- 21. Re: Manifold Gasket (score: 1)
- Author: jumpinjan <servaij@cris.com>
- Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 13:58:51 -0800
- Brent, There is no performance difference. I always wondered why Rootes used the metal stamped gasket plus the fiber one. I think it is because one can remove and replace the intake manifold without
- /html/alpines/2002-01/msg00164.html (7,189 bytes)
- 22. Re: Prepping Alpine body (score: 1)
- Author: jumpinjan <servaij@cris.com>
- Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 21:31:38 -0800
- What agreement did you make between the body shop and yourself? Any additional bodywork that includes welding? Did you agree to apply primer or did you just want to prevent surface rusting? It makes
- /html/alpines/2002-01/msg00167.html (6,894 bytes)
- 23. Re: Cowl Vents (score: 1)
- Author: jumpinjan <servaij@cris.com>
- Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 16:54:53 -0800
- Rob, They are held in with friction clips. A flat blade screwdriver could be used to pry the vents up, but watch out that it doesn't get bent. jan -- ______ ______ _______ / ____/ / ____/ / ___ / / /
- /html/alpines/2002-01/msg00206.html (6,701 bytes)
- 24. Re: General Info (score: 1)
- Author: jumpinjan <servaij@cris.com>
- Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 18:47:52 -0800
- I never liked the body rotisseries because they hold the body way too high in the air. Another disadvantage, is that one can't get to the front and rear end for body work. When I saw Doug Jennings b
- /html/alpines/2002-01/msg00225.html (7,104 bytes)
- 25. A new type of terrorist attack? (score: 1)
- Author: "jumpin'jan" <servaij@cris.com>
- Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2001 08:23:37 -0800
- SpeedVision, as we know it, will never be the same... I ask myself, WHY? WHY? http://speedvision.com/pub/articles/racing/08INews/011129a.html -- ______ ______ _______ / ____/ / ____/ / ___ / / /___ /
- /html/alpines/2001-12/msg00023.html (6,900 bytes)
- 26. Re: Valve Seals (score: 1)
- Author: "jumpin'jan" <servaij@cris.com>
- Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2001 12:03:29 -0800
- I wouldn't put any more seals on an Alpine engine because the valve guides wear out enough with the oil that they get now. Any less and they will wear very fast. Actually, I was thinking about an ex
- /html/alpines/2001-12/msg00027.html (6,925 bytes)
- 27. Re: [Re: Valve Seals] (score: 1)
- Author: "jumpin'jan" <servaij@cris.com>
- Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2001 17:09:38 -0800
- I think they are a bronze-steel alloy anyway. I think straight bronze would be soft. Jarrid probably knows the details. I don't experiment too much from the factory and I replace them with NOS or cur
- /html/alpines/2001-12/msg00030.html (6,974 bytes)
- 28. Re: Stripping Paint (score: 1)
- Author: "jumpin'jan" <servaij@cris.com>
- Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 08:41:59 -0800
- You guys are not describing what job you want to do. The way that I see it, there are three scenarios: 1) If the body requires a paint job, over the original paint, then I would just sand the factory
- /html/alpines/2001-12/msg00160.html (8,664 bytes)
- 29. Sandblasting considerations (score: 1)
- Author: "jumpin'jan" <servaij@cris.com>
- Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 18:54:23 -0800
- Well, here are few comments on sandblasting: 1. Media will surely be trapped inside the body shell. It is impossible to get it all out before any painting, so during painting it gets blown out of it
- /html/alpines/2001-12/msg00169.html (9,620 bytes)
- 30. Re: Sandblasting considerations (score: 1)
- Author: "jumpin'jan" <servaij@cris.com>
- Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 08:56:41 -0800
- It is an electrolysis process to remove the rust. They said there is a water soluble coating that will protect the bare metal. -- ______ ______ _______ / ____/ / ____/ / ___ / / /___ / /___ / /__/ /
