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May 19, 2024 18:48:15 GMT
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The picture makes it look way thinner as it really is. The original hole in the bottom is only enlarged by about 1mm in diameter.
People have done the same for balljoints from a Volvo 140 which are about 3mm bigger than mine. That would be even more scary to look at. But it's done on a racecar and has survived for quite a few years already so even that is strong enough.
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May 18, 2024 21:18:34 GMT
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May 17, 2024 16:00:44 GMT
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I just got a special little delivery for my dashboard project. The red dials are salvaged from my Giulia and are most likely the ones to be used. But that might change as I like the other ones as well..😅 The facia will be made satin black.
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May 17, 2024 14:59:15 GMT
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My mate collected the machined parts today. With my parts i also had some parts machined for a project he's working on. Mercedes W123 with some om606 power going in. It needed brakes as well. The shop it was at before had tried to make some 300mm discs fit with some Alfa 166 4pot callipers. They made a bit of a mess of it. I upgraded to 330mm discs and drew a new adapter up for the callipers. The discs are of a newer Mercedes and are the same as i'm using on my Giulietta. My mate fitted it this afternoon and send me the pics. Well chuffed it worked out this good. Now let's hope my own stuff works out great as well..😅
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The alfa 33 boxer is a great engine. If flipping the ring gear is possible it would be a good candidate.
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May 15, 2024 10:08:48 GMT
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Opel Rekord C or Commodore😉
Those are the correct type and only about a mm larger in diameter.
Need to machine the arms to make them fit and need to modify the spindles for a taper the other way around.
I've never seen anyone offer a kit for it.
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May 14, 2024 19:44:14 GMT
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Air pressure is rarely over 10 bar while a greasegun easily gives a few hundred bar pressure.
In my experience air pressure only worked with pistons that were not stuck. If a piston was stuck and we needed to get it out (first choice is always to look for a better calliper) we usually put the greasegun on it.
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May 14, 2024 19:31:47 GMT
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Besides suspension and brakes i'm also looking into the dashboard. The original cluster has a cable driven speedo which reads 200km/h. Cable won't work for me and the car will easily reach 240+km/h. Revcounter will also not work with my ecu but that could be solved. As i don't like the general look and layout of the gauges i'm looking into making my own version. I'm planning on using the gauges I recovered from my Giulia for it. I will put the speedo on the left and the revcounter on the right. In between there will be the tank and temp gauges in the same style. There is a plate being cut for me with the holes so i can see what i can build. Really liked these in my Giulia so i'm happy to be able to use them again in my Giulietta.
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May 14, 2024 19:21:13 GMT
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Not so much to report unfortunately. I'm gathering parts i need, looking for the info i need and planning different things. Yesterday i took my lower control arms and front discs to be machined. On the Alfa transaxle models you have torsionbar suspension in the front and those sit in the lower arms. If you lower these cars you can end up with a rollcentre situated under the ground. The arms point upward. To prevent that i'm going to flip the balljoint. This is the original setup. And this is what i'm looking to build. The arms get the correct type of balljoint as they're loadbearing. The spindles have received a collared bushing with the correct taper on the other side. Had those spindles modified a long time ago when i build some tubular arms. But those arms can't be used with torsionbars so aren't an option.
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Apr 30, 2024 15:08:17 GMT
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No original hun available unfortunately. They're going in a steel ring.
But this gives me some guidelines.👍🏻
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Apr 29, 2024 22:21:15 GMT
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Hello, For my brake upgrade i need to fix 5 wheel studs in a metal flange in a way that prevents them from turning. I've seen some of those press-in wheel studs, those with a knurled piece that presses into the hub from behind. That would be perfect for my flanges. My question is how do i determine the exact drill size for the hole? None of the suppliers that i've asked could tell me the needed size hole.🙁 If the knurled part is 13,0mm should i drill it to 12,5 or 12,8 or what would you recommend as a rule of thumb?🤔 In the past i fooked up a brakedisc by pulling a stud in a whole that was not big enough. I would like to prevent that this time😅
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Apr 29, 2024 17:47:25 GMT
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I'm going to see if i can use the golf MK4 alloy callipers i salvaged from my Giulia.
If not i'll most likely get a set of the 156/166 rear callipers.
Both options have an integrated handbrake system which is ideal for me.
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Apr 26, 2024 23:35:35 GMT
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How can anyone make these arms and expect them to be strong? There is a flat piece of plate used with two pieces of pipe that don't connect to eachother. All the strength needs to come from a flat plate... The coil over is almost placed in the middle of that plate as is the balljoint. Never seen such a stupid construction.🙁
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Apr 26, 2024 18:02:39 GMT
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Hoe about an intank fuelpump where they just twisted the wires together in the tank without any insulation.. wires were plenty long and free to move around. Possibility of the wires hitting eachother and creating a spark was real..
Glad we found that before a disaster happened. Owner was horrified when he saw it as he had the work done by a 'specialist'.
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You should weld these bits around his hands as to never let him touch a car again...
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Apr 24, 2024 20:55:49 GMT
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Hello, After my unfortunate crash with my '74 Giulia I'm now at the point where I'm looking to start the new project. Since I really liked the 20v JTD engine and I happen to still have 2 of these engines the decision was easy to use one in my Giulietta. I'm starting with some simple stuff as I'm still recovering. I'll try to document as much of it as possible. The car will get a front mount mercedes 6 speed gearbox, bmw LSD in the rear, 330mm Brembo brakes up front, rear discs in the wheels(original against the gearbox) and possibly some custom control arms in the front. Some pics of the car; Today I put the rear hubs in the lathe to make them fit some Alfa 156 rear discs.
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Apr 22, 2024 13:18:06 GMT
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Not only am i amazed at the amount of thought, design and work you put in to it, but also that you're able to leave it at that.
I would have to hook it up to the engine to hear it immediately.😅
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Apr 15, 2024 11:29:02 GMT
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A friend had an Alfa 75 with really rusty floor parts and sills. The problem was that he couldn't weld and knew nobody who could help him. He covered the holes up with some layers of masking tape and then sprayed the entire floor of the car thick in underseal. Looked great.😅
The MOT guy complimented him on the state of the body..🤔
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I turboed a '67 DS Citroen which works great, and I went for a small turbo. Everybody told me there was no point in going that small. But I paired the turbo max power to the one I was targeting for the car. And I like it ! No lag, boost everywhere I need it in every day use. I'm sure I could make more power with a bigger turbo past 5000 rpm. But I'm never there in real life. And that would come at the cost of turbo lag in the power band I use all the time. A bigger turbo introduces less thermal stress in an engine. A smaller turbo acts as a barrier for the exhaust gases and creates more combustion heat. These engines tend to run out of steam higher up the rev range and almost drive like a diesel with a lot of torque down low. Modern petrol turbo engines are mostly build that way. They tend to boost almost from idle so the driver experiences almost no lag. Safer for most drivers but not much fun anymore. If your running the turbo to the max of it's range it's not very efficient anymore which could also mean you're running higher intake temps all the time. On a very hot day that could cause problems. I was adviced by an expert to always keep some room (like 20%)in the power range above your power goal. Same goes for fuel injector and pump, always go bigger then needed.
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