Scott Rodrigues
Donation Time
Sorry, couldn't think up a cuter title.
Some back history: I have a 1725 that I had rebuilt close to a decade ago with around 20 miles on it. I took on a new job at the time where my hours were very screwy and almost around the clock at times. Family, kids, all sorts of silly excuses kept me from wrapping up on my Alpine. Days became weeks, etc... you get the idea.
I no longer work that job and I want to wrap up my car so I can drive it daily and pretty much locally. It's been parked on an incline in-between two houses on the property so the rear drum brake is stuck (took apart the brakes so I could roll the car up the hill). The motor looks neat and I don't see any damaged, frayed wires either under the dash or in the motor. I'll post pics in a sec.
I've called around some shops and they either have never worked on a Sunbeam or have LBC knowledge but don't seem too keen or all that interested in working on my car. I thought about it and I'd like to say screw it and do the work myself. I am mechanically inclined and have limited knowledge in car maintenance areas but want to learn. I've watched a ton of videos on how to restart cars that have sat, on brakes, all sorts of stuff and I feel that I can do. How crazy am I?
So to start with, what steps should I follow to try and see if I can get the car running again, what kind of obstacles am I looking at and what do I need to do or not do? The rebuild was a quality build done by Carl Stirtz awhile before he retired.
I want to do this right and any help, large or small, would be greatly appreciated. I grew up loving Alpines and I feel incredibly guilty allowing mine to sit like this. I want it to live. Please help me.
Thank you all!
Some back history: I have a 1725 that I had rebuilt close to a decade ago with around 20 miles on it. I took on a new job at the time where my hours were very screwy and almost around the clock at times. Family, kids, all sorts of silly excuses kept me from wrapping up on my Alpine. Days became weeks, etc... you get the idea.
I no longer work that job and I want to wrap up my car so I can drive it daily and pretty much locally. It's been parked on an incline in-between two houses on the property so the rear drum brake is stuck (took apart the brakes so I could roll the car up the hill). The motor looks neat and I don't see any damaged, frayed wires either under the dash or in the motor. I'll post pics in a sec.
I've called around some shops and they either have never worked on a Sunbeam or have LBC knowledge but don't seem too keen or all that interested in working on my car. I thought about it and I'd like to say screw it and do the work myself. I am mechanically inclined and have limited knowledge in car maintenance areas but want to learn. I've watched a ton of videos on how to restart cars that have sat, on brakes, all sorts of stuff and I feel that I can do. How crazy am I?
So to start with, what steps should I follow to try and see if I can get the car running again, what kind of obstacles am I looking at and what do I need to do or not do? The rebuild was a quality build done by Carl Stirtz awhile before he retired.
I want to do this right and any help, large or small, would be greatly appreciated. I grew up loving Alpines and I feel incredibly guilty allowing mine to sit like this. I want it to live. Please help me.
Thank you all!