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Glad to hear the eye ops went well, that must be scary. The list looks daunting but just keep at and keep driving it to remind yourself why you love it so much. Fall is our best season here so I’ve had mine out and about.
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1987 Alfa Milano/75 1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia 1976 Alfetta GT race car 1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S 1968 Fiat 850 spider
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An 850 question I could probably answer but there are just some things us foreigners don’t understand. This must be something like the British number plates, I just don’t get their personalized plates or the ridiculous prices they seem to command. Looking forward to learning something new though.
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1987 Alfa Milano/75 1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia 1976 Alfetta GT race car 1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S 1968 Fiat 850 spider
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Sounds just as an 850 should. 🙂
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1987 Alfa Milano/75 1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia 1976 Alfetta GT race car 1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S 1968 Fiat 850 spider
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Oct 11, 2017 13:49:01 GMT
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Great cars. Nice what you’ve done to yours. The trunk modification will be great. That it could only be opened from the inside was a design mistake from Alfa Romeo.
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1987 Alfa Milano/75 1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia 1976 Alfetta GT race car 1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S 1968 Fiat 850 spider
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Sept 25, 2017 20:30:33 GMT
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Looks great. The pre purchased parts are going to be a nice improvement.
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1987 Alfa Milano/75 1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia 1976 Alfetta GT race car 1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S 1968 Fiat 850 spider
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Aug 27, 2017 18:15:35 GMT
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Looking forward to seeing details on the deDion setup. In particular where you will mount the springs (coil overs?)
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1987 Alfa Milano/75 1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia 1976 Alfetta GT race car 1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S 1968 Fiat 850 spider
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Aug 22, 2017 15:17:22 GMT
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Fantastic build. One of the coolest projects I've seen in a while.
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1987 Alfa Milano/75 1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia 1976 Alfetta GT race car 1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S 1968 Fiat 850 spider
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Nice. Thanks for the update. I don't drive mine nearly enough.
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1987 Alfa Milano/75 1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia 1976 Alfetta GT race car 1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S 1968 Fiat 850 spider
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Jul 30, 2017 23:20:02 GMT
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I hope lack of posts mean you're enjoying your Fulvia. I'm missing my fix though.
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1987 Alfa Milano/75 1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia 1976 Alfetta GT race car 1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S 1968 Fiat 850 spider
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Jul 11, 2017 21:52:25 GMT
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Looks great. Might have said it before but I love those wheels.
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1987 Alfa Milano/75 1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia 1976 Alfetta GT race car 1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S 1968 Fiat 850 spider
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Jun 25, 2017 22:34:15 GMT
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Thanks for the info on voltage regulator. Any chance you have a Bosch part number?
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1987 Alfa Milano/75 1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia 1976 Alfetta GT race car 1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S 1968 Fiat 850 spider
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Very nice. Unique car these days.
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1987 Alfa Milano/75 1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia 1976 Alfetta GT race car 1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S 1968 Fiat 850 spider
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Jun 18, 2017 17:52:20 GMT
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The fulvia, according to the owners operating manual, has "air conditioning" but it more of a "lost in translation" situation in reality. Its definitely not air conditioning in any way. Depends how you define it. We are used to air conditioning being cold air. When I first started working around Boeing airplanes I had a hard time understanding their term "conditioned air" because some of that air was very hot, 190C. Boeing calls any air that has been heated or cooled "conditioned" So in that sense I guess the Fulvia has air conditioning but it may also just be the translation from Italian because I had a 60s Fiat where the owners manual referred to the air conditioning levers. In reality they were just like on the Fulvia. A vent flap to the outside.
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1987 Alfa Milano/75 1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia 1976 Alfetta GT race car 1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S 1968 Fiat 850 spider
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Jun 14, 2017 12:17:05 GMT
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Well good taste in music as well as cars.
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1987 Alfa Milano/75 1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia 1976 Alfetta GT race car 1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S 1968 Fiat 850 spider
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The adventure continues...
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1987 Alfa Milano/75 1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia 1976 Alfetta GT race car 1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S 1968 Fiat 850 spider
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May 31, 2017 18:11:03 GMT
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Had it happen on an Alfa. Parked car was backed into. After surveying the damage I yanked and tugged on that hood and it seemed sufficiently latched but it came open on the expressway. It's a shame about the cost of the glass but...glad you're not hurt.
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1987 Alfa Milano/75 1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia 1976 Alfetta GT race car 1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S 1968 Fiat 850 spider
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May 28, 2017 13:17:19 GMT
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The Alfa sounds like a great project, have you designed the body & chassis yet & how will you produce your buck? The Cobra ticks all my boxes & I think it's a quite unique car to build these days, as the Ford engines & gearboxes are still available and parts supply is good, chassis is very agricultural & straight forward, suspension & running gear is available, so it's one the most iconic cars that can be built as a true replica in every detail, I'm not a kitcar person, so a replica it has to be. I've started chassis design. It's challenging to find all the proper relationships of of mechanical bits to human fit. More so because I'm determined to use a rear transaxle. I'll make a wooden buck for the body work once the mechanical bits are fitted to the chassis. Chassis build and mechanical work are no problem. I'll post a build thread when I'm farther along, in the meantime I will continue to learn metal shaping skills from guys like you and of course hours of practice and lots of scrap parts.
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1987 Alfa Milano/75 1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia 1976 Alfetta GT race car 1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S 1968 Fiat 850 spider
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Congrats! Great to see progress, glad you stuck with it.
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1987 Alfa Milano/75 1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia 1976 Alfetta GT race car 1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S 1968 Fiat 850 spider
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May 25, 2017 22:40:49 GMT
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With your skill why build a replica at all? I mean a replica is just a copy of another mans work. No doubt it takes skill to make a good copy but if i had your skills id just build my own version of car of the period I liked. Perhaps like these gentleman have done www.effeffecars.com. Thanks for your comment, I'll try to justify it....... The Cobra is a serious build in it's own right, might take a few years at least as it's been 2yrs in the planning already. I see the Cobra as yard stick, as a lot of people know what the Cobra is & what it should look like, making something to your own design allows you a lot of artistic license, so in some ways the Cobra is more difficult to pull off & get it right. Regarding a unique build, I'm way ahead of you mate, I bought a TVR Chimera chassis & running gear a few years a go, for exactly what you suggest, but building an off plan scratch built car takes a lot more planning and I'm still developing my skill set, a few wings are one thing, but a unique scratch build is another, however the seed has already been sewn For the future, I'm very open minded about design, something modern looking, but with a touch of Retro, covered all bases there haven't I Great points. I'm going to build an Alfa P2 type roadster. I say "type" because even though it will be all Alfa mechanicals it won't be correct as I cant afford the straight eight engine. Therefore I won't try to build a replica, just a roadster in the period correct style. My sheet metal skill is not at your level yet but I'm learning all the time. Watching your thread with interest.
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1987 Alfa Milano/75 1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia 1976 Alfetta GT race car 1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S 1968 Fiat 850 spider
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With your skill why build a replica at all? I mean a replica is just a copy of another mans work. No doubt it takes skill to make a good copy but if i had your skills id just build my own version of car of the period I liked. Perhaps like these gentleman have done www.effeffecars.com.
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1987 Alfa Milano/75 1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia 1976 Alfetta GT race car 1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S 1968 Fiat 850 spider
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