89 Alfa Romeo 75 V6 24v Conversion Fast road/track car build

[k18nob]

Hello,

A few other who i know with 75's have posted on here and ive said for a long time that i should make the effort to.

My project has been going on for some time now and i have literally thousands of pictures so i will just scan through and pick out the main points for this thread beginning.

Ok so here goes, I bought this car back in sept 2009. It was a 1989 3.0V6 12v Veloce. I only managed to do about 500 miles in it before taking it off the road for a full make over. I don't get much time to work on it as i work away which is why this is taking some time but i don't care how long this takes me i want it to be right!

Work began, stripping the car and uncovering all the nasty bits underneath......









There was quite a lot of rust but no worse than what i had expected for a car of its age

More stripping....



Untill finally.....



I then shipped the car and all the parts back to UK to my friend who was tasked with the body work......

















Then it was taken to my new unit for the next stage (first taste of daylight)...

[k18nob]

Safely in the new unit, the re-build begins.....











Then some more stripping......









after a lot of zinc primer and underseal.....





****Some of these pictures don't run in order

[k18nob]

Time for some doors








Gearbox got the full treatment......









Managed to get 1 of the 5 windows fitted (the others were the wrong size and I'm still waiting for replacements)

[k18nob]

More parts going on.....





New (to me) engine....3.0V6 24v ;D ;D



Bit of work required to get a FWD engine into a RWD car (i can advise if anyone wants help with this paticular transplant.....





Going to need somewhere to sit i suppose.....



New wheels anyone?

[k18nob]

Thats all ive got for now, Wont be working on the car again until mid may/june time but there are plenty of new parts waiting.

[Clement]

Topic bookmarked, it's ace!!

[k18nob]

Mar 18, 2012 19:18:48 GMT Clement said:

Topic bookmarked, it's ace!!

Thanks

Should be a lot more work getting done when I'm back, Need to get the Gerabox/transaxle fitted, Have all the parts i need for that now, Then need to get the engine built ready to go in....I have a few parts for this like the Jenvy throttle bodies ;D Just need a few more before i can look at realisticly getting it in.

Sooo much left to do but so little time

[longman]

that looks great , did you weigh it before you started pulling bits off?

[k18nob]

Mar 18, 2012 19:34:25 GMT longman said:

that looks great , did you weigh it before you started pulling bits off?

Thanks!

And no i didnt which is one of my few regrets with this project! I will be getting the finished weight though, It will be around the 1000kg mark i imagine.

Guestimate figures for power will be around 250-260bhp but its hard to say right now so throw that through a rear drive lsd should be pretty lively regardless of the weight

[longman]

Mar 18, 2012 19:40:02 GMT k18nob said:

Mar 18, 2012 19:34:25 GMT longman said:

that looks great , did you weigh it before you started pulling bits off?

Thanks!

And no I didnt which is one of my few regrets with this project! I will be getting the finished weight though, It will be around the 1000kg mark I imagine.

Guestimate figures for power will be around 250-260bhp but its hard to say right now so throw that through a rear drive lsd should be pretty lively regardless of the weight

cool that will certainly enduce much grinnage ;D, I managed to shed 200 kilo's out of the 911 which is now at 1140kg , It was easier than me going on a diet...

[xjlee]

God i bet at full chat the noise of this thing will give you blood rush......
Nice car btw

[j4cko]

Stunning !

[camerashy]

moar!

[k18nob]

Mar 18, 2012 19:58:26 GMT xjlee said:

God I bet at full chat the noise of this thing will give you blood rush......
Nice car btw

Oooh yes

I cant wait to hear it! It was good with the original engine but the new one running ITB's and a full custom exhaust front to rear should sound ever so slightly pleasing

[k18nob]

Couple more pics

[k18nob]

Should of really posted a "before" picture too, this was the day I bought the car, Looks a lot better on the outside than it really was underneath but still good

[k18nob]

Test fit of one of the wheels (Just for a rough guide of how they will look....

[qwerty]

That is going to sound glorious! Fantastic build, I will continue to watch it with interest!

[nmretro]

Mar 18, 2012 19:10:03 GMT k18nob said:

More parts going on.....



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Nice build!
For track use I would change this bushing out for a ball joint like Alfa 105.
It keeps the alignment much more precise.

[nmretro]

Mar 19, 2012 15:22:15 GMT k18nob said:

Couple more pics

Can you give more info on this set up? What brand? Made for Alfa V6 or adapted?