- 81. Re: Wire Wheels, or Not (score: 1)
- Author: Jarrid Gross <jarrid_gross@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2001 23:28:42 -0700
- The bolt on hubs for alpines are 4x4 1/4 or 4x108mm. Jarrid Gross
- /html/alpines/2001-04/msg00053.html (6,688 bytes)
- 82. Re: Overdrive gearboxes (score: 1)
- Author: Jarrid Gross <jarrid_gross@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 21:52:10 -0800
- Sorry, no digital camera. OD Gearbox itself is identical to non-od gearboxes. Only difference is the mainshaft. Early vs late gearboxes differ on the tail assembly in that the later boxes have an add
- /html/alpines/2001-03/msg00236.html (7,580 bytes)
- 83. Re: Overdrive gearboxes (score: 1)
- Author: Jarrid Gross <jarrid_gross@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 23:09:34 -0800
- The overdrive adapters are about 4 inch extensions of where the tailcase would have been mounted on standard transmisions. Early and late look almost identical, except that late ones have a 3/8 or so
- /html/alpines/2001-03/msg00238.html (8,586 bytes)
- 84. Re: More Power from the 1725 (score: 1)
- Author: Jarrid Gross <jarrid_gross@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 08:40:30 -0800
- The forged 3 main would appear to be a wash as compared to the cast 5 main, but I would submit that the rootes works teames did suffer failures from broken cranks running the 1592. I dont recall hear
- /html/alpines/2001-03/msg00241.html (8,348 bytes)
- 85. Re: 1725 Cranks (score: 1)
- Author: Jarrid Gross <jarrid_gross@earthlink.net>
- Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 10:42:58 -0800
- Yes, but bare in mind there is alot of cost involved in such an endeaver. Tooling woudl be cost prohibitive, so billet cranks are about all that could be considered. Count me as interested. Jarrid Gr
- /html/alpines/2001-03/msg00254.html (7,073 bytes)
- 86. Re: Alpines and Geminis (score: 1)
- Author: Jarrid Gross <jarrid_gross@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 23:32:42 -0800
- Oh Paul, You hath made my week! What I am looking for is: a) Are the bolt holes in the same places. b) Are the combustion chambers in the same places. c) It the length more or less the same. a and b
- /html/alpines/2001-03/msg00274.html (8,826 bytes)
- 87. Aussie / New Zealand rootes performance. (score: 1)
- Author: Jarrid Gross <jarrid_gross@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 23:39:20 -0800
- I recall perhaps 2 months ago a short thread on some folks down under who had a bunch of neat mods for the rootes engines. I was quite occupied with other things then, but now Ive got a tad more tim
- /html/alpines/2001-03/msg00275.html (6,860 bytes)
- 88. Re: Series I Shocks (score: 1)
- Author: Jarrid Gross <jarrid_gross@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 20:38:05 -0800
- I had considered this once. While I am not going to get into why the knee action shocks are superior (or will I?), consider using the two bolt holes for the shocks as a mounting point for a reinforce
- /html/alpines/2001-03/msg00295.html (8,122 bytes)
- 89. Re: Series I Shocks (score: 1)
- Author: Jarrid Gross <jarrid_gross@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 21:50:14 -0800
- Well it pops up from time to time that people want to replace their armstrong lever action dampers with real shocks. The best argument anyone could give me about telescopic shocks over the lever type
- /html/alpines/2001-03/msg00299.html (8,707 bytes)
- 90. Polished Rocker fingers. (score: 1)
- Author: Jarrid Gross <jarrid_gross@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2001 22:49:21 -0800
- Decided to get off my rear, and get back to alpining, when I stumbled across a couple sets of rocker towers I was going to do something with. I decided that I would lighten and polish them like the
- /html/alpines/2001-02/msg00052.html (7,887 bytes)
- 91. Re: Pertronix Ignitor Problems (score: 1)
- Author: Jarrid Gross <jarrid_gross@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2001 22:33:47 -0800
