The Red Devil's Progress Since April 2014, Project.. Options

[Ganz]

Hi all

Been busy with the 145 and had some 'life' experiences so couldn't post for a while. Quick update: I garaged the 145 QV last April 2014 to powder coat the subframes but then it turned into a project and one thing led to another. Lol!

Hopefully someone will find some of the pics interesting for their own projects maybe. The pics I'm posting are a reduced number. If anyone wants to see more pics of a specific part of the car that maybe you cannot find on this forum let me know as the car is still dismantled and I can take more pics.

The car is on axle stands. Wheels, exhaust and hand brake cables are detached.

Enjoy..


April 2014


Inside..


Exhaust off


The gear shift support


On Halford's axle stands.




Exhaust bolts.. what a state!


These were 'un-doable'..!


Wire brush and WD the gearlinkage support aluminium shield nuts


Gearbox mount


The bolt arrowed in red (I didn't see this was preventing the gearbox mount from coming off)


Supporting the gearbox (still there today!)


The gearshift is also held in place by this one bolt inside.


That pesky bolt


Support the whole gear linkage doobri


Gently does it


Lowered




Supporting the front subframe when all the bolts are prised off


Detaching wishbones before lowering the front subframe


Lowering the front subframe


The front subframe.. little did I know the 'project' had begun. Lol!


The parts I'd never normally be able to see


Drive shaft


Make sure to label and bag ever single nut and bolt!! Take lots of photos too as these will help reassembling at some distant future date..

To be continued..

This post has been edited by Ganz: 7th April 2015 00:23

[black 146]

what did you use to mount your number plate on to the bumper ?
was it the same way as mine??

[Ganz]

what did you use to mount your number plate on to the bumper ?
was it the same way as mine??

If I remember it was a 156 mount. It was a cut and shut job. I just used conventional self-tapping screws. What did you use on yours?

I do like the Alfa side placement for reg plate.

Thinking of getting another front bumper without the vent holes.

This post has been edited by Ganz: 12th April 2015 00:04

[Ganz]

What I did last May!

Removal of petrol tank and rear sub-frame and loads of other stuff.


Brake line inspection




Fuel filter


Fuel tank motor cover


Fuel tank pipes


Siphoning the petrol


Lowering of the petrol tank


Fiddly to get the pipes out the way


The blue one was a b**ger


The petrol tank out the way and the rear sub-frame is next..


Unclipping bits and bobs


Draining brake fluid


The first sheared bolt.. Do not attempt to unbolt a 20 year old ABS sensor - or even crazier, attempt to take one out. See later on. Lol!


Brake lines disconnected (without having to be 'cut' off!)


OMG.. the rear brake compensator..


The rear subframe lowered after dowsing the four subframe bolts in WD40 for a week and undoing with a 4 ft breaker bar very sloooowly..




The rear subframe bolts were in good nick thread wise as were the front sub-frame bolts. Only the bolt heads were rusty.


rear compensator union


rear subframe supported by couple of axle stands


Th rear sub-frame old rubber mounts (shot to bits!)


Don't try this at home, if your garage is your home like mine
ABS sensor


A very useful swarf attractor now. Lesson learn: leave ABS sensors alone

[Rixis]

front lip is some kind ebay universal fit?

[black 146]

If I remember it was a 156 mount. It was a cut and shut job. I just used conventional self-tapping screws. What did you use on yours?

I do like the Alfa side placement for reg plate.

Thinking of getting another front bumper without the vent holes.

That's why i liked it to that way and to be difference I had to blank in where the old number plate went as the phs2s sit in side the bumper with a 2nd scrap bumper
but i'm trying to fit two three inch base box trumpets in the center of the bumper just to work out how far in the fit them

[Ganz]

front lip is some kind ebay universal fit?

Yes. It's some American company. It's a flexible piece of rubber that does the job better than expected.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Universal-Fit-Fr...=item3aa70dc684

That's why i liked it to that way and to be difference I had to blank in where the old number plate went as the phs2s sit in side the bumper with a 2nd scrap bumper
but i'm trying to fit two three inch base box trumpets in the center of the bumper just to work out how far in the fit them

Even Picasso stole ideas - not that I'm anythin other than a p**s artist. Wait till I get the Team Dynamics on!!

Seriously, you did a great job smoothing the piping on the ph2 bumpers.

[black 146]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Universal-Fit-Fr...=item3aa70dc684
Even Picasso stole ideas - not that I'm anythin other than a p**s artist. Wait till I get the Team Dynamics on!!

Seriously, you did a great job smoothing the piping on the ph2 bumpers.
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I think the team dynamics was the better wheel. I've used on all the alfa's I've had
the piping is already there it was making the space up where the number plate was. Just not shore about the round vents on the front before they go to paint !

[Ganz]

Some more pics from April 2014


Rear brake compensator on rear torsion arm


Rear subframe attachments/


Rear brake compensator


Rear brake compensator with brake pipes cut off.


