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So needed a replacement car when the coupe goes into long term storage end September. Wanted an Alfa but Mrs Gman didn't want anything more than 8 years old so the manual Giulietta Cloverleaf was out the window . Anyway the below had been on for a fair few weeks at a strong price so being localish went up to view and take for a test run: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-de...ansmission=&year-to=2024&fromsraImmaculate condition etc etc with the owner working abroad leaving mum and dad to sell on his behalf. Anyway to cut to the chase agreed at £6.7k which is an absolute steal! Ok it is a sheep in wolfs clothing being the 1.4tb but Mike at Bonellos (Newcastle Alfa specialist who btw is a Coupe 16v owner ) told me not to dismiss as it's an unburstable engine and not as sensitive as the multiair. Anyway the test drive showed it could be hustled along in dynamic mode nicely with a subtle rasp from the exhaust and felt solid on the road. And Mrs Gman likes it It's a bit low on tech but tbh I don't buy cars for the latest gizmos so wasn't a big deal. Silver is a bit .. meh .. so in the fullness may get the alloys done in gunmetal / anthracite just for a bit of contrast. So like you Theresa - I've joined the Alfisti Haha, congrats and glad the Mrs likes it too
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Barmy is fine, though my dash strip did say "Bob, You're mad" Thanks Mr Bangle, I wonder who influenced him Mystery that! Must be where I got it from
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2 hours ago
Phil, Alan and Jamjam in his Mito are coming to the show.
Anyone else interested ?
It would be great to get a few more of us together, to share support.
Even if your coupe is off the Road, please pop along. You probably have lots of experience that the rest of us can benefit from.
Phil and I may meet up on Teesside and drive down together. Will you do this Jamjam?
Let's keep in touch Alan and we can meet you outside the Hall and all drive in together
Paul L
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2 hours ago
You are correct in that you need a re-circ valve unless noise is more important to you than correct fuelling. A good option is Forge: https://www.forgemotorsport.co.uk/Turbo_Recirculation_Valve--product--756.html No tuning required apart from selecting spring pressure related to max boost you are running. Do a google search on "how do blow off valves work" its not a difficult subject to understand and by doing so you will answer all your questions
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Yesterday at 19:49
By jove that looks nice !
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Yesterday at 18:49
Afternoon all ....
Hope you're well
Unfortunately unplanned change at home means I've had to sell the fiat. I had bought it 2 and a half years ago from an original owner from new, also forum member. I'm the second owner and had planned to go through the fiat getting it absolutely perfect.
She's just had a visit with Joe fcss march/April to sort the belts, suspension aspects from MOT and brakes, see invoice on pictures for the work completed. Serviced with invoices.
Price: £3800 Engine and model: 2 litre 20 valve turbo Mileage: 84,000 Body colour: wine red Interior colour and material: tan leather Manufactured in: 1998 # of previous owners: 1 (2 including me) MOT / tax until: October 28th 2024
Known technical issues: drivers speaker not working l, occasional sticky speedo.
General condition in and out: bump, dent on rear bumper offside corner, scratch or rear offside quarter, dent on drivers door, a couple of areas of crackling of paint not hugely noticeable. Interior - dash has been sorted so no sticky dash. Original stereo with remote and original book and removal tools. Seats leather has faded and cracked and drivers seat has split on the stitching but solid. Rear benches in good condition although the leather is a little dry and could do with a moisturize. Two front tyres need changing and headlamps could do with a refurbishment, although I have gone over them to improve, everything else on the advisory list has been addressed or deemed not an issue on ramp inspection. (see invoice). Would also suggest new hose kit. Rear boot seal could do with replacing but not letting in water. Oil pressure 3bar not dropping much below 2.5 hot
Rust wise is very good, arches all clear underneath good there is a very slight bubbling in the rear light cup.
