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

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...

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...

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...

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...

LooLooSud33Spider wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:21 pm

Hi 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.

Cibie Airports are great looking lamps. They don't appear to be listed any more, sadly

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!

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...

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...

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...

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...

Kegsti66 wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 15, 2023 8:33 pm

Nice one Lauren, glad she is a runner again.
Love the intro to the video, we know where that came from.

Thanks Keith. "We have the technology"

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

It could be anything, frankly

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...

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.

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 ...

Just seen the other post on twin carbs - full procedure therein. D'oh

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...