Parts and "Go To Guys" !

On this post, I wanted to turn the spotlight on three vendors who have provided first class work for Tillie's restoration. All three of these guys have been easy to work with and have a proven track record in the British car community. I have no financial interest in any of these companies but am just a satisfied customer!

One component that makes an engine run is spark via a distributor....a.k.a "dizzy" in Brit speak. Jeff Schlemmer of Advanced Distributors is considered by many to be the "go to" guy for distributor rebuild work, so I filled out his very detailed "curve" work sheet, packed it up along my distributor, and sent them off to Minnesota. Jeff's worksheet allows him to build your dizzy to match any performance enhancements you've added to your car's engine. In my case, I found out my dizzy was not even the correct one for my car!

Old dizzy

Jeff supplied a correct core, did the  rebuild / recurve, then topped it off with a nice polished finish.

The TR6 came from the factory with two Zenith Stromberg carburetors, and one way of increasing horse power with a modified engine is to add a third ZS carb.  Jeff Palya is the owner of Paltech Technologies, and one of his specialties is carburetor rebuilding for British cars. Jeff is considered by many as the "go to" guy for this critical component of any engine. So, off went my old carbs to be rebuilt and used as part of  a triple conversion.

My original two carb setup

The new Triple carbs will not only provide more power, but look terrific !

Jeff uses an exclusive micropolish process to make old parts look better than new.

My final "go to" guy on this post is Scott at Brake Materials and Parts located in Fort Wayne Indiana.

Like all the parts on a 38 -year -old car, my brake servo(power) unit was looking pretty tough. However,  uppermost in my mind were the internal components and if they were up to the job of stopping my car! Since this is another part  that needs professional attention, I packed up my servo and sent it to Indiana. 

Ten days later, I got back my brake servo unit with power coating on the outside, and most importantly, all new components on the inside!

 Again, a big "thank you" to the TR6/250 Car Club of America  (6-Pack Club) for all the great information on it's web site. These "go to guys" have all been recommended by other 6-Pack members.