David Park's Big Block Ford powered 1960 Sunbeam Alpine
as published in British V8 Newsletter, Volume XV Issue 3, December 2007Owner: David Park
City: Centerburg, Ohio
Model: 1960 Sunbeam Alpine
Engine: Ford 410cid Big-Block
Conversion performed by: Owner.
| Engine: | 410 cubic inch Big Block Ford dressed to look like a 427. The intake
is an original 427 low-riser with dual Edelbrock 600 cfm carbs. Lunati
hydraulic cam, Accel dual-point distributor. Otherwise it's a stock rebuild. |
| Cooling: | Griffin radiator with cooling fans from a 2002 Mustang Cobra. |
| Exhaust: | home made shorty headers, hooked-up to a set of side pipes from a Cobra kit car. |
| Transmission: | Borg-Warner T10 4 speed transmission (from an early Ford Falcon V8 donor.) |
| Rear Axle: | Dana 44 with 4.11:1 gears. |
| Suspension: | front suspension is stock Sunbeam with a Ford Mustang rack and pinion.
Rear suspension is stock. Sway bars have been installed, both front and rear. |
| Chassis Mods: | 2" by 3" steel frame custom built from the seats forward. The fuel tank
was enlarged to feed the big motor. |
| Brakes: | four wheel disc brakes. (Larger front disc brake rotors were fitted, and
modifications were made so they would work with later model GM parts.) |
| Wheels/Tires: | the wheels are Halibrand replicas, 15x8 rear and 15x7 front. 50 series tires. |
| Body Mods: | fiberglass flares (front and rear). Cobra hood scoop. I also have a hardtop
that's painted to match the car. |
| Electrical: | all electrical wiring is stock. All gauges are original. |
| Completed: | ~2003. |
| Comments: | I did all the engineering and work on this car myself, except for the seat covers.
This is one Sunbeam that isn't afraid of snakes... especially cobras! |
