Sunbeam Alpine V6 Restomod: Internal Throwout Bearing Woes
The car was now tuned and running great. The car moved through traffic incredibly well. The gearing and RPMs of the engine were perfectly suited for zooming around town. Even…
The car was now tuned and running great. The car moved through traffic incredibly well. The gearing and RPMs of the engine were perfectly suited for zooming around town. Even…
At this point in the project, the car was running, registered, and ready to hit the road. With a new set of tires, we decided to ensure the car was…
Since we were going to be driving the car more, we decided to finally get a decent set of tires. The old tires were old and dry rotted. The old…
The chrome had come back from refinishing and certain parts were being installed on the car. The car was starting to really come together and become the car we hoped…
After focusing on getting the car running and assembled it was time to indulge in some good ol' fashion bling. The car was functional but as is the case with…
The car was running but far from complete. There are tons of small projects that needed to be done. People don't really realize that restoring a car is not just…
We were getting fairly close to driving the Sunbeam. It was Winter of 2020 at this point and we had just about everything prepared to get the car running. The…
The Sunbeam had started to build momentum. Many small projects were adding up to big wins in getting the car at least to running condition. The engine compartment was getting…
With the engine bay coming along nicely it was time to decide on the fuel system delivery. Until recently, there wasn't much choice in terms of non-carbureted options. In deciding…
The Sunbeam had now returned to my house after leaving the body shop and exhaust shop. This only left the fuel system, cooling system, clutch, brakes, dash, driveshaft, interior, and…
The day had finally come where we were finally going to put the engine into the car. The date was March 12th, 2016, a little over two years since we…