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Aaah, Norwegians! They casually buy a brand new set of OZ Ultraleggeras whenever they buy a new car. A Scandinavian meet would be awesome! Actually I'm going to Skokloster, where they host a huge Italian car meet every year, though the date has not been released yet. Early May 2014! It would be great meeting some Squadra people there!

Is it the Silverline X kit? I'm trying to decide what to fit to my TS eventually. How does yours behave on worn B roads? Uncomfortable I guess, but is the kit so hard/bouncy/choppy that it affects the handling and driving experience? Have you driven it on the track with the FK kit?

Aaw, I'm officially jealous (and look at that ugly emoticon... lol!) Zeatek? Tell us more!

We can share my thread The one and only condition: More specs and pics of your TB! And mods you are working on and want to try. All the tasty stuff!

Ultraleggeras and a big brake kit Alfastumper?

I'd never pay the full price for Kamasa Some items are incredible while others are sub standard. Guess I'll get the majority from other, cheaper places. Hey TB power... No worn out clutch teasers!! Tell us more!

Read again I haven't ordered it yet, so I don't know! It's shouldnt increase understeer but it increases driving precision immensely, apparently. And it looks cool

Yep, GTV-TB, it's about time! Thanos, check out the pic below: An Alfa enthusiast in Sweden manufactures these for about €70 painted and ready to be fitted. Will be contacting him shortly and order one.

I laugh to myself whenever I walk around the car and find a new shade of Rosso Yep, I've always wanted to learn how to do it all myself and this car is the perfect patient! It is in working condition but can't really get any worse in terms of paint, neatness and all that stuff Nananan... feel the groove!! "Every time I see it The Rosso's just so hype I'm flat on the floor and I'm magic at the wrench Now why would I ever stop liking it? With others drivin' BM's that just don't hit I've toured around the Bay, from Gaskets to the Rad It's "Leaky, go Leaky, Greasy, yo, Awesome'! And the rest will break another day" Kamasa Tools at a tasty discount. And Biltema, of course. No one can escape... Upgrades: 3. You are probably right as usual about the gauges... Tho I want an oil temp gauge! But maybe oil pressure is a bit exaggerated and distracting. 4. What else? What not... I'd like to have a proper race seat, a roll cage, a six point harness. Then I'd like a set of coilovers, preferrably Intrax, a fibre glass hood, adjustable ARBs, a respray, 4/6-point front calipers w/ huge slotted discs, a turbo conversion w/ E85 and a custom tune ECU... On a serious note, if I could squeeze in a decent set of coilovers (FK or better) and a seat + harness & bar, it would be fantastic. I will prioritize mechanical health and reliability tho. Repairs: 1. Going to dig deeper when I get settled in the garage. Good idea tho, thanks! 2. Unfortunately too much. Can't lose the last pieces of Alfa refinement 3. Definitely! 4. Rest assured that the replacement will be heavily faded by the sun, so it matches the car

Garage is signed for! Will get access on November 16. Now I'm gonna plan what to buy first. I'm gonna need a fair deal of tools that I'm no longer gonna be able to borrow and I also have to figure out in what order I'm gonna buy all the spares and upgrades. Oh, such unpleasant problems Tools: Work light, new jack stands, a new set of 3/8" and 1/2" ratchets and so on... Upgrades: 1. Strut brace & subframe brace 2. Yellowstuff pads, steel braided brake hoses and ATE Racing Blue fluid (just gotta make sure I have the early calipers). 3. Oil temp gauge. Possibly oil pressure, too. 4. Everything else. Wish I were rich Repairs: 1. What's up with the ABS? 2. Attach the exhaust to the car.... not sure that you can call it attached at the moment 3. Repair the door hinge on the driver's side. It's gone bad somehow, makes really embarrassing noises and stuff 4. Fit an original Ph1 grille with a new Alfa badge

Welcome! I really like your red GTV but I never saw the point in slammed cars so the blue one is, as you would say, not my cup of tea. What do you mean by pistol grip shifter on the red one?

Yeaa, the hunt for garage is looking good. Will sign the rental agreement tomorrow!

Room for improvement... Maybe there is no ABS hardware in the car at all... surprise surprise

Will do It's done 220000 km. A lot in other words. Imported from France, allegedly. I have no evidence No AC from factoryHalf leather/half textile interior - a lot more comfortable than 916 leather seats! Recent cambelt serviceRecent wheel alignmentAftermarket cone air filterRecent homebuilt 2.5" exhaust system with a FIA race cat17" wheels with Nankang NS-2 215/40R17 tires. They are not even close to as bad as I thought!New rear standard Brembo discs and padsSo it should be mechanically healthy. It pulls strongly, starts without issues and sounds good. I'm planning a "oil change De Luxe" in spring. Apart from the usual, I'll change the cabin/pollen filter, the transmission oil, the coolant and the fuel filter. On my Fix-It-ASAP list, we have the valve cover gasket because it looks like it's given up. All around the engine, there are oil smudges below where the gasket sits and they look kind of fresh, so I assume I need to change the gasket? It's above the manifold and on the far side of the engine block, looking down between the intake runners. Can there be another cause? Also, the ABS does not work, which I realized the other day. No lights are on on the dash, so I guess someone has just disconnected the whole thing and rigged the dash not to flash?

So... I've got the car and I've got a plan! But... I have no garage No major mods will happen until I've found a decent garage. So far I've removed some stupid Sparco belt pads, topped it up with coolant, fitted ring clamps on the battery terminals so it's ridiculously easy to connect the battery charger. And polished the windows on both the inside and outside because they had a layer of grease on them that I didn't like So basically I havent dont anything yet, just driven it about 1000 km and enjoyed it The long term Master Plan, with capital letters , is: Shed as much weight as possible without making it a complete animal on the roadsFit a fibre glass hood and try to even out the weight distribution a bit moreThe seats, carpets, stereo, speakers and most of the interior trim will get thrown out. Fit a harness bar, a proper race seat and a 6-point harnessSince I'm totally useless at welding and don't plan to compete, I think a roll cage is overkill. The GTV's body shell is actually unusually rigid for its time period. Just look at the door sills. Modify the suspension for track work w/ coilovers (probably FK?) and camber boltsFit Powerflex Black bushes all over the rear axleFit an aftermarket rear ARBFit 4-pot front calipers, probably Brembo, w/ 305mm discs or larger. I'll do these things one thing at a time. My main goal is to drive it a lot and become a good FWD driver before I spend thousands on expensive-but-oh-so-tempting aftermarket parts BUT... the list of more urgent must-do's is rather long, too! Wonder why that always seems to be the case with used cars

What a steal! If their condition is as good as promised, the price is fantastic.

Inspiring! Keep us updated

Good teasing photos and nice to hear that it runs good too

Looking great! The teardrops are not that bad at all. You lowered it a bit since you uploaded the previous pic in this thread, or?

Aight. What brand are your spacers? Looking at Sparco spacers at the moment and got confused since there are two versions depending on model year. I created a separate thread about that, tho

Aight. What brand are your spacers? Looking at Sparco spacers at the moment and got confused since there are two versions depending on model year. I created a separate thread about that, tho

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