Services
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REMEMBER: The club has an extensive range of spare parts. Contact our spares officer for details
The following products and services are
listed to aid Jowett owners find people who have worked on Jowett’s previously.
The committee of the Jowett Car Club of
Australia Inc. do not specifically endorse the services listed. Jowett owners
should form their own opinion regarding the abilities of the companies listed.
If you have used companies to work on your
Jowett please email admin@jowett.org.au
CAE Performance Products
7 Main Road
Castlemaine VIC 3450
T: (03) 5472 1442
Manager: Con Soldatos
Can fit an alternator inside a generator
body.
Also fuel pumps that fit in the fuel tank.
Auto Glass and Windscreens
Pete’s Prestige Windscreens
23 Arlie Crescent
Montrose VIC 3765
T: (03) 9728 8872
M: 0418 333 703
Owner: Peter Thomas
Mobile
windscreen fitting business. Well known in the classic car fraternity.
Did
the problematic fitting on a Javelin
windscreen and also the rear window
Alternative Glass Supplies P/L
1 Hedderwick Road
Dandenong South, 3175
T: 9791 2333
Manufacture
of glass, including toughened glass
Scanned
old glass and made new, stamped side glass for a Jupiter and Citroen Traction
Avant
Bearings and oil seals
A.A.Bearing & Oilseal Service
8 Rooks Road
Nunawading VIC 3131
T: (03) 9874 1660
M: 490 345 253
Manager: Adrian Robertshaw
Supplier of leading brands of bearings and
oil seals for classic, historic and vintage cars, commercial vehicles and
motorbikes.
An extensive stock of obsolete sizes in bearings
and oilseals and an extensive library of information on cars and motorbikes
going back to 1915.
|
Source for oil seals and roller bearings Has
reference books for Jowett. |
Brake & Clutch
BGT Brake and Clutch Services
10 Webster Street
Dandenong VIC 3175
T: (03) 9794 6787 / (03) 9792 2806
Contacts:
Karl Malins, Derry Robertson
Vintage, veteran and classic specialists.
Clutch and pressure plate repairs
Shoe bonding and drum/disc machining
Flywheel grinding
Used
extensively for brake cylinder sleeving and clutch refurbishment
Camshafts
Clive Cams
Factory 4, 35-37 Clyde Street
Ferntree Gully V IC 3156
T: (03) 9758 5977
Owner: Clive Stenlake
Camshaft
grinding and profiling; cam follower and rocker refacing.
Ground
a camshaft for a Jowett club member
Carburettor
Wilson Carburettor Service P/L
Unit 3, 16-18 Marshall Road
Airport West VIC 3042
T: (03) 9330 3216 / (03) 9338 2038
//www.wilsoncarburettorservice.com.au
Owner/Manager: John Cheal
Carburettor
overhaul and tuning.
Overhauled several members Javelin Zeniths
Cleaning
Ferntree Gully Hydroblasting
15 Gaydon Street (home-based business)
Ferntree Gully VIC 3156
T: 0412 796 989
Owner:
John Hanley
High
pressure cleaning, including cleaning and lining of fuel tanks
Used for cleaning of window winder and door mechanisms, aluminium crankcase and other parts including fuel tank which was cleaned and lined.
Aluminium brightens up really well.
One or two day turnaround.
Chrome
Vic Ivanov
Patterson Road (near Nepean Highway and
behind Tyre Outlet)
Moorabbin VIC 3189
M: 0417 311 158
Preparation
for and finishing of chrome work (chroming is outsourced)
Has
done extensive re-chroming of my Javelin and Jupiter parts. Good quality work.
Crankshafts
Crankshaft Rebuilders P/L
31-35 Cottage Street
Blackburn VIC 3130
T: (03) 9894 0000
Manufacture
of cast, forged and billet crankshafts and engine components
Differentials and Gearboxes
Victoria Differentials and Transmissions
Factory 1, 1 Cochrane Street
Mitcham VIC 3132
T: (03) 9874 5268
M: 0412 436 718
Owner: Louie
Rebuilds
of differentials and manual gearboxes
Rebuilt Javelin differential and axles
Old Car Gearboxes P/L
Factory 3, 23 Wren Road
Moorabbin VIC 3189
T: (03) 9553 3203
Owner:
John Needham (and son Ben)
John
knows from decades of experience the weaknesses of various gearbox designs. He
likes to create his own improvements and makes his own gears
Overhauled
two Meadows gearboxes and a Laycock overdrive unit, including modifying the
linkage between one gearbox and the overdrive unit. Not yet installed.
