From drmayf at mayfco.com  Thu Feb  7 12:53:43 2008
From: drmayf at mayfco.com (drmayf)
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:53:43 -0800
Subject: [Alpines] Tigers United...
Message-ID: <47AB61C7.7000003@mayfco.com>

I will be making some sort of presentation to the United event in June 
at Big Bear. Ostensibly it will be on the little red race car, Spirit of 
Sunbeam and land speed racing... If you are attending, what kind of 
information or topics would you like hear about?  I can make the 
presentaion fit jsut about what ever the general consensus is..

lemme know..

mayf

From sedwards at leebaron.com  Fri Feb  8 12:03:21 2008
From: sedwards at leebaron.com (Simon Edwards)
Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:03:21 +0000
Subject: [Alpines] Alpines Digest, Vol 2, Issue 6 (Out of Office Reply)
Message-ID: <s7aca7a3.085@mail.leebaron.com>

Please note that Simon Edwards has left Lee Baron.  

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I will be making some sort of presentation to the United event in June 
at Big Bear. Ostensibly it will be on the little red race car, Spirit of

Sunbeam and land speed racing... If you are attending, what kind of 
information or topics would you like hear about?  I can make the 
presentaion fit jsut about what ever the general consensus is..

lemme know..

mayf


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From prbreuhan at hotmail.com  Sat Feb  9 20:55:34 2008
From: prbreuhan at hotmail.com (Paul R. Breuhan)
Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 22:55:34 -0500
Subject: [Alpines] Looking for 1 LAT70 wheel
Message-ID: <BAY114-W1408BFB0CDE9F0D2A395E9AA290@phx.gbl>

Hello All,
Looking for 1 LAT70 wheel...or LAT70 style wheel (made by P/S, Western,
etc...)...in decent restorable condition at a decent price.

This is for a non-rolling project, it can be 5.5" or 6" wide (needs to be 13"
diameter though), or even any bolt pattern for that matter. It doesn't need to
hold air in a tire. It just needs to be something that will look nice when
cleaned up. Somebody must have something laying around in their garage!

Please email me with details and I will respond directly.

Thanks,
Paul
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From awtiger at cox.net  Sat Feb 23 20:53:42 2008
From: awtiger at cox.net (awtiger at cox.net)
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 19:53:42 -0800
Subject: [Alpines] Messed up Series V tach
Message-ID: <20080223225342.415MQ.26764.imail@fed1rmwml08>

(Sorry to bomb the Tiger list with this, but I figured that since Tigers have roughly the same tach setup as Alpines, I'd bounce this off of you guys, too...)

I'm wiring up a Series V tach in my race car (Alpine) that I got from a friend of mine. The tach looks to be in excellent condition but my friend had said that he had never had it in his car and that it was just a spare. Therefore, he didn't know if it worked or not. 

Well, I've got it wired up just like the book says, complete with a good ground, and all I get out of it is very erratic, jumpy movement and a general tendency to lag behind the motor when I rev it up. Once it's revved up, it reads way too high (when it's not bouncing all over the place). I searched the SAOCA forum and found a tach thread from January that appeared to be about the same situation as I'm having. Just as that fellow did, I cleaned the metal bracket that goes around the loop and made sure it was getting good contact with the contacts in the tach. Unfortunately, my problem still persists. The only difference between this other fellow and me is that I don't have the luxury of knowing if this tach worked prior to me installing it. 

Any thoughts on this? Should I just send it off to Nysonger or some other instrument place to be rebuilt? Is there something else I should look at? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks much,
Andy Walker
Edmond, OK
B382001600LRXFE
B9006857LRX

From dwoerpel at wi.net  Sat Feb 23 22:16:45 2008
From: dwoerpel at wi.net (David Woerpel)
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:16:45 -0600
Subject: [Alpines] Messed up Series V tach
In-Reply-To: <20080223225342.415MQ.26764.imail@fed1rmwml08>
References: <20080223225342.415MQ.26764.imail@fed1rmwml08>
Message-ID: <47C0FDBD.3060109@wi.net>

Loop too large?  Had that happen on a Sprite.  Just a thought.
Dave

awtiger at cox.net wrote:
> (Sorry to bomb the Tiger list with this, but I figured that since Tigers have roughly the same tach setup as Alpines, I'd bounce this off of you guys, too...)
>
> I'm wiring up a Series V tach in my race car (Alpine) that I got from a friend of mine. The tach looks to be in excellent condition but my friend had said that he had never had it in his car and that it was just a spare. Therefore, he didn't know if it worked or not. 
>
> Well, I've got it wired up just like the book says, complete with a good ground, and all I get out of it is very erratic, jumpy movement and a general tendency to lag behind the motor when I rev it up. Once it's revved up, it reads way too high (when it's not bouncing all over the place). I searched the SAOCA forum and found a tach thread from January that appeared to be about the same situation as I'm having. Just as that fellow did, I cleaned the metal bracket that goes around the loop and made sure it was getting good contact with the contacts in the tach. Unfortunately, my problem still persists. The only difference between this other fellow and me is that I don't have the luxury of knowing if this tach worked prior to me installing it. 
>
> Any thoughts on this? Should I just send it off to Nysonger or some other instrument place to be rebuilt? Is there something else I should look at? Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks much,
> Andy Walker
> Edmond, OK
> B382001600LRXFE
> B9006857LRX

