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101. Re: Wheel Bolts For Oz Listers (score: 1)
Author: Victor Hughes <hughes@scides.canberra.edu.au>
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 17:04:00 +1100
Cant' tell you the size offhand but here's a tip for Australian listers - they are identical to a bolt used in Trimatic transmissions and so can be bought over the counter at Holden dealers Vic
/html/alpines/2001-12/msg00157.html (6,560 bytes)

102. Re: Stripping Paint (score: 1)
Author: Victor Hughes <hughes@scides.canberra.edu.au>
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 09:17:16 +1100
Jan - can you tell us why - I had a BMW sandblasted and refinished - finished job was stunning - can show you photos. Also, do you object to bead blasting? I had this done on the Alpine and again the
/html/alpines/2001-12/msg00167.html (8,412 bytes)

103. Re: Sandblasting considerations (score: 1)
Author: Victor Hughes <hughes@scides.canberra.edu.au>
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 11:25:02 +1100
Jan and Ian Thank you both for your responses. I guess we have had different experiences with blasting. This may partly be because I live in a much drier climate (Canberra is 100 miles from the coast
/html/alpines/2001-12/msg00170.html (8,429 bytes)

104. Re: Gear Ratios (score: 1)
Author: Victor Hughes <hughes@scides.canberra.edu.au>
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 10:29:52 +1100
Isn't the collective noun for a group of Sceptres a 'Clatter' ? Greetings for the silly season Vic S3 Alpine (Collective noun a Range?) Brock Commodore (Collective noun a Thunder!)
/html/alpines/2001-12/msg00215.html (7,874 bytes)

105. Collective Sunbeam nouns Was Re: Gear Ratios (score: 1)
Author: Victor Hughes <hughes@scides.canberra.edu.au>
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 13:45:15 +1100
Clatter of Sceptres? As a Sceptre is a Staff of office I figured if you had a bunch them they would rattle or clatter a bit. Didn't want to use rattle, as that should be reserved for the Reliant Sab
/html/alpines/2001-12/msg00219.html (7,308 bytes)

106. Re: Collective Sunbeam nouns Was Re: Gear Ratios (getting a (score: 1)
Author: Victor Hughes <hughes@scides.canberra.edu.au>
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 10:01:03 +1100
Well Russ I have to admit that when they were first introduced in the late '70s some Smart A**s called them Commode V8s - this was until Peter Brock took them racing and kicked everyones butt - they
/html/alpines/2001-12/msg00251.html (7,787 bytes)

107. Re: Rotary engines (score: 1)
Author: Victor Hughes <hughes@scides.canberra.edu.au>
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 12:11:51 +1100
The term '12B' has been used to describe the 12A motor fitted to the first RX7 - apparently it was so changed from the original 12A some argued it should have a different name - but Mazda never calle
/html/alpines/2001-12/msg00258.html (7,175 bytes)

108. Re: [Re: Lotus Sunbeam] (score: 1)
Author: Victor Hughes <hughes@scides.canberra.edu.au>
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 16:45:51 +1100
Hmmmm.... 1970 world rally championship won by Porsche 911, 1971 by Alpine-Renault, 1972 by Lancia, 1973 by Alpine-Renault. I was into rallying in the early 1970s and these were the cars I remember
/html/alpines/2001-11/msg00106.html (8,953 bytes)

109. Re: [RE: Lotus Sunbeam] (score: 1)
Author: Victor Hughes <hughes@scides.canberra.edu.au>
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 17:10:56 +1100
But you wouldn't want to take on one of the old (1982-1986) Group B Rally cars... Quote from a website ... "For instance, the Lancia Delta S4 could accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.3 seconds on a
/html/alpines/2001-11/msg00107.html (7,878 bytes)

110. Rootes racing in OZ: No specific Alpine/Tiger content (score: 1)
Author: Victor Hughes <hughes@scides.canberra.edu.au>
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 09:46:17 +1100
Hi all and sorry to multiple listers for the multiple posting. A few weeks back I found this website with great pics of racing in Oz. I have since been in touch with the owner and after searching thr
/html/alpines/2001-11/msg00169.html (7,770 bytes)

