The old Solex has finally run out its life. A new Weber has taken its place atop the same manifold.
Archive for the ‘1967 Sunbeam Alpine’ Category
Solex to Weber
Saturday, May 8th, 2010Oops, darn screw
Thursday, August 7th, 2008The right headlight door fell off on the highway and scuffed the paint up, I also cleaned up the battery compartment and put on a new terminal.
Nice Wheels
Monday, April 28th, 2008Clearcoated with new tires. The wheel nuts will get the same treatment.
Silvery Paint
Sunday, April 27th, 2008Now the silver paint before the clear coat.
Blasted Wires
Saturday, April 26th, 2008The old wheels have been sandblasted and are now in primer.
White is new for me
Friday, January 11th, 2008The wheels have been primed and painted white. Four new Sumitomo HTR 200 175/70R13s from the TireRack have been mounted.
More blasted wheels
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008Both sides of the wheels have been sand blasted.
1967 Sunbeam Alpine
Saturday, January 5th, 2008This is the third 1967 Sunbeam Alpine in the shop.
Tear down done
Saturday, December 17th, 2005All of the rusted metal parts have been cut out so new sheet metal and panels can be welded in.
More Sandblasting
Tuesday, December 6th, 2005Still sandblasting the car when the weather is nice enough and sandblasting and powdercoating the small parts the rest of the time.
Paint Strip
Sunday, November 6th, 2005With most of the paint stripped off you can start to see what has been done to the car over the years. Also of the major rust has been cut off the car. This car has had the front half of the front right fender replaced at sometime early in its life. The right rear fender was completely covered in a thin layer of body filler.
Big Wash
Saturday, November 5th, 2005Finally the car is on the rotisseri! We rolled it outside to try to powerwash as much grease and gunk off the car as possible before stripping and media blasting.
Windscreen and dash
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005Windscreen and dashboard are removed. Also the steering column and convertible top frame were removed.
More to come out
Monday, October 24th, 2005Engine and transmission are out, don’t try taking them both out attached together, I don’t think that is the way it was supposed to happen.
Engine’s out, all that is left is the grill, steering box, and some wiring.
Nothing left but the dash and windshield.
On the lift
Friday, October 14th, 2005Finally on the lift, the last step before making it to the rotisserie. Also a future project is reunited with the Alpine after being apart for a couple weeks.