Factory standard apart from fcss belt pulley guard
Overall a low mileage, low owner car that mechanically is good just needs some love and care with the aesthetics. Happy to answer questions, comments and offers
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Yesterday at 18:18
Last time I had any fitted it was Toyos, but found they wore quite quickly. Previously I had Eagle F1's and when I changed all four last year I went back to them (latest version) and have been very pleased I did. I know they sort of went out of favour with folks, but not sure why, really!
Mine are 225 / 45 / R17 and I find the noise pretty low and the ride and handling everything it out to be. They feel just as safe in the wet as the dry too.
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Yesterday at 17:03
That's great news that it works!
If I could offer some insight into resizing; it probably isn't something to be too concerned about. If you resize the CAD model then it may not print properly on another machine. There are loads of factors that affect the finished X,Y and Z dimensions that all come from inaccuracies in the machine, the software, setup and even the material used
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Yesterday at 16:51
So needed a replacement car when the coupe goes into long term storage end September. Wanted an Alfa but Mrs Gman didn't want anything more than 8 years old so the manual Giulietta Cloverleaf was out the window . Anyway the below had been on for a fair few weeks at a strong price so being localish went up to view and take for a test run: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-de...ansmission=&year-to=2024&fromsraImmaculate condition etc etc with the owner working abroad leaving mum and dad to sell on his behalf. Anyway to cut to the chase agreed at £6.7k which is an absolute steal! Ok it is a sheep in wolfs clothing being the 1.4tb but Mike at Bonellos (Newcastle Alfa specialist who btw is a Coupe 16v owner ) told me not to dismiss as it's an unburstable engine and not as sensitive as the multiair. Anyway the test drive showed it could be hustled along in dynamic mode nicely with a subtle rasp from the exhaust and felt solid on the road. And Mrs Gman likes it It's a bit low on tech but tbh I don't buy cars for the latest gizmos so wasn't a big deal. Silver is a bit .. meh .. so in the fullness may get the alloys done in gunmetal / anthracite just for a bit of contrast. So like you Theresa - I've joined the Alfisti
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Yesterday at 16:48
A colleague at work very kindly printed one of these buttons off for me last week using PLA. It certainly does the job so thank you @richydraper for sharing the files!
If there is some feedback I can offer it would be that I found the button to be quite a snug fit both passing through the top casing and fitting onto the microswitch on the circuit board so possibly those dimensions could be tweaked to give a slightly looser fitting. I did wonder if the button might get stuck when pressed down but it doesn't seem to. The button does sit almost flush with the top of the casing but I have no point of reference for how it would have originally been as the button was completely gone on mine and I was having to press the switch directly through the holes in the case.
I was also wondering how the case came apart and expected there to be a few clips to unhook (and not break in the process!) but it's actually an interference press-fit so it's just a case of working around the gap between the two halves with a screwdriver gently prising it apart bit-by-bit.
Now I need to come up with a good way to attach a chain of some kind to it so it can be attached to a keyring...
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Yesterday at 12:20
So I am looking to replace my bov, as the factory one I have fitted has completely worn out. While I do enjoy the group b stutututu noises my Coupe makes atm, I do intend to preserve the lifespan of my turbo.
I am in the process of restoring/improving my Coupe, so I do want to make a stage 2 upgrade on it at some point when I will have the neccesary funding to do so. Long story short, as I am restoring my car, I would like to replace the parts which need replacing with the parts which I would need for a stage 2. On that list is obviously a blow off valve. Now, my question is, do all blow off valve fit all turbos? This could sound like such a stupid since I know next no nothing when it comes to the mechanicals works of car. I just like driving them. Jokes aside, if I were to get a blow off valve, would that also work for a gt28rs?
In terms of specs, I would be looking at one of those fancy recirculating and dump valves. The 2 in one package or whatever they're called. I'll have to get it tuned by a specialist in order to get the best out of it but I'll take care of that when I'll cross that bridge. As far as I've seen, bovs come in different shapes and sizes. Does the size matter? I assume it would affect the sound and I would require a bigger bov if I were to be running a higher horsepower build. But strictly for a stage 2 build, does that matter a whole lot? Thanks!
