Thanks Kev, that is good to know.
Sorry, I said Eurospares, I got the tool from Eurosport. Not sure I can afford anything at Eurospares
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- Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:32 pm
- Forum: ALFASUD, SPRINT, 33
- Topic: Tappet Shim Removal Tool
- Replies: 12
- Views: 370
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 9:39 pm
- Forum: ALFASUD, SPRINT, 33
- Topic: Tappet Shim Removal Tool
- Replies: 12
- Views: 370
Re: Tappet Shim Removal Tool
Just a quick update on this thread. I bought a Fiat tappet tool from Eurospares (they supply parts for X1/9s), and predictably the tool could not be used in its original form, the handle is too long and at the wrong angle to clear the carbs and the sides of the engine bay.. Fortunately the Eurospare...
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 9:23 pm
- Forum: ALFASUD, SPRINT, 33
- Topic: Tappet Shim Removal Tool
- Replies: 12
- Views: 370
Re: Tappet Shim Removal Tool
OK, thanks Lou. Hmm. I wonder if the Alfa tool is designed to depress both the inlet and exhaust buckets at the same time? In which case, the shoulders bear on the bucket edge and the centre ridge locates in the gap between the two. If that is the case, I will have to use the Fiat tool to depress on...
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 8:57 pm
- Forum: ALFASUD, SPRINT, 33
- Topic: Tappet Shim Removal Tool
- Replies: 12
- Views: 370
Re: Tappet Shim Removal Tool
I’ve got that one . I’ve also got this one which I seem to remember being the correct one. I can’t just put my hand on the other one so I’ll have to dig it out IMG_2075.jpeg Thanks Lou - that looks like the one in the Alfa 33 manual, with the hex head for putting a socket and tommy bar on to. It se...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 9:29 pm
- Forum: ALFASUD, SPRINT, 33
- Topic: Tappet Shim Removal Tool
- Replies: 12
- Views: 370
Tappet Shim Removal Tool
Hi guys - after a few miles my new ex-Bianco Class F engine sounds a bit tappety :( I'm sure this isn't a racing thing, and I am hoping that maybe the engine builder may just have accidentally swapped the inlet and exhaust shims by mistake. Whatever the reason, I need to depress the tappet buckets t...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:25 pm
- Forum: ALFASUD, SPRINT, 33
- Topic: Spotlights.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 459
Re: Spotlights.
Cibie Airports are great looking lamps. They don't appear to be listed any more, sadlyLooLooSud33Spider wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:21 pmHi Tony. From my rapidly fading memory the most often fitted to UK market cars were indeed Bosch. I’ve got a pair of Cibie Airport to put on mine.
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:22 pm
- Forum: ALL OTHER STUFF
- Topic: Dave's Mystery Restoration?
- Replies: 50
- Views: 22294
Re: Dave's Mystery Restoration?
Very nice - after all this time it is a special feeling to finally get behind the wheel, well done
You can see why these cars were dubbed the "British Porsche" when the 356 was current. Probably goes better than the German car too, especially around corners!
You can see why these cars were dubbed the "British Porsche" when the 356 was current. Probably goes better than the German car too, especially around corners!
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 10:40 pm
- Forum: NEW & USED PARTS
- Topic: AVO
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1909
Re: AVO
I had AVO refurbish my rear dampers earlier in the year. I currently have AVO coilover dampers fitted all round on the Nova. I originally had non-rebuildable SPAX dampers and couldn't replace them because SPAX had gone out of business. Now SPAX are back in business and AVO have folded, talk about ba...
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 10:32 pm
- Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSION
- Topic: The sad End of an Era
- Replies: 4
- Views: 686
Re: The sad End of an Era
I can't help but agree. While brand loyalty is to be commended I cannot think of anything further removed from the original Alfa ethos of driver-focused motoring than an EV bristling with so-called "driver aids" or even full autonomy. Presumably only the vehicle AI will derive any driver satisfactio...
