[73GTVJim]

In between running around after family this weekend I got about two hours in the man cave.


After last week's efforts and resorting to kb for assistance I had another go on my own. I down-sized the drill bit for a neater job of taking out the rubber. I ensured, as best I could, that the cut was all the way through the metal outer bush. It still took a bit of bashing and the outside edges of the bush were denting rather than moving at first but it came out fairly easily and more or less intact. I had a quiet chuckle and felt more than a bit pleased with myself. While I was at it I got the U-clamp end and Castor Arm ball joints off the rusted tubes.

 

[Gaz]

I know what it is

 

[73GTVJim]

I know what it is

What?

 

[Gaz]

Ghersty's new mota. It's a blue Renault 8 Gordini

 

[keithyboy]

Ghersty's new mota. It's a blue Renault 8 Gordini

Is that actually true or a random guess. If true I'd applaud the left-field choice of car but Malc will have a fit.

 

[Gaz]

It's half true, half pee-take. It's blue but not an R8G, although a quick skim read of Facebook over the weekend had pictures crop up and without twigging what it was, the R8G sprang to mind first of all

It's actually a very tasty looking little beauty

 

[GhostyDog]

It's half true, half pee-take. It's blue but not an R8G, although a quick skim read of Facebook over the weekend had pictures crop up and without twigging what it was, the R8G sprang to mind first of all

It's actually a very tasty looking little beauty

Thanks Gaz,

Some pics here if anyone is interested

http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/the-classic-alfa-romeos/909994-gt-1600-junior-questions.html

Sean

 

[keithyboy]

Thanks Gaz,

Some pics here if anyone is interested

http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/the-classic-alfa-romeos/909994-gt-1600-junior-questions.html

Sean

Nice! Like the colour a lot.

 

[73GTVJim]

Thanks Gaz,

Some pics here if anyone is interested

http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/the-classic-alfa-romeos/909994-gt-1600-junior-questions.html

Sean

Very nice Sean. I'd say welcome to the club if I could actually drive mine.
Thankfully, brother Malc shall remain fitless. :thumbs:

 

[73GTVJim]

PS when are you painting it white so we have a triumvirate?

 

[GhostyDog]

PS when are you painting it white so we have a triumvirate?

I'm not, but with a red one we can do a british invasion on italy

 

[73GTVJim]

I'm not, but with a red one we can do a british invasion on italy

That would be wouldn't it?


I wonder if there are any red ones knocking about? :thinking:

 

[GhostyDog]

That would be wouldn't it?


I wonder if there are any red ones knocking about? :thinking:

Nigel?

 

[swallow]

In between running around after family this weekend I got about two hours in the man cave.


After last week's efforts and resorting to kb for assistance I had another go on my own. I down-sized the drill bit for a neater job of taking out the rubber. I ensured, as best I could, that the cut was all the way through the metal outer bush. It still took a bit of bashing and the outside edges of the bush were denting rather than moving at first but it came out fairly easily and more or less intact. I had a quiet chuckle and felt more than a bit pleased with myself. While I was at it I got the U-clamp end and Castor Arm ball joints off the rusted tubes.

When removing the outer sleeve of bushes like this, it can be made very much easier by making two hacksaw cuts, at opposite sides to each other. The temptation is to make just one cut and then start walloping it - this tends to just make the cut sleeve bind in the housing. With two cuts, the sleeve tends to just fall out. Sorry if that was after the horse...

 

[73GTVJim]

When removing the outer sleeve of bushes like this, it can be made very much easier by making two hacksaw cuts, at opposite sides to each other. The temptation is to make just one cut and then start walloping it - this tends to just make the cut sleeve bind in the housing. With two cuts, the sleeve tends to just fall out. Sorry if that was after the horse...

Thanks Tom. I only have one left to go. That stratagem was actually discussed. Being blindly stupid I simply followed the EBS video which as far as I'd recalled made a single cut. I'll try it with that one! :thumbs:

 

[MalcQV]

It's half true, half pee-take. It's blue but not an R8G, although a quick skim read of Facebook over the weekend had pictures crop up and without twigging what it was, the R8G sprang to mind first of all

It's actually a very tasty looking little beauty

It is indeed. Sean had me going for awhile on FB. I quickly changed tack and I think I got away with my racist French comment :lol: I reckon Sean believed my blatant lie.

I am very happy to go back to hating Renault 5 turbos.

On a very serious note it for me has always been about aesthetics with cars. Outright performance I've never been that bothered about. It's always been about how it makes me feel behind the wheel mainly because it looks good through my [good] eye (I'm a bit short sighted). My cars tended to be sheeps in wolfs clothing p) not sheep and wolves. For me the Golf GTi, Peugeot 205 GTI and the Renault Turbo 5 thingy just looked minging.
Folk do seem to be rather nostalgic about such tat and I don't see it at all.


Nice motor Sean, very nice indeed and I'm looking forward to seeing it.

 

[73GTVJim]

I had to take the rear screen for trial fit following the panel replacement

More welding inside C pillar

And another small piece in the footwell to sill

Fuel tank area

They aren't happy to have to use filler rather than New panels everywhere aperbag: but tough. Only the roof and bonnet haven't needed some correction

It's almost ready for paint. I just ordered it today. :jester::biglaugh:



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[Mr Dunamis]

That's a big hole in the door; what size speaker was fitted?

 

[73GTVJim]

That's a big hole in the door; what size speaker was fitted?

It was huge. They had their own gravitational pull, I think. Thankfully they were attached to homemade door cards. I have slightly iffy originals which may (or may not) do for the time being. They've been up in the garage rafters for years so I can't 100% remember how good or bad they were.

Alternatively it is a subtle piece of Alfaholics style door lightening. Probably about £500 each?

 

[73GTVJim]

After months of virtual inactivity and failure to update me I'm chased for the paint two days after I ordered it in front if them on my phone! :lol:

It'll be delivered mid week next week and we should be having primer on it by Wednesday