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03-23-2004, 01:36 PM

very nice fedezyl, good to see you found yourself an alfa to enjoy now

I look forward to seeing more pics/videos of it in the future

(if you need them hosting just get me on msn

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jeroen40 · 03-23-2004, 01:49 PM

great purchase! I love those cars, my father owns a GTV 2000 from '72, the nord engines are superb

If I was you I consider a 2000 engine swap (when it's fully at your taste of course), In holland it's a common sight; guilia's with 2l

I can ensure you that a lot of people will be amazed of the performance!

fedezyl · 03-23-2004, 06:14 PM

Hey guys thanks for the words and advice!

As far as what I want is just leave it as stock as possible, maybe upgrade some things like changing from a generator to an alternator..
Now i'm looking for a new frame, to put the motor and suspension and stuff, cause this car had an accident history, and well...the previous owners fixed it like crap...you can notice it..., so i'm hoping to get a new frame for cheap, like 300 or 400 dollars, and paint it and fix it, I think it's possible to find, if not here i'll go to argentina, I don't care, the car works wonderfully, it's just to hard to get it to perfect shape...
And Dan thanks for the offer, i'm getting videos very soon, in the next few days in fact, getting everything fixed as far as the electrical system goes, it's sometimes a bit awkward how some electrics worked in this car, specially the dashboard but i'm in love with it...hehe

03-25-2004, 12:05 PM

hehe, thats a really nice model, apart from the barn door on the bootlid

BADMIHAI · 03-26-2004, 10:43 PM

A piece of shit, but a classic.

I respect you for being honest, and not taking pictures of some Ferrari and then saying it's yours. If you restore the car, I'm sure you will enjoy it. Alfa Romeos sound very good BTW!

fedezyl · 03-27-2004, 03:41 AM

hehe, yeah, it's a peice of crap right now...it's going to take a while and money to get it right, specially needing a whole new body, but it's feasable, I guess anything is when you restore something....
Some updates, the electrical system is done, I have some temporary knobs for the blinkers and lights as i'm waiting for a guy if he can find me the original blinker and light switches...also I need a new wiper motor...(tough to find) since the old one is toasted, I changed the oil and to my suprise there wasn't any oil filter...a little tear fell from my eyes, I changed the transmission and differential fluids too as well as the exhaust gaskets and the generator belt...I got a new speedometer cable too but i can't hook it up yet since I have to replace the whole thing where it get's screwed to the gearbox, apparently someone broke the whole thing off...
Also I had to fix the temperature gauge and fit a volvo oil pressure sensor, cause they work backwards as most every oil pressure sensor...so far the last thing left is the fuel tank to fix, it's rusty and i need to get the fuel level mechanism in the tank overhauled...
New things to be fixed next, get the front height back to normal, that means changing springs and struts, and changing all the bushes in the front and rear suspension..
Also fitted to new exhaust gaskets that were burned, plus new battery cables and new pins, screws everytime I changed something...
Still some ways to go, but at least the car is more reliable now...
Also, I think the Solex carburator isn't working right, it has two intake butterflies but one was disconnected, I wonder if the second one is working, i'll investigate on that next week....
Also i have some work in progress pictures but the camera is in my mom's car so i'll upload them tomorrow
thanks for the support to everyone, it sure means a lot specially these days when my parent's and some other people try to make me think i'm throwing money away....been kinda down because of that, but then again today I drove her again and the smile came back to my face!

