- 21. Fw: Replacement Battery ? (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 00:25:11 -0500
- 4 had order a battery. Car 4
- /html/alpines/2001-12/msg00016.html (8,450 bytes)
- 22. Re: Stripping Paint (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 20:46:34 -0500
- A couple of questions about renovating bodies. You mention that dipping cleans areas that are inacessable to blasting and are not noticable until the body is dipped. How do you protect these when you
- /html/alpines/2001-12/msg00171.html (11,559 bytes)
- 23. Re: Sandblasting (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 22:05:50 -0500
- About the EPA nailing DIY sandblasters. This would fall under the air program, which is enforced by the individual states. What you could get by with would depend on your state, or perhaps city if th
- /html/alpines/2001-12/msg00262.html (11,300 bytes)
- 24. Re: Help me decide!! (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2001 14:10:19 -0500
- Paul, sounds to me like you know what you want. Why do you care what others think? Go with the chrome, that's what you like. It's your money and your car. If others like paint (or powder), let them p
- /html/alpines/2001-12/msg00326.html (9,627 bytes)
- 25. Re: Help me decide!! (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2001 09:39:32 -0500
- I don't think there is any way that chrome plating causes brittleness. My job takes me into pretty close contact with electroplaters, and enbrittlement is something I have never heard them discuss. E
- /html/alpines/2001-12/msg00341.html (11,278 bytes)
- 26. Re: [Re: Help me decide!!] (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2001 19:46:20 -0500
- Interesting point, Jan. As far as I have ever heard, there are two chrome plating processes. Decorative and Hard. Both are electroplating processes, both require very clean base metal. The Hard plati
- /html/alpines/2001-12/msg00352.html (14,957 bytes)
- 27. VIRUS (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2001 08:57:44 -0500
- All this traffic about Steve Kirk's car is infected. It seems to have started with Jan's message, as it is the first one that Norton caught. If you guys that don't have protection are wondering where
- /html/alpines/2001-12/msg00407.html (6,431 bytes)
- 28. VIRUS (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2001 09:01:56 -0500
- Guys, I think I might be wrong about everyone being infected. I keep getting the same messages over and over, as though it is the server. Remember, I AM computer stupid. Bill
- /html/alpines/2001-12/msg00408.html (6,328 bytes)
- 29. Re: Brakes binding and overheating (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 22:04:28 -0500
- Another area to check- the master cylinder. I have seen the rubber turn to a gooey mush. This can prevent the piston from returning all the way. Bill -- Original Message -- From: "Al Adams" <aradams@
- /html/alpines/2001-11/msg00057.html (10,177 bytes)
- 30. Dual Brake Systems (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 17:01:36 -0500
- A couple of questions. 1) Does anyone have the diameters of the stock Alpine MC's handy? I lost mine. 2) If a person uses a dual MC setup with bore the same as stock, wouldn't the effective MC piston
- /html/alpines/2001-11/msg00160.html (6,503 bytes)
- 31. Re: Engine Stabilizer Page 2 (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001 08:15:35 -0500
- It is indeed interesting how this "dumb question" has evolved. Turns out it was "dumb" because I did not understand the issue. Even more interesting is that the subject has drifted to the god of prac
- /html/alpines/2001-11/msg00246.html (8,812 bytes)
- 32. Re: Engine Stabilizer Page 2 (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001 16:52:58 -0500
- Dan, I don't know exactly what a stand pipe fuel return line is. It appears to be a pipe going up through the bottom of the carb bowl, with the open end at the desired fuel level. Fuel that enters th
- /html/alpines/2001-11/msg00250.html (10,760 bytes)
- 33. Panhard Rods (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 18:55:30 -0500
- Does anyone have any history on the use of Panhard Rods on Alpines? Dave Williams claims that a homemade rod was the second most effective (and most cost efective) thing he did to improve the handlin
- /html/alpines/2001-11/msg00280.html (7,082 bytes)
- 34. Re: Panhard Rods (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 19:15:14 -0500
- If the tires are rubbing, doesn't that mean the springs/bushings are flexing and upsetting the handling? Bill -- Original Message -- From: "Jarrid Gross" <JGross@econolite.com> To: "Bill Blue" <dablu
- /html/alpines/2001-11/msg00282.html (8,186 bytes)
- 35. Re: Panhard Rods (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 19:28:13 -0500
- When you stated it was needed with wide tires I got the impression it was needed to cure the rubbing problem. Seems it should be used on all tire sizes to improve handling, regardless of tire rubbing
- /html/alpines/2001-11/msg00284.html (7,663 bytes)
- 36. Re: Panhard Rods (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 19:38:46 -0500
- I always thought a side trip into the boonies was the cure for excessive sidwall flex. Bill -- Original Message -- From: "Jarrid Gross" <JGross@econolite.com> To: "Bill Blue" <dablue@worldnet.att.net
- /html/alpines/2001-11/msg00287.html (8,012 bytes)
- 37. Re: Panhard Rods (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 17:41:57 -0500
- It sounds as though Jarrid should have. However, it appears the dimensions are not critical. The thing should be as long as possible and still clear everything. This reduces rear wheel steer on deep
- /html/alpines/2001-11/msg00314.html (7,861 bytes)
- 38. Setting Ride Height (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2001 16:09:40 -0500
- What are the measurements (and locations) for setting the ride height? I want to set the Alpine at the proper attitude while installing a Pinto engine. Bill
- /html/alpines/2001-10/msg00032.html (6,523 bytes)
- 39. Rear Disc Brakes on Ford 4 Bolt Axle (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2001 19:00:46 -0500
- Some time back some people on the list were lusting after a rear disc brake setup. Was Jim Ellis one of them? Anyway, I saw that a guy on the Esslinger Bulletin Board is offering weld on brackets for
- /html/alpines/2001-10/msg00035.html (7,095 bytes)
- 40. Re: Rear Disc Brakes on Ford 4 Bolt Axle (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Blue" <dablue@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2001 20:48:14 -0500
- As I understand things, the Tiger uses a Ford 9" rear. Well, I know squat about the Ford 9", but I do know the 6.75 ford has a backing plate that will not readily fit onto the Alpine. I suspect the 9
- /html/alpines/2001-10/msg00041.html (8,930 bytes)
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