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    Barry replied to the thread Nice '66 Alpine on Craigslist....
    The gas line appears to be copper tubing with a rubber sleeve. Copper tubing is subject to work hardening and failure without warning...
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    Barry reacted to bulldurham's post in the thread 61 Sunbeam Alpine v6 Conversion with Like Like.
    A very good price considering all the great looking work that has been done.
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    Barry replied to the thread There's no accounting for ______..
    That hood scoop is about styling, not engineering. The GM 4.3 V6 is a SBC 350 V8 with one cylinder left out on each side and is only...
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    Barry replied to the thread Brakes long pedal.
    Classic symptoms of the master cylinder piston not fully retracting when the brakes are applied and then released. Possibly a defective...
  • Barry
    Barry replied to the thread paint color.
    Porsche Guards Red is very close to what Carnival Red looked like when it left the factory (before it turned "pink") and is available...
  • Barry
    Barry replied to the thread Brakes long pedal.
    Jay, I suspect that you have excessive rotor run out / pad knock back on one or more rotors. When you push on the brake pedal and...
  • Barry
    Barry replied to the thread Asked 2X Today.
    Many forums have a sub-forum specifically for new members such as: New Member Introductions - Drop in and introduce yourself to...
  • Barry
    Barry replied to the thread Alpine Brake rotor mounting bolt pattern.
    What was the question again?
  • Barry
    Barry replied to the thread $83,500 Alpine on ebay.
    I don't think "selling dealer" has anything to do with BAT; it is just part of the sellers description of the vehicle.
  • Barry
    Barry replied to the thread Alpine Brake rotor mounting bolt pattern.
    I measured the rotor-to-hub mounting bolt pattern on my S-V several years ago and came up with 4 on 3.375". The diameter of the...
  • Barry
    Barry replied to the thread Alpine Brake rotor mounting bolt pattern.
    Don't think there were any metric dimensions on Series Alpines. In any case, 4 on 4.25" is the wheel lug pattern, not the rotor-to-hub...
  • Barry
    Barry replied to the thread Brakes.
    WSM-145, Section K2, pages 12 & 13 refer to self-adjusting rear brakes. The pictures you posted appear to be manual-adjusting rear...
  • Barry
    Barry replied to the thread $83,500 Alpine on ebay.
    At the end of the day, it's what's left (not much) of a Series II Alpine shell mounted on a pro-street chassis that can't do anything...
  • Barry
    Barry replied to the thread Fitting a Tiger front crossmember.
    Understood. The Series Alpine steering system dates from an 85 year old small English family sedan and does not provide modern feel...
  • Barry
    Barry reacted to hartmandm's post in the thread Replacement of driver's side window with Like Like.
    Hi Tom, The VIN you mentioned is from a series 4, not series 5. It was built in March 1964. See...
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