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Old Skool Auto Electrician

Locality: Jimboomba, Queensland

Phone: +61 411 424 478

Address: 21 Amanda Ct 4280 Jimboomba, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.oldskoolauto.com.au/

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13.02.2022 1967 Rambler Fuse Box before and after pics of repair and cleaning.

11.02.2022 Awesome Friday job change the Starter Motor on a Honda CRV

07.02.2022 1967 Rambler Fuse Box before and after pics of repair and cleaning.

27.01.2022 Awesome Friday job change the Starter Motor on a Honda CRV

25.01.2022 Nice HZ Statesman Engine Bay re-wire 308 to 350 Chevy.

25.01.2022 260Z update finding lots of problems bad repairs done over the years and corrosion from the flood waters.

23.01.2022 Happy birthday to the "Camfather" Ed Iskenderian who turned 99 on Friday. Read the history about Isky cams below. THE LEGEND... The name Ed Iskenderian is a legend among racers worldwide. Eds life history parallels the proverbial success story. He was born in 1921 in the grapevine country of Tulare County, California. His future as a winemaker never materialized because several heavy frosts destroyed the vineyards. These conditions forced the Iskenderian family to move to Los Angeles. While attending Polytechnic High School in Los Angeles, Eds pet project was building a Model T Ford roadster. Ed learned the fundamentals of mechanics by working with the Model T Fords and later adapted the overhead conversion by Frontenac (more commonly known as Fronty), as well as the George Riley head known to the racers in those days as the "multi-flathead." Experiencing repeated crankshaft failure, Ed began searching for an engine with a stronger lower end. He examined the Ford Model A and B and found them to be only slightly stronger than the Model T. Turning his attention toward the later Ford V-8 flathead engine, he found the crank to be much more rugged with larger bearings and a counter balanced crankshaft. He installed special Maxi "F" type cylinder heads (with overhead exhaust valves) and slingshot intake manifold. Ed had the combustion chambers in the heads cast iron filled and he then re-contoured the combustion chambers as advised by his good friend Ed Winfield. The actual compression ratio turned out to be a whopping 13:1, an extremely high ratio for the early days of hot rodding. This was Ed Iskenderians first hot rod and it still occupies a corner of his plant today. After graduating, Ed obtained mechanical experience working as an apprentice tool and die maker. This is where Ed developed the skill and experience of always striving for quality and perfection. His career was interrupted by WWII. Because of his interest in speed, Ed decided to try his hand with an even faster vehicle and enlisted in the Army Air Corps. He served with the Air Transport Command, repeatedly flying supplies to the islands of the Pacific. After his war time absence, Ed lost no time in getting back to his hot rod and getting it ready for Californias dry lake bed meets. When rebuilding his V-8, he wanted to obtain a special camshaft. However, the boom had hit hot rodding and there was a great deal of business for the few racing camshaft manufacturers on the west coast. Their production schedules were taxed, which resulted in slow delivery. During the five month waiting period for his special camshaft, Ed decided to enter the cam grinding business. He bought a used conventional cylindrical grinder. Drawing on his tool making and mechanical experience, Ed converted it to a universal cam grinding machine. This machine produced camshafts with a noticeable improvement in performance over the conventional racing Ford camshafts. Eds cams were the first to produce 1 HP. per Cu. In. on gasoline in postwar OHV V-8 Dodge Hemis and 1.3 H.P. per Cu. In. on gasoline in postwar OHV 283 Chevy V-8s. Ed saw that racers could benefit from the advancement of higher-technology in racing so he created the first Hard- Face Overlay camshafts in the industry and became the first to employ computers in camshaft design. With the computer, Ed created the most advanced cam-profiles of the late 1950s and early 60s like the famous 5-Cycle and Polydyne Profile 505 Magnums along with the very first Hydraulic racing camshafts in the industry. Not stopping here, Ed knew that these new camshafts needed equally technologically advanced components -- So, he developed the first High-Density Chilled-Iron lifters for the ever growing Fuel Burning Supercharged Dragster class (now known as Top Fuel Dragsters), the first drop-in self locking roller tappets and the first Anti-Pump-Up hydraulic lifters enabling Hydraulic camshafts to produce higher R.P.M. This created a new challenge. As the new camshafts were delivering greater lifts and durations for higher R.P.M., the resulting higher lift rates required advanced valve spring designs. Recognizing this, Ed then introduced to the racing industry the first Vasco Jet 1000 Valve Springs after having pioneered the first valve spring assemblies for racing a decade before. New Cams and Components were not the only thing Ed brought to the young