Amal carb jetting chart

I recently had an email, requesting info on what the jetting should be on a late Velocette Thruxton fitted with the Amal 1036 carb. Here is a scan of an Amal jetting chart, that I use in my workshop.

Rick's MSS

I posted this earlier - but worth re-visiting, as it reminds me it is not just me , that makes it all happen. That lots of outside services and suppliers team up, to get through a project. - Rick's 1937 MSS 500 - Rick Wallace in Montana has had us do a few of his bikes. This is his 1937 MSS 500, that he purchased with KSS cycle gear, Rick had a friend do all the paintwork and plating, We did the frame repair, rebuild the Webb front forks, build the wheels with Devon stainless steel rims from the UK, with painted centers and pin stripping accent (including the side car wheel ) ,have the tanks undented and pressure tested, and full engine, gearbox and primary rebuild. Stainless steel exhaust from Overlander in Australia, Smiths speedometer , speedo drive , and cable, rebuilt by Dennis Quinlan/ KTT Service in Australia. Rick sourced new springs for sidecar chassis locally, Chassis powdercoated by Ken's Powdercoating. . Sidecar was in very good condition and was left as was. Jack Callinski's Jack's Custom Machine in Tacoma did the engine's specialty machine shop work including - cylinder sleeving, cylinder head combustion chamber repair, and new valve seats Rubber parts were sourced from Jeff Hunter in the UK. Avon Sidecar tires on the bike's back end, and on the sidecar, Avon Speedmaster ribbed on front from Hap Jones in California, The list goes on - - - It takes a small community of outside service providers to make it all happen -

Workshop

Lots of projects on the go, in the workshop.

1929 Model A Ford

A high school friend contacted me, if I was interested in his grandfathers 1929 Model A Ford, that has been stored in a barn since 1968. The price was good and my brother fronted the funds. We should have it in our big boat shed toward the end of April. We plan on rebuilding the chassis, and my brother - the 'wood butcher'- building a station wagon body to period specs, to use on the chassis, and saving the original four door body for restoring later, then when the body is restored, re-uniting it with the chassis, as the body will be quite a project to do right. Photos of the barn find 1929 Model A Ford, and an image of what we have in mind for the new wooden station wagon body -

Back in hospital for five days

Was back in the hospital for five days, for choking hiccups- that lasted a total of eleven days. Turns out the hiccups were caused by a post op complication - kidney issue ! Back home now for about seven days. Still very weak and a bit unsteady on my legs, and have a weak voice from having the hiccups for so long. But getting stronger - and happy to be able to get back into the workshop, and back to work on customers bikes. I will be restocking my inventory of new spares, available from David Holder's Velocette Motor Cycle Company, as well as organizing my available used spares.