75nut
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Hi All Here is my 89 Alfa 75 3.0 V6 Cloverleaf. Had her 2 years, bought her on impulse as was down the road. Had a repsray but had overspray all over and filthy interior. Also clutch had gone and had bent valve. Gave her the mother of all clean ups then sent her to Alex Jupe where she spent a couple of months getting sorted. Did not really use her after that but have recently moved to north devon and have new office 5 mins away, so am using her alot more. Pulls like a train and has not let me down yet, plus all electrics work!
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Last Edit: Jul 28, 2017 12:44:00 GMT by 75nut
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That is a credit to you mate. Have always had an unhealthy hankering for one of these but they are like poor quality wobbly children's play pony sh!t over on these shores.
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75nut
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Cheers Mate
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Samage
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Now that's clean. Liking it.
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Very nice ride mate. Always loved these but have never taken the plunge
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75nut
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Cheers guys, took couple of days t cutting to sort it and another day shampooing and sorting interior. I had a couple in my teens so always had a hankering for another. They have a bad rep really I'm not a mechanic by any stretch but if you use em regular and use the specalists they are not that much hassle (touching wood!)
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Been waiting for another one of these to come on her for ages!
I live in North Devon too so ill b keeping a look out and an ear out for the sound of that v6!
As soon as i can ill be nabbing myself one of these. Yours looks great!
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75nut
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What area you in Seismic? WHat you driving at mo?
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I'm in east putford, between holsworthy and Bideford!
Currently driving a red mk1 mx5! Keep an eye out!
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75nut
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Will do mate! Just picked up a red Saab 900 Turbo on a D plate so keep and eye out for that too!
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75nut
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Another 75 nut offered me some free part used Toyo 888 Semi slicks this week, all I had to do was go to Bristol to pick them up. Turns out he works at Alfaholics, so my "free" tyre pick up ended up in a £400 odd spend on peformance parts lol!! Uprated front Anti Roll Bar, uprated rear springs, and poly bushes for all round the car and the watts linkage! All this together should means some visits to some track days will definately be needed! Have to fit it all first, never changed bushes and hear they can be a pig, so here goes!!>>>.......
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Last Edit: Jun 22, 2011 19:54:16 GMT by 75nut
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mitchy
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Those tyres will look naughty on that ;D Bet it howls lovely on full chat
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Last Edit: Jun 2, 2011 22:03:30 GMT by mitchy
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75nut
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Lol yes ,specialy with the full CSC exhaust I have!
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75nut
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Jun 14, 2011 14:55:13 GMT
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Well got on and sorted this at weekend. I did try mounting foam tape but not stong enough to hold the curve, so ends popped up and did not sit level. So try 2 involved Tiger bonding mastic and clamps. Mde a big mess and still would not hold ends in tight! So choice was to buy another (more chance of a full set of hens teeth) or fixing mine proper! So as all bolts had already been broken off by previous owner , only option was to try and weld in new ones witohut melting the red plastic lol!! Started off by grinding down the holes he old bolts came from till flush so clean enough to weld to. Then cut the head off some bolts had about to leave a set of 6 threads the same length. Used the joggler to punch holes in some previously zinc covers sheet. Poked the thread through the hole till flush and welded from the back. I then trimmed these tabs to slide inot the old bolt holes at an agle that matched the fitting of the strip. Welded in place and then zinc primed whole thing to protect it. THen came the fit, did I have the angle right and would the bolts pop back out once I tried tightening the nuts on! Anwser . no! Fits lovely and it totally flush and tight at the ends! Result, please with that! (excuse the dirt on car not washed her for a while, she has been sitting while found time to sort the strip)
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Last Edit: Jun 22, 2011 19:55:02 GMT by 75nut
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75nut
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Jun 14, 2011 15:17:59 GMT
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It was also time over the weekend to get stuck into fitting my Alfaholics handling kits plus Poly bushes. Kit consists of a thicker anti roll bar, uprated rear springs, whatts linkage bushes, front link bushes and the bushes for the arms that go into the engine bay First out was the old roll bar, and link arms These went off to be pressed by local engineering shop as I don't have a press and broke my vice trying! Did get the old ones out with a socket and a hammer Meanwhile a new toy arrived, a media blaster! WHile the bushes where of I tackled he rear springs (with spring compressors) check out the old vs new Went in easy Getting late now, but had a quick tug on the bolts that hold the arms inot the engine bay and they gave straight away (lucky I had doused everything with WD a few times before!) so thought, keep going as the goings good! Hvent got a pic of in the car as got to dark but they went in easy and look lovely! Next day it was Watts time! And hour later, ots of heating and a grinded out bolt and As you can see one was bent! So blasted the lot with the new toy Took it off the the engineering shop and got the bushes pressed and they kindly straightend the bar, result! Took the time to tart them up So as it stands now its already to go back on, fingers crossed should be easier than getting it off! But really non of it was hard and I am a complete novice at mechanics!! Can wait to see how it improves the handling! New Blistens also about to be order!
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Last Edit: Jun 22, 2011 19:55:48 GMT by 75nut
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75nut
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Jun 15, 2011 10:23:38 GMT
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:ham: No progress last night! Misses wangted to go out so had an hour to fiddle, went to put Watts back on but noticed something had not before, the old sleeve on the centre bolt was still on there and depsite lots of heat and cooling and wd40 and a pipe wrench it would not come off!
So needed to get the dremmel out, was getting to late so try again tonight!
Why is it they don't understand a mans Watts Linkage is clearly a priority!
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75nut
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Got a few hours off yesterday and got watts and anti roll back back on so all done for the mo, although Blistens are on the way.
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75nut
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Jun 27, 2011 12:55:22 GMT
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The new Bilsten shocks turned up on Friday so with such good weather over the weekend, I did the family thing Sat and then Sunday was mine to tinker! Never changed shock out before, and it was relatively simply bar the old rusted nut (breaker bar sorted that) and some fiddly twin nuts that would just rotate unless you could get a second spanner on (tight in the engine bay!). I got it all done by 6 so went for a spin on susprisingly empty roads that where bone dry! One major advantage of living in the middle of nowhere Devon, great roads!! She rides alot better and changes direction like a fly! Could have gone Koni for a lower ride height and stiffer set up, but Ill only get on track once in a blue moon and the roads round here are so rutted and potholed so wehn for a slightly softer set up. Really must drop the transaxle now and paint it all up, all the new parts are showing it up!! Need to chage the gearbox mounting bush anyhow, and the rear anti roll bar bushes....... and the torsion bar bushes...........................and the gearlever bush and so on and so on ..................................
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75nut
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Fitted the new poly exhaust rubbers this weekend. Just universal ones from Demon Tweaks. You cut them to size. Tightened the exhaust up to the body a bit, still low though. Still miles better than the year old halfords ones, look how much they cracked in 12 months!
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