Snow White tales

[Hailtech 20]

First encounter whith Her in a belgian classified ad:

V6 Alfa Romeo Spider, 150000 km, 1995, perfect condition, call 00 32 ...........

[charlee 314]

...and the rest is history

[Hailtech 20]

I made the deal on the phone, and a week later, back from work, on the road to Brussels.

The seller was a weird guy, not even the owner, mmmh!

The car was sat along the wall with a nice alfa spider cover

Cover off Arrrgh!

Oil, coolant, brake fluid, tyres, lights, aso... OK. Start engine... Good! A bit too fast 1100 rpm, but no noise.

Road test, OK, except a very rough gearbox (but I knew it was just the clutch, sssh!)

Complete Alfa service book + bonus

Well, well, we need to discuss... 1/2 an hour later: 1 grand off!

After a hot night in Gand, back to France.

10/2010, when I picked my baby up from Brussels Not easy with a dead battery at the -6th floor

Soon, the rest of the story...

[Hailtech 20]

1st thing I made a complete service, including timing belt, of course

+ Powerflex bushes for the rear creakin' arms

Goodridge, Ferodo 2500s & Motul 600 racing to stop the car

Clutch, oil seals, flywheel have been done later... Perfect!

1st modification, Remus rear pipe instead of the genuine back box... as I said earlier: "amazing hoarse sound"

2nd modif', for better looking, I took those dirty tissu seats off and fitted some black leather Recaros'

To be continued...

[Hailtech 20]

1st Sound modif...

[Thanos 193]

Nice work

How big are the new speakers?

[Hailtech 20]

16.5 cm, with a large magnet and a rubber protection, that's why I have been obliged to grind down a bit.

Next step: I am trying to fit a strong subwoofer insteed of the rear "loud" speaker

[Afrosrodos 12]

Very nice work Hailtech! Keep working!

[ALXege 75]

What size is that sub?

I recently fitted an 8" Alpine sub there, it's not a straight fit but it's doable (will post pictures soon).

Anyway, try not to go above 8" in diameter and from the picture that sub is also way to deep.

[Hailtech 20]

It look quite big, but that's an 8"... I'd like to see your pics

[ALXege 75]

Here's a quick one.

I'll update my topic as soon as i get some more decent pictures of the install.

[Hailtech 20]

Well done, but I'd prefer to fit it inside and hide it behind the genuine grille

[ALXege 75]

No chance with an 8"

[Hailtech 20]

END OF THE STORY...

Never let ANYBODY drive your baby !!!

The only good thing is that my son has quite nothing: the greatest fear of his life and a few medical clips in the head.

A car is just a car! Nothing compared to a life.

KEEP SAFE DRIVING GUYS !!!

[Paso 239]

OMG! :(

Possible rolling in a Spider give me the creeps. Good to hear that there was no serious injuries.

I hope you'll get a new one soon!

[charlee 314]

I'm so sorry It's really sad to see her like this. Judging from the photos, it definitely is the end of the story, I'm afraid...

You can always get another and like you said, it's nothing compared to a life. Hopefully, your son will learn something from this...

What happened exactly?

[N-AM 007 0]

Ouch!!!

[Colo 22]

Im glad your son is OK but so sorry your baby is gone. Is a pity to see a Spider gone like this. I hope you'll replace it with another one or with something even better! Old loves are forgotten with new ones.

[Thanos 193]

The only good thing is that my son has quite nothing: the greatest fear of his life and a few medical clips in the head.

A car is just a car! Nothing compared to a life.

KEEP SAFE DRIVING GUYS !!!

The important thing is that your son is ok.

The car is just a piece of metal after all, even if sometimes we appreciate it more that we should.

Help your son to get over it. Most of the times a car accident makes you a more considerate driver.

[Hailtech 20]

Hopefully

@ Charlee, he was just driving too fast

[charlee 314]

That's what I thought...