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ringmaster2000

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Okay gents, i have a 1967 alpine, been sitting in a garage for 20 years. its froze up solid, i think its going to need to be torn down and rebuilt. So since i need a new engine, what about a update to a modern toyota or mazda 4 banger with an overhead cam instead of rebuilding the original?

how will it be received at car shows and clubs?

also i found a old shelly jack (lj21) in the trunk and its on ebay almost ready to close soon

Thanks
 
Welcome to the BCF!

This is the new member introduction section. Post your question over in the Sunbeam section, and you'll have some input directly.

And since it's sort of a general question, you might want to post it in "The Pub" section as well.

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Mickey
 
Welcome!

I guess I'd say it's your car so you should do what makes you happy. There are many good, modern engines that could be used if you go this route.

Will it be accepted at local car shows? Maybe....it's hard to say.

I will say that an unmolested Alpine is getting rarer and rarer (because so many have been converted to V8s to create a "fake Tiger"). Since they are far more rare than MGBs and TR6s, it might be nice to keep it as original as possible.

One point: are you sure it's really stuck? I've seen engines sitting around for years that were "stuck" only by light oxidation on the cylinder walls. I've "saved" several of these engines myself (I put 90,000 miles on a Toyota engine that I unstuck).

Try this: pour lots of kerosene down the spark plug holes and let it sit for a week or so (plugs out). Then put the car in 4th gear and gently push it back and forth. You may be able to break it free with minimal fuss. If you can get it to spin over and it has some compression, getting it running will be a lot easier than doing an engine swap.

G'luck and join us at the Sunbeam section of the forum by clicking ~HERE~
 
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