Me and my little Alfa Nera. A story of an Italian/Persian in Australia and his love for Alfa Romeo

[alfisti82 6]

Ciao! Hello! Salam! New here, seems like a awesome community. I love love love the 916. Since the day i set my eyes on it, I said to myself I will always get one. Here she is. I've just purchased it and plenty mods to come!!!

 

MY AGENDA:

 

Bigger wheels

HID Xenon Globes

Blacked our side repeaters

Remove GTV and 24v v6 badges from rear

Blacked out or Red'd out rear tail lights and panel

Body Kit from England

F430 Throttle Body

Dodge Viper Induction Kit/Cold Air Intake

Quaife Q2 Diffrential

ECU upgrade

Ragazzon Exhaust

Brembo Brakes 330mm Upsized

Newer Pioneer CD/Bluetooth/Media Head Unit

 

and maybe... a locally made centrifugal supercharger or Garret turbo 

 

 

yes there is alot there.... but slowly slowly it will be done!

Edited November 27, 2013 by alfisti82

[charlee 314]

Welcome to the forum! Congrats on your purchase, looks like a great one 

 

Feel free to add it to our Garage

[alfisti82 6]

Thank you, its only done 86,000 miles from 1998 with full service history from specialist ferrari/lambo/alfa/lancia/fiat mechanic. Paid 4400 GBP or 5350 Euro's. Considering Australia is the Ass End of the world and everything is always expensive, I think for a V6 3.0L, I didnt do too badly!

[alfisti82 6]

this is my car before the alfa... its an australian car. Holden Kingswood 1971, Coupe 2d Utility. I had a V8 308ci motor in it.. loved it... but i am a real estate agent and it just didnt go with my industry!

 

argh!! i mean....

[EvoMan 116]

Welcome, that is one sexy number you have there. Black on black does look mean. Enjoy the forum and most of all, enjoy your GTV!

[alfisti82 6]

thank you, will do. cant wait to read all your stories

[EvoMan 116]

I would love to own a HSV Maloo. But only available with the steering wheel on the " wrong" side.

 

 

I do like Aussie UTE's.

 

It seems that a GTV suits your occupation a bit better ;-)

Edited November 27, 2013 by EvoMan

[Paso 239]

Welcome! Looking forward to see your upgrades as they come...

[alfisti82 6]

oki doki so who is the bucket list
 

Bigger wheels - im actually quite happy with the 17"s!!!

HID Xenon Globes - done

Blacked our side repeaters - done

Remove GTV and 24v v6 badges from rear - done

Blacked out or Red'd out rear tail lights and panel - waiting for parcel to arrive

Body Kit from England - unsure about this one

F430 Throttle Body - not yet

Dodge Viper Induction Kit/Cold Air Intake - not yet

Quaife Q2 Diffrential - awaiting for diff to be sent from England

ECU upgrade - not yet

Ragazzon Exhaust - done

Brembo Brakes 330mm Upsized - waiting for parcel to arrive

Newer Pioneer CD/Bluetooth/Media Head Unit - done http://www.pioneer.eu/eur/products/25/121/61/DEH-80PRS/page.html

[00Alfa Andy 50]

Congratulations on your new purchase she looks like a real beaut !!

Is she a 5 speed?

[alfisti82 6]

yup a 5 speed, is there much difference with the 6 speed?

[00Alfa Andy 50]

The only difference is the 0 to 60 mph speed. 6th gear has more or less the same gear ratio as 5th on a 5 speed.

I do love the early ph 1 cars 

[ALXege 75]

V6 24V in Ph1?!

Car looking great!

Sent from my Alfa Romeo

[EvoMan 116]

What wheels are you considering? 17 inch seems big enough.

Sent from my Skoda Entertainment System

[alfisti82 6]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNzovPYCin4

 

Edited January 8, 2014 by alfisti82

[alfisti82 6]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5C86v-Ct4o

[alfisti82 6]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OszX1eQenAA

[alfisti82 6]

wheel i was considering were 

http://ramspeedwheels.com.au/ramspeed-3-piece-deep-concave-series-111/

 

 

or http://ramspeedwheels.com.au/ramspeed-deep-concave-series-40/

 

 

or http://www.tomason.de/tn10.php

 

 

 

anything deep dish concave =) black of course!

 

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/performance/view-wheels/oxigin-17-strike-alloy-wheels-set-of-4

 

these are hot also kinda like upgraded teledials

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/performance/view-wheels/wolfrace-wheels-assassin-alloy-wheels-set-of-4

 just more aggressive

Edited January 8, 2014 by alfisti82

[alfisti82 6]

i like this idea too, not this wheel exactly but the aero look

http://all-alfa-romeo.info/wp-content/uploads/Alfa%20Romeo/GTV/156309929/Alfa%20Romeo____GTV_Black%20metallic.JPG

 

 

maybe something like this 

 

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/performance/view-wheels/aez-reef-alloy-wheels-set-of-4

[EvoMan 116]

I like your current wheels. The are the Ph.3 wheels. I would happily fit those under my Spider ( with a huge sence of pride actually )

 

Those 111-DC remind me of Lamborghini wheels. Sharp and edgy.

 

What tyre set up are you thinking about?

 

I would keep it black, the two tone does not fit the black theme so well. Black looks mean!

Edited January 8, 2014 by EvoMan

[alfisti82 6]

yes the colour configuration can be changed to whatever i want! which is great 

 

18"front and rear

7.5"front

8.5"rear

both deep dish concave

 

im a big guy, not your usual smaller shorter italian lol must be the water in australia, so id like the car to be a little chunkier

[alfisti82 6]

i am also purchasing a Q2 end of this month cant wait

 

in england it costs 595 pounds and 795 to fit

 

in australia the diff costs 1000 AUD (sent from england)

and to fit is 2000 AUD i said to the mechanics...

 

how come in england the part is 595 and only 795 to including fitting (200 pounds to fit)

 

yet you guys want 2000 dollars to fit and the part is only 1000 to buy and sent over from england..

 

and the diff mechanic goes, oh they must have the right tools etc over there, i said yes but you are a diff mechanic 30 years experience you are telling me it takes 4 hours labour in england but 20 hours here?

 

fuck me.

[kunev 131]

I see that you are big fan of upgrades especially optical ones  . First about upgrade list. What body think did you mean - Cup,Autodelta,Cadamuro or custom one. What is "Dodge Viper Induction Kit"? If you think to buy parts from/for Dodge Viper and use them this is not a option.

About fitting of Q2 diff, the best option in my opinion is to be fitted from someone, who have done it before. That big price for labour is maybe because this mechanic haven't installed Q2 yet and think that this is gearbox out job and it is not and other reason is high economical standard in your country. Just for comparison - Q2 install in Bulgaria is 60-70 euro for labour  (by experience mechanic).

[alfisti82 6]

i saw an article on someone fitting a ferrari modena throttle body and dodge viper induction kit, ill try to find for you. maybe i send my car to bulgaria and i hide inside the boot! lol cheaper!

 

i cant find it but it is the box type that sits inside the engine bay argh annoys me i cannot find it.

 

how hard is it to install q2? what is price of q2 in bulgaria?

[kunev 131]

Here is one link for installation of Q2 -> link . If search you can find info about installation. In my opinion it is not so difficult job for experience mechanic. I don't know the price of Q2 in Bulgaria, but it have to be ordered from official dealer and I don't think will be cheaper than on some places on the net. I have bought mine from Autolusso, in the end of 2010 I think, for 450 pounds with free shipping, but now the prices are higher. Quaife have similar or lower price and looks like better option now. There is alfisti from Australia with Q2, try to contact with them about installation.