Drag Racing programs. Under a gentlemens agreement, Ed Iskenderian and a young racer from Florida named Don Garlits entered into the first corporate sponsorship of a race operation. During this time Ed was given the nickname of Isky the "Camfather". In addition to the numerous racing advancements, Ed also turned his interest to helping the stock/street enthusiasts. He offered, among many other things, the first coordinated cam and assembly kit to take the guess work out of ordering. To help fine tune racers engines he offered the first "Ultra Rev-Kits" for small block Chevy V-8 roller cams and the first anti-cam walk kit for the Chevy V-8s, along with the first offset cam keys and bushings for adjusting cam timing. In 1963, Ed in collaboration with a few other industry pioneers, created the "Speed Equipment Manufacturers Association", now known as the "Specialty Equipment Market Association" or "SEMA". Ed presided as its first president in 1963 and 1964 and led the group through its first crucial years. With the advent of the new small cars and the consumers trend towards economy, Ed turned his efforts to enlarging his line of economy camshafts and components, creating a camshaft that would deliver economy without robbing performance. This led to the newest and strongest line of street/performance camshafts. The SuperCams for economy/performance and the MegaCams, the maximum in street/performance hydraulic camshafts. Ed, although still overseeing the entire operation, has recently turned the reins over to his sons Ron and Richard who have continued their fathers traditions. In the last three years, Ron has developed over 100 new cam profiles using a new computer design program which he developed to cut the design time by more than 3/4. In collaboration with his brother Richard, they have designed over a dozen new valve spring combinations for oval track and drag racing (blown alcohol and top fuel classes). Richard is personally present at many major and local tracks, conventions, and seminars to talk with the racers, engine builders and owners in order to keep an eye on the everchanging needs of a growing industry. In addition, Isky who created the first manufacturers cash contingency awards for drag racing in the 1950s, is involved with major and minor sponsorships as well as a growing support of local tracks to give many racers a chance to race in their home towns. One of Eds proudest achievements came in 1985 when he was inducted as a member of Chevrolets "Legends of Performance", an honorary group of "Men whose visions, skill and perseverance have reshaped the automobile into something more than just transportation. Men who have elevated motorsports and high performance to the levels of prominence they enjoy today," quoting Chevrolet. Also in the same year, Ed was inducted into the SEMA hall of Fame, making Isky the only Cam Manufacturer to be honored by both organizations. Iskys present location in Gardena, California consists of a four-building complex of over 75,000 squre feet on property a full city block long. Isky employs over 100 specialists, including engineers and technical advisers to assist the thousands of Isky dealers throughout the world and the hundreds of thousands of Isky customers. To answer the many questions that come in daily from enthusiasts of circle track, off road, drag racing, Bonneville, truck and tractor pullers, monster trucks, street, and stock cars and boats, Ed has written many helpful pamphlets for technical advice on cam installations including installing, valve timing, cam degreeing, dyno tuning, preventing roller cam walk and top tuning tips. Most of these are included in this catalog. As the worlds largest racing, performance, and economy cam manufacturer, Isky maintains a dynamometer testing program for constant improvement of camshaft and valve train design. These tests are conducted daily in Iskys new enlarged dyno facility. To properly evaluate and prove the efficiency of Isky racing cams and valve train components, Isky maintains a continuous engine testing program. Still another dynamometer is used exclusively for the purpose of testing the endurance of racing valve gear components in todays OHV engines. The final phase of testing is accomplished when the newly dyno tested cams and components are coordinated with the best stock and performance equipment into racing cars and boats as well as performance and stock street machines. The testing is completed under actual racing and street conditions that our customers may encounter. This assures the consumer of accuracy and quality control unparalleled in the industry. The results of these tests are available to all hot rodders, racers, and engine builders in the form of horsepower charts, plus information on carburetion, jetting, ignition, timing, and exhausts. These are just a few of the many ways Iskys research is shared with the racing enthusiasts. At Isky Racing Cams you can always count on helpful, courteous service, the highest quality materials in all our products, the newest advancements and the finest workmanship available. #iskycams #ediskenderian #happybirthday #performancewholesale #history Isky Cams

