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21. Re: Re: "Hillman - " hillclimb (score: 1): Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>; Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 09:36:13 +1200; Hi Adrian You have pointed out the main difference between the mk 1 and 2 Superminx and its NZ rebadged version "the Humber 90" There was actually some extra chrome between the door handles where the; /html/alpines/2001-05/msg00106.html (12,852 bytes)
22. Re: Overdrive Gearboxes (score: 1): Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>; Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 11:07:35 +1200; These ratios are the same as my 1963 commer camper van, and are unfortunately quite neccessary when hauling along its standard weight of 4000 lb. These vans were made up until the early 70s and marke; /html/alpines/2001-05/msg00342.html (8,712 bytes)
23. Re: Good Story (score: 1): Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>; Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 12:43:06 +1200; you mention bumperettes... Were these standard fittings desingned for alpines? I am intersted in these for the racing humber...do you or anyone else have any photos or information Greg it. the tbile; /html/alpines/2001-05/msg00344.html (8,067 bytes)
24. aerodynamic.... not! (score: 1): Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>; Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 10:52:26 +1200; Does anyone know the drag coefficient (cd) for a mark 2 hillman superminx? Greg; /html/alpines/2001-05/msg00381.html (6,309 bytes)
25. rod talk (score: 1): Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>; Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 11:45:41 +1200; Hey Alpine nuts I am just reassembling my engine and have noticed two different torque settings for the con rod bolts on the 1725 engines. The rods are from a Hillman hunter, and the one hunter manua; /html/alpines/2001-04/msg00085.html (6,510 bytes)
26. running in.. (score: 1): Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>; Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 17:12:55 +1200; What is the list advice on running in an engine that has been honed and reringed, the bores having shown little signs of wear, i.e. were prob fairly round still. The books say to not go faster than 4; /html/alpines/2001-04/msg00369.html (6,521 bytes)
27. motor problem (score: 1): Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>; Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 12:35:51 +1300; Engine fault diagnosis here... 1725 engine with about 5000 miles on it after reboring and rebearing. Suddenly started making a big end type knock on start up, that would disappear as soon as oil pres; /html/alpines/2001-03/msg00120.html (7,893 bytes)
28. Fw: motor problem (score: 1): Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>; Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 12:57:04 +1300; big; /html/alpines/2001-03/msg00122.html (9,126 bytes)
29. Re: motor problem (score: 1): Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>; Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 09:14:19 +1300; Hi Dick I've got an oil guage as well, and its running about the same as usual... (never been very good). I think there may always have been excessive big end clearance, as I only got the crank polis; /html/alpines/2001-03/msg00152.html (9,439 bytes)
30. Re: More Power from the 1725 (score: 1): Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>; Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 13:34:04 +1300; Hi Bill Please send me this article. My address is 8 Griffin Ave, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand. I ported my head according to David Vizards instructions (from his book "Theory and Practice of Cylinde; /html/alpines/2001-03/msg00162.html (10,481 bytes)
31. Fw: More Power from the 1725 (score: 1): Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>; Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 15:17:30 +1300; successfully book have twin of you came of modified camshaft! and confusing,; /html/alpines/2001-03/msg00167.html (14,372 bytes)
32. Re: RE: More Power from the 1725 (score: 1): Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>; Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 10:43:33 +1300; I heard that holbay originally delivered the H120 powered rapier (or hunter?) with decent sized ports and rootes said... "No way. this is too fast, make it slower". The reduction in port size was hol; /html/alpines/2001-03/msg00190.html (10,294 bytes)
33. Re: RE: More Power from the 1725 (score: 1): Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>; Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 10:57:34 +1300; At the bankrupcy department; /html/alpines/2001-03/msg00191.html (9,062 bytes)
34. Re: motor problem (score: 1): Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>; Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 19:15:15 +1300; Hi All, and great big thankyous to the help received on this list. I think I have found the cause of my smoke problem. Fishing through the dregs in the sump I have come across a small piece of oil ri; /html/alpines/2001-03/msg00225.html (8,156 bytes)
35. Re: motor problem (score: 1): Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>; Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 09:40:54 +1300; No, the cylinders look great. It's only done a couple of thousand miles on a rebore and I can still see the hone marks. The pistons were second hand however, but the block was bored to give .002" cle; /html/alpines/2001-03/msg00234.html (8,119 bytes)
36. Re: motor problem (score: 1): Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>; Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 19:02:31 +1300; Well my motor problem just got worse. I took out the pistons and no 3 indeed has a broken oil ring. The bore is also quite badly scored, as I say I overlapped the ring when installing it, and the sha; /html/alpines/2001-03/msg00247.html (8,937 bytes)
37. engine clearances (score: 1): Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>; Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 09:59:31 +1300; Question to all race engine gurus: What is an ideal piston to bore clearance, and a maximum acceptable clearance for .080" standard type pistons in a reasonably tuned (110hp) engine revving to 6500 (; /html/alpines/2001-03/msg00260.html (6,645 bytes)
38. Re: engine clearances (score: 1): Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>; Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 10:55:08 +1300; I am using cast types, and the machine shop measured each piston and bored the corresponding cylinder to .002 clearance. The pistons are standard cast, and there was a 2 thou variation between the bi; /html/alpines/2001-03/msg00263.html (9,093 bytes)
39. horray for the mailman (score: 1): Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>; Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 21:28:16 +1300; Bill, I received the photocopied article by mr Vizard today in the post.... It must be less than a week since you sent it!. Fantastic, thankyou so much. It is very interesting. In answer to your ques; /html/alpines/2001-03/msg00282.html (7,233 bytes)
40. Re: horray for the mailman (score: 1): Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>; Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 09:20:11 +1300; I bought this book 2 years ago. It is great. If you can find it, and have asparitions of doing your own head job, I highly reccommend it. I think Jim Ellis bought it recently... Jim are you there? Wh; /html/alpines/2001-03/msg00286.html (9,480 bytes)

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