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  1. Jeffrey.Sweeney

    Installing door swing limiters

    I just purchased a set of swing limiters for my Alpine and looking at them and the door I believe I need to take the door apart in order to install them. Does anyone have the steps necessary to install them? I do not want to disassemble the door if I do not have to. The old limiters are...
  2. Jeffrey.Sweeney

    Gauges - 1962 SII

    Thanks all.
  3. Jeffrey.Sweeney

    Gauges - 1962 SII

    Some time ago I decided I would swap out the mahogany dash that my brother made in 1981 for one with a little more professional looking finish (and with a glove box). I received the dash a couple months ago and finally got around to opening up the box. A very nice piece of work. Now I'm...
  4. Jeffrey.Sweeney

    New starter

    Thanks all, getting the car on a lift in the next few days and will start some ground verification work shortly thereafter. I suspect that is the issue.
  5. Jeffrey.Sweeney

    New starter

    When I go to start the car the starter is really slow to spin. I get that ‘oh no, the battery is dead’ feeling n my belly whenever starting it. The battery is new, fully charged and in good condition. I’m wondering if throwing a high torque starter might help. Or is this part of the allure of...
  6. Jeffrey.Sweeney

    Alpine in Glendale CA OUCH!!!!

    Looks like someone used a XXX language to English app that hasn't been perfected.
  7. Jeffrey.Sweeney

    Sunbeam Parts Misc For Sale

    Dan, I know you won't sell just one of those branded spinners but if you would.... I'd be interested.
  8. Jeffrey.Sweeney

    Steering wheel shaft snd spline count?

    Does anyone know the steering wheel spline count and diameter? I shipped my wheel to the U.K. so I can’t check.
  9. Jeffrey.Sweeney

    Steering column/subframe swap S2 to S4/S5

    Does anyone know the diameter of the S1/S2 steering column shaft? And the number of splines?
  10. Jeffrey.Sweeney

    Steering column/subframe swap S2 to S4/S5

    Has anyone done this, if so, how bad was the process and do you have any photos of what all it entails. Is it pretty straight forward or is there a lot of re-engineering required? How does the overall handling of the car change? Just mulling over a few options.
  11. Jeffrey.Sweeney

    Series II Replacement Radiator Options - if any

    Well so much for listening to what my brother tells me. Thanks all.
  12. Jeffrey.Sweeney

    Series II Replacement Radiator Options - if any

    Hopefully you you can see the images I D&D'ed to this message.
  13. Jeffrey.Sweeney

    Series II Replacement Radiator Options - if any

    You ever start a project and it just cascades into more and more projects? Let me introduce you to my 1962 SII. Put the car on jacks today to start a few winter projects and discovered that the radiator is leaking ... bad. It is not the original radiator, but one out of a mid 1970's Pinto...
  14. Jeffrey.Sweeney

    Photos of SII steering wheel with horn rim

    Can I get a few close up photos of some series II steering wheels with the horn rim installed? I have a new "used" horn rim and I'm trying to see how it all fits together. It may just be that my existing plastic hub center is slightly distorted in shape and thus not allowing me to press the...
  15. Jeffrey.Sweeney

    Body No. Tag Series II

    I tried to clean it and the aluminum just rubbed away taking with it the preproduction body number with it. I should know better.
  16. Jeffrey.Sweeney

    Steering Wheel Removal

    Sounds like the voice of experience. LOL. Thanks for the tip.
  17. Jeffrey.Sweeney

    Steering Wheel Removal

    Does anyone know off the top of their head the size of the nut that holds the steering wheel to the upper shaft in an S2? It's bigger than any socket I have so I'm going to buy the correct size. I don't want to buy a full set so I'm asking if anyone knows.
  18. Jeffrey.Sweeney

    New Wheels.

    They look great.
  19. Jeffrey.Sweeney

    Series II Hard Top trunk hinge pins needed

    I'm hoping someone may have a set of these or someone had them reproduced. My hard top pins, while functional, have seen better days. The screws that hold the pin assembly to the hard top are broke so that they just spin and I can't remove the assembly without some surgery and then I don't...
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