New Bits #27 – Car audio
As the GTV project is moving along again, it’s not too many more steps before we put the dash and consoles in. I started to think again about an audio solution. I’ve dithered on this – I definitely don’t want to cut the dash timbers to fit a classic face radio, and I don’t really want to put in speakers in the parcel shelf or rear side panels. I almost decided not to fit any audio at all. Then I came...
New Bits #26
Got a shipment today from Classic Alfa. Terrible camera phone photos, I’m afraid. Tailshaft parts including a donut, centre support bearing carrier, and a couple of universal joints. A set of radiator hoses, and the complicated heater hose. A set of aluminium reproductions of the door seal channels – my originals were rusty, so we’ll give these a go. A catch for the bonnet stay, and a pair of chrome buttons for...
1750 GTV – February 2013 #3
Some small progress I forgot to post previously – here’s the four brake calipers reconditioned, with new seal kits, plated bolts/nuts and new bleed screws.
1750 GTV – February 2013 #2
Progress update. Fuel tank fitted, with the fiddly rubber seal (boiling water required to soften the rubber). Dynamat fitted to the firewall should keep things quiet. Apparently the stuff is a bit fiddly if it’s been sitting around for a while probably something best to buy just before you want to fit it. Steering box and column, pedal box, accelerator lever, and handbrake lever all fitted. All the steering is together now,...
AROCA Motorkhana Feb 2013
Anthony organised a great dirt motorkhana at Geelong Motorsport Complex near Avalon. I’ve never done a motorkhana on dirt before and what an enormous amount of dirty fun this is. Sheldon invited me to drive the Shitbox Rally Alfa 90 (donate here) and it took a good flogging. Shame the handbrake doesn’t work so...
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