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My latest Italian
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08/11/2012 04:33
08/11/2012 04:33
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MCMike
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As some of you will know I bought an Alfasud in the summer. After a complete body / interior strip, followed by a respray and a refit she is now finished ! She passed her MOT with no advisories, and Paul at Motormech has built me an incredible sounding long-life stainless exhaust (pics to follow) I always knew I would have another 'Sud one day - as my first 2 cars were a 1.5 saloon in chocolate brown, followed by a cream 1.5TIX. My latest is a last of the line TI Green Cloverleaf - and is a keeper Here are a few pics :- Before After
1972 Triumph Stag 1984 Alfasud TI 1999 Fiat Coupe Turbo LE 2005 350Z
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Re: My latest Italian
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08/11/2012 06:45
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Re: My latest Italian
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08/11/2012 07:17
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Jonny
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I'd love to have a ride in it Mike, it'll bring back the memories. Stuff VW, this was the first 'GTI'.
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Re: My latest Italian
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08/11/2012 09:51
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Amazing!!! well done mullet man!! You and proccy will make a great couple driving around in this
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Re: My latest Italian
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08/11/2012 09:58
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Re: My latest Italian
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08/11/2012 10:04
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TimR
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That's lovely.
One of my mates is a serial Sud owner too, including a chocolate brown 5 door 1.5 SC. He thought that was the best of them although I reckoned his Ti with breathed on 1.7 motor was better (despite rampant torque steer).
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Re: My latest Italian
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08/11/2012 10:18
08/11/2012 10:18
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AP1
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Lovely, I had a 1982 1.5ti when I was 19.
I see you changed back to the correct wheels, are the metric tyres hard to find?
I found setting the engine up a really rewarding job, valve clearances, ignition timing and carb balancing. Once set up it had amazing throttle response. I found BLS in Lincoln very good for any advice needed.
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Re: My latest Italian
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08/11/2012 10:34
08/11/2012 10:34
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Posts: 1,676 Didcot - Oxon
RusH
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If you're still at IBM and come to work in it, let me know and I'll come and have a drool. Let me know as well and i'll pop along in the Coupé... IBM Warwick isn't my local office but im up there on occasion. Looks very cool BTW!
Coupe now sold!
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Re: My latest Italian
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08/11/2012 10:36
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Wonderful to see My first job was with a large Unilever company in Ashford; they used to sell off the company cars belonging to senior management, and I was a serial purchaser. The first one was a Sud 1.3ti; 3 years old and you could work on the engine without opening the bonnet through the rust holes! £250... ran her for a year then bought a Lancia Beta 2l. Another gorgeous car that was completely rotten at three years old. Paid £500 for it and sold it after 18 months for £1200 - mind you there must have been £300 worth of Isopon included. My final effort was a Mk2 RS2000; great cars all three of them but the Sud was the most fun. That car hooked me on Italiana; my first company car in my own right was an Alfa 33 1.7 Cloverleaf. In gold..... . Happy days! Enjoy your Sud - bloody rare these days and a great car.
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Re: My latest Italian
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08/11/2012 11:16
08/11/2012 11:16
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MarioCirillo
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very nice Get it added to your sig pic.... show off
Proud Owner of Rosso Speed LE041
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Re: My latest Italian
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08/11/2012 14:58
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V nice Mike. My only Alfa was a 33 1.7 Cloverleaf in met green One of the few cars I turned a profit on, although that was primarily due to the insurance payout..... I assume you've still got the Stag though?
"RK's way seems the most sensible to me". ali_hire 16 Dec 2010
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Re: My latest Italian
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08/11/2012 18:07
08/11/2012 18:07
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magooagain
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Looking really nice Mike. You Mike are madder than a mad person !!
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Re: My latest Italian
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08/11/2012 20:09
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You barsteward....I've always wanted one of those and in red .
Gorgeous
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Re: My latest Italian
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08/11/2012 23:01
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Very nice Mike.
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Re: My latest Italian
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09/11/2012 08:10
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Re: My latest Italian
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09/11/2012 08:13
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AP1
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Re screw washer bottle, looks like it had the wrong one, now has the right one.
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Re: My latest Italian
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09/11/2012 10:00
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MCMike
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I see you changed back to the correct wheels, are the metric tyres hard to find?
Hello AP1 - you can get the metric tyres, they are being re-manufactured but cost over £150 each . On mine I was very lucky to pick up some of the imperial 6 x 14 speedline wheels on Ebay - from a 33 so I can fit normal tyres, they look exactly the same as the metric wheels which debuted on the 'Sud
1972 Triumph Stag 1984 Alfasud TI 1999 Fiat Coupe Turbo LE 2005 350Z
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Re: My latest Italian
[Re: RusH]
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09/11/2012 10:02
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If you're still at IBM and come to work in it, let me know and I'll come and have a drool. Let me know as well and i'll pop along in the Coupé... IBM Warwick isn't my local office but im up there on occasion. Looks very cool BTW! Bezzer / Rush appreciate the interest - I'll bring her in to Warwick one dry day & will let you know in advance !
1972 Triumph Stag 1984 Alfasud TI 1999 Fiat Coupe Turbo LE 2005 350Z
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Re: My latest Italian
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10/11/2012 00:20
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Re: My latest Italian
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15/11/2012 14:20
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Quality mate .... and another top Italian Midlands meet we had too
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