Suds always got the duff parking at National Alfa Day You're not wrong there - I remember NAD at Newby Hall a few years back, Alfasuds were supposed to have pride of place (an anniversary, but I can't remember which one), I thought they would be lined up either side of the drive leading to the main...

i dont really understand either why they dropped the boxer motor and went with the belt munching t spark engine ... In my business we call it NIH - "Not Invented Here". When Fiat acquired Alfa Romeo they phased out the boxer in favour of their own small engine. I remember at the time there was a lo...

Thanks Mark - I've had to do my fair share of welding on the Green Machine, but not so much repairs as re-design and re-configuring!

Lauren

Love the green engine block and calipers

One question - did you use special caliper paint, or the same stuff you used on the engine? VHT stuff maybe?

Rebuild looks superb!

Lauren

Probably wear in the joint bearings. Also, I think the shaft is two-piece, there is an intermediate bearing.

Lauren

You youngsters with your new-fangled pop bands, I don't know :lol: Back in my day it was down to the Portsmouth Locarno for spot of Anti-Pasti, rounded off with a main course of the Damned (with Capt. Sensible of course). Moshing hadn't been invented then, so the audience used to riot to pass the ti...

Yes i remember that particular snakepit Lauren, and still think you did very well to get it on at all! ha ha! Your primaries look pretty good for equality at the very least Lauren, do you recall how close you got them? I know you enjoy doing as much as possible yourself Lauren, even the git bits li...

I know! The nose extension is full of lead weights to stop the front wheels locking up

I think JB might be right about the Lagonda look though

Lauren

i would like to think that a return to rear wheel drive would make cars easier to work on, but then with the can-bus electrics these days its not going to make any difference. it won't be long before bonnets are sealed, and you will need a laptop and manufacturers engineer code to even open it! I a...

It's quite a big problem for transaxle cars, because unlike a conventional RWD propshaft, the Alfetta shaft runs at engine speed through to the rear mounted transaxle. So balancing this shaft is much more critical. Hopefully this will cure the vibration problem (fingers crossed!)

Lauren

Some fantastic quality repair work going on here - looks great! I do like the 105 series Alfas (Montreals mostly), they certainly have style. I can't quite make out the wheels on the original photos - are they Campagnolo turbines? The wheels are called 'Mille Miglia', they have a '1000' embossed on...

Looking very nice indeed I must say. I guess blended joints without pre-fabricated collectors minimises disruption to the gas flow by reducing the number of joints from 3 down to 1; it has to make a difference :D I just used pre-fab parts from Jetex to make my system - but I must admit I had bigger ...

Some fantastic quality repair work going on here - looks great!

I do like the 105 series Alfas (Montreals mostly), they certainly have style.

I can't quite make out the wheels on the original photos - are they Campagnolo turbines?

Outstanding

Thanks Shrew - the large foam block I got from a company called Easy Composites http://www.easycomposites.co.uk/ but the 10mm foam sheet I got from my favourite bulk GRP supplier CFS in Cornwall... http://www.cfsnet.co.uk/ You can get various thicknesses - they are used to make surfboards. Glue the ...

Johnboy wrote:Hi lauren

Love the dash great attention to detail as always ,can't wait to see this in the flesh

Thanks John - after nearly two years of work, I can't wait either

Kermit wrote:FORD
Skywalker - don't go to to the darkside

I didn't - like I said, it isn't a Ford colour.

These days all the paint shops do is use a spectrometer to work out what the original colour mix is, whether factory of custom, and just mix it up...

Lauren

Sorry H! The pictures link to my Photobucket account, so are not limited in size by the site. On my screen they seem to be quite nicely scaled, but I guess if you are browsing on an iphone or something... Short of re-scaling the images at source (which would be a rather lengthy process), I'm not sur...

Then it was time to mock-up the whole dashboard assembly to check for visibility of the instruments, telecam monitor, accessibility of switches and heater controls and reflections in the windscreen. I used thick cardboard and lashings of gaffer tape, together with blackboard paint to give it a reali...

Completed tachometer and instruments, attached to a fibreglass baseboard. From left to right - speed/odometer, coolant temperature, oil pressure, fuel level and voltmeter... http://i574.photobucket.com/albums/ss187/Spacenut_photos/Dashboard%20Rework%202012/IMG_4901.jpg Looks good at night, although ...

So, after 5 years of continuous use, with just the odd hiatus, I finally stripped out my old dashboard in June 2012. It's something I had been meaning to do for a long time, but the scale of the disruption put me off. Then the Nova club, celebrating its fortieth anniversary, was invited to participa...

I agree with all of the above, but would add another design factor that is common to all moderns - they are designed exclusively for the comfort and convenience of the passengers, not the drivers. The rot started with Mr Macpherson, although some enlightened souls, such as Colin Chapman (Lotus Elite...

Hmm, a Bentley hot-rod, perhaps???

Nice big garage you've got there Philip!

Lauren

That's better!

how many will be able and willing to turn up? Willing? yes. Able? Alas, probably not... I took the Nova off the road to do the interior prior to the inagural Carfest in 2012. Haven't turned a wheel under power since! But you never know, perhaps 2014 will see the Green Machine back in action again! ...

Lauren, i don't think ive ever seen the Nova offering of dashboard, will you be posting something soon? Yes, I will post something up soon. There were three main dashboard variations, all of them ergonomically flawed :roll: My inspiration was the magnificent (but non-functional) Alfa Romeo Eagle co...

That is a great look - lovely even finish, non-reflective, what's not to like?

I haven't posted anything about it yet, but I am currently in the middle of my own dashboard re-design at the moment. This has certainly given me something to think about!

Lauren

Kermit wrote:Hopefully she's ready for some shows this year Lauren, be nice to see some of the nova's (nearly said your) upgrades

H

There's no doubt I could do with some upgrades right now

Continuing to make progress, so you never know, I could be back this year!

Lauren

Thanks guys - yes, I'm looking forward to getting back on the road again. But being off the road is the natural habitat of the kit car, isn't it?

Lauren

I love all the colour coding on this car - green shell, red subframes/suspension, yellow engine... at least the service shedule will be easy to follow!

Lauren