![]() 02/25/2016 at 21:30 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
After a month and a half of no progress at all, yesterday and today I finally got some work done. I’m going to need a new drive shaft, because the one i have is really worn, but at least this happened.
![]() 02/25/2016 at 21:55 |
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Did Loren have this Alfa stashed away at European auto?
![]() 02/25/2016 at 21:57 |
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Nope.
Here’s part 1 for the full context, but it was a $400 POS.
http://oppositelock.kinja.com/the-alfa-from-…
![]() 02/25/2016 at 22:12 |
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Is this one of the Alfas with a torque tube and rear-mounted transaxle instead of a driveshaft? If so, make sure to ask to get it balanced at high RPM.
Most shops only balance them up to 2000 rpm or so, because they assume it’ll be like a normal driveshaft’s usage.
![]() 02/25/2016 at 22:14 |
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It is. And I’ll have to get it balanced for 6.500 rpm.
When I was taking it all apart the front just decided that it was done. I see why this car was let go so cheap.
![]() 02/26/2016 at 13:14 |
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I am still jealous. All the GTVs here disappeared into a combination of thin air and iron-based vapour about a decade ago.
![]() 02/26/2016 at 13:16 |
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Mines not far off. Next step is bodywork, lots of welding and bondo.
![]() 02/26/2016 at 13:20 |
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When in doubt, there’s always structural adhesive and carbon fiber.
![]() 02/26/2016 at 13:43 |
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Not quite in the budget.
As cheap as possible is the goal.
![]() 02/26/2016 at 13:56 |
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That’s like having a budget heroin addiction, and we both know it.
![]() 02/26/2016 at 14:18 |
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I know there was a reason I liked you. Still, steel is much cheaper, and I can sorta weld, so it’ll be fine.