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spmdr replied to the thread Alpine Engine Bay to Scan.Have you contacted sunbeam specialties? they should have a pretty good handle on where the bodies are buried in the Bay area. ... :)... -
spmdr replied to the thread The Story of the Alpine Movie stars.....I guess I should mention I'm an old guy who has been told I have a vision color deficiency in the brown/ red spectrum. some...
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spmdr replied to the thread The Story of the Alpine Movie stars.The name is My description, more or less. I read "Chianti" somewhere associated with the cars. It may have come from Corb Flick. I...
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spmdr replied to the thread The "LOVE BUG" Alpine gets some Love.Here is how the car was bought in '16. I didn't take the time to dig up an early left side brace. I tripped over the correct right...
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With most of my retied-kick-back effort being lavished on the "Weekend Racer" Alpine, the "Love Bug" Alpine has been neglected, both...
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spmdr replied to the thread Unknown camshaft.Most of the time it is difficult to measure Max lobe lift accurately without a fixture, IF the cam is just loose/uninstalled. Most...
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spmdr replied to the thread "Weekend Racer" Alpine Back running!.I have replaced the Valve springs and plan to test this Saturday. The event is the LA Shelby Club at the Streets of Willow April 27...
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I finally changed the valve springs on the Weekend Racer Alpine. I concluded I clearly had WAY less spring pressure than I needed. But...
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spmdr replied to the thread Unknown camshaft.Can you expand on "run bad" ? ....inquiring minds and all... Also, how did you measure the lobe lift? DW
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This could go in the Stock world.... but NEEDS to be done to a Race Engine. In the past, there has been quite a bit of discussion...
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spmdr replied to the thread "Weekend Racer" Alpine Back running!.Looking at the Dyno results reminds me of another possible weak link. The questionable valve springs. I have my sights on some...
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spmdr replied to the thread A-Arm Bushing FAILURE.Here is one example of a lower pin compared with stock. I have used different material shapes and dimensions, over the years. Bushings...
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spmdr replied to the thread A-Arm Bushing FAILURE.Back when I was rebuilding Street car front ends (1990s) , ALL of the parts were inconsistent, in availablity AND Quality. With the...
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spmdr replied to the thread Hardtop color?.I painted Marie's Alpine Top body color for these reasons: -I live in So Cal, It gets HOT, Black is Hotter! -I painted the car...
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