Jack Linguini ~ fritto misto

Thursday, March 29, 2007

What the hell am I doing w 2 Alfas ??

So I have 2 ALFA Romeos now.

the azurro metallico 1987 Alfa Milano 2.5 Silver:

things to address to be roadworthy/legal:
  • clutch needs replaced : slipping
    fortunately I have a good spare.
  • speedometer/odometer not working.
    Hope this is just a loose wire at the T/A.
    the speedo drive gears are NLA ??
  • Idle needs to be adjusted for emissions. Car is running rich.
    Previous owner stated that it posted high HC when he tried to get it emissioned.
    I do NOT want to buy another cat converter !!
    I have been running fuel system cleaner and trying to give her the Italian tune-up.
    that should make her legal to pass emissions.
Then the suspension needs going through. It is all good,
just old and soft. Bilsteins and a bigger sway bar would be
sweet. But that costs money.

The nero metallico 1984 Alfa GTV6 2.5

Things that must be done to be roadworthy:
  • Fix leak at Transaxle. Apple ~ $200 ??
  • Replace rear rotors and pads. Since we are already back there gotta do it.
    the rear rotors are at their min. I have good new brembos and pads ???
  • Cooling system. Replace fan(s) $100-150
  • repaint and replace "cappuccino tray" on the hood
Maybe:

was planning to do gotech but will probably wait on that one.
spend a little on the tires and suspension, fix the leaky rear-end. (ick)
and do a couple of track days.

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