I just bought my 16 year old daughter a '67 series V Alpine. When I was
dating her mother I owned a series I and know first hand you can't make
love in the back seat of an Alpine. I joke that this is the reason I
bought this car, but the real reason is that I am reverting to my
childhood.
The car was in pieces and pretty rusty, but seemed fixable. Then I read
the "Sunbeam Alpine Buyers's Guide" thin by Daniel Levitin. I should
have consulted the net first!
Some advice please.
My battle plan is to:
1) remove trim, doors, etc. and every thing that is bolted or screwed on
which doesn't directly effect the suspension so that it can still be
rolled onto a car carrier.
2) strip, sand, and prime all outer surfaces.
3) find a good body shop and have them sandblast everything and replace
sills and outer skins as required.
4) while they are rebuilding the body I will overhaul the engine and go
through the transmission.
5) buy new trim and put it all back together.
I would greatly appreciate some advice concerning the fount end and rear
axle, two subjects that I know nothing about. What parts should I
replace in these areas?
This car is going to be a driver that I want to last my daughter through
college. I want it to be sound and as maintenance free as possible. I
intend to install an alternator and negative ground. I am insisting that
my daughter work along side of me so that she will know how the damn
thing works and how to fix it. However a college parking lot is no
where to do serious repairs on a car (I once replaced an engine in my
'40 Ford in Iowa in the dead of winter in the dorm parking lot).
I fear that I have made a rather expensive trip down memory lane. All
tips concerning parts vendors and just "watch out for this dummie" will
be appreciated.
Thanks - Paul Gilbert in New
Orleans
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