P.S. I will not be replacing my turbo atm, since I will sink a lot of money into my car for the rust prevention and removal process which will take place during summer.
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05/05/2024 19:08
Hello, me and my brother will arriving on Thursday,and leaving on Monday.We are booked at Borgaro Torinese. So can you make it a + one on the list please. We are number 52.
See you later. See you there Franck
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05/05/2024 18:42
1. Rosso +1 (17 day Italy road trip) (Newcastle-IJmuiden) booked in Borgaro Torinese Confirmed 2. Barnacle +1 booked in Borgaro Torinese Confirmed 3. CC +1 booked in Borgaro Torinese Confirmed 4. Edinburgh +1 booked in Borgaro Torinese (Newcastle-IJmuiden Booked) Confirmed 5. Rob40 +1 booked in Borgaro Torinese Confirmed 6. jarofjam +1 booked in Borgaro Torinese Confirmed 7. Blitz booked in Borgaro Torinese Confirmed 8. slime500 +1 booked in Borgaro Torinese Confirmed 9. Ali_and_Marvin +1 booked in Borgaro Torinese Confirmed 10. Brilly1uk +1 Confirmed Confirmed but not on the registered list. 11. G_man +1 (unlikely to travel in convoy) Confirmed 12. Andrew20V +1 Confirmed, joining us without a Coupe 13. Barmybob + 1 booked in Borgaro Torinese Confirmed, joining us without a Coupé 14. Tonyred20VT Confirmed but not 100% 15. RichG +1 booked in Borgaro Torinese Confirmed 16. 1st_things_1st booked in Borgaro Torinese Confirmed (+1 TBC) 17. IGGY+1 booked at Hotel Diamante Confirmed 18. Sedicivalvole booked in Borgaro Torinese Confirmed 19. MCMike +1 booked in Borgaro Torinese Confirmed 20. slicer +1 booked in Borgaro Torinese Confirmed 21. CVL200 booked in Borgaro Torinese Confirmed
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05/05/2024 16:37
Hello, me and my brother will arriving on Thursday,and leaving on Monday.We are booked at Borgaro Torinese. So can you make it a + one on the list please. We are number 52.
See you later.
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05/05/2024 09:20
Hi Joe - That's about the only part that I've sold from the car but it is mostly complete. The search continues
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05/05/2024 09:19
Over the years I've seen many different design rear light units for the Coupé and I've never been a massive fan because they look just to different to OE, so I works with a chap and had clear lenses manufactured many moons ago and organised a small group buy which sold straight away but costs were too high to do a second run but I kept a set for my LE which are still in use today.
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05/05/2024 09:10
Saw a Porto blue coupe heading east on the M4 near Swansea this morning. A chap called Rob owns a very tidy Porto that way, quite possibly his.
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04/05/2024 09:37
Saw a Porto blue coupe heading east on the M4 near Swansea this morning.
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04/05/2024 01:03
I'm with Paul. Are you really a better car stylist than Chris Bangle?
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03/05/2024 22:44
Hi Theresa - sorry for the slow reply. I have a good one on the car I'm breaking. I enclose a photo of the bodge and the decent handle. I'll do the good handle posted to you via Royal Mail for £12. Brilliant, thanks, I'll pm you shortly
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03/05/2024 16:43
Oh very nice, thanks Rosso! Two different designs as well? Though a spelling mistake on Bob's you seem to have spelt it "Barmybob" instead of "Mad Bob" Different for both sides. Haha I'll need to check the spelling with MadBob Barmy is fine, though my dash strip did say "Bob, You're mad" Thanks Mr Bangle, I wonder who influenced him
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03/05/2024 12:36
It is, naturally, illegal to wash one's car on the drive or street around here. I foresee a short burst of 'ooh, there's a carwash, won't be a minute' on the way to Italy. Just like last time
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03/05/2024 12:34
As long as you didn't add my silent 'David', Brian Neil (except when I'm being formal)
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03/05/2024 12:19
I saw a silly old duffer struggling to get into his classic car this morning.
I hate reflective shop windows.
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