I'm not sure who owns that car, but I can try to find out for you.
"Timothy R. Stiffy" wrote:
>
> I've not done any work on the suspension except to replace the sway bar
> bushings. The ball joints and rods still seem to be tight. I never asked the
> previous owner, but I suspect the front components were rebuilt at some time
> in the past few years before I bought the car. Good luck, If I can be any
> further help, e-mail me back.
>
> BTW, does anyone know who owns the yellow and white Alpine that was at the
> show? Is the owner on the list?
>
> Tim
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John Stanco <JStanco@cordmeyer.com>
> To: 'Timothy R. Stiffy' <tstiffy@pulsenet.com>; Alpine List
> <alpines@autox.team.net>; John Stanco <JStanco@cordmeyer.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 12:20 PM
> Subject: RE: Looking for owner of an Alpine for wheel and tire dimensions.
>
> > Thanks Tim! and others who responded. Great info. When I saw the car it
> > really looked nice with the close up of the wheels. I am looking into
> > changing my wheels on my Series II (Also Red). I know there was a lot of
> > info on the list about the Panasports. Glad to hear it worked out for
> you.
> > Did you change any of your suspension components? My suspension is a
> little
> > worn and am wondering if it would have an impact. I may consider doing
> the
> > suspension first before getting rid of the old wheels.
> >
> > John
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Timothy R. Stiffy [mailto:tstiffy@pulsenet.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 5:54 PM
> > To: Alpine List; John Stanco
> > Subject: Re: Looking for owner of an Alpine for wheel and tire
> > dimensions.
> >
> >
> > Hi John,
> > The red Sunbeam you're asking about is mine. It's a Series 1 Alpine. I'm
> > running P175/80R13 tires on 13"x 6" Panasport wheels. I've been running
> this
> > setup for about 3 months without any rubbing. I really like the Panasport
> > wheels. They're very light. The information on the box is:
> > 6JJX13
> > Offset 16
> > 4 holes/108mm BC
> > I purchased the Panasports from K-Speed in State College, Pa. Their e-mail
> > is gokspeed@aol.com and their website is www.kspeed.com. Telephone is
> > 1-800-494-0708. They were very nice to work with and I highly recommend
> > them.
> >
> > Hope the helps.
> >
> > Tim
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: John Stanco <JStanco@cordmeyer.com>
> > To: 'Ian Spencer' <SpenceIC@Healthall.com>; <alpines@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 10:54 AM
> > Subject: Looking for owner of an Alpine for wheel and tire dimensions.
> >
> >
> > > Ian,
> > >
> > > Who's Alpine is shown in red on the front cover of the Invasion article
> on
> > > your website? I believe it is the same alpine on at the end of your
> > article.
> > > The alpine, I believe is a series two with minilite wheels. I am
> > interested
> > > in knowing what size wheels and tires that car is using.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > John
--
Ian Spencer <www.sunbeamalpine.org>
'61 Series II Alpine B9104704 LRX
'61 Harrington Alpine B9104782 OD HRO
'62 Harrington Le Mans BH9115930 OD LRX
'62 Harrington Le Mans BH9116754 OD LRX
'62 Harrington Le Mans BH9117497 OD LRX
'64 Series IV Automatic B9401426 BW LRX
'67 Series V Alpine B395016967 LRX
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