From ross_hulse at sbcglobal.net  Sat Feb 23 22:35:03 2008
From: ross_hulse at sbcglobal.net (Ross)
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 21:35:03 -0800
Subject: [Alpines] Messed up Series V tach
In-Reply-To: <47C0FDBD.3060109@wi.net>
Message-ID: <001401c876a7$0229a9c0$6600a8c0@your9d609cd8ac>

Andy,

My first thought is this is a race car.  Do you have a hot coil and
electronic ignition components in the distributor? 
These tachs were not set up to handle the rise time and amplitude on the
pickup.
Tom Hall engineering has a fix for that if want it. Go to this link and
click on Tech Tips.  http://66.175.58.218/ 

Ross "Commodore Blues"
 

Loop too large?  Had that happen on a Sprite.  Just a thought.
Dave

awtiger at cox.net wrote:
> (Sorry to bomb the Tiger list with this, but I figured that since Tigers
have roughly the same tach setup as Alpines, I'd bounce this off of you
guys, too...)
>
> I'm wiring up a Series V tach in my race car (Alpine) that I got from a
friend of mine. 
> Thanks much,
> Andy Walker
> Edmond, OK
> B382001600LRXFE
> B9006857LRX

From awtiger at cox.net  Sat Feb 23 23:00:03 2008
From: awtiger at cox.net (awtiger at cox.net)
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:00:03 -0800
Subject: [Alpines] [Tigers] Messed up Series V tach
In-Reply-To: <47C10575.9000301@shaw.ca>
Message-ID: <20080224010003.1OGSE.27472.imail@fed1rmwml08>

Theo:

Thanks for the reply to my question.  I've already tried switching the incoming wires on the loop wire, which effectively changes the loop's direction, but have found that it only works one way.  Hook it up backwards and it won't work at all.  

As far as ignition/distributor modifications go, I'm running a Mini-Cooper S centrifugal advance Lucas distributor with points and condenser (the class I run in vintage racing doesn't allow me to run any type of electronic ignition).  

As I stated in my post, I have no way of knowing if this tach worked before I got it so it's fairly plausable that I may end up having to send it to someplace like Nysonger to have it checked out.  I'll take any other suggestions you might have, though.

Thanks for the input, 
Andy

From awtiger at cox.net  Sat Feb 23 23:04:09 2008
From: awtiger at cox.net (awtiger at cox.net)
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:04:09 -0800
Subject: [Alpines] [Tigers]  Messed up Series V tach
In-Reply-To: <001401c876a7$0229a9c0$6600a8c0@your9d609cd8ac>
Message-ID: <20080224010409.AJZ1D.27482.imail@fed1rmwml08>

Ross:

Thanks for your input.  I just sent a response to Theo Smith and the lists that addresses your point.  I am running a Lucas sports coil but that shouldn't be enough voltage to screw up the tach operation, especially as they were offered as hotter replacement coils over-the-counter back in "the day."  I'm open to other suggestions, though.

Thanks, Ross,
Andy

From awtiger at cox.net  Sat Feb 23 23:06:10 2008
From: awtiger at cox.net (awtiger at cox.net)
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:06:10 -0800
Subject: [Alpines] Messed up Series V tach
In-Reply-To: <47C0FDBD.3060109@wi.net>
Message-ID: <20080224010610.S0KTM.27490.imail@fed1rmwml08>

Thanks, Dave, but the loop is very small.  In fact, it looks like the factory wire loop and appears to be in good shape.

Thanks,
Andy

From awtiger at cox.net  Sun Feb 24 20:40:11 2008
From: awtiger at cox.net (Andy Walker)
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:40:11 -0600
Subject: [Alpines] Adjustable slave cylinder rod
Message-ID: <CE1ABB09848349CB821B5D229D530CC0@awtigerPC>

Hey, guys:

Does anyone out there have an adjustable slave cylinder rod for a Series I
Alpine that they would be willing to sell? I'm in desperate need of one for my
race car. I currently have a Series V unit in it but it is a bit too long. I'd
like to land one asap before I'm forced to destroy the Series V unit and
modify it to make it adjustable. Can anyone out there help me out?

Thanks so much,
Andy Walker
Edmond, OK
B382001600LRXFE
B9006857LRX