinds.co.uk/veteran/ Anyway, with the working starter installed, we put a little glug of oil in all the cylinders and turned the engine over for a wet compression test. 1 - 110psi 2 - 115psi 3 - 115psi 4 - 115psi 5 - 120psi 6 - 115psi As the engine isn't thought to have been run for 30+ years we didn't do a dry test, so I'm ready to be told/discover that my optimism is wildly premature... ? VID-20221003-WA0002.mp4

They know what they're doing, and they're nice humans too. It's refreshing to find somewhere that doesn't automatically associate the words 'classic car' with that cash register 'kerr-ching'! (Or maybe they felt sorry for me as I turned up scruffy!) ?

Now I have compression envy ?

went to a party/car show sat and won an award for "it's STOUT" vehicle!

The adaptation of a newer master and the selection of that master will be your call, I used last generation Dakota. Do as I did and go on walkabout at your local wrecking yard you may find something that you prefer. I do so hate making this a suggested unit as like poor ole Charlie who got slammed for his kits when folks who buy them for install have little to zero skills at resolving such simple issues as a castle nut and whine and moan. On just installing the rustyhope caliper plates, my castle nut issue was such a simple resolve and no cuts to the castle nut and still using stock backing washer. Purposely falling off a log would be a harder task to perform. You can get the very valve kits from some of the rodding shops sell for much higher money off e-bay by shopping around for about 42.00 portioning valve and the two residuals delivered to your door. You may entail comingling of flare seats with your modern donor master so be sure to check the seats in master and if more prevalent ball style verse inverted flare, get the two short lines that attach to the master so you can flare the one end to that of the inverted flare common to older car and the residual valves. Often one line is a course thread and one is fine to prevent you from mixing the primary with the secondary. Some of the masters are stamped with bore size and P for primary outlet (front) and S for secondary outlet (rear). Plumbing the donor master for remote lines is with use of sweat fittings and copper tubing. Swaging will come into play, stock swage fitting in a kit will not do the task, get creative here, I used a barbed hose nipple for the small amount of flare needed for inserting the fitting into the tube. Seating the fitting and making a retainer plate for the new fabricated adapters and I suggest two slots at the bottom in line with the fill holes of the master internal bore and do clean the ends of your tubing from burrs and other trash/residue. Routing of the remote fill lines I suggest Adel clamps or similar to keep these dressed and out of way of other items affixed in the area. The reservoir can be had for 15.00 delivered to your door if you shop wisely on e-bay. The EPDM rubber can be had at some of the local supply houses, most auto parts stores and online want 3.50 to 7.50 a foot. Ten foot roll which is plenty is only 14.20 with tax locally. Do your own shopping as I have no clue the stores in your area. But as a hint, many stores in my area gouge as they have so little competition. You will be making a bracket also for the remote reservoir, this can be out of lighter metal as there is so little weight involved and no stresses applied. This may sound a bit vague but if anyone is the least bit creative and understand the mechanical and principal two unit cannot occupy the same space....you should have no issues. Time, well it will take a bit to fabricate the brackets, adapters and rod extension and assemble/sweat the fittings for the nipples. None of this is hard, none is really expensive, even a new master can be had for 46.00 verse my cost of 10.00 from a sealed and working brake system in the wrecking yard. I chose the wrecking yard unit over a new as this was all experimental and different to the normal manner and means referenced by most our forum members and while I do not mind spending money, I do not like wasting it while doing mockup. Again, your call, lack of success is based mainly on lack of imagination and initiative, failure to see the obvious little confidence in one's self to adapt and overcome.