VerderameJ · 03-31-2004, 04:26 PM

Hey it is all about the smile you get from your car. Always remeber that one mans garbage is another mans treasure. it is very admirable that you are putting in all the effort to restore that car. We have an 68 Dodge Dart here that is going to be restored in the near future. Not being done because it is going to be valuable but because of sentiment for the car. Oh please what ever you do dont put a wing on the back of that thing like the one in the model. Really aero work on that car should do much for it anyways. Have fun and enjoy the Alpha

fedezyl · 04-01-2004, 06:35 PM

Wellllll!!! Updateee
Got my baby back from the shop, i've got the fuel tank fixed as well as the fuel gauge, and the speedometer cable too, so now I have a little more range, compared from the 10 liter plastic tank I was using before in the mean time...
So tomorrow i'm leaving her at another shop where they are going to fix the rear suspension strut, the left one, it broke the 2 pins that held it to the chassis so it's only holding on the spring, and then save money to change the bushings on the front and rear suspensions...then she should be ready for some action, heehe...we'll see...
I have a little video a friend made a few days ago, i'm going to try to get his camera so I can upload it here and you can see a bit better what's she like

fedezyl · 04-12-2004, 05:59 PM

Update time, again!
well, I found a new body, i'm taking a look at it in 2 weeks, with a body repair specialist, or whatever you call them in english, if everything turns out fine, i'll buy it and hopefully get the car back to it's glory in about 3 months maybe a bit more..
I'm fixing the steering wheel mechanism, well, there's one component, again, don't know how to call it in english, that has some play, and when you accelerate and brake it changes the toe angle and the car pulls to the left..

I'm already thinking about some tuning, thinking about rebuilding the engine after everything is done, it smokes a little bit, and putting in some forged pistons, new valve springs (stiffer), a different set of camshafts (more agressive) and 4 webber carbs, plus I saw a suspension kit from Eibach on the internet, from a U.K. based company so I might get that sometime after that..

fedezyl · 04-12-2004, 09:28 PM

Yeah I got the modding desease...totally it's really bad too lol

It all started, as with anything pertaining to this topic on net, found this really cool place in the U.K. that sells spare parts, but more importantly, modding parts, so I might get some stuff and bring it home through my brother who lives in France...
In any case, it's definetely going to stay at different carbs, camshafts and maybe a different exhaust...don't want to go the turbo or supercharger way...it must stay pure...
I got some new pics, but nowhere to host them, so if anyone is kind enough to do so I can send it to him/her anytime

bmmusti · 04-13-2004, 03:46 PM

hehe, you definitely have the fever, GL with the work and lets see some more pics/ videos of it

is the uk place ebspares ?

fedezyl · 04-13-2004, 04:39 PM

Hey Dan, thanks for the good luck, yeah, I found them while looking on google for some info on the Giulia, since you live there and have alfa's, do you have or know anyone with any experience with them? they seem to be a good honest company selling good products, but since I don't live in the U.K. or even close I can't really check it out....anyways, do you have any web space where I can host the new pics?

04-13-2004, 04:46 PM

I've bought parts from them, and they've been good for me, also check out in the forums at http://www.gtv6.org/ and you'll see lots of happy customers who have ordered from them and had stuff shipped to the usa

as for the pics get me on msn and I will sort something out for you

fedezyl · 04-13-2004, 05:09 PM

Thanks for the advice, I was thinking about buying a suspension kit plus some camshafts from they sometime soon after I get all the major stuff fixed..
The trick will be to bring that stuff home, since...well...importing it...the legal way, would mean pay at least 50% in taxes and well, that's too much...so i'm thinking maybe my brother or some friend who are pilot's can bring them to me...it's going to be tricky but I think it's worth it..
About the pics, i'm also making a video tonight, I got a digicam from a friend that records videos and sound, and has like a gazillion megs so I can get some good videos...so then you can tell me where I can host them...in any case, thanks for everything mate!

fedezyl · 04-13-2004, 10:34 PM

Well people, complying with a little request from Gis for some video footage, here it is, i'll give it to Dan tomorrow so he can upload it to his web space or i'll do it myself, anyways, there are many videos, some showing the engine, another the exhaust note, an exterior walkaround, and then a little fast driving on the coastline, the bad thing is that it was at night, I tried my best to get speedo and rev counter shots, but oh wel...it's a 1971 panel with 1971 lights...so...anyways, i'm shooting some more vids tomorrow during day time...