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| {{:sunbeam:ae_catalog_sunbeam_alpine_1725.jpg?linkonly|AE parts book showing part numbers for the Sunbeam Alpine 1725cc motor}} | {{:sunbeam:ae_catalog_sunbeam_alpine_1725.jpg?linkonly|AE parts book showing part numbers for the Sunbeam Alpine 1725cc motor}} |
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| | === Paint Colors === |
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| | * [[http://historicalcolorlibrary.axaltacs.com/hcl/servlet/com.dpc.hcl.search.HclSearchServlet?Operation=101&selSearchBy=Keyword&SrchFor=rootes|Dupont Historical Color Library - Rootes Motors]] |
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| ==== Books ==== | ==== Books ==== |
| * [[http://www.saoc.demon.co.uk/|Sunbeam Alpine Owners Club Ltd. (SAOC)]] | * [[http://www.saoc.demon.co.uk/|Sunbeam Alpine Owners Club Ltd. (SAOC)]] |
| * [[http://www.thearcc.co.uk/|The Association of Rootes Car Clubs (ARCC)]] | * [[http://www.thearcc.co.uk/|The Association of Rootes Car Clubs (ARCC)]] |
| | * [[https://www.rootesarchive.org/|Rootes Archive Centre Trust]] - A nonprofit group that maintains an archive of over a hundred thousand engineering drawings and other original documents related to Rootes automobiles, including the Sunbeam Alpine. |
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| ==== Events ==== | ==== Events ==== |
| * [[https://www.sunivi.com/|SUNI]] | * <del>[[https://www.sunivi.com/|SUNI]]</del> - Link no longer works as of July 2020. |
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| ==== Forums and Mailing Lists ==== | ==== Forums and Mailing Lists ==== |
| * [[http://forum.sunbeamalpine.org/index.php|SAOCA Forum]] (USA) | * [[http://forum.sunbeamalpine.org/index.php|SAOCA Forum]] (USA) |
| * [[http://www.saoc.demon.co.uk/forum/|SAOC Forum]] (UK) | * [[https://www.sunbeamalpineowners.club/forum/|SAOC Forum]] (UK) |
| * [[http://www.sunbeamclub.com/|The Sunbeam Experience]] | * [[http://www.sunbeamclub.com/|The Sunbeam Experience]] |
| * This site also hosts an archive of the defunct [[http://www.sunbeamclub.com/phorum/list.php?13|team.net Alpines mailing list]] and [[http://www.sunbeamclub.com/phorum/list.php?14|Tiger List]]. | * This site also hosts an archive of the defunct [[http://www.sunbeamclub.com/phorum/list.php?13|team.net Alpines mailing list]] and [[http://www.sunbeamclub.com/phorum/list.php?14|Tiger List]]. |
| * See also [[http://www.team.net/mharc/archives/html/alpines/|team.net Alpines list archive (old site)]] | * See also [[http://www.team.net/mharc/archives/html/alpines/|team.net Alpines list archive (old site)]] |
| * [[http://autox.team.net/pipermail/tigers/|team.net Tigers Archives]] | * [[http://autox.team.net/pipermail/tigers/|team.net Tigers Archives]] |
| * [[http://www.sunbeaminvasion.com/xforum/index.php|Sunbeam Invasion Forum]] (SAOCA) | |
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| ==== Suppliers ==== | ==== Suppliers ==== |
| * Part HGGP001-WS "Gas Pump Hose Grommet" from [[http://www.restorationspecialties.com/|Restoration Specialties]] can be used in place of the upper petrol tank filler grommet (NLA) on the series I and II. The new grommet needs to be modified by cutting material away from the center so that the opening is large enough to slip it over the filler neck. | * Part HGGP001-WS "Gas Pump Hose Grommet" from [[http://www.restorationspecialties.com/|Restoration Specialties]] can be used in place of the upper petrol tank filler grommet (NLA) on the series I and II. The new grommet needs to be modified by cutting material away from the center so that the opening is large enough to slip it over the filler neck. |
| * The valve spring installed heights for the inner and outer springs on the Alpine series V shown in WSM 145 are incorrect. The valve springs for the series 5 are considerably shorter than the series 1-4 and have shorter installed heights. The correct installed heights are given in the Hillman Hunter workshop manual WSM 149. | * The valve spring installed heights for the inner and outer springs on the Alpine series V shown in WSM 145 are incorrect. The valve springs for the series 5 are considerably shorter than the series 1-4 and have shorter installed heights. The correct installed heights are given in the Hillman Hunter workshop manual WSM 149. |
| | * There have been several reports of new rubber timing chain tensioners swelling and failing. Some vendors are claiming this is due to incompatibility of the rubber and "high mileage" motor oils. Some members of the SACOA forum are [[http://forum.sunbeamalpine.org/index.php?threads/rubber-tensioner.15088/|recommending that we reuse old timing chain tensioners]] instead of replacing them. |
