How I Spent My Incentive Bucks...

[don hodgdon]

...and more

Head gasket time!

While he was in there, I took this opportunity to take care of a few issues, new water pump, coolant tank, timing belt and tensioner, hoses, plugs, cap, rotor, deleted the A/C, scraped about 20 lbs of grease and dirt from the engine bay and lowered the front end a bit.

<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/SB.Alfaholic/1985AlfaRomeoGTV6/photo#5205634693185210802"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/SB.Alfaholic/SD4hLD3BCbI/AAAAAAAAElw/6jGIJc2kYX0/s800/Engine%20Top.JPG" /></a>

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<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/SB.Alfaholic/1985AlfaRomeoGTV6/photo#5205634319523056034"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/SB.Alfaholic/SD4g1T3BCaI/AAAAAAAAElQ/t8rKnDd2xvo/s800/162_6250.JPG" /></a>

Before:
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/SB.Alfaholic/1985AlfaRomeoGTV6/photo#5173326558047161506"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/SB.Alfaholic/R8tZGFd-zKI/AAAAAAAAD38/eAwKDHsksWU/s800/GTV6%20Clover.jpg" /></a>

After:
<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/SB.Alfaholic/1985AlfaRomeoGTV6/photo#5205634298048219538"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/SB.Alfaholic/SD4g0D3BCZI/AAAAAAAAElI/K0nIhZ5cfDk/s800/162_6244.JPG" /></a>

<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/SB.Alfaholic/1985AlfaRomeoGTV6/photo#5205634267983448450"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/SB.Alfaholic/SD4gyT3BCYI/AAAAAAAAElA/QR_44YzqbYs/s800/162_6241.JPG" /></a>

[AlfaTipo]

And you polished it??? Engine bay looks really sharp. Good job.

[fetta78]

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[HeavyMetalAlfa]

WOW !!!! Best before and after GTV6 shots yet !!!

I love the before and after lowering shots !! It makes such a difference, visual and feel....

[5yearplan]

nice job!!!!!!

[AlfaTipo]

Don, one point after taking another envious glance at the engine room; the fuel return hose from the regulator is up against the radiator hose. It would be best to re-route it away from such a heat source.

The British Ford Corsair used to run a fuel line across the top of the radiator along with some electical cables. Time + heat + vibration.....

A friends Corsair came a to an untimely end when the fuel line let go while he was in a gas station. Spark - flames.... not pretty.

[don hodgdon]

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlfaTipo Don, one point after taking another envious glance at the engine room; the fuel return hose from the regulator is up against the radiator hose. It would be best to re-route it away from such a heat source.

[italcarguy]

Money well spent.

[bayalfagtv6]

How did you get the plenum and valve covers to look like that? Looks awesome!!!!!!!!!!!
Beautiful job!!!!!

[don hodgdon]

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Originally Posted by bayalfagtv6 How did you get the plenum and valve covers to look like that? Looks awesome!!!!!!!!!!! Beautiful job!!!!!

[don hodgdon]

Small update...the beast still had a misfire, wouldn't pass smog and had a small oil leak from one of the valve covers. A new oxygen sensor, new plugs and a bit of wrenching and it passed with flying colors.

Many thanks go out to Emilio at A&A in Santa Barbara for helping me get it back on the road...