111. Hillman Minx workshop manual (score: 1)
Author: Victor Hughes <hughes@scides.canberra.edu.au>
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 08:55:31 +1100
Hi all Due to circumstances beyond my control I am currently in possession of an original 1956 manual for "The New Hillman Minx". Published by Rootes, this hardcover, loose-leaf book is in pretty goo
/html/alpines/2001-11/msg00251.html (6,849 bytes)

112. Engine colour (score: 1)
Author: Victor Hughes <hughes@scides.canberra.edu.au>
Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2001 09:46:50 +1000
What is the correct colour for the engine on a Series 3 Alpine? Thanks in advance Vic Hughes
/html/alpines/2001-10/msg00037.html (6,458 bytes)

113. Re: Magpie's Song (score: 1)
Author: Victor Hughes <hughes@scides.canberra.edu.au>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 09:35:09 +1000
Many thanks for your work in keeping the lists running. I'll send you something, even though the Australian Loonie is not worth much against the US Crazy. Given that we are in the process of a feder
/html/alpines/2001-10/msg00071.html (6,815 bytes)

114. LeMans Tiger in Australia (score: 1)
Author: Victor Hughes <hughes@scides.canberra.edu.au>
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 10:46:42 +1000
At the following website there is a picture of a LeMans Tiger racing at Warwick Farm (Sydney) in 1967. I wonder what happened to it ?? http://svc002.bne011i.server-web.com/catalogue/autopics/cache/it
/html/alpines/2001-10/msg00122.html (7,631 bytes)

115. Re: Lemans Tiger in Australia (score: 1)
Author: Victor Hughes <hughes@scides.canberra.edu.au>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 08:59:48 +1000
Thanks to everyone for the feedback and info on the LeMans Tiger. Particular thanks to Rick Harrison for the photos. I guess with LeMans gearing the only Australian circuit it could have stretched it
/html/alpines/2001-10/msg00167.html (9,807 bytes)

116. Re: 400each 2.6 V6s on Ebay (score: 1)
Author: Victor Hughes <hughes@scides.canberra.edu.au>
Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2001 10:36:02 +1000
They sure did - the V6 was built in 2.0, 2.3, 2.6 and 2.8 capacities - this was the German "Cologne" V6. There was also the English "Essex" V6 in 2.5 and 3.0 capacites. A couple of websites .... htt
/html/alpines/2001-08/msg00034.html (9,346 bytes)

117. Re: 400each 2.6 V6s on Ebay (score: 1)
Author: Victor Hughes <hughes@scides.canberra.edu.au>
Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2001 09:50:32 +1000
The Ford Taunus (German) and Granada (English) were front engine/rear wheel drive, so these engines almost certainly were for RWD application. The V6 was also used in the English/European Capri, als
/html/alpines/2001-08/msg00085.html (10,168 bytes)

118. Re: trim bits & b-post screws (score: 1)
Author: Victor Hughes <hughes@scides.canberra.edu.au>
Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2001 09:32:05 +1000
And if anyone has more (door closing pads) than they know what to do with, please let me know - I have none - not even crappy ones. Cheers Vic
/html/alpines/2001-08/msg00096.html (9,460 bytes)

119. Re: 400each 2.6 V6s on Ebay (score: 1)
Author: Victor Hughes <hughes@scides.canberra.edu.au>
Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2001 09:59:41 +1000
2.6 was 125. That's in the European DIN way of quoting, which I understand is more conservative than the method used by Rootes in the 1960s. So 90 bhp (or PS as they say in Europe) DIN may well be w
/html/alpines/2001-08/msg00114.html (13,789 bytes)

120. Re: [Re: 400each 2.6 V6s on Ebay] (score: 1)
Author: Victor Hughes <hughes@scides.canberra.edu.au>
Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2001 14:39:18 +1000
Which would make the 90 bhp DIN for these V6s about 97 'Rootes' bhp Vic S3 ST with 82 'Rootes' bhp (about 76 bhp DIN) + whatever extractors, downdraft Weber and slightly higher compression gives
/html/alpines/2001-08/msg00119.html (14,594 bytes)

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