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Randy,
The track on these Giuliettas is so narrow that all modern-day trailers I've used were nearly too wide. U-Haul "auto transporters" are narrower than the one in your picture, and have a nice vertical ledge on the inside to prevent you from driving inadvertently into the middle abyss (hole); try them next time. The U-Haul trailer I rented to bring the Sprint home cost $103+tax for 3 days, one-way rental.
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07-01-2007, 09:17 AM
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Patrick
The "flow-thru" air conditioned Sprint (formerly known as Smestas Folly  ) looks great in transit. With two Black Beauties in your stable you may have to clone your wife for a suitable owner/driver. 
On second thought you may just want to bring her a gift of flowers ... they're not painful when projected in our direction. 
It's good to see that its remained in the AlfaBB family and will eventually be enjoyed. Best of Luck with it!  |
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07-08-2007, 08:14 PM
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Having been busy with the new Sprint, I ignored the Spider for a few weeks there, but got back down to do some work on it today. I dusted it a bit too!
The task today was to fit both the hood and the trunk onto the car (a guest came for the weekend, and these had to be cleared out of the guest room). Once I started fitting the reproduction hinges, I discovered that the rubber seats were too big, and simply looked awful. They also bunch up in the middle (at the pivot point) when the hood is lifted, then let back down. I decided to just skip this rubber-is-good-for-your-paint nonsense and installed the hinges straight onto the body/paint. I figure that it'll be about 10 years before the metal grinds through the paint and primer; even then, I don't mind - it's not visible! I'm thinking of doing the same with the front grille once I get it back from Superior Chroming.
I also played a bit with the dash pad that Centerline sent me - the fit is good, and I'll be installing it next weekend. The wiper motor/assembly will also be going in, before I start on the dashboard electricals.
Speaking of electricals, I'm still looking for a used fuse block, one with 8 terminals and attaching holes about 4 and 3/8 inches apart (to fit my existing bracket). If someone has one to sell, please let me know (I'm bidding on the one on eBay, but the reserve is apparently a bit high, IMO).
By the way, I installed the ANSA Quad-Pipe Super-Duper Side-Pipe System exhaust onto the car! See all those pipes venting out the side of the car? One pipe per cylinder for ultimate breathing, with individual resonators to boot!
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07-09-2007, 05:40 AM
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Just a quick sugestion... if you don't want to fit those rubber seats under the hood hinges, at least apply some silicone paste on their under side and let it dry before putting them back on (with the excess cleaned or cut off). That should give some protection to paint work and will help with their smooth seating...
Just an idea as I've said!...
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07-09-2007, 05:41 AM
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By the way... the car looks stunning!
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07-09-2007, 01:25 PM
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Agree with Carlos -it is stunning. You probably need to cut the hinge rubbers at the pivot to avoid the bunching - I did.
I believe that the hinges originally had a "gasket" of thin clear plastic under them, this is the same size as the base of the hinges and did not show when they were mounted. I may have the originals that I took off my spider somewhere and will post a picture if I can find them.
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07-09-2007, 02:19 PM
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hinge gaskets
I cut mine as well with an Xacta-knife. It's the only way the things work. Poor design on part of reproduction folks.
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07-09-2007, 03:03 PM
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Simon is correct. On my '65 it does have thin clear plastic. There are probably better materials today. The plastic is the same used behind the door latch members in the chassis. About .025 to .030 thick, and cut to not show.
I have been using clear Mylar on the Ferrari's in these areas.
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07-09-2007, 03:41 PM
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My car too has the original clear plastic templates. Not to rain on your parade Patrick, but I know those hood hinges are a bit of a bear to remove / replace. Is it not required to have the hood off the car to install the engine / transmission?
Car looks awesome.
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07-09-2007, 03:51 PM
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Re: The "Super-Duper" exhaust pipes.
Prolly help with the heat under the driver's feet and seat as well
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08-16-2007, 11:13 PM
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Originally Posted by ugo44
My car too has the original clear plastic templates. Not to rain on your parade Patrick, but I know those hood hinges are a bit of a bear to remove / replace. Is it not required to have the hood off the car to install the engine / transmission?
Car looks awesome.
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I've recently been psyching myself up to tackle the wiring/install the accessories under the dash, and actually made some progress this past weekend. Lionel made an excellent harness for me, which closely matched the wiring diagram he provided; this made it very easy to connect the wires to the appropriate terminals, even for a novice. Since the new wires were nicely bunched to denote area of installation - and the fuse block areas was quite obvious, I started by marking each wire with a piece of masking tape, on which I'd write what the wire does/leads to; this is done by referencing the diagram and using a volt-meter to measure resistance between the two ends of a same-colored wire. Marking the wires will make quick work of later connecting the wires to accessories. I've finished marking the wires that lead to/from the fuse block, as well as the ends that these same wires end up at; not much left to do but begin connecting them to the fuse block and accessories that they operate. The first items on my list are the instrument gauges - will post photos this weekend if I get them installed - I'm very excited. I've also received all my chrome back from Superior Chroming - as well as some headlight holding rings from Re-Originals; maybe I'll have some time to install the headlights and tail-light assemblies. The center-grille came back gorgeous!!!
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08-17-2007, 11:53 PM
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This was raised in nwymbs' thread: My car came with a cigarette lighter, but the wiring diagram that Lionel V. provided does not show the accessory, and naturally its wiring. My car's is a Euro spec car (which Lionel knew), and the diagram shows twin side-markers as it should. Any thoughts? I'll probably need to find myself a diagram that does show a cigarette lighter and its wiring.
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08-18-2007, 12:19 AM
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Patrick,
Just ask Lionel. He's a pro and can tell you exactly how to set it up. Worst case, I'll photocopy the wireing diagram for my 65 and fax to you.
Best, Gordon Raymond
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08-18-2007, 06:15 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pathung
This was raised in nwymbs' thread: My car came with a cigarette lighter, but the wiring diagram that Lionel V. provided does not show the accessory, and naturally its wiring. My car's is a Euro spec car (which Lionel knew), and the diagram shows twin side-markers as it should. Any thoughts? I'll probably need to find myself a diagram that does show a cigarette lighter and its wiring.
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Patrick,
The cigarette lighter wire is a red 14 gage wire, and about 8 inches long that is taped to the 3 wires that goes to the light switch. You should have received that wire. If not let me know. Don't forget to send the relays back for an either exchange or refund.
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