Projekt 75 24V: Initial Impressions

[Potenziato]

Well I did manage to make it back with the 75 24V from San Diego that I bought off member Alfa75racer. I did nearly hit a dear on 152 coming back at 2:00am. That's the first time I've ever seen one up there.

The first problem I encounterd with Projekt 75 24V was it would kickback so hard that your thumbs were in jeopardy of dettachement. I thought it was either the fact the car has a manual GTV6 rack or the caster ball mod.

I was wrong. The front Koni red shock was blown and had no gas left to push the rod back. So I proceeded to install the RS coilovers onto it. WOWWWW. What an unbelievable difference. All the kickback is gone. Plus, the car rides about a thousand times better. I drove this thing 7 hours with the bad shock. I forgot what a dramatic difference the RS kit is.

Now I have the rearend to attend to.

This car is dam fast with the 3.0 24V in it. WIth the 4.10 gearing, it moves pretty quickly. The only downside is the 4.10 gearing is a little buzzy on the highway. The 24V really pulls like fire after 4,000 all the way to redline.

The brakes are really awesome. It has Porsche 944 Turbo front 4 piston calipers with rotors and custom aluminum hats. Plus it has custom SZ style vented rotors. This thing will really brake with authority.

Some of the goodies like the drop spindles and the lightweight wheels really make a radical improvement.

My first thoughts were too dump the manual rack and swap in a power steering system. I really like the feel and weight of manual. Nothing is more direct. So, as long as I don't parallel park this won't be a problem.

The future of Projekt 75 is to come up with a coherent theme for the car. As it stands now, it really feels like a race car on the street. I would like to add a Veloce or Evo front bumper because this car looks way too subtle for me. So I think I'm going to build it as a 75 RS like the old 911 RS concept. A street legal race car.

[Grant]

Where were you on saturday morning?

[Potenziato]

I still have some bugs to fix. I thought it was kinda dumb to do beta testing on that route. I still need to pop the torsion bars and install the rear kit.

[AR4me]

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A street legal race car.

[Potenziato]

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Originally Posted by AR4me But, it is already illegal In CA it is mostly emissions that is the big issue - no? What do you consider legal for the project? Does that mean it won't be tracked? Jes

[AR4me]

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It really feels like it needs to be on a track.

[75evo]

Actually I don't think it is illegal to install a newer federalized engine in an older car.

I think I need to have a run wit da 24V

If you want a EVO bumper don't forget to ping me, I may be interested as well. The euro bumpers look cleanm but the EVO will make it look more purposeful.


AR4me,

When is your Lester EVO kit arriving?

[BigSwede]

Red Konis are regular oil dampers i.e. no gas, they are not supposed to push out the rod.

[Potenziato]

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Originally Posted by BigSwede Red Konis are regular oil dampers i.e. no gas, they are not supposed to push out the rod.

[MrT]

I think that even California would call it legal if the paperwork showed it as meeting the 164Q specifications and it had the 164Q emissions hardware. By virtue of its engine, to the EPA and the CARB it would _be_ a 164Q.

[Rainbow]

Hi,
Over here in Uk I am going to install a 164 3.0L 24V in a rear wheel drive Alfa and am interested in what oil pan and oil pump was fitted to yours.
Thanks Mick.

[junglejustice]

Evo kits are here! Tony's awesome custom front fenders are here!

[Grant]

What difference do you notice with a lowered TA car with drop spindles? $300 isn't much moeny that APE is charging, is it a worthwhile upgrade?

[75 GTA]

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Originally Posted by junglejustice Evo kits are here! Tony's awesome custom front fenders are here!

[Potenziato]

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Originally Posted by Grant What difference do you notice with a lowered TA car with drop spindles? $300 isn't much moeny that APE is charging, is it a worthwhile upgrade?