23.01.2022 These are the Batteries we use at Old Skool Auto Electrician Delkor, AC Delco, and Optima Batteries

23.01.2022 770 Charger I re-wired looking awesome.

23.01.2022 Repaired wiring on a restored XW Falcon Ute found a few issues but as usual 1 days work turns into 3.

22.01.2022 Just arrived for a full re-wire.

22.01.2022 Just when you think you have seen it all, how would you like to change a Main Fuse connected to the Starter Solenoid on the side of the road in this 57 Chevy?

21.01.2022 1976 Corvette trying to fix somebody elses shit work guy that did this claiming to be a Auto Electrician ( I dont think so )

19.01.2022 Did some final work on this XW Falcon I rewired earlier this year, very nice restoration on this one.

18.01.2022 Alfa Romeo GTV I did major wiring repairs to.

18.01.2022 Starting work on a Datsun 260Z rewrite has to look factory it was in the last big Brisbane flood its getting ground up Restoration.

17.01.2022 770 Charger I re-wired looking awesome.

17.01.2022 Repaired burnt harness in a 1973 Mazda 808 Wagon

17.01.2022 Lets not fix the problem with the Cadillac Electric Seat lets do a bodgie bypass and create another problem Easy fix and replace faulty Circuit Breaker main fault to begin with.

16.01.2022 This is one I started about 3 years ago and did final work on it before Christmas full custom wiring front to back. Austen Healey running a Windsor 347 stroker with Fuel Injection a Tremec 6 speed gearbox and 9 inch Differential beautiful car built by J H Classics

16.01.2022 HJ Statesman Engine Bay after re-wire nice and tidy now, fired straight up.

16.01.2022 Found the short in the rear tail lights, screw straight though wiring harness.

15.01.2022 Texaco Elliot Upton

15.01.2022 Mazda 808 finished

14.01.2022 How to make a man cry Tell him his engine has a blown head gasket.

14.01.2022 LJ Torana Dash just when you thought you had seen it all

14.01.2022 I don’t think so

14.01.2022 56 Chevy Sports Coupe update, all finished on its way back to the owner a very nice example of a Tri-Five Chevy

13.01.2022 Todays job 1975 Cadillac Hearse in for lights and tidy up wiring.

13.01.2022 LJ Torana Dash done and to colour code.

12.01.2022 Another Tri5 in the Workshop for a re-wire Dakota Dash, MSD Fuel Injection and electric E Brake.

12.01.2022 Well more than likely my last service call today all jobs will have to come to my workshop or wont get done sorry for any inconvenience but I must put my Wife and family first things are getting real. Wishing all my family friends and customers all the best under these circumstances.

12.01.2022 Its back to do some more work, installation of new radio, wire up Parkers, Indicators and Brake Vacuum Pump.

10.01.2022 Nice original 52 F100 in for some work still running original Flathead V8 3 on the tree

09.01.2022 More work on the Hearse today, new headlight relays new dipper switch plug, new taillights, new fuse link on the Alternator and the list goes on.

06.01.2022 XD Falcon Update, it’s alive it has a heart beat

06.01.2022 So I noticed this today, American Retro Sound Stereo made in China

05.01.2022 So why did my car catch on fire

04.01.2022 Just arrived for full re-wire.

03.01.2022 On holiday until January 6th 2020 Merry Christmas And Happy New YearOn holiday until January 6th 2020 Merry Christmas And Happy New Year

03.01.2022 1965 Galaxies Alternator Wiring Repair and installation of Starter and Fuel Pump Relays.

02.01.2022 Running after 5 plus years in a shed

02.01.2022 Found some more quality work on the 57 Chevy good place to put a Headlight junction right in front of the front wheels