04-24-2008, 08:20 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: near Pasadena, CA
Posts: 561
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Originally Posted by Andrew
...I don't plan to convert the car to floor shift, but you never know. My fiirst Alfa was a five-speed column shift Giulia TI (105 trans), one of the worst-shifting cars I've ever driven. I've since driven David Swig's transition-era Giulietta TI with column shift, which was much better (not sure if it had tunnel- or split-case trans), and it was better but not great.
Andrew
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My 1900 CSS was a mediocre shifter when we bought it. Al Cortes worked on the linkage/joints/adjustment, and got it pretty darn good- still needed occasional adjustment for me to be able to reilably find 5th gear. Just try vintage racing with a 5-spd column shift car... 
I was able to try a 1900 CSS owned by it's original owner back in the early 80s. The car was low milage and unmolested (I should tell this story fully sometime ), and shifted like it must have from the factory- like a rifle bolt.
Good luck!
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1966 Giulia Super (current)
1966 Giulia Super (R.I.P.)
1967 GTV (R.I.P.)
1955 1900CSS (R.I.P.)
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