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My 1963 Sunbeam Alpine is back on the road after almost 3 months of dealing with clutch related issues.

Not sure on the order of what caused what, but the throw-out bearing was worn down to metal, the pressure plate was chewed up and the clutch was still ok, but very close to the end of it's serviceable life. Clutch master and slave cylinders were also not in great shape.

It took me a while to diagnose what was wrong and then schedule a time to get the car to a friend who does side work on British cars from his home, and then get the car transported the 50 miles to his place. Ordered up a new clutch, pressure plate and throwout bearing.

We had a bunch of difficulty because parts that were on the car had been converted to a different size clutch, so I also needed to procure a used flywheel to match the original size new components and get it machined/cleaned up (no longer available new). A new clutch slave got the car drivable, but after about 20 minutes when things got warm it would not go into gear when the engine was running. A new clutch master is not currently available new, and my attempt at rebuilding did not go well.
We are able to adapt a slightly different sized Triumph TR6 master and new line piping to finally get everything working.

Nice to get the car back.. I put the Hardtop on for the first time in 4 years.. I like the look, but enjoy having an open top more, so it wont stay on long.

 

Looks like I forgot to add the link to Saturday pictures

Here it is now
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ernestovumbles/albums/72177720328861332

 

Took my BMW K75s to a tuesday evening get-together for smaller (2 liters and under) older european cars.

Small crowd, but a few interesting cars.

My favorite was the Renault R5 with it's huge fender flairs








Here is a link to a few more pics

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ernestovumbles/albums/72177720328951424