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Nov 24, 2023 15:41:29 GMT
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The battery will indeed move to the rear to correct the balance a bit.
The Giulietta's have the fuel tank right behind the rear seat, above the axle. The 75 4 cilinder models have the tank in the boot floor behind the axle.
The weight of the JTD engine and ancillaries will most likely be around the weight of the Busso v6. The gearbox will be behind the front axle, that's not so bad.my diff will be a bit lighter as the transaxle but I don't think it will be very noticeable. Gearchange will be much more noticeably improved๐
The dedion gives me plenty of space for a cradle to hold my BMW e36 diff (saved from the Giulia). I'll use the stronger 75 Tb/v6 driveshafts which have the same pcd as the diff flanges, with some simple spacers that should fit rather easily. I expect to be able to fabricate the rear end in a day or so. Brakes will be moved inside the wheels, that's an easy job i've done before.
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Nov 24, 2023 13:21:59 GMT
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Glad to hear you're on the mend, albeit slowly. Are Giuliettas not 4-stud? Looks like the awesome rally one has had a 5-stud conversion (probably from a V6 75). Those 916 GTV wheels will probably be 5x98 so will fit the V6 stud pattern. Are you planning on keeping the DeDion? In a lot of ways I prefer the Giulietta over the 75. It's a lot better proportioned, though I feel the detailing of the 75 is better (front and rear end treatments mainly). Ultimately I have a 75 rather than a Giulietta so I've rather made the decision, but that rally one is making me reconsider! I expect your diesel one will make me reconsider even more The higher power transaxle models had 5 lug stud patterns. These give you vented discs up front. 4 stud is only available with solid discs. The Gtv6, 75 TS/Tb/v6 and Giulietta Turbodelta came with 5 lug and vented discs .Easy swap. The 75 is really a facelift on the Giulietta bodyshell. The doors actually fit and differ only at the edge under the window where the 75 has that thick plastic strip. 75 dashboard, seats, bench and carpet are a direct fit as well. I prefer the Giulietta over the 75. On styling it's a close call. I don't really like the side profile on the 75, has a kink at the rear panel. The dash from a 75 however looks better as do most of the fabrics they used in the interior. My Giulietta's always felt nimbler as the 75's, nicer to drive. Especially in the beginning of my driving career almost 25 years ago these cars were cheap. I've owned almost every type of 75, 1.6IE /1.8IE/ 2.0TS/ 1.8Tb/ 2.5v6 and 3.0v6. These were also used as donors for my Giulietta's, I've driven a Giulietta with 2.0TS conversion for a long time. And I also build a 3.0v6 at some time. Unfortunately that car gave me a lot of trouble at the wrong moment so I scrapped it. That was a bad decision. The JTD engine will give it easy power and a lot of torque. It will loose some of the weightbalance as it will need a box up front. But with some careful suspension work I can counter that. It's a way better platform to do this to then the Giulia was. This was my v6 converted Giulietta, with modified 75 bumpers and skirts, low on 17" oz wheels.
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Nov 24, 2023 13:00:04 GMT
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I suppose I'd better chime in as another 116 Guiletta owner interested to see how you get on with it once you're able. Mine being a '80 model inherited as a cheap project of dads, yet to be run or be driven after at least a decade off the roads. Came with a 1974 Lancia Beta saloon & bought in memory of his (1966?) 105 Giulia super sedan bought nearly new & eventually replaced by a very disappointing new 1975 VW Golf. A later 105 Gtv coupe (1964) certainly failed to fill that niche. Must admit it's not high on my list of priorities with a dozen other projects to work upon & a personal preference for the practicality of hatchback 'Coupes'. Still it is well sheltered & now looks vaguely respectable despite a poorly repaired rear panel we've filled & painted for the moment, de-trimmed & body coloured early metal bumpers & some late Giuietta 15' wheels, bonded in a 75 windscreen (few mm bigger all around than original). Still have to revise & make an adapter for a 'wood' rimmed 75 steering wheel to replace the hideous original but enthusiasm faded with the prospect of removing engine to replace rear mount & a multitude of other distractions. Styling certainly has a cheeky character borne of the difficult necessity to create a smaller/cheaper derrivatve/update of the Alfetta. They make a very nice drivers car so i can only encourage you to work on it.๐
practicality might be a bit less, bootspace is ridiculous in size and access to it. But space in the cabin is good. The Giulietta's styling (inside or outside) is not for everyone.. ๐ that original steeringwheel with the square padding in the middle is hideous in my eyes ๐, I'm guessing you have one of those.
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Nov 24, 2023 12:51:41 GMT
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This Dutch Alfa is out on the Roger Albert Clark rally over here for the next 5 days. I'll try and get some video of it over the weekend. Yeah, the owner is Maarten Buitenhuis, i have him on Facebook and and saw some pictures that he is there to compete.
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Nov 23, 2023 22:52:52 GMT
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Thinking and planning my Giulietta build keeps me from dying from boredom.. Doing my exercises and practicing walking with crutches is all i can do and i have to be careful not to over-do it. I'm not someone who likes to do nothing, watch TV and ask for everything and that's exactly what i'm doing now. Frustrating and boring.. In between this i did score some wheels for a nice price. I hope these will fit the Giulietta.
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Nov 19, 2023 22:42:14 GMT
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Just tried it but it annoyed the hell out of me..
