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Jay Laifman's latest activity

  • Jay Laifman
    Jay Laifman replied to the thread Brakes long pedal.
    Oohhhh. I misread your points. Going back, it all now makes sense. Thanks.
  • Jay Laifman
    Jay Laifman replied to the thread Brakes long pedal.
    Right. But you said it was a piston problem. So that would be left and right. That's what I"m trying to help explore. Is it a...
  • Jay Laifman
    Jay Laifman replied to the thread Brakes long pedal.
    But if he had one piston with a problem in the front, he would get obvious pulling. On the rear, since it is a solid axle, there would...
  • Jay Laifman
    Jay Laifman replied to the thread Brakes long pedal.
    Very strange then that you are getting lock up on front. I would think that whatever is causing that issue from the master would do the...
  • Jay Laifman
    Jay Laifman replied to the thread Brakes long pedal.
    I assume your MC is a dual circuit MC, right? And no servo. Seems odd that only the fronts would lock up because of the MC. Also...
  • Jay Laifman
    Jay Laifman replied to the thread $83,500 Alpine on ebay.
    Wow. Sold for $63k. A shame for the seller who clearly was looking for more than $83k. I totally prefer stock or close to stock cars...
  • Jay Laifman
    Jay Laifman replied to the thread Brakes long pedal.
    Hmmm. I just made sure that they were adjusted so that the cable was not causing the brake to drag, and I got full engagement when...
  • Jay Laifman
    I'm a little at a loss here and wondering if anyone has a suggestion. I put on Dan's fantastic rear disc brakes. I absolutely love...
  • Jay Laifman
    Jay Laifman replied to the thread Sunbeam 2000 build.
    I'm sorry. Can you remind me what this second car is? The first one was an S2000 with an Alpine body stretched and reshaped to go over...
  • Jay Laifman
    Jay Laifman replied to the thread $83,500 Alpine on ebay.
    Lots of comments at the bottom of the listing singing praises of the car. But I don't recognize most of them as actual Alpine/Tiger...
  • Jay Laifman
    Jay Laifman replied to the thread $83,500 Alpine on ebay.
    Separate question. What is a "dealer" on BAT versus a private owner? This says it was purchased by the "selling dealer" in 2015, then...
  • Jay Laifman
    Jay Laifman replied to the thread $83,500 Alpine on ebay.
    I agree. Those massive tires should keep the rear gripping - until it does not. That is, I think it would have some pretty extreme...
  • Jay Laifman
    Jay Laifman replied to the thread $83,500 Alpine on ebay.
    It's back: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1964-sunbeam-alpine-11/
  • Jay Laifman
    FYI, I recall someone put in a pedal box that put the masters inside the driver's compartment, flipped around pointing towards the...
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