Rear sub-frame mess


Rusty brake pipe unions

Tackling the interior


Stripping the interior


Un-screwing the foot rest


Adapt a screw driver with a socket


Had to cut the carpet at this point


Interior


Interior with insulation


Rear seat area


ECU unit


Sound-proofing


Footrest


Holes in floorpan



Big holes

Post July stuff this week

[Ganz]

A question for anyone who can provide an answer: I've purchased some FK lowered springs and some lowered Technik German front struts. Will I still be able to use the standard front strut bump stops or will I have to shorten them??

Also, will it affect camber and has anyone used those camber bolts on ebay?

Cheers

This post has been edited by Ganz: 21st April 2015 16:14

[black 146]

A question for anyone who can provide an answer: I've purchased some FK lowered springs and some lowered Technik German front struts. Will I still be able to use the standard front strut bump stops or will I have to shorten them??

Also, will it affect camber and has anyone used those camber bolts on ebay?

Cheers

me a yellow145 used the standard stuff ! On ours. but he put all race bushes + camber bolts on. But i would say get them set up properly with the tracking as it will know out the front treys really fast

[Ganz]

me a yellow145 used the standard stuff ! On ours. but he put all race bushes + camber bolts on. But i would say get them set up properly with the tracking as it will know out the front treys really fast

Cheers mate.

When you say the standard stuff do you mean the bump stops or the strut and springs as standard too. I can't remember whether you and yell 145 used lowered struts and springs.

I was looking at the struts and by the time I get the spring compressed there is hardly gonna be much travel on the strut. I take it the springs are quite stiff and I'll get progressive damping.

[black 146]

Cheers mate.

When you say the standard stuff do you mean the bump stops or the strut and springs as standard too. I can't remember whether you and yell 145 used lowered struts and springs.

I was looking at the struts and by the time I get the spring compressed there is hardly gonna be much travel on the strut. I take it the springs are quite stiff and I'll get progressive damping.

sorry just bump tops.top mounts he's got the full powe flex + we got these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alfa-145-146-155...em4d29386dfcfor for the drop links

This post has been edited by black 146: 22nd April 2015 20:39

[Ganz]

sorry just bump tops.top mounts he's got the full powe flex + we got these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alfa-145-146-155...em4d29386dfcfor for the drop links

Cheers

That's good. I purchased the FK 30-40mm lowered springs and Technix struts from Germany. I'm going to order the front bump stops now:
https://www.shop4parts.co.uk/originalbirth/...;keywords=50885.

Yes, I got some Supaflex ARB drop link bushes too. They look cool in blue.

[Ganz]

July 2014 pics


I had to hacksaw the old bushes out.


and drift these old steel collars off

I made a kind of tool to drift the collars off



It worked


The old stuff


the state..


Got the floorpan welded




Tiger sealed for good measure


Used Dynamat for sound proofing




Primered underside post weld


Tiger sealed weld areas for good measure


Front brake calipers had 20 years of rust


As did the rears


The rear sub-frame brake lines

I didn't realise this was going to be a project

[black 146]

looking good once it's done you will have a well sorted car
Are you going to paint the brake calipers . ? as they are off

[Ganz]

August got more interesting


Cleaning the calipers is quite therapeutic


Got a load of stuff shot blasted and powder coated. Front brake caliper brackets I shot blasted then painted


All the brackets were powder coated


Got the front sub-frame powder coated in a high gloss silver


Got the Fiat Coupe ARBs powder coated too!


The red is quite close to Rosso Red


All wrapped up for the winter


The rear sub-frame and ARB powder coated




Got my rear sub-frame poly bushes


Painted rear caliper with attached transfer

August was a good month

[effkay]

Good work!

[black 146]

what did you pay for the powder coating ?to be done
did you do all the prep work or did they do it all ?

[Ganz]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Universal-Fit-Fr...=item3aa70dc684
Even Picasso stole ideas - not that I'm anythin other than a p**s artist. Wait till I get the Team Dynamics on!!

Seriously, you did a great job smoothing the piping on the ph2 bumpers.





I think the team dynamics was the better wheel. I've used on all the alfa's I've had
the piping is already there it was making the space up where the number plate was. Just not shore about the round vents on the front before they go to paint !

Definitely! The AZs(I think they were) were nice but shape and finish on the Pro races a class above. It just looks better. If I had to have a 2nd set it would be a set of TD pro race 1.2s.

looking good once it's done you will have a well sorted car
Are you going to paint the brake calipers . ? as they are off

Cheers! I think when it's finished the underside of the car will be miles better than what you'll see on top. Also, I figured by the time I've finished I'll have had a new car with all the replaced parts.

As you can see red. I painted these last year but since then I've had a change of mind. If I had the chance again I'd paint them yellow. Yellow seems to be the colour of calipers at the moment?

Good work!

Cheers bud!

This post has been edited by Ganz: 23rd April 2015 21:09