> From owner-alpines(at)alpine.b17a.ingr.com Thu Sep 21 17:12:54 1995
> Date: Thu, 21 Sep 95 14:31 PDT
> From: Frank_Marrone(at)optilink.optilink.dsccc.com
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> Subject: Is the crankshaft in the center?
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> OK, here is another dumb question. I can't just look for myself because all my
> Alpines and Tigers are motorless.
>
> It looks like for both the Alpine and the Tiger the pinion is offset from the
> center of the car (toward the passenger side). From the layout of the
> driveshaft tunnel it appears that the crank and transmission mainshaft center
> lines are not offset but instead in the center of the car. This means that the
> driveshaft has to angle from center toward the passenger side. Is this
> correct? I centered the engine in the pintopine then I noticed the pinion
> offset. I need an answer to this before I have the driveshaft built.
>
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> --
> Frank Marrone at marrone(at)optilink.dsccc.com
> 1965 Sunbeam Tiger B9471116
> 1960 Sumbean Pintopine Series I B9009330
> 1966 Ford LTD 4-door family barge.
>
Yes, that is correct the way I see it too.
I'm not sure but I think the rear axles are the same length if you do
it that way...
Gary
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