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Recent content by Jonathan

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    S1 with rotary conversion

    Hello all, Selling the frankenpine. It is an S1 alpine with engine, gauges and axle from an RX3, modified ford falcon fuel tank, and some other unique bits. Set up for fueling from the trunk, and has a roll bar. Tank was replaced with a new tank modified to match the custom one...
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    More Craigslist finds:

    1. Seattle Washington area: http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/ctd/830916123.html (I have no idea how rare/coveted the GT are over convertibles, or Series 3 versus other series.) 2. Central Cali: http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/cto/829097604.html 2 62 'beams. One which has a...
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    Car arrives today! Frankenpine

    Woo hoo. Got the battery hooked up now and electricals seem to work. Haven't done a full test as it got dark on us. Solution was simple but not wasn't something I immediately considered. Original owner swapped cables. Red was ground, and black was positive. Reversed the first battery, but...
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    Car arrives today! Frankenpine

    Problem is, its not a Sunbeam electrical. Under the hood the car is essentially an rx-3. Rx-3 engine/trans/etc and he built a custom harness to wire it up to the lights, fuel pump, etc. I have the diagram, and its a lot more than 2 fuses. That said, it is still worth going through the full...
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    Car arrives today! Frankenpine

    Been working a bit on the car. Apparently I'll need to get a friend down who is familiar with electrical work. Its set up negative ground, but as soon as I touch the connector to the negative post of the battery I get a solid spark (when positive is already attached.) Ah well. I'm being a bit...
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    Car arrives today! Frankenpine

    Oh. My bad.
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    Car arrives today! Frankenpine

    Yah. The one in the pic is what I believe is the stock one.
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    Car arrives today! Frankenpine

    Cross fingers it'll be on the road much sooner than that. It won't be 'restored' by that point, but should be drive-able.
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    Car arrives today! Frankenpine

    Btw, what color code is that? 19? I9? Is there a chart so I can figure what the original color was? (Not that its critical, the car is and will always be far from stock, but curious.) Btw, found the original owners manual in a manila folder in the trunk. Sort of cute, though the front cover has...
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    Car arrives today! Frankenpine

    Well the gentleman I bought it from drove the Alpine up today. It is nice to start meeting people in the community face to face. Car's body is in quite nice shape. There are a couple places where there are bits of rust and the chrome on the bumpers and such would need redoing, but its quite...
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    Car arrives today! Frankenpine

    So, looks like I have found my car. Its an interesting one and a crazy hybrid of different sources from what I can tell, but comes with a fun history and from a nice couple. The car was owned by one couple since new (and in fact was where they had their first date.) Its a 1960 Sunbeam Alpine...
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    61 in Seattle area

    Saw this listed on Craigslist: http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/810947509.html Here's the text of it: I have a '61 Sunbeam Alpine missing engine and trans, otherwise, fairly complete. It does have some floor rust and minor body damage (see photos). $1000. without hardtop. $1500 with...
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    Series I near Buffalo, NY

    http://buffalo.craigslist.org/car/782275702.html He's just asking $1500, and is including a vette 350 he was planning to drop in, and from email also includes a hardtop. If I was closer and could check it out for rust I'd probably go for it myself.
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    '66 Alpine

    I dunno if its useful for folk here, for me to put up these notes when I find a vehicle they might like, but since I'm looking for an earlier model (mmm fins) figure it might suit someone else. http://northidahoartist.com/Sales/Sunbeam.html I'll put info on the one in NY I was...
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    Anyone around Buffalo NY?

    Owner says little to no rust, but who knows what that means without looking. I do appreciate the advice from everyone. I'd rather take my time than rush in and end up with a host of problems In the absence of someone local to check though, I guess I'll pass for now.
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