- Sun Dec 03, 2023 10:51 am
- Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSION
- Topic: Tyres
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2506
Re: Tyres
Vredesteins would be my choice for a classic, unless you want to consider the very expensive period tyres from the likes of Longstone. Not Chinese, but made in India these days I believe... I have always found the wet weather performance of Vreds to be very good, handy if you use your car all year r...
- Fri Nov 17, 2023 10:00 pm
- Forum: ALFA BASED KITS
- Topic: Nova Goings On...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3744
Re: Nova Goings On...
Yes, the very one - Northrop M2-F3, as it is now. The crash was in M2-F2 form, without the central vertical fin. Excessive roll couple. Amazingly Bruce Petersen survived the accident, without the need of biomechanical enhancement :D Don't forget the release shot is the Northrop HL-10, another firm f...
- Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:37 pm
- Forum: ALFA BASED KITS
- Topic: Nova Goings On...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3744
- Tue Nov 14, 2023 10:36 am
- Forum: ALFA BASED KITS
- Topic: Nova Goings On...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3744
Re: Nova Goings On...
A few more images of the engine install, including my new "Frankenhose" trial fitted. https://i.vgy.me/12thWW.jpg https://i.vgy.me/8tbXAi.jpg https://i.vgy.me/GJ7gBl.jpg https://i.vgy.me/dfHsKU.jpg Dr Frankenhose, I presume??? https://i.vgy.me/JO5543.jpg Just a hint of the new LH exhaust manifold vi...
- Mon Nov 13, 2023 10:40 pm
- Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSION
- Topic: Physics Question.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1428
Re: Physics Question.
On a bicycle with twenty eight spoked wheels is the weight of the rider supported by the spokes above or below the hub? Can't wait for Lauren's explanation. What everyone above said :lol: I think I would rather have a bike like this one though... https://luxurylaunches.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/0...
- Sun Oct 08, 2023 6:33 pm
- Forum: ALFA BASED KITS
- Topic: Nova Goings On...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3744
Re: Nova Goings On...
Nice one Lauren, shame you had to pull the old engine. So are you fitting your old carbs off the other engine, hence the new jets? Fingers crossed for a successful first start. Hi Keith - yes, I am rejetting the 36 IDFs using settings for a 1.5 Green Cloverleaf. I am hoping that standard carbs and ...
- Sun Oct 08, 2023 6:27 pm
- Forum: ALFA BASED KITS
- Topic: Nova Goings On...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3744
Re: Nova Goings On...
Maybe clutch slave with non standard union? Correct - the clutch slave hose goes to a union on the chassis and is hard line from there to the master cylinder. There is also a coolant hose just to the right which normally attaches to the water pump elbow. I dressed it back to get better access. The ...
- Tue Oct 03, 2023 9:16 pm
- Forum: ALFA BASED KITS
- Topic: Nova Goings On...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3744
Nova Goings On...
Gosh, it's a bit quiet in here this week isn't it? So I thought I would liven things up a bit with an engine picture... https://i.vgy.me/LeVPb7.jpg My old engine has been consuming coolant for some considerable time, in fact since the trip to Bicester last year :shock: NAD '22 was held on one of the...
- Thu Sep 28, 2023 10:18 pm
- Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSION
- Topic: Funding our forum
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7954
Re: Funding our forum
One thing I would like to add which has been a nice reminder, if not a surprise, is that there is still an appetite for the forum. We did wonder if maybe it had run its course or started to wander down that path but it's nice to hear there is still enthusiasm to continue on, maybe and hopefully wit...
- Tue Sep 12, 2023 10:02 pm
- Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSION
- Topic: Zandvoort
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4782
Re: Zandvoort
Wow - what a fantastic selection of rare motors. SCARB really put on a great show, I would love to go to this show one day...
- Wed Aug 23, 2023 10:17 pm
- Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSION
- Topic: The Puzzle Post!
- Replies: 1320
- Views: 371136
Re: The Puzzle Post!
