August 13, 2005

Finished. The car has been cleaned up externally and on the interior. The missing carpet has been replaced and the paint has been touched up.

The top half of the engine has been rebuilt. Most items have been sandblasted and powder coated. The engine compartment has been repainted where possible.

August 12, 2005

Reassembly. New headlights are going in. The intake manifold and water pump are back on.

August 11, 2005

The head has been machined and the intake manifold has been sandblasted and coated with a clear powdercoat.

Everything else has been sandblasted and either powdercoated when possible or painted.

The generator was cleaned with the wire wheel and painted.

August 9, 2005

More tear down. In the lower picture you can see the box for the heater core with the core removed.

August 8, 2005

Time for the engine tear down. The exhaust manifold got coated with high temp paint.

August 5, 2005

New shocks and brake hoses get this old car ready for the street. Four new shocks and three brake hoses went on the car.

August 1, 2005

1967 Sunbeam Alpine

This Alpine looks great on the outside, needs a few interior carpet, and has the wrong engine. This is a Series V and it has a Series IV engine. The engine is a real dog and it smokes a lot. Take a look at this video.

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