- /html/alpines/2001-12/msg00182.html (8,063 bytes)
- 31. Re: Gear Ratios (score: 1)
- Author: "jumpin'jan" <servaij@cris.com>
- Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 08:06:01 -0800
- Ian and I really never done the math, but we experimented using a 3.89 and even a 3.70 rear end ratio. They both work great on the Interstates. Pull the 4.22 and put it aside in the gagage. Jan -- _
- /html/alpines/2001-12/msg00194.html (8,308 bytes)
- 32. sodablasting (score: 1)
- Author: "jumpin'jan" <servaij@cris.com>
- Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 10:16:23 -0800
- Yes, it can do a good job removing the paint layers. I have never had this done, but I have tried to find a shop in the local area and never really found one yet. Another option is plastic media bla
- /html/alpines/2001-12/msg00243.html (6,608 bytes)
- 33. Re: Sandblasting (score: 1)
- Author: "jumpin'jan" <servaij@cris.com>
- Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 10:22:43 -0800
- By the way, what did you meant by environmentally friendly? I don't understand what you are getting at. All the commercial blasting is usually done in a contained room according to EPA guidelines. A
- /html/alpines/2001-12/msg00244.html (7,709 bytes)
- 34. Beware: lead in paint (score: 1)
- Author: "jumpin'jan" <servaij@cris.com>
- Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 11:45:48 -0800
- There is nothing environmentally friendly about blasting outside, because the old paint contains lead and it's being dispersed into the atmosphere. I'm afraid (depending where you are going to do th
- /html/alpines/2001-12/msg00247.html (7,494 bytes)
- 35. Re: Rear Diff. Axle end play (score: 1)
- Author: "jumpin'jan" <servaij@cris.com>
- Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 22:15:24 -0800
- Paul, Is this a series V? The early cars need gaskets on both sides of the brake plate. Our you sure the zero clearance side has a slide fit and not binding? Jan ______ ______ _______ / ____/ / ____/
- /html/alpines/2001-12/msg00280.html (7,109 bytes)
- 36. Re: Mag wheels (score: 1)
- Author: "jumpin'jan" <servaij@cris.com>
- Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 22:47:02 -0800
- Ryan, All the Mustangs, Capris, T-birds, etc., have the same bolt circle as the Alpine, but the wheel bolt is 1/2" instead of the Alpine's 7/16". Jan -- ______ ______ _______ / ____/ / ____/ / ___ /
- /html/alpines/2001-12/msg00282.html (6,952 bytes)
- 37. Re: Check out this ad in Hemmings (score: 1)
- Author: servaij@cris.com
- Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 17:34:36 -0800
- runs well, but needs tune-up...", because when I was suckered into inspecting the car or motorcycle , what I found was a piece of shi_. Jan Servaites
- /html/alpines/2001-12/msg00305.html (6,774 bytes)
- 38. Scott Cristie's Series III Restoration (score: 1)
- Author: servaij@cris.com
- Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2001 19:19:37 -0800
- Well Ian and I have a full day moving around cars and cleaning up our storage area, and one momentous thing was the starting of Scott's restoration of his Series IIIST. Ian and I moved the freshly d
- /html/alpines/2001-12/msg00313.html (8,390 bytes)
- 39. Re: Help me decide!! (score: 1)
- Author: servaij@cris.com
- Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2001 14:40:57 -0800
- I'm just curious, but what would a custom, mixed powder coating material cost? I'm thinking if a very large quantity was purchased, it could be sold to other owners to have their wheels powder coate
- /html/alpines/2001-12/msg00329.html (7,783 bytes)
- 40. Re: Scott Cristie's Series III Restoration (score: 1)
- Author: servaij@cris.com
- Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2001 14:44:45 -0800
- Alex, I'm not exactly sure what the processes are, but it is NOT an acid bath. I heard the rust is removed with an electric current. Jan
- /html/alpines/2001-12/msg00330.html (7,968 bytes)
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