GransportFan1
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yeah good idea Andrew, no point going to Salon Prive which is £125 a ticket, just go round Lewis' house.
S1/S2 Spider - where to buy?
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HOLY THREAD RESURRECTION BATMAN! Back to life!!
Car has been with Alfacraft for a while as he's been poking round seeing how it is, what has been done and what can be done. Report is that it's a top notch job, 'the guy really knew what he was doing' so that's great news. Decided to keep the Momos on there and get some good Yoko tyres for them, plenty of grip and wil keep a nice ride quality with the 14" diameter. Car has the Alfa lowering kit and is on new Bilstein shocks so no changes needed there. Running two lovely twin-choke Dellorto carbs with K&N filters and even a little K&N on the breather pipe. Nothing missed out.
Upcoming work:
Tarox drilled dics and pads all round
Full 60mm sports exhaust system from manifolds back
A pair of fast road cams
Electronic distributor
Inertia reel setbelts
Leather front seats and a few bits of trim here and there
Upshot will be a quick little car making about 160-170bhp with great roadholding which should make a fantastic induction and exhaust noise. Bits like a 12V socket hodden away for the satnav and a CD player under the dash will make it more useable as well. Going to be a proper little sports car when it's done will give some modern stuff a run for it's money after that lot! I think it may deserve a couple of little Cloverleaf badges after all that lot anyway
Unfortunately it means the GT stays standard but the Spider is obviously the far more special car. The GT is a really nice runabout and if I see a second hand exhaust I will jump on it.
Car has been with Alfacraft for a while as he's been poking round seeing how it is, what has been done and what can be done. Report is that it's a top notch job, 'the guy really knew what he was doing' so that's great news. Decided to keep the Momos on there and get some good Yoko tyres for them, plenty of grip and wil keep a nice ride quality with the 14" diameter. Car has the Alfa lowering kit and is on new Bilstein shocks so no changes needed there. Running two lovely twin-choke Dellorto carbs with K&N filters and even a little K&N on the breather pipe. Nothing missed out.
Upcoming work:
Tarox drilled dics and pads all round
Full 60mm sports exhaust system from manifolds back
A pair of fast road cams
Electronic distributor
Inertia reel setbelts
Leather front seats and a few bits of trim here and there
Upshot will be a quick little car making about 160-170bhp with great roadholding which should make a fantastic induction and exhaust noise. Bits like a 12V socket hodden away for the satnav and a CD player under the dash will make it more useable as well. Going to be a proper little sports car when it's done will give some modern stuff a run for it's money after that lot! I think it may deserve a couple of little Cloverleaf badges after all that lot anyway
Unfortunately it means the GT stays standard but the Spider is obviously the far more special car. The GT is a really nice runabout and if I see a second hand exhaust I will jump on it.
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marcos
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a few more pics won't go amiss either.....
Thanks Gents and you're right Frank - as soon as we get her back we'll nip down to Brooklands and get some photos on site; lovely atmosphere there and as a 1) a member and 2) having a histroric vehicle I get to nip in and park up at the clubhouse, classic petrol pumps for photos and so. Maybe even the Concorde there, same period after all!
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Mention E type jaguar earlier Lewis, just trolled and found this
http://www.racecarsforsale.com/historic-racing-cars/jaguar-1974-jaguar-only.html,
Cant believe the price , you wouldn't buy a basket case fort that in the UK , loving the alfa by the way
regards loz
http://www.racecarsforsale.com/historic-racing-cars/jaguar-1974-jaguar-only.html,
Cant believe the price , you wouldn't buy a basket case fort that in the UK , loving the alfa by the way
regards loz
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ENZ525
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Nice idea Lewis...but I will making my last trip in Giulia this Saturday...meeting the new owner in calais, he is coming from Dusseldorf.
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I will do P...will be taking it nice and easy, I think my last trip will also be the longest trip
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True...hoping you've short listed 1 or 2 beauts to titillate us ........remember a number of years ago...the guy paid me in cash.........as a non business person I had never handled quite so many 10s of thousands.....quite a sordid but rewarding experience.........
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True...hoping you've short listed 1 or 2 beauts to titillate us ........remember a number of years ago...the guy paid me in cash.........as a non business person I had never handled quite so many 10s of thousands.....quite a sordid but rewarding experience.....
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Only one on my short-list P...next one coming in will be a DB9...