Distributors
Performance Ignition Services
Unit 47, 41-49 Norcal Road
Nunawading VIC 3131
T: (03) 9872 3644
E: technical@performanceignition.com.au
www.performanceignition.com.au
Contact: Dick O’Keefe
Manufacturer
and distributor of ignition components
Have
rebuilt two Jowett distributors for me and also tuned the electrical side of my
Javelin
Electrical Parts
Boronia Automotive Electrical Service
Factory 15, 15 Macquarie Place
Boronia VIC 3155
T: (03) 9729 7299
Owner: Phil
Auto
electrical services
Used
for refurbishing Lucas generators and starter motors
Classic and Vintage Bulbs
82 Cumming Street
Blackwood SA 5051
T: (08) 8278 4393
www.classicandvintagebulbs.com
Owner: Anthony Pearson
Halogen and classic car lighting
Lucas headlights and spotlights, relays, side
and tail lights
Bullet and wing mirrors
Electronic ignitions
Bought
halogen globes to fit Javelin Lucas headlights
Kevin Baker
Bundoora VIC 3083
M: 0429 465 736
Hobby,
home-based business supplying new, old stock auto electrical items with a focus
on and extensive experience of Lucas parts. Also overhauls Lucas generators,
etc
Purchased
Lucas driving light globes and Lucas relay
Barry Cliff
P. O. Box 256
Wyong NSW 2259
T: (02) 4351 1968
Supplier
of electrical parts for older cars
Hardware
B.S.F. Bolts
P. O. Box 2023
Parkdale VIC 3194
T: 0408 056 255
Owner: Bruce Gardner
Supplier
of BSF and BA automotive fasteners and associated tooling
Source for most Jowett nuts, bolts and
washers.
Catalogue available on request.
Classic Fasteners
Shop 1, 75-77 Grange Road
Welland SA 5007
T: (08) 7127 1582
E: derek@classicfasteners.com.au
Owner: Derek Milne
Supplier
of obsolete and hard to get nuts, bolts and screws to restorers of automobiles
and motorcycles
Purchased
slotted, domed screws
Hoods
Australian Hood Irons
57 Eastwood Avenue
Eastwood NSW 2122
T: (02) 9874 6696
Owner: Richard Walton
Wooden
hood bows, repairs and parts
Instruments
Ringwood Speedometer Service
693 Whitehorse Road
Mitcham VIC 3132
T: (03) 9874 2260
M: 0422 122 124
Owner: Gary King
Sales
and repairs.
Do more than the name suggests.
Completed the overhaul of my second set of
Jupiter instruments, which were in poor condition. Did so in a reasonable time
(a few months)
Howard Instruments
110 Northern Road
Heidelberg West VIC 3081
T: (03) 9457 4755
Sale, repair and restoration of automotive,
marine, commercial and industrial instruments and accessories.
Smiths service agent.
Overhauled
a set of Jupiter gauges. Very knowledgeable but restoration work takes a back
seat to trade work. it pays to get an estimate of the wait time.
Objects Conservation Melbourne
M: 0417 147 300
E: objectsconservationmelbourne@gmail.com
M: 0417 147 300
Owner: Madeleine Price
Museum
quality restorations
Restored
a rev counter dial to match the patina of the other instruments
Able Instruments Service
Unit 6, 10-12 Babdoyle Street
Loganholme QLD 4129
P: (07) 3801 1232
E: sales@ableinstrument.com
www.ableinstrument.com
Instrument repairs with an interest in English cars and Lucas instruments
Tested and repaired gauges
Metal Spraying
Wagma Engineering
43-45 Kalman Drive
Boronia VIC 3155
T: (03) 9729 9377
Manager: Philip Ryan
General engineering but includes
metal spraying
Potential useful contact. Not used
Paint
Milsome’s Auto Paints
Unit 2, 718 Burwood Highway
Ferntree Gully VIC 3156
T: (03) 9752 2544
Specialise
in automotive and industrial coatings, tools, spray painting and safety
equipment, panel beating supplies and colour matching service to trade and DIY
clients in Australia and NZ
Source
of spray painter’s paint supplies, including colour matching
Parts
JW Classic Car Parts
Jim Withers
Kilsyth VIC 3137
T: (03) 9762 2862
M: 0411 088 342
E: jwclassicparts@yahoo.com.au
English
car specialist in obsolete parts
New Parts for old cars
Potentially useful contact. Not used
Plastic knobs
Les Gourdie
Christchurch, NZ
T: +64 3 3881 779
Makes
new window winder and gear lever knobs to order
Purchased
a set, which he fitted to provided handles.
