Hello all, I'm considering purchasing a virtually rustfree Alpine rolling
chassis here in Boulder City, Nevada, USA.
Would you all please help me by giving me your knowledgable opinions
regarding my potential purchase?
The series IV has sat outside here in a storage lot, and as many of you know,
Nevada is a virtually rust free state (sorry all you wet weather folks) and as far
as I can tell after close inspection this car is structurally very sound.
However, all rubber (except for tires which have some life left in them) w
will need replaced.
It has seats that need reupholstered, and all interior cloth, rag top dashcover, etc
will need replaced. Steering wheel needs replaced. Guages need painted and a
new dash is in order, however I should be able to make a new one using the old as a template.
I helped Albert, (the Owner) remove the engine and tranny which was an automatic, and noticed
that the rear freeze plug was leaking. He will be taking the auto trans and leaving me a 4 speed
with promises of sending me an overdrive tranny of unknown condition upon his return to Ohio, USA.
He will be giving me a flywheel to mate with the 4 speed tranny, and a distributor. I have the original coil.
He will be sending a starter.
He also has in Ohio a Series V engine that has been bored out and rebuit and has yet to be assembled but
this engine will cost me additional $.
It has the original carbs, minus some linkage, exhaust manifold and pipes in excellent condition.
The ragtop frame is in excellent shape, just no cloth.
My questions are these:
Should I try and buy the Series V engine and if so how much is reasonable?
What does the leaking freeze plug on the Series IV mean?
How much does it cost to have an overdrive tranny rebuilt professionally and how much are kits?
Should I bother with the original engines at all, ie would putting in a higher performance, non stock engine
be better? My thoughts on this are Buick Grand National V-6 Turbo, Street ported Mazda Rotary, Aluminum
Block V-8 (such as out of a Buick Wildcat).
Please let me know what you you think.
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