I had a similar problem with my Series III, only it sat outside for
about 15
years.
Wow is it rusty.
Anyway, I spent about 2 months disassembling the entire vehicle. I
quickly
learned to spray all of the nuts and bolts with WD-40 the night before
taking
them apart. This made the parts come off easier and I did not break
anymore
bolts after starting this.
Dan Amidon
1963 Sunbeam Alpine Series III GT
RSWiser@aol.com wrote:
> Today I started cleaning up the my other Series I. I bought it a few months
> ago. It have been sitting a a yard for many years. I pulled the engine out
> of the front seat. I don't think it was original, I think the numbers cast
> into the block started with 980
> When I got it out, I noticed a large crack in the block so that is shot.
>
> When I tried to open the doors, the would only open about 2" then they were
> stuck. I presume the years sitting in the field have seized the hinges.
> Anyone got a good idea how to get them to open without bending the hinges.
>
> Rob
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