1750 GTV – March 2012
Fiddling with the pedals for the GTV. These pedals have a pressed-in bronze bushing which wears and makes the pedals loose and rattly, and the brake pedal from our car was particularly bad. Rather than hunt for a suitable bushing, I went through a box of old pedals until I found a decent brake pedal and cleaned it up. I still need to drill out the hole for the push rod clevis pin as it has worn into an oval. When that’s done...
Phillip Island Historics 2012
As usual there was a large contingent of nice Alfas from all over Australia competing at the Phillip Island Classic this year. A highlight was the return of Hugh Harrison’s Group A Ignis GTV6. Below is a selection of interesting things that caught my attention yesterday. I also uploaded this short clip to give a reminder of the awesome sound and feel of the Group A cars:...
New and Old Bits #23
Latest acquisitions. A pair of NOS interior light / grab handles which are very tasty indeed – I’ve never seen these come up NOS before. Many thanks to http://www.ar10537.com/. Also collected a good used distributor cover, these are usually tossed away but are a neat under-bonnet detail when they are present. No progress on the car itself this year yet – other projects and life in general getting in the...
Picnic at Hanging Rock 2012
Every year the Macedon Ranges and District Motor Club (MRADMC!) hold their Picnic at Hanging Rock car show. This year we organised a convoy to park up the Alfas next to each other, as there are no reserved areas. We ended up with five Alfas and three Fiats, a small turnout but a group of nice folk. The weather was near perfect, with dust-settling rain in prior days and a nice cool breeze and warm sun. I expected the day to be...
AROCA Phillip Island Feb 2012
We didn’t run in today’s Phillips Island sprint day, so I went along and volunteered as an official – marshalling cars in the dummy grid and running errands and delivering messages. All of our events are run by volunteers, so it’s a good way to pay back some of the efforts of others. It’s also quite...
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I made a handful of t-shirt designs which you can buy from RedBubble online. Click on the image to look at the selection.