No matter how good i make the description it doesn't make what i want. I ask for an 1980 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.3 model 116 and i end with a model 105 gtv or s modern Giulietta. I asked for a 164 and got something else. I asked a Jetta mk1 and ended up with a golf..
The concept is nice but it needs to learn a bit i guess.
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Nov 15, 2023 21:24:36 GMT
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I'm not too sure about that.. I thought the master cylinder was the same for drums&discs๐ค I used one from an all discs Golf mk3 on my Alfa and used a loose pressure limiting valve for the rear brakes.
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Nov 14, 2023 20:55:51 GMT
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Golf MK3 uses a rather short MC.
I believe most are 22mm. They have 4 outlets.
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For the bump steer; I used a sharpy on a strong stick and the backside of a roll of wallpaper hung up in front of the car. Worked perfect.
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Oct 29, 2023 11:06:00 GMT
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The car starts good when temps are higher. That sounds like the glowplugs are not working. I would start bij replacing those for new ones as they're not expensive. Also check the 12v supply to them, cable damaged/bad connection/half burned fuse can all give you 12v on the meter but no amps for the plugs.
I've used a heavy gauge cable plenty of time to get 12v directly from the battery to the plugs for testing.
If you take the (right)tempsensor connector off the ecu would think the engine is very cold and should give the glowplugrelais the order to work.
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Oct 19, 2023 14:38:47 GMT
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Weeks of painful training ahead of me.. step by step, literally, learning to walk again. But beats being dead or paralyzed, so i'm not complaining, just making the best of it. It's just hard to accept that my body can't keep up with my motivation. I'm out of breath and sweating after only a few exercises, that's annoying as hell. And it's difficult to keep that frustration to myself as I don't want my family to endure it. Last picture of my Giulia as it's going to the scrapper.. my mate took of everything useful for me.
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Oct 13, 2023 17:27:50 GMT
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I'm very happy to report that i'm out of the hospital and back home to start my recovery. The possibility to eat something nice again made me happy and my cat was very happy as well...
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Oliver was in the Netherlands I think 2 years ago at the Alfa Romeo club Meeting at Zandvoort.
Unfortunately he was black flagged for being too loud. But it was a glorious howl..๐
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I have no Instagram so I can't see it all but i saw that it's posted by OKTech. Oliver Koerfgen has built some of the nicest Alfa's. Including his own Group A Alfa 75 with a 3.9 24v v6 with around 500bhp NA. Imagine how fast that is in a car that weighs about 900kg.
His builds are a work of art. This Alfetta sedan looks perfect from the outside and most likely it's technically perfect..
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Yesterday i talked to a police officer who was at the scene. He called to check how I was doing.
He told me there was a car in front of me and a van with a group of friends behind at the moment of the crash. The car in front only saw me in the mirror and he told I was coming up to him until he saw me crash behind him. He stopped to help.
The guys in the van were further behind. They saw me hit the middle barrier and plummet off to the right, through the grass cutting down a tree and stopping. They stopped as well.
These people gave first aid and notified the emergency services.
Due to their stories the police thinks I either fell asleep or passed out causing the crash. The medics immediately did some checks to verify this but couldn't find anything wrong.
The police officer told me the guys were very worried about my condition (as was he) and asked if he could let them know if I was alright. I also got the details from one of the men from him to contact them if I wanted to. I've send him a message and he asked if he could visit me in hospital. That's an hour and a half one-way trip for him.. exactly what I would do.
I'm very thankful to these people for their help and actions. It happens they're carnuts as well and were coming back from an autocross event they visited when I passed them. I'm planning on inviting them to our shed for a BBQ when I'm a bit mobile again. I think that will be a nice way to thank them.
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I have to admit, when they first came out I had to get used to their styling. But I really like them now. Very cool that your mate is stepping up to help you out. The Giulietta grew on me as well. I wasn't born when they came out๐
My mate has been my best mate for 20+ years. It's a no brainer to help eachother. This is heavy on him as well. He actually stood in the traffic jam from my accident and a sick gut feeling told him to call me as I had just left something like 20 mins before him. He got a paramedic on the phone instead. So he drove past the traffic jam and spoke to the paramedics and police. After that he went to my house to get my girlfriend and go to the hospital. I like to believe that if you help people, good will come your way. Like a positive karma. Wie goed doet, goed ontmoet.
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Yeah, I'll have to resort to lighter jobs like cleaning parts first.
For the bigger things I'll have to ask my mate to help, bigger problem for me then for him.
The 116 Giulietta is a late seventies car with modern styling for that time. The boot is awkward to access and has very limited space with a fuel tank and sparetire in it. Cabin space is decent enough. Dashboard is of an interesting design as well, you either like it or hate it.
The silver car is a mismatch between different series. They took the parts that they think looked best. I like it, only downside is the glass window in the roof.
Car will stay pretty much in this form, lowering and bigger wheels will be the biggest difference.
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If I don't use mine you can have them for the cost of shipping ๐
I just need some months...
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Yeah, i found that option as well. Not very handy with the large amount of topics that are marked 'new'..๐
Edit; I thought I would need to select the topics but that's not the case. That simplifies things a bit๐
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Nice... Does that have the DeDion rear with 4 bolt wheels? If so, and if you are not going to use it, I could use some parts off it. ( if you'd be willing to sell, and willing to ship...) Which parts would you need? Shipping the triangle would be expensive I think. I'm yet to decide on 4/5 lug.
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