Jim,
Sounds like you have been just as busy as I have. Good Luck to you...
we'll see you at the show. - ian
ellis838@concentric.net wrote:
>
> Well six days before I leave for the invasion and the car is in
> parts...toasted the transmission last weekend on the way back from the
> micro car show. [remember to check the oil in things that leak] The
> warmed over 1725 has been in and back out, wrong clutch release arm. I
> am using an early fly wheel, lightened, a volvo disc and a MGB pressure
> plate which looks like it will require a early release arm and a late
> pivot block. Oh and I found out what happens when you put the slave
> cylinder on the wrong side of the bell housing.. So thanks to Eric G. I
> have the release arm I need, now if the parts car transmission is good
> and the rebuilt engine is OK and I get it all put back in this weekend
> that will give me a couple of days to shake out any bugs. Then drive 600
> miles to Ohio, if all goes well I will be the guy re-torquing my
> head...did I mention the wire wheel conversion and new bearings and ring
> gear bolts in the rear end, guess the webers will have to wait. Jim SV
> in bits
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Ian Spencer <www.sunbeamalpine.org>
'61 Series II Alpine B9104704 LRX
'61 Harrington Alpine B9104782 OD HRO
'62 Harrington Le Mans BH9115930 OD LRX
'62 Harrington Le Mans BH9116754 OD LRX
'62 Harrington Le Mans BH9117497 OD LRX
'64 Series IV Automatic B9401426 BW LRX
'67 Series V Alpine B395016967 LRX
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