Tony,
I happen to be familiar with this issue. My son, Jay (eMail above) was
given my Sunbeam Alpine IV and has made a number of modifications.
Among these are a Holbay head, hot cam, Weber carb manifold and 2
dual-throat Weber.
Send him an inquiry on what you are interested in.
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/Steve Laifman/
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On 2/3/10 10:12 AM, Tony Somebody wrote:
> As some members know I have both Tigers and Alpines I have been attempting to
> build a better than stock 1725 for my S5 w/ OD My first setback was the
> machine shop some how lost a beautiful head I had spent lots of time porting
> then paid a pro to finish up- soon I decided I would like to have a Holbay
> engine and had made friends with a chap in the UK who had bought a Holbay
> head, intake and headers several years back and was willing to sell them to me
> for what he paid- what a great person this gentleman is but upon searching his
> workshop the parts where missing It seems his neighborhood has changed over
> the years and what used to be left unlocked is now in need of alarms as crime
> is up in the UK too- long story short he had been burglarized but wasnt aware
> his Beam parts had also been removed. He is an older gent and says he has so
> many bits he may never know what all was taken. Next I met a guy selling
> Holbay items on epay and although I wasnt able to
> get the head, he has another Holbay engine. I have help in getting the
> smaller parts to the USA but I dont think the block is one that can be
> brought. I need to know if the Holbay uses the same 1725 as the stock block. I
> know it uses a different head and of course the cam isnt the same or even the
> intake and it uses flat head pistons to raise compression. There is prolly an
> American flat head piston that would work BUT thats a guess and wishful
> thinking ANY information on the similarities or the differences between the
> Holbay and the stock 1725 know to our members would be appreciated.Feel free
> to contact me off list
> Thanks in advance
> TtT
> PS- I sent this to the Tiger list as well because I know we have members that
> have a broad knowledge of Sunbeams other than the Tiger.
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