It could be anything, frankly
- Wed Aug 23, 2023 10:07 pm
- Forum: ALFASUD, SPRINT, 33
- Topic: Bosch Electronic Ignition
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3266
Re: Bosch Electronic Ignition
Thanks everyone for your replies, Lou in particular - where was I when you posted that??? Very useful. Looks like the availability of this connector is main issue, so I will look into making one. Because of chassis obstructions I run the dizzy clocked 90 degrees compared to standard factory orientat...
- Wed Aug 23, 2023 9:56 pm
- Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSION
- Topic: The Puzzle Post!
- Replies: 1320
- Views: 371136
Re: The Puzzle Post!
I would have got the Plymouth Superbird too, if I had dropped by earlier
I think #3 is a Maserati Khamsin. Lovely motor, shame about the Citroen hydraulics though.
I think #3 is a Maserati Khamsin. Lovely motor, shame about the Citroen hydraulics though.
- Sat Aug 19, 2023 10:32 pm
- Forum: ALFASUD, SPRINT, 33
- Topic: Bosch Electronic Ignition
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3266
Bosch Electronic Ignition
Hi everyone - I am trying to reinstate the Bosch electronic ignition that come with my 1.5 Ti engine. When I first installed the engine into the Green Machine the distributor had no connectors and no ignition module, so I slapped on the points distributor from my original single carb engine and the ...
- Fri Jul 28, 2023 10:07 pm
- Forum: ALFASUD, SPRINT, 33
- Topic: Balancing 36 idf with manometer
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3103
Re: Balancing 36 idf with manometer
Just seen the other post on twin carbs - full procedure therein. D'oh
- Fri Jul 28, 2023 9:59 pm
- Forum: ALFASUD, SPRINT, 33
- Topic: Balancing 36 idf with manometer
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3103
Re: Balancing 36 idf with manometer
Hi Faffm - I guess with a manometer you will be hooking up to the vacuum take-offs at the base of the inlet manifolds? If so, the first order of business is to set all of the idle mixture screws to the same number of turns out from fully home. From memory this should be 2.5 turns or thereabouts. Dis...
- Fri Jun 09, 2023 9:58 pm
- Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSION
- Topic: Track day
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2787
Re: Track day
Thanks for the reminder Tony. Green Machine is off the road at the moment, but if I can I will try and get down there. Fingers crossed the weather holds out!
Lauren
Lauren
- Thu Jun 01, 2023 6:36 pm
- Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSION
- Topic: The end of Alfa as we know it
- Replies: 32
- Views: 10984
Re: The end of Alfa as we know it
And all these eco warriors who are saving the planet by creating these lithium batteries for cars at great environmental cost haven't actually worked out what to do with the old batteries as recycling them is very tricky and thus very expensive meaning very few companies will touch them, and even t...
- Sun May 07, 2023 9:04 am
- Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSION
- Topic: The end of Alfa as we know it
- Replies: 32
- Views: 10984
Re: The end of Alfa as we know it
I don't think the pace of change will be fast enough to save the planet from a climate catastrophe. Even Gardener's World are talking about how to change our gardening habits in order to adapt to climate change :lol: . But it won't happen fast enough. The Taliban in their Toyota Hiluxes and Ukrainia...
- Fri May 05, 2023 9:54 pm
- Forum: GENERAL DISCUSSION
- Topic: The end of Alfa as we know it
- Replies: 32
- Views: 10984
Re: The end of Alfa as we know it
2 years ago almost to the day I wrote this title thread, and now it's true. Give it up Kev, the rest of us already have. Find a solid classic, one with strong spares support like a 105 series or a transaxle car, update the engine if you must (if the shell and running gear is 40 years old it will st...
- Sun Apr 16, 2023 8:29 pm
- Forum: RACE CARS AND DRIVERS
- Topic: Alfa 33 1400 16V Rallycar
- Replies: 343
- Views: 171183
Re: Alfa 33 1400 16V Rallycar
Hi Fruity - I am not an authority on EFI systems, but it doesn't sound like an ECU problem to me. The fact that you are getting spark, and fuel, confirms it I think. Your comment about swapping the injector leads with no apparent effect bothered me too, but the fact that you have unburned fuel in th...