Here is an Alpine thats worth a look

skywords · Jan 15, 2007

I don't know if this talented fella is a member or not but my hats off to him. Clink on the links on the left and read about all the upgrades.

http://www.myturboalpine.com/

alpine_64 · Jan 16, 2007

thats brian holms car, lots of amazing mods, he was a member on the foorum before the crash, i'm sure we will see him again soon

howard · Jan 16, 2007

Nice. One question: The interior is LHD but the MC for the brakes is on the right side. How does that work?

Jim E · Jan 16, 2007

Moved it to clear the intake set up as I recall.

Jeff Scoville · Jan 16, 2007

Right, I believe he ran a control rod through the box under the dash.

RootesRooter · Jan 17, 2007

A Ford T-5 tranny hooked up to a 1725???

RootesRacer · Jan 17, 2007

RootesRooter said:
A Ford T-5 tranny hooked up to a 1725???

A lot of work for sure, but with the HP he is making, the stock trans would have been the first casualty. The second would be the rear end, which he has replaced with a 7.5 inch ford axle IIRC.

RootesRooter · Jan 17, 2007

I'd have put my money on the rear end blowing up before the gearbox. Regardless, I'll bet a lot of people would like to know how he did it, and if the T-5 is possibly easier/better than the Aussie Supra swap.

RootesRacer said:
A lot of work for sure, but with the HP he is making, the stock trans would have been the first casualty. The second would be the rear end, which he has replaced with a 7.5 inch ford axle IIRC.

RootesRacer · Jan 17, 2007

RootesRooter said:
I'd have put my money on the rear end blowing up before the gearbox. Regardless, I'll bet a lot of people would like to know how he did it, and if the T-5 is possibly easier/better than the Aussie Supra swap.

I can assure you the mainshaft of the trans will twist or shear before the rear end will die.
The allsync trans is particularly weak since it has a section of small diameter on the mainshaft that the earlier transmissions were fatter (suppose they saved 2 bits in material).

The rootes rear end is surprisingly strong considering the small ring and pinion (6 7/8 inch ring size).

He adapted the T5 using a machined plate between the bellhousing and the motor.

Not sure if he had to do any banging on the trans tunnel, but my guess is that he did.

serIIalpine · Jan 18, 2007

I do believe he used an adapter plate to mate the t-5 to the stock rootes bellhousing>

Look at the series of picks that comes up when you click on the disc brake shot,

Eric
'62 SerII

skywords · Jan 18, 2007

I like hearing the rear end is robust because my plan is to retain the stock rear end with my Quad 4/ T-5 swap. I don't plan on any tire spinning and will enjoy the extra power on the expressways. Did anyone see the crankshaft welding and regrind? Not sure exactly what the point of that is, maybe something to do with the end seals.

Rick

RootesRacer · Jan 18, 2007

serIIalpine said:
I do believe he used an adapter plate to mate the t-5 to the stock rootes bellhousing>

Look at the series of picks that comes up when you click on the disc brake shot,

Eric
'62 SerII

He did have to modify the stock bellhousing.

IIRC he needed to do a boring operation so the housing would have an accurate guide for the plate and transmission.

Bill Blue · Jan 18, 2007

As I remember, the bad part is he had to do the boring operation to alleviate an off-center condition that is common in Alpines.

Bill

napa 1 · Jan 19, 2007

In the engine photo section, the photo at the end of the previous engine...what is the header covered/wrapped with?

64beam · Jan 19, 2007

napa 1 said:
In the engine photo section, the photo at the end of the previous engine...what is the header covered/wrapped with?

Hi John,

I was wondering that myself

. It looks like that it may be a ceramic type coating which he has painted or possibly come in a colour of choice. Hopefully somone can confirm our query.

Regards, Robin.

napa 1 · Jan 19, 2007

You know, after I posed the question, I happened to see "header wrap" on ebay, which looks like it goes on like an ace bandage and is made of high heat reistant fiberglass.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Prof...tegoryZ33631QQihZ018QQitemZ280072451168QQrdZ1

I think that must be what it is.

RootesRacer · Jan 19, 2007

64beam said:
Hi John,

I was wondering that myself . It looks like that it may be a ceramic type coating which he has painted or possibly come in a colour of choice. Hopefully somone can confirm our query.

Regards, Robin.

The material is jet hot ceramic coat.
The color is a stainless metallic.

I happen to own that very header you see in the pics

napa 1 · Jan 19, 2007

Are we talking about the header in the last engine photo that is titled: "my previous motor"? In that picture I'm almost sure it is the header wrap. It has the stainless steel clamps up by the manifold which hold the wrap on.

64beam · Jan 20, 2007

napa 1 said:
Are we talking about the header in the last engine photo that is titled: "my previous motor"? In that picture I'm almost sure it is the header wrap. It has the stainless steel clamps up by the manifold which hold the wrap on.

Hi John,

I think we are talking about different headers. Rootesracer and I are talking about the blue coloured turbo manifold (I hope anyway). I do know which one you mean though. You are right, it is the fibreglass wrap.

Regards, Robin.

napa 1 · Jan 20, 2007

Ahhh. My apologies, I was trying to figure out the wrapped headers in the last engine photo. Do you know anything about this fiberglass wrap? Thanks Robin.

John.