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Jan 31, 2008 15:14:34 GMT
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Popped round to a friends last night. back in the early 80's when he used to do a lot of racing with an Alfa GTV6 he built himself an Alfetta saloon pickup. its been sitting in the barn unused for the last 15 years, & me & his kids have been trying to persuade him that this should be the next item to get re-built / restored..............last night he admitted it was & he was taking a week off on the next half term to strip & weld it. Its basicly got this kinda conversion;  & its a square headlight model like this;  As it has to be kinda practical he wants to ensure its injection not carbs, & I've been trying to persuade to use a 2.5v6 injection GTV6 lump he has sitting in the shed. Practical with lovely sound & torque for towing. he reacons on painting it white - easire to hide any nasty bits of body modifying / ripply panels etc... as he is a bit of a perfectionist. other than that..........any other suggestions. |
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71 Alfa GT 1300 Junior
89 Alfa 75 3.0 V6 Veloce
89 Alfa 75 3.0 V6 America
2015 C220 estate Daily shunter
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Jan 31, 2008 17:19:46 GMT
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Oh my god that may be the coolest thing on earth.. an Alfa AND a pickup!
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bryn
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Jan 31, 2008 17:34:48 GMT
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Sounds like it's pretty well sewn up already, although dare I add the Alfa rims in the ebay thread to the mix? They are epic, bubble arches FTW ;D
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Volvo, Buggy, Discovery and an old tractor.
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Jan 31, 2008 18:06:41 GMT
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any pics of the red one 3/4 front on?
thought it would look argh but i kinda like that
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2001 HONDA CT110 (NOT RCV)
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mrj
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Jan 31, 2008 18:32:12 GMT
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aaaahhh..... i had an Alfetta with the square lights, was my first and not my last Alfa Romeo.... i had a lot of fun with it.... i remember someome in germany built a Alfetta pickup in the seventies, with a 2,5 V6 from the Alfa 6 (no injection, 6 carbs ;D ) .... i desperately want one again....
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- 1971 VW 1600 TL Fastback
- 1978 Passat GLS Variant
- 1980 Audi 100 5E
- 1981 VW aircooled panel van (sold)
- 1983 VW Jetta Mk.I
- 1984 VW Polo Coupé
- 1984 VW Passat hatchback
- 1987 VW Passat Variant
- 1987 VW Passat hatchback
- 1988 VW T25
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v8lee
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Jan 31, 2008 18:43:48 GMT
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Saloon to pickup convertions often look a bit odd but that one looks great.
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No more old cars
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Snoozin
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Jan 31, 2008 19:26:35 GMT
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Reminds me of the Berlina 1750 pickup that an acquiantance here has!
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Any pics of the pick up?
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84 Alfa Romeo Arna 1.2 SL
85 Alfa Romeo Arna 1.3 SL
88 Fiat Croma Turbo i.e.
88 Fiat Croma Super i.e auto
91 Fiat Croma Super i.e.
81 Fiat Panda 45 Super
90 Toyota Camry GXi V6 auto
98 Alfa Romeo 145 QV
83 Alfa Romeo Alfetta 2.0 SL
92 Nissan Sunny 1.6 LX estate
99 Fiat Seicento Citymatic
94 Alfa Romeo 164 V6 24V Super
+ all the rest...
Those who know me know.....
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Saloon to pickup convertions often look a bit odd but that one looks great. I concur, it's a very, very hard thing to get right - and that one has done it. |
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stealthstylz
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Alfetta Pickup inspirationstealthstylz
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The reason that alfa works is that its a boxy car so the flat cab rear section works well. Its also got a nicely proportioned rear window in. Most pickup conversions are done on curvy cars. They chop the roof off, then weld a flat panel 90 degrees from the floor to fill the hole. I reckon we got it pretty right on a Prefect pickup I helped my mate build. We could have gone to Pop doors but then the cab would be too long. My mates brother made the cab back using a box section frame with steel plate over the top. We also radiused the door tops to flow with the roof aswell rather than having a sharp corner leading to a curve.   Matt |
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Popped round to a friends last night. Very old thread this but i was wondering if the alfa pickup was ever restored? |
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