11-25-2006, 08:21 PM
|
 |
Black is Faster...
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Aptos, CA
Posts: 2,276
|
|
|
Brad and Lew's Cars
Following are Brad Baum's Sprint and Lew Rosenberger's Spider on Hwy. 1 in California... on the way home from the Monterey Weekend, perhaps?
|
11-25-2006, 08:25 PM
|
|
Black is Faster...
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Aptos, CA
Posts: 2,276
|
|
|
Gordon Raymon's AUSCA Spider
Posting for Gordon Raymond. Following is his description of the car:
"This is the only Giulia AUSCA Spider built by Horst K. & Ron Neal. There are 4 or 5 Duetto's, but all in full race trim.We built this Alfa from the last Giulia sold by Bill Knauz . It is titled as a 1966, and came with a shipment of Duetto's. I bought it new when I was at AUSCA, and Horst set it up with full GTA running gear, maintaining the engines Sn . Autodelta suspension, Minilites, GTA clutch & aluminum flywheel. Close ratio gearset, 4:56 rear end ratio with limited slip. Autodelta front sway bar, Ausca rear sway bar. GTA side exhaust and many other things to numerous to get into.
I've driven it about 40,000 miles in the 40 years I'v owned it. It has been raced, is very competitive, but I'm not. This Alfa is un restored, has about 90 % original paint, with a black factory steel hardtop. It has been seen enough to have had replicas of it made, but none, I believe, with the GTA engine and running gear."
- Gordon Raymond
|
11-25-2006, 11:24 PM
|
 |
Super Moderator
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Northridge, California
Posts: 6,466
|
|
|
That AUSCA Spider is a tue gem. Please thank Gordon for allowing you to share it with us. Giulia Spider with GTA running gear...WOW!
__________________
Anthony Rimicci | 64 Giulia Spider | 65 GTA | 68 GT Jr.
|
11-25-2006, 11:59 PM
|
 |
Banned
|
|
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow
Posts: 6,155
|
|
 Quote:
Originally Posted by Joseph
This my 57 sprint .Hope to get it ready by the spring
It is just a driver not a trailer queen. The red one of course
the others 2 light blues belong to 2 brothers in Germany, and the other blue is Tony Ranson Awsome 55
|
|
11-26-2006, 05:45 AM
|
 |
Registered User
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Revere, Ma
Posts: 146
|
|
|
Alfa Sprint
Sorry dretceterini.
It was not send to me.
here is another picture of one of those car up closer.
__________________
57 Giulietta sprint
58 Giulietta spider Veloce(gone)
03 Silverado 2500HD
91 BMW 325 I
|
11-26-2006, 08:27 AM
|
|
Registered User
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Davie, Florida
Posts: 1
|
|
|
Florida Spider in action
In the Everglades, December 2005.
|
11-26-2006, 09:48 AM
|
 |
Registered User
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Portland OR area
Posts: 174
|
|
|
Along with a few Spiders on a Oregon club tour at Crater Lake
|
11-26-2006, 10:09 AM
|
 |
Registered User
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: London UK
Posts: 2,783
|
|
|
Pat/Gordon,
I'd be interested to know a bit more about the AUSCA spider's carb plate, I cannot quite make out the name of the manufacturer. There seems to be a couple of blocked-off passageways for some reason? What's the purpose of this?
Alex.
|
11-26-2006, 09:59 PM
|
|
Registered User
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Beat
Posts: 373
|
|
|
Same here. I would also like to see a picture of the front as I have been debating the look of a pair of Lucas Fog lamps. They look very smart from the side.
|
11-26-2006, 10:12 PM
|
|
Black is Faster...
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Aptos, CA
Posts: 2,276
|
|
|
Not sure if Gordon's reading this thread, but I'll forward your question to him; I'll also see if he has a frontal shot of the car.
|
11-26-2006, 11:37 PM
|
 |
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Northfield, Illinois
Posts: 2,726
|
|
|
AUSCA 1600 Giulia Veloce
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex
Pat/Gordon,
I'd be interested to know a bit more about the AUSCA spider's carb plate, I cannot quite make out the name of the manufacturer. There seems to be a couple of blocked-off passageways for some reason? What's the purpose of this?
Alex.
|
I am not computer literate enough to get my photos posted without an expert's help. THANKS PAT!
The carb plate was from the time when Alfa engines were used in formula cars. It was called "the ACL unit" and, reasonably, had the letters A C L cast into the plate with a red background. Most were for 40 DCOE's, but Horst located one for 45's with the correct long air horns with backfire screens.
The passageways you mention as blocked off, are actually open float bowl breathers, complete with neat little fine mesh screens to keep crud out. It was a well thought out plate. I have another "ACL unit" for 40 DCOE's with slightly (1/4") shorter air horns. These units were also available with curved air horns, but I believe only for the 40 DCOE's. At the time the engine was built, Ron Neal ran both the straight 45's, and the curved 40 air horns on the AUSCA engine brake and found the straight 45's to deliver more power throughout the engines range, and a little more low end torque. Thanks for your question! Best, Gordon Raymond
|
11-27-2006, 09:11 PM
|
|
Black is Faster...
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Aptos, CA
Posts: 2,276
|
|
|
More Pics of Gordon's Veloce
Gordon provided me with more pictures of his car:
|
11-29-2006, 11:06 PM
|
 |
Registered User
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: so cal
Posts: 449
|
|
This is a 1963 101 Spider. This car was raced on the West Coast at Riverside, Willow Springs and Palm Springs. I found an old 1980's race entry sheet in the glove box, where it raced against Dave Vegher and Mike Sperry (both in GTAs). The roll bar has been removed and now this Spider is out to pasture as a street car.
Current specs:
2 liter engine, ported head with std valves, 11:1 compression, 10mm lift cams with long duration, 45 dcoe carbs with aluminum intake tract extensions (inner fender is cut out), 38mm chokes, vintage aluminum radiator, 1600 water pump pulley, custom exhaust headers, 2.25" diameter stainless steel exhaust, limited slip ZF differential, rear Ate brake calipers, Girling 3 piston front brake calipers, koni shocks, race springs, 26mm front sway bar, 15" x 7" Minilite wheels, 225/50/15 kuhmo tires, vintage aluminum fuel cell, Stewart Warner oil press. and water temp. gages, Jeager tach., no speedometer, chassis tubular stabilizer bar mounted to soft top attachment points.
Rear wheel HP is 127 at 7000 rpm. Next modification might be an 11mm inlet cam for a few extra HP.
Add gas and have fun. 
Last edited by Biscione; 11-29-2006 at 11:16 PM.
|
11-30-2006, 05:34 AM
|
 |
Motor City
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Motor City
Posts: 811
|
|
|
Biscione,
Nice car! Do you have pictures of the engine? What suspension modifications does the car have?
__________________
Eliseo Carrillo
101.23....race car - 105.52....race car - 105.32....work in progress race car 
|
11-30-2006, 05:39 AM
|
 |
Registered User
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 1,587
|
|
|
Biscione
Could you clarify that a bit - Is it the vehicle on the left or right of the pic?
__________________
Alfista Sapien
Localphone: Cheap International Calls
|
| Thread Tools |
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
|
