Alpine V8 project start

Forrest39

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You guys are good! And know your wheels too! I'm impressed!

Yes I am doing 5 bolt. I auto crossed Datsun 510's in college and always wanted libre wheels but could never afford them. I worked at an auto wrecker for a summer and discovered that the early 80's Dodge Challenger had the same bolt pattern and had nice looking aluminum wheels so I just went that route.
Now that I'm looking at wheels again, why not a 5-spoke libre?!?

Now I just gotta figure out how to get a 5-bolt hub on sunbeam spindles. I read somewhere that 98 and newer ford ranger hubs and rotors will go on.
More digging... more research.
Cheers! -Kevin
 
1fineAlpine

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5 lug

Hi Kevin,

I asked that question a few months ago. You're using an 8.8 rear end, right? I was told for the front, what a lot of guys did was welded the old 4 lug holes shut, and had the ford 5 lug pattern drilled in and put new studs in. That's the route I planned on going once I got to that point. There's prob other ways that someone else on here knows more about. Hope this helps.

-Kyle
 
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I picked up a Tiger front cross member/suspension recently and he was running Chevrolet wheels on his car--he converted the front hubs to 5 bolt.

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Thanks Kyle and Bruce,
That looks like a viable way to go. I would fist have to see if that will work with larger calipers and double vented rotors. Since I am planning on a Ford 8.8 I thought it would be best to use a Ford front hub also. I haven't figured out the front brakes yet so perhaps that decision will drive the hubs, rack, wheel size/offset and probably a number of things I haven't thought of yet! I'm thinking about a Wilwood caliper and rotor setup - just not sure which to use with 15" wheels.
Cheers, -Kevin
 
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Forrest39

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Pedal shuffle...

I'm finishing up my project planning before I perform irreversible firewall surgery and truly commit to the V8 installation. One aspect I am hoping to get some advice on from people who have gone this road already is with respect to brake / clutch pedals and master cylinders. I have noticed that the Alpine clutch mount hole appears to be used for brakes on the Tiger and that the Tiger clutch should be a new mounting hole just outboard of the brake MC. I would appreciate any advice on how best to accomplish this and if there are any particular aspects that I should take note of or avoid. I'd prefer not to reinvent the wheel unnecessarily...

Thanks for any and all help!

-Kevin
 
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Clutch Plate Pieces

Forrest39 said:
I'm finishing up my project planning before I perform irreversible firewall surgery and truly commit to the V8 installation. One aspect I am hoping to get some advice on from people who have gone this road already is with respect to brake / clutch pedals and master cylinders. I have noticed that the Alpine clutch mount hole appears to be used for brakes on the Tiger and that the Tiger clutch should be a new mounting hole just outboard of the brake MC. I would appreciate any advice on how best to accomplish this and if there are any particular aspects that I should take note of or avoid. I'd prefer not to reinvent the wheel unnecessarily...

Thanks for any and all help!

-Kevin
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Hi: You will want the correct clutch plate firewall reenforcements and correct mapping for installation. PM me for details.
 
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start

randy,
have you reproduced the small tube that goes on the firewall for the top bolt for the clutch pedal?
 
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Rube & Golburger

65beam said:
randy,
have you reproduced the small tube that goes on the firewall for the top bolt for the clutch pedal?
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Not really. We just snip off a chunk of black iron pipe and weld it in as needed. It also maps in a bit lower than the brake location.
 
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