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Sept 11, 2013 12:11:10 GMT
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Koos
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goldnrust
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Sept 11, 2013 16:29:07 GMT
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Fair point Eurogranada, I do love this car and I will get it back on the road. And yeah hopefully I'll find that welding enthusiasm again soon. Retroturbo, cheers Yeah get out there and get welding, I really just don't know how I did any car work without the welder. Even things like making a makeshift 14mm allen key adapter by welding old bolt with a 14mm head to an old wheel nut, I just take for granted now. I thought it looked too far gone too Mark. I wouldn't be putting new rubber in that casting, unless I can get it sleeved. I'm alright for now though, as the Alfa master cylinder the previous owner fitted is working just fine, it just doesn't look right!
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Sept 11, 2013 17:38:24 GMT
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Have you waved the tape measure over it to see if the Alfa V6 would fit in the Lancia? ;-)
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Koos
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goldnrust
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Sept 11, 2013 18:38:36 GMT
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haha I think the v6 lump is bigger than the whole Fulvia, it seems huge even in the relatively large bay of the 155!
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Sept 14, 2013 12:57:17 GMT
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Ive seen one in a Stratos rep and they don't looks as big once they're shorn of all the unnecessary curse word.
Given how tiny that V4 is I doubt it'd fit though.
Shame, can you imagine the noise & looks combined?!
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Koos
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Sept 14, 2013 19:11:05 GMT
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Photo of Alfa v6 please :-) has it got those sexy chrome inlet runners?
That tank looks very similar to my viva tank. How nice it is that when removed they leave a big hole to stand in.
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Last Edit: Sept 14, 2013 19:11:47 GMT by yoeddynz
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goldnrust
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Sept 15, 2013 15:13:06 GMT
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Indeed it has got the chrome inlets. I have to say it's one of the nicest engines I've ever had the pleasure of driving, it's lived up to every expectation of it. And now I've made those few small tweaks every new to me car needs, in this case the throttle stop adjusting to stop the plate sticking at closed throttle, the throttle cable adjusting so I can get more than 3/4 throttle (!), the gear linkage adjusting so it doesn't catch on the transmission tunnel and one of the front lower ball joints tightening so it doesn't clonk, and now the 155 is doing a good job of being an interesting daily Seriously Mark, there's no chance! The Lancia head for the shared banks is only about half as big as the head for just one of the Alfas banks. I've managed to pull my self together and break out the metal glue gun. Out has come all the rotten innards of the right sill, it was tricky trying to unstitch it all from the inside out, especially as a number of the previous repairs had been MOT style weld over the top of the rot. Grrrr. Anyway all the curse word is out now revealing the inner sill is just surface rusted and is plenty strong still. So I just rebuilt the two rotten middle layers, I'm sorry it's not pretty but once the outer sill is welded on hopefully it'll never see the light of day again and it's well strong, so thats what matters. Next up was to cap the end of the sill, which was straight forward enough. And, for today at least, the enthusiasm has once again run out. Next up the outer sill then moving on to the wheel arch
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Clement
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Sept 15, 2013 18:40:23 GMT
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You're working at an incredible pace, keep it up pleaaaaase!! Such a mojo booster to see this car being restored, and it's always nice to have a peep at Biturbo wheels
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Sept 15, 2013 19:53:36 GMT
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Seriously Mark, there's no chance! The Lancia head for the shared banks is only about half as big as the head for just one of the Alfas banks. I don't expect it would, but its a nice dream. Delicate pretty body, sonorous V6....and the ability to wind up two sets of purists at once! Youre making good progress on the Lancia dude, keep yer chin up and she'll be a little beauty when shes done.
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Sept 16, 2013 19:48:31 GMT
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Fantastic job you're doing there. I am in awe!
I'm in the process of restoring a Flavia Coupe 1800 and wish I had your skills with the welder as I'm having similar fun with finding holes, but to be fair the car has much less rust than most Mercedes that I've previously worked on.
One thing I would recommend you do is get underneath and thoroughly inspect around the chassis near the front mounting points of the rear leaf springs.
Lancias are great cars and well worth the effort to restore. Beautifully engineered and probably the most under-rated cars.... in the world!
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goldnrust
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Sept 16, 2013 21:18:44 GMT
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You're working at an incredible pace, keep it up pleaaaaase!! Such a mojo booster to see this car being restored, and it's always nice to have a peep at Biturbo wheels Cheers mate. I'm really pushing on as fast as I can, because I miss driving the old girl so much. I'm grumpy with the biturbo wheels though, was looking at them the other day and there's no way they are going on the Lancia without big over arches, which I've now ruled out. I was gonna put them on my Alfa, right PCD and centre bore, but they don't clear the brakes. I think fate is just against me using them. I guess I should put them up for sale to raise some funds. Alfa 6 noise is fantastic, I agree Mark, but so is Lancia v4. I shan't be disappointed with the noise Maybe you need to come meet the v6 before it's sale time as you seem quite smitten with it Fantastic job you're doing there. I am in awe! I'm in the process of restoring a Flavia Coupe 1800 and wish I had your skills with the welder as I'm having similar fun with finding holes, but to be fair the car has much less rust than most Mercedes that I've previously worked on. One thing I would recommend you do is get underneath and thoroughly inspect around the chassis near the front mounting points of the rear leaf springs. Lancias are great cars and well worth the effort to restore. Beautifully engineered and probably the most under-rated cars.... in the world! Cheers The Flavia coupes are oh so pretty just like the Fulvia, have you got a build thread going anywhere? I've been to have a look and the leaf spring mounts are solid, so that's one less thing to worry about
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Last Edit: Sept 16, 2013 21:23:54 GMT by goldnrust
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eurogranada
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To tinker or not to tinker, that is the question...
