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....let me share my story.......... similar but completed. John who to his credit really does know allot about these cars and has spent time developing products with great success, unfortunately it is all true too that John has limited business skills, lacks consideration and tells stories to assure his customers they will be treated fairly but does the opposite of his telling.
My story goes a little like this, discovery of parkers web site, WOW nice web site, called parker and spoke about what Im doing and was then sucked in. paid a deposit for a performance motor and type 2 head blah blah blah, same scenario. 2 months I was promised Id have the motor. well, 14 months went by before I saw the product, I also bought the flywheel, T9 adaptor plate etc. In the end I bought the trans direct from his source and have dealt with that person since. the lightened and balanced fly wheel took forever to get here as did the clutch and related parts. Sadly the entire process of dealing with VPD took nearly TWICE as long as it did for me to restore my car in my cramped garage at night sometimes til 2 am but I had a great time. The Motor and VPD had me so bent at one point that I considered selling the project. In the end I had Johns attention because I pulled a stunt few people realize they can do, it worked for me and while it took forever the engine runs quite nicely.
I did the rest, remilled the adaptor plate to 15/16", sized the input shaft sleeve, refitted the trans mount, had the drive shaft built, had to repaint the motor due to paint peeling off, had to reseal the motor due to leaks all over but thank god the rear and front mains do not leak. I also bought a 123 distributor from Parker, it took a bit to get it. I have an issue with it and raised my concern to him and never heard from him again.
Im better off and if someone wants to take business away from him it would be like taking candy from a baby.
By the way Im told John is also an attorney from a reliable source, so beware and pick your battles wisely. John is no dope, just a very bad business man to people who are passionate about what we are doing with these cars.
I love my car and enjoy driving it but if I had to deal with parker again Id shoot the car and bury it in the back yard, it would be less work and less stress. Good luck and buyers beware.
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