- Using points to trigger an MSD sort of blows away the reason for really wanting to get away from points in the first place. Points wear whether they carry the coil current or not, that is that the ru
- /html/alpines/2001-02/msg00070.html (8,635 bytes)
- 92. Re: Rear Axle Problems (score: 1)
- Author: Jarrid Gross <jarrid_gross@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 10:27:06 -0800
- The ford cortina axle does have a wide variety of LSD options, 1) It is not beefier (same ring and pinion size more or less) 2) The axle design suffer a serious design flaw, where stress is machined
- /html/alpines/2000-11/msg00300.html (10,546 bytes)
- 93. Re: Brake pad tip (fwd) (score: 1)
- Author: Jarrid Gross <jarrid_gross@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 12:16:24 -0700
- The early alpine pads are round on the bottom end, whereas the later pads, and Datson Z pads are more or less square. Just about any of these pads can be used as doner pads for an early alpine, but a
- /html/alpines/2000-10/msg00119.html (7,898 bytes)
- 94. Re: rear end oil change (score: 1)
- Author: Jarrid Gross <jarrid_gross@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2000 09:42:38 -0700
- All original "series" alpines use hypoid ring and pinions. Spiral beval was ONLY used on early rapiers, hillmans ECT. Jarrid Gross
- /html/alpines/2000-10/msg00195.html (6,803 bytes)
- 95. Re: BOY SCOUTS NEED YOUR HELP! (score: 1)
- Author: Jarrid Gross <jarrid_gross@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 22:00:25 -0700
- Lets all just mellow out here for a bit, and think about what we are doing and saying. This has happened before, and will surely happen again. Remember a few years ago the poster who sent reply emai
- /html/alpines/2000-10/msg00444.html (11,566 bytes)
- 96. Re: CD-150 carb question (score: 1)
- Author: "jarrid_gross@earthlink.net" <jarrid_gross@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 22:38:33 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
- There really are no passages to speak of on the CD150, literally all the fuel the carb suplies comes up from the float bowl and through the main jet past the needle. Purchase, The Haynes Weber Carbu
- /html/alpines/2006-10/msg00002.html (7,938 bytes)
- 97. Re: World of Speed and The Worlds Fastest Sunbeam (wannabe) (score: 1)
- Author: "jarrid_gross@earthlink.net" <jarrid_gross@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 20:12:22 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
- I have a friend up there right now too, shooting for the 204 MPH production sedan record (034motorsports if you see them). They went up a day early to do some tuning on a local dyno at altitude, and
- /html/alpines/2006-09/msg00023.html (7,813 bytes)
- 98. Re: Part desperately needed (score: 1)
- Author: "jarrid_gross@earthlink.net" <jarrid_gross@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 17:34:23 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
- Why dont you buy one of the alloy pulleys from rootesbits? Less stress, lower mass and you dont have to tempt fate with a 40 year old used pully. Jarrid Gross SII 1725 EFI
- /html/alpines/2006-08/msg00023.html (7,648 bytes)
- 99. Re: One hundred and one tarnations (score: 1)
- Author: "jarrid_gross@earthlink.net" <jarrid_gross@earthlink.net>
- Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 07:59:48 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
- Andy, It can take a very long time to get the engine primed, if you have the stock oil cooler, that is a large volume that has to be filled before you get pressure. If you fill the cooler and its ho
- /html/alpines/2006-08/msg00032.html (7,788 bytes)
- 100. Re: door handles, performance carbs (score: 1)
- Author: "jarrid_gross@earthlink.net" <jarrid_gross@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 09:51:59 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
- Bill, None of the above aftermarket came came with a vacuum takeoff for the dizzy advance. There was for a short time a mikuni/solex 40PHH that had takeoffs. These were for Japanese domestic cars, a
- /html/alpines/2006-06/msg00007.html (7,555 bytes)
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