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41. Re: Vizard book on ebay (score: 1)
Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 08:31:31 +1200
This is the book we have been refering to if anyone is interested. It is where the reprints of the head mods that Bill sent out comes from. Greg http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi
/html/alpines/2001-03/msg00348.html (6,840 bytes)

42. Re: Alpine GT (score: 1)
Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 10:20:14 +1200
One sold here recently to a guy, Gavin Pepper in the NZ sunbeam Owners club. This could be the same one. There was also one entered in the TARGA (a 5 day classic high speed rally) about 5 years ago.
/html/alpines/2001-03/msg00427.html (9,450 bytes)

43. Re: Polished Rocker fingers. (score: 1)
Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 10:41:03 +1300
Hi Jarrid, good to hear from you again My understanduing is that the main purpose for lightening rockers was to reduce valve train inertia, thus increasing the rev that valve bounce will occur, and t
/html/alpines/2001-02/msg00061.html (9,440 bytes)

44. Re: Wilwood M/C (score: 1)
Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 10:45:04 +1300
Greg an on same, braking 6" absurd of .700" rear rear, pressure about. DECREASES tires, reduce the
/html/alpines/2001-02/msg00177.html (13,114 bytes)

45. Re: Roller Rockers (score: 1)
Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 10:40:35 +1300
Hi Tom I have same experience as Jarrid, wear patterns all over the place, but 2 different patterns of rockers, one for left and right. The alpine alloy head rockers are also different to other roote
/html/alpines/2001-02/msg00353.html (7,433 bytes)

46. Re: Monster "Nuclear Banana" piston/rod (score: 1)
Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 14:58:59 +1300
hmmmm, are those those ford rods in that picture..... yum
/html/alpines/2001-02/msg00369.html (8,157 bytes)

47. cam timing (score: 1)
Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 21:16:16 +1300
Well guys I've finally done something I've been meaning to do for years. I have made a contraption that traces the lobe profile on a camshaft, onto graph paper, with the degrees rotation on the horiz
/html/alpines/2000-12/msg00000.html (9,992 bytes)

48. Re: cam timing (score: 1)
Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2000 08:35:11 +1300
Hi Jim, taa for getting back to me. You have answered a very important question for me. I had been wondering if indeed the SB-3 may actually be a bit too wild now, as I do need the car driveable at l
/html/alpines/2000-12/msg00003.html (7,957 bytes)

49. Re: cam timing (score: 1)
Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2000 11:56:05 +1300
Hi Gary, There is cam shop here that will do it, but they just give the opening and closing points for each valve. It is also $20 a pop, which isn't too bad but adds up with a few cams to test. It wa
/html/alpines/2000-12/msg00013.html (7,724 bytes)

50. Re: I need a Copper Headgasket for Race Engine (score: 1)
Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 09:12:31 +1300
Hi Eric I may be the fella from NZ you are referring to. They are available here somewhere. I have had a few people interested,one of them being myself, but currently don't have hard facts. I will se
/html/alpines/2000-12/msg00238.html (8,037 bytes)

51. Re: I need a Copper Headgasket for Race Engine (score: 1)
Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 09:55:56 +1300
Hello petrol heads Wow, it only took 3 calls in the end, but finally I have found the company which will make these overbore head gaskets. I will still check with some of the racing fraternity to che
/html/alpines/2000-12/msg00239.html (8,803 bytes)

52. Re: [1600 vs 1725 / Chevy Rods / Isky / Lifters] (score: 1)
Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 12:19:06 +1300
I got all excited about this a year or so back, but from what I could find, the twin cam head is extremely rare. So rare that it is not worth considering.There was only a hundred or so made in the fi
/html/alpines/2000-11/msg00166.html (10,008 bytes)

53. Re: 1600 vs 1725 / Chevy Rods / Isky / Lifters (score: 1)
Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 12:37:22 +1300
Please please please, I would love to know the details of your 1965 cc engine. I have read of lots of different fromulas for such a lump, but one more before I embark on my own would be most apprecia
/html/alpines/2000-11/msg00169.html (12,554 bytes)

54. Re: [1600 vs 1725 / Chevy Rods / Isky / Lifters] (score: 1)
Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 12:55:16 +1300
I think these are the later engines as I mention, that are similar in mountings etc that make them an easy replacement. I think even the gearboxes don't take too much work to fit either. There was a
/html/alpines/2000-11/msg00170.html (8,688 bytes)

55. Re: 1600 vs 1725 / Chevy Rods / Isky / Lifters (score: 1)
Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 13:20:58 +1300
Yeah, but the roller rockers are generally made of lightweight material, that further reduces inertia in the valve train, allowing the valve to more accurately follow a more radical cam profile. And
/html/alpines/2000-11/msg00185.html (8,517 bytes)

56. Re: Camshaft details (score: 1)
Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 13:20:35 +1300
you've prob already been replied to about this but.. BTDC is before top dead centre BBDC is before bottom dead centre ABDC is after bottom dead centre The prob with all these cam specs is that there
/html/alpines/2000-11/msg00186.html (8,712 bytes)

57. 1600 rods (score: 1)
Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 13:30:04 +1300
All this engine talk has reminded me that I haven't heard of anyone on this list using 1600 rods in the 1725 engine to get the few more ccs from stroking the engine. The 1600 rod is 5.75 inches long
/html/alpines/2000-11/msg00187.html (7,057 bytes)

58. Re: Rear Axle Problems (score: 1)
Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 19:10:16 +1300
Hi Joe I have 6 inch rims and 185/60 rubber on my similar bodied hillman superminx racecar. In order to stop the wheels rubbing, I hammered back the lip inside the guard, which gave about another 1/2
/html/alpines/2000-11/msg00296.html (9,320 bytes)

59. Re: Rear Axle Problems (score: 1)
Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2000 10:14:37 +1300
Thanks Jarrrid. Good to know about the problems that I could have run into. I talked to a diff place here one that does LSD conversions, who said they would cut out the centre housing, and weld the a
/html/alpines/2000-11/msg00302.html (12,053 bytes)

60. ROCKER RATIOS (score: 1)
Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 22:52:21 +1300
Does anyone know the exact rocker ratios for both the alloy and the cast orn heads? taa, Greg
/html/alpines/2000-11/msg00331.html (6,276 bytes)


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