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Recent content by jumpinjan

  1. jumpinjan

    Anyone know whose Harrington this is?

    It looks like it has the early HLM knee bolsters on the doors Jan
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    Door hinge renew

    I don't remember the hardness of the drill rod that I used. I bought the drill rod & drill & reamer all from McMaster-Carr. I drill & tap a 6/32 thread for a set-screw at the hinge bottom to lock the pin in place. So, in the future the hinge can be re-lube. If the original pins cannot be remove...
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    Door hinge renew

    The new holes are a precision sized hole using a drill then reamed to within 0.001" of the diameter. The pin material needs to be precise thats why I use drill rod. Those replacement door pins that they sell in the auto parts store are not precise enough. Also, you need to replace the same...
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    Door hinge renew

    Most of the pins will NOT come out with heat or whatever. I repair mine using drill rod as the new pin and drill & ream the hole. These are best done on a milling machine with a good machine vice. Jan
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    No spark frustration

    Hmm, you see a spark across the points? If so, that might be a heavy load the points are seeing. Like a low primary resistance in the coil. What does the coil ohm-out to be? I would check the resistance on the coil's primary to start. Jan
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    Front end Alignment

    I did the alignment on my Tiger using the affordable alignment tools I bought from Summit. There is NO shop that will touch an old car that uses shims, like the old days (I was told that, so I did it myself) Jan
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    Rear Frame Rails

    I use Solidworks software anytime I make something from sheetmetal. Jan
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    April 5+6 2024- Columbia, SC Invasion.

    Very, very nice Alpine. I like the Thistle gray series I color. Jan
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    Sunbeam Harrington Le Mans

    Thanks for letting us know, Reg. You're in our prayers, I hope things get better. Jan
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    HLM project progress...

    The early cars also had corrosion, from some rivets(?), at the rocker/fender seams for some reason (One could see 3-4 bumps in that area, and looks like rivet heads). If you noticed, Harrington used a body filler with heavy ladened, metallic powder. It looked like powdered aluminum and was...
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    HLM project progress...

    NOTE: The windscreen frame needs to be in the car when fitting the top to the body. Make sure there's room so one can get the windscreen in & out. I need to do the same and get working on my Lemans. Jan
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    Series V overdrive ready gearbox

    Don't try to spin the rear tires with an OD trans! Jan
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    Early Harrington LeMans for sale

    That's Regg Hahn <pluseight5300@gmail.com>, in Cincinnati. I know Regg and I know the Lemans car that he must be selling. Jan
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    Early Harrington LeMans for sale

    I'm here in Dayton Ohio. Could you post where its located? And if there's a name & phone number? If it's close, I'll check it out. Thanks Jan
  15. jumpinjan

    Alternator replacement recommendations

    I use the 15ACR Lucas from the late MGB and no mounting modifications needed so it looks factory stock...like it belongs there!!! You can read my article here: https://sunbeamalpine.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/issue_14.pdf Jan
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