My new 155 TS

[GeoffCapes]

My new 155 TS.

I gave it a quick wash this morning (before the rain!)
Had a quick poke about and have seen the following:-

Has a BMC CDA under the bonnet
Has a stainless steel centre section and back box
4 new tyres.

Jobs to do asap:-
MOT
Cambelt and variator
Touch up/t-cut/wax various scratches on the bodywork.
Hand brake needs a bolt to attach it securely as it's come off (you can shake it about).
Needs a new section of exhaust after the manifold as it's blowing and has previously been repaired poorly.
Re-attach clip on drivers side skirt.
Sort windscreen wipers!
New gear knob as the current one is coming off!
Hoover the inside!!!!

Mods to do:-
New steering wheel.
Strutt brace.
Refurb alloys.
Bigger brakes.
Lower suspension.
New shocks.
Squadra Chip.
Source leather interior.

Then it should be mint

[alfaholic156]

Looks nice chap! That list will keep you busy for a few weeks!

[GeoffCapes]

Errrr, more than a few weeks me thinks......

Looking forward to doing it all though!

[guiliasuper]

That was worth the trip, bravo

[GeoffCapes]

Very worthwhile!

Funnily enough, the train up there from London was 4 and a half hours.

The 'spirited' drive back only took 5 hours!

[Alfa155 TS]

what does the squadra chip do? I've heard its a bit expensive

[GeoffCapes]

Technical subjects

That should answer your questions.

But basically it can increase the performance of your engine.

Is it a wortwhile expense? and if so why did alfa not map the cars this way from day one? nice looking car, what.s she like underneath?

[shiny_car]

Great base car to work from. Some nice mods done already by the looks of things.

[GeoffCapes]

Originally Posted by CRANKY

Is it a wortwhile expense? and if so why did alfa not map the cars this way from day one? nice looking car, what.s she like underneath?

I guess it is otherwise why offer it? Like most manufacturers Alfa set the car up for the best of all world (performance/emissions/economy) so if you wanna lose a bit of one you can gain on another.

Underneath, from what I've seen doesn't look too bad (fingers crossed). Am booking an MOT today so I suppose I'll find out soon enough!

[GTA_fan]

Nice 155, looks the business.

[GeoffCapes]

Originally Posted by GTA_fan

Nice 155, looks the business.

Cheers

There's work to be done, but that's half the fun of an 155!

MOT at 8.30am tomorrow. Could be in tears by lunchtime!

Fingers crossed I won't be though!

[wayne-dear]

Originally Posted by GeoffCapes

Cheers

There's work to be done, but that's half the fun of an 155!

MOT at 8.30am tomorrow. Could be in tears by lunchtime!

Fingers crossed I won't be though!

Join the club,,,,my MOT about 10am...........easy pass....
Your car looks great, my skinny 8v has a 3.0 GTV strut brace, bolts straight in

[NineOneSix]

It should do, same strut tops and chassis legs I have a Fiat coupe 20VT strut brace in my GTV

Lookin smart

[GeoffCapes]

Originally Posted by wayne-dear

Join the club,,,,my MOT about 10am...........easy pass....
Your car looks great, my skinny 8v has a 3.0 GTV strut brace, bolts straight in

I've already got my eyes on this Welcome to Strutbracer depending on the result of the MOT.

A good result and it gets ordered tomorrow. A bad...... well, I'll wait until payday at least.....

[celadon]

I have a spare flexi section (bit between manifold and cat) in my garage that could save a bit of money if you want it, am pretty sure it is ok, only changed it cos I was trying to locate a leak, which turned out to be the manifold itself.

Car is looking good.

[GeoffCapes]

Originally Posted by celadon

I have a spare flexi section (bit between manifold and cat) in my garage that could save a bit of money if you want it, am pretty sure it is ok, only changed it cos I was trying to locate a leak, which turned out to be the manifold itself.

Car is looking good.

I might have that if that's the bit that needs replacing.

Will be able to let you know tomorrow! Cheers!

Good luck with the mot, by the way managed to pick up a set of speedlines from a guy here in Tippereary,collecting them on sat, got a sportpack boot spoiler off him also,koni adjustables ordered, they are coming from Holland apparently??? timing belt and variator +balancer belt,Variator,new plugs,front lower arms and rear pads and discs all changed last weekend.
Still looking for mirrors anyone got any?????

[NineOneSix]

Mirrors are gonna take time to find.

[celadon]

Originally Posted by NineOneSix

Mirrors are gonna take time to find.

I found mine yesterday !

Hanging by its wires where the kids had snapped it - again

[celadon]

Originally Posted by GeoffCapes

I might have that if that's the bit that needs replacing.

Will be able to let you know tomorrow! Cheers!

If you do need it, PM me you address and I'll drop it off during the week sometime after work. I work in Brentwood, so will be over Essex way all week.

[GeoffCapes]

Originally Posted by celadon

If you do need it, PM me you address and I'll drop it off during the week sometime after work. I work in Brentwood, so will be over Essex way all week.

PM sent

[Pud237]

Has someone not worked out how to make another model Alfa wing mirror fit in place? One of my colleagues has just rescued a black Alfa 155 V6 and intends to put it back on the road, he's going to need to borrow the wing mirrors from our courtesy car to get it through the MOT but what are the long term options, he's not been able to find any second hand..

[NineOneSix]

Tipo mirrors kinda fit, otherwise it's just fix what you have.

[Pud237]

Tipos.... ! Aren't they rarer than 155s?