I didn't get the door panels, just the bulk material to redo the area below the rear window, and the rear center piece. I thought it was a little soon to have the door panels here.
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Nope, the car isn't a TZ, and I don't like the look of those wheels on anything other than a TZ. I want to show off the brake drums, not hide them.
In other news, the door panels are done and waiting for me to pick them up at the post office on my way home. Will post pics when I get home.
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Here are the wheels that should go on that Sprint.
Original magnesium Technomagnesio wheels from the TZ.
Staggered 5.5x15 / 6x15.
Perfect condition.
5 thousand EUROS, baby! Ouch.
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Another update on the Sprint. I spent last weekend going through the wiring harness. Its all here and in good shape, but due to the way its wired, I literally will need to have the engine in the car to test it. (Everything is wired in series.) Most of the harness is in good shape, however areas under the hood could be better. I'm now pondering pulling the whole harness out and starting over. (I really don't want to do that. Like, SERIOUSLY don't want to go there.) It would be the right thing to do on the car since the original harness is kinda cruddy with some overspray on it, and its missing some connectors here and there (mostly for lights.) I have found two sources for the harness, either Classic Alfa for about $425 or from a guy in texas for $1450... I'm not sure what makes the one made in the US worth $1000 more than the one Classic Alfa sells.
In other news, I have one 8lb flywheel, clutch, gear reduction starter, and small crank pulley (to clear the crossmember) sitting at home looking for an engine to climb onto. Also I just plunked down $1100 for the interior panels. Custom made in Italy using factory cloth and vinyl. (ouch) Should be done by May. I still need to send the chrome off to Victoria Chrome in BC. That will be another $1600 worth of stuff. The "Still needed" list is getting short, but I still need the carpet, brake shoes, hood insulation and some random small stuff.
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"Giuseppe Luraghi, to whom this stretch of road is dedicated, had been the president of Alfa Romeo S.p.A. between 1960 and 1974. He died in 1991... At least he hasn't seen what happened to the place he built." - Matteo Licata
"Alfa Romeo is not simply a car manufacturer: its cars are something more than conventional cars. There are many car brands, and Alfa has a special place among them. It's kind of an illness, this passion for a means of transportation. It's a way of life, a very peculiar way to conceive a motorized vehicle.
"It is something that resists definition. Its elements are like those irrational traits of the human spirit that cannot be explained logically. It is about sensations, passion, all things that have more to do with the heart than the brain."
- Orazio Satta Puliga - Alfa Romeo Head of Engineering 1946-1974
"...So the disemboweled, rotting carcass of the plant that built Giulias and Alfettas is the place where the Alfisti can come to mourn the death of Alfa Romeo... At least as a company: it even has an official date: December the 31st, 1986. By the 1st day of 1987, Alfa Romeo as an entity had ceased to exist, its assets concentrated with those of former Lancia in the new company Alfa Lancia Industriale that, in the plans of Fiat Auto chief Vittorio Ghidella, would lead the Italian industry's charge against the best competition at the high-end of the car market. We all know how it went: Ghidella lost his power war inside Fiat with Romiti, and was out by 1989. Alfa Lancia would only last until 1992. Competitors could rest easy.
"The corpse of Arese is the place where one can feel the pain of the broken promises, the waste of opportunities forever lost... And be reminded that even the grandest of human achievement is, in the infinite scheme of things, as short lived and fragile as we are."
- Matteo Licata
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I completely don't understand the point of that ad. I see a windshield, door glass, and maybe taillight housings that are salvageable...maybe the block. It's not a Veloce, I don't see the VIN being very valuable for a build-from-scratch project.
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1750 on engine dyno. MSD ignition, 92 gas. Best noise starts at 1:05....
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