well the exhaust is finally finished (need to make the mounts/brackets) but its all there and in my opinion....sounding awesome

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRalIAZLGJQ

More work done on the exhaust, getting there slowly

exhaust is coming along. i keep getting let down by suppliers/delivery guys one way or another so its taking some time. should be finished up by Oct though. http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn87/corsakid2/20160921_124144_zpsharg95j4.jpg http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn87/corsakid2/20160921_12...

Had to Re-do the wiring harness as there was a miss-fire coming from somewhere, Still no idea what the issue was as everything looked ok but all connectors were checked etc etc and its running sweet now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_mvpgPI5_Q

petrolhead wrote:Great News Aaron


well done mate, keep the momentum, sounding and looking good

Momentum once again has had to slow down, sadly im going away for a while to go get myself actually qualified to TIG weld. Its a necessary evil though and will be worth while in the long run.

did you use a lightened flywheel? that often helps improve pick up i'm told... No mate, Original 12v flywheel. The ITB's Have clearly had something to do with the pick up here as its the main thing to change from standard. Also i dont have a power steering pump or A/C which i guess would reduce it ...

KevJTD wrote:love the instant pick up mate, sounds lovely

I was quite shocked, at the pick up. Quite keen to get on and finish the rest of the exhaust now. Good to know its running well on all cylinders and my wiring has worked

Sooooooooo, This happened today

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMmlKHY ... e=youtu.be

Manifolds are finished! Very happy with how they turned out

Absolutely right Shrew! Nothing better (until something falls off and you have nobody to blame :lol: Been a busy time for me lately with many many things in the making, but i found time to get down the workshop and finish the first manifold. Very happy with how it turned out, just need to mirror the...

Could you have started off with the tubular manifolds from the 164 qv or phase 1 GTV's? They're pretty short but compact and simple, and plenty of folk still use them even in track/race cars so they can't be too restrictive even for tuned motors, so although not perfect (as if there was such a thin...

You suspected my concerns precisely mate :) Are you coming upwards firstly to achieve a certain primary length you have in mind? Partly that, but also there isnt much room down low and the pipework is quite a bit larger in diameter than the original 12v. I had a few other designs mocked up, all of ...

Cheers Shrew, Not sure at the moment, was toying with the idea of making a "road use" enclosure for them with direct air feed from the front. This seems the best idea given that the raised manifolds are going to increase the ambient temp under the bonnet (even though they'll be wrapped) Then have a ...

Its been a while :shock: Mainly because the guy who was meant to be building my exhaust decided he was just going to cock me about to the point where i collected the car from him and demanded a refund. :evil: So rather than going through the hassle of finding someone else to do it ive decided to go ...

never used plasbak but used a similar product and yes its amazing! kind of a real rags to riches story

No real progress unfortunately, Spoke to the guy who is building the exhaust, said he has made a start on it but didnt realise how tricky the manifolds would be.....i did warn him it was tight down there :lol: He is pushing on though between other jobs etc. Ive also booked autoglass to go down to wh...

KevJTD wrote:

K18 NOB wrote:im trying to work out if i can pretend im not jealous?????

race you to finish

Deal :p My deadline is fast approaching

im trying to work out if i can pretend im not jealous?????

Seen this posted elsewhere......Apparently its not an Alfa but instead some form of Fiat? Im not familiar with old fiats so cant really comment

Cheers Guys, Kev it was 6 years ago this month :o Was shocked to see you took on another sud......you must like punishing yourself? Looked to be yet another stunner. Shrew................Its STILL not for sale :lol: although there have been moments where you could have easily walked away with it for...

Almost forgot, Ive had the engine running to test my wiring (with no manifolds)

https://youtu.be/uzqpDLF6nW0

Hi guys, Good to see a lot of familiar usernames here :D This project begun a long time ago.....Longer than i care to admit but for the most part of it i was based in Germany and the car was in UK. I had 30 days a year to work on it if i was lucky but in the last year since ive had the car stored so...

Old post I know but if anyone is struggling to find someone reliable to balance a prop I used this company in Bristol to balance my 75's prop

http://www.prop-shaft.com

Great service and when I popped in there was 3 gtv6 props on the shelf which had been balanced so they are very familiar with them.