Radios
Nostalgic Wireless Company
8, 21 Northumberland Street
Collingwood VIC 3066
T: (03) 9419 4875
Includes
restoration and updating of classic car radios
Potential useful contact. Not used
Restoration
Peter Tommasini
Factory 9, 21 Burgess Road
Bayswater VIC 3153
T: (03) 9761 4557
Specialises
in classic, vintage and prestige car restoration
Potential useful contact. Not used
Rubber
Scott’s Old Auto Rubber
(Online business based in Mulgrave, VIC)
T: (03) 9563 3023
E: scottsoldautorubber@bigpond.com.au
www.scottsoldautorubber.com.au
Owner:
Scott
|
Javelin Bailey and half Bailey channel as well as
some other rubbers |
On Home page, go to Other, then Jowett
Javelin for parts sold. (http://www.scottsoldautorubber.com.au/JOWETT%201948-54%20JAVELIN.htm
)
Bought Bailey and half Bailey, wiper motor
mounts
Seat Belts
Supplying
and refurbishing vintage-style seat belts for 1950s-1960s classic cars
Potential useful contact. Not used
Sundry fittings
Link Automotive
3A Thornton Crescent
Mitcham VIC 3132
T: 9873 3874
A
supplier of restoration services for Minis
Purchased
stronger wiper arms (need to know the arc details).
Tail shafts
Balancing Services Australia
43 Chifley Drive
Preston VIC 3072
T: (03) 9480 4040
Balancing
and tail shaft services
Refurbished
two Jupiter tail shafts, including modifying one to allow for an overdrive.
Trimming
Grant White – Motor Trimmer
93 Lyon Road
Viewbank VIC 3084
T: 9458 3479
Owner: Grant White
Specialises
in vintage and classic cars
Retrimmed
all the interior of my Javelin. Attention to detail.
Thread Repair
The Thread Doctor
Melbourne mobile service
M: 0419 507 633
Owner: Damian de Yong
Removal
of broken studs and bolts. Recoiling.
Potential useful contact. Not used
Tyres
Stuckey Tyre Service
828 Sydney Road
Brunswick VIC 3056
T: (03) 9386 5331
Contact:
Russell Stuckey (GM) or Jeff Hastie (Sales Manager and Classic Tyres)
Distributor
of Michelin vintage tyres and Avon motorsport tyres amongst other brands. Also
has a focus on tyres and wheels for motorsport
Fitted Michelin 5.50-16 (175/80R16) radial
tyres and tubes to my Javelin, for a better fit and ride to the light truck
tyres previously used.
Had the equipment to balance the wheels off the
car.
Antique Tyre Supplies
134 McEwan Road
West Heidelberg VIC 3081
T: (03) 9458 4433 / 1300 55 44 13
Contact: Ben McKinnon
Tyres,
Vintage and thoroughbred body fittings,
Wheels
Wheels
Eastern Wheelworks
Factory 34, 70-72 Cavehill Road
Lilydale VIC 3140
T: (03) 9739 4400
E: ron@easternwheelworks.com.au
Contact: Ron Harper
Wheel
repairs and modifications
Trued,
repaired, and had powder coated (outsourced) two sets of Jupiter rims
Neway Wheel Repairs P/L
11 Beatrice Avenue
West Heidelberg VIC 3081
T: 9457 3141
www.facebook.com/NewayWheelRepairs
Owners:
Colin and David Gilbert
Rim
repair specialist
Trued
my Javelin rims
Wiring
Vintage Wiring Harness
Factory 7, 477 Maroondah Highway
Ringwood VIC 3134
T: (03) 9870 0583
Owner: Paul Vermont
Wiring
looms made in original-style materials and colour codes appropriate for the
vehicle
Has patterns for 1951-52 Javelin, and
Jupiter but can make anything if a harness is supplied.
Made me a braided Javelin loom, with
specified modifications, and a Jupiter loom.
Wires are labelled and an installation key is
provided. Gave good telephone support.
Woodwork
JE & LJ Nicholls
21 Chippewa Avenue (home-based)
Donvale VIC 3111
T: (03) 9874 1329
M: 0409 865 025
Owner: John Nicholls
Refurbishes
car interior woodwork for prestige and vintage cars
Re-veneered and lacquered my Javelin
dashboard.
Wood grained (spray) all window surrounds.