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02-28-2012, 10:55 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Moraga, Ca
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Allard Quick Change rear axle = Unobtainium
 There are certain "bits" on a traditional-build car that help define it, make it unique, and give it some personal flavor. What truly stands out are the ultra rare pieces that can't be merely bought, but must be searched for, and found. Such is the c... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here. |
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02-28-2012, 10:57 AM
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Old School HAMBer
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Beautifull Black Hills of South Dakota
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Re: Allard Quick Change rear axle = Unobtainium
That is a cool piece Jay. I did not know about them, thanks for the details!
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02-28-2012, 11:02 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SUGAR CITY
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Re: Allard Quick Change rear axle = Unobtainium
Well, that's certainly one more thing I can only hope to find at a garage sale! Only 15 made huh? Geesh, that'll only leave like one floating around after Bruce Meyer and Don Orosco get wind of this if they're not all spoken for right now! The sharks are circling!!!
I'm inlove with Halibrand Non Quickchange center sections and hope to find one of those one day since they're not all that unobtainable. |
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02-28-2012, 11:12 AM
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Old School HAMBer
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Marshfield, MA
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Re: Allard Quick Change rear axle = Unobtainium
Somebody will start re-casting the gear covers to glue on 9" pumpkins soon!
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02-28-2012, 11:15 AM
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Old School HAMBer
Join Date: Jul 2005
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Re: Allard Quick Change rear axle = Unobtainium
Good reading but I'm a sucker for anything with a cut-away diagram.
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02-28-2012, 11:28 AM
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Old School HAMBer
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Surrey BC
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Re: Allard Quick Change rear axle = Unobtainium
New one on me too. Cool stuff.
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02-28-2012, 11:30 AM
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Grenade Inspector
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Hell's Bend, Arizona
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Re: Allard Quick Change rear axle = Unobtainium
Way Cool!, until it breaks. Story of my life
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02-28-2012, 11:33 AM
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FNG
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: England
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Re: Allard Quick Change rear axle = Unobtainium
Wow, great post. I happen to have one of these casting sets - unmachined original Allard pieces. I got the kit from an Allard guy in London many years ago. I had it vapour bead blasted - came up like new - but have never got around to finishing it to use. I only know of one other. Problem with unobtainium is, how many of us go on to build something (read: can afford to build something) worthy enough of it? Maybe one day. In the meantime, I better update my home insurance...I'll dig it out and post a picture soon.
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02-28-2012, 11:37 AM
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FNG
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Nebraska
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Re: Allard Quick Change rear axle = Unobtainium
back in the early 1960's when I was studying at Nebr. Trade School we would take trips into Lincoln, NE to Speedway Motors, at that time it was a store front on 'N' street, from time to time and look around at the neat stuff and sometimes buy something. Anyway, I remember seeing a QC on the bargain shelf. I was studying to be a tool maker and speed equipment really intrigued me and I noticed that the QC was a homemade unit made out of a stock center section using torque tube sections for the drive to pinion housings. I was told that it used Halibrand gears but they didn't have the time to pull the cover so I could'nt see what they had done to the pinion gear. Everytime I see a QC I think of that unit.
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02-28-2012, 11:53 AM
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Old School HAMBer
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Re: Allard Quick Change rear axle = Unobtainium
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02-28-2012, 12:16 PM
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FNG
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Nebraska
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Re: Allard Quick Change rear axle = Unobtainium
Tman, Thanks, all sorts of interesting things pop up.
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02-28-2012, 04:59 PM
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Re: Allard Quick Change rear axle = Unobtainium
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That was my first thought as well!
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02-28-2012, 05:57 PM
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Re: Allard Quick Change rear axle = Unobtainium
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02-28-2012, 06:32 PM
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Re: Allard Quick Change rear axle = Unobtainium
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02-28-2012, 07:21 PM
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Old School HAMBer
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Re: Allard Quick Change rear axle = Unobtainium
Unobtanium is right, then some dude on the H.A.M.B. is holding one! crazy!! ~sololobo~
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02-28-2012, 09:03 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Windsor, VA
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Re: Allard Quick Change rear axle = Unobtainium
Very cool GC. Guess it would be great to find one. I will just have to be happy with my Halibrand.
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02-28-2012, 09:18 PM
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Grenade Inspector
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Mexico City
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Re: Allard Quick Change rear axle = Unobtainium
Good to know, you never know when you will find one of these jewels. Thanks.
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02-28-2012, 09:19 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: HOODLUM CITY, TEXAS
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Re: Allard Quick Change rear axle = Unobtainium
I started 'Allard University' this week by first researching the name and history after finding this intake pictured. Super cars and all the parts manufactured to go fast. Now this QC pops up here!!! Are there English patents for the car and component parts that made it? Any knowledge here on this intake? Thanks for the QC lesson.
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02-28-2012, 09:29 PM
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Re: Allard Quick Change rear axle = Unobtainium
Great read, thanks man!!!
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02-29-2012, 12:50 AM
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Re: Allard Quick Change rear axle = Unobtainium
Great info, thanks for sharing!
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