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Sept 17, 2013 7:37:13 GMT
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Good to see some more welding done... I'm envious. I've got so many patches laying around just waiting to be stuck in. And some partially in needing to be fully welded and dressed. So I understand unthusiasm running out at times, but be very glad you can do your own repairs! At least you ain't waiting around for someone to be able to spend an hour or so on your project.
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Sept 17, 2013 13:44:03 GMT
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Alfa 6 noise is fantastic, I agree Mark, but so is Lancia v4. I shan't be disappointed with the noise Maybe you need to come meet the v6 before it's sale time as you seem quite smitten with it Yup, will have to come to your posh new workshop sometime!
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Sept 18, 2013 10:08:45 GMT
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Oooooooooh Yes - thats the V6 I was talking about. lovely. please post up a video of it being trashed within an inch of its life.
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Sept 18, 2013 10:10:41 GMT
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Whoops. double post
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Last Edit: Sept 18, 2013 10:12:43 GMT by yoeddynz
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goldnrust
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Sept 18, 2013 18:29:18 GMT
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Alex, this is my car, a couple of owners back, being thrashed and making loud noises!
When I test drove it my car had a quieter exhaust on, think its standard back box mated to the stainless de-cated mid section. The seller asked if I wanted the loud one fitted (the one in the video), and as an ex-rotary owner I was well up for loud noises, he did try to warn me.....
Christ it was loud. I'd say inside the cabin with the windows wound up it was about as loud as my rotors were with the windows down. And with the windows on the Alfas open it was deafening. My friend following me on the journey said he couldn't hear his own car over the Alfa and it was literally shaking him at junctions.
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Sept 18, 2013 19:59:05 GMT
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Goes alright then!! :-)
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Sept 19, 2013 2:47:02 GMT
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Love the sound of the alfa v6.
My friend has a GTV 3.0.
Equal length downpipes decat small centrebox raggazzon boxless rear section.
It sounds awesome!!!
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goldnrust
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Sept 21, 2013 17:50:26 GMT
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It is undeniably a good sound. Still I really really really really want to drive my Lancia again, and so with that in mind my fabrication enthusiasm has returned! I've been grabbing hours here and there throughout this week whenever I could. I've been busy with work, so I've not had any whole days to spend to spend with the car but in a way knowing that I've only got 45 mins or something at a time makes it easy to focus on just a small tasks , little goals that are easily reached, rather than sitting down at 9am going 'I've got 5 patches to do today'. Anyway, first up was the outer sill. All was going smoothly till I got a bit trigger happy with the welder and the heat cause the panel to sink a bit. Still it was an excuse to knock up one of the basic DIY dent pullers I've seen a few people use. Padded foot, welded to a bar with a sliding hook on it, then tack old washers to the point you want to pull out, and pull on the bar. It worked like a charm, and will come in very useful for when I tackle some of the other low points and dents on the car. With the panel pulled back into shape I was happy with it. On to the arch! I wasn't going to replace the whole thing this time, as about half of it was perfectly solid. Having already done the sill it seemed logical to work from the front, back. So it was out with the old.... In with the new inner arch... (notice new gloves after the grinder chewed through my hand through the hole in my old gloves....) And in with the new outer arch... You'll notice I've not ground down any of the welds in these pictures thats mostly because I've run out of grinding disks and haven't got round to buying a any! I will go shopping tomorrow, and pick up a new wire wheel while I'm at it as mine is well past it's best! That brings us up to this morning, and on to the rear edge of the arch. I apologise about the photos BTW, DSLR is hiding from all the metal dust so iphone will have to make do. The plan is to do the upper section just as I did the previous repair, then to make a single curved piece for the lower section that is also a lower rear quarter repair. Either way once again it was out with the old.... Cardboard template was needed for this one as a slightly bigger shape. And swap the cardboard for steel..... Pleased with the progress I figured I might as well keep at it. Next is the panel to replace this mess of filler and rust. I got as far as the card template and cutting that shape out of steel..... ....before the allure of sunshine, B roads and my finally running right after 6 months of hassle two stroke motorcycle got the better of me. Still keen to get my head down though and get this panel all finished and smoothed off over the next few days, gotta make sure I'm still feeling psyched when it comes to tackling this rear panel as it's gonna be a nightmare!
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Clement
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Sept 21, 2013 18:20:54 GMT
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Still watching with interest! By the way, look at what I've seen on the highway today: (and the Alfa's garage neighbour for the week-end: which is rather cool)
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