[Joe Papa Sr]

Leffe, is v good too, but harder to find. Plus, no "Munich beer hall" soul in it.....LOL

Spaten Optimator......7.5% alc, though! Ticitoci ticitoci Hoy Hoy Hoy......

 

[Geezer]

I only charged $150 for labor.

I'll do one better than that. Bring the trans by and I'll help you fix the trans for free. You will have to put in some sweat equity and an afternoon.

 

[ddouglas77]

superalfaman??

No, I timed it to the "t", 2 hours 50 minutes and 5 beers-exactly.

 

[he3r0]

eBay Motors: Alfa Romeo Spider 5-Speed Transmission Gearbox 1986 NR (item 300175633210 end time Dec-01-07 10:03:31 PST)

 

[Joe Papa Sr]

No, I timed it to the "t", 2 hours 50 minutes and 5 beers-exactly.

Seriously....no beer metaphors, the worst part has to be messing with the center console and keeping track of the screws and all, then dropping the gearbox. No?

 

[Joe Papa Sr]

I'll do one better than that. Bring the trans by and I'll help you fix the trans for free. You will have to put in some sweat equity and an afternoon.

Yeah , go ahead, geezer. Make it look like you are giving a helping hand, when we know it is a guise for you getting a chance at all the fun involved.....maybe even an excuse for you NOT to be able to take the wife to the mall for Christmas shopping (chuckle)......Hey, if you want to cart it to FL, I can help too!

 

[ddouglas77]

I'm honestly having a nervous break down-seriously. How do you forget the past or rather get past it?? Gordy brought up some very painful memories, I'm not getting over-especially since the dead friend was just in my dreams. This is not for plays I'm seriously losing it over here!

 

[Elio Comello]

Hang in there DD.....
Think of your friends, dream about Alfas and girls!
Think about the things you have to be thankful for.

Best regards, from Canada.......Elio

 

[ddouglas77]

Hang in there DD.....
Think of your friends, dream about Alfas and girls!
Think about the things you have to be thankful for.

Best regards, from Canada.......Elio

Currently on the phone with Enrique....

 

[Geezer]

Yeah , go ahead, geezer. Make it look like you are giving a helping hand, when we know it is a guise for you getting a chance at all the fun involved.....maybe even an excuse for you NOT to be able to take the wife to the mall for Christmas shopping (chuckle)......Hey, if you want to cart it to FL, I can help too!

Oh man you just blew my cover.

 

[GV27]

No, I timed it to the "t", 2 hours 50 minutes and 5 beers-exactly.

LOL - do you use the "shotgun" or funnel method?

 

[Dolce86]

Currently on the phone with Enrique....

Are we going thru some crisis intervention

 

[lowmileage]

Currently on the phone with Enrique....

You guys are just too cool

 

[ddouglas77]

LOL - do you use the "shotgun" or funnel method?

The reward method: Every bolt that came out, a big guzzle and repeat.

 

[ddouglas77]

Are we going thru some crisis intervention

Enrique is a good listener and friend. Someone you would want around if and when needed.

 

[spidryell]

Has anyone else noticed that Dwhite14 dropped out after the first page when he found he could get it done for $1500. Hopefully he will give us an update afterwards. My guess is the bill will rise to over $2500 when the new clutch is added, extra problems inside are found and bad guibo, bad hoses etc are all discovered. I know my transmission rebuild sure took me in a lot of other directions. It is real easy to justify using the logic "since I already have this apart it is much easier to do it now" It is even easier when it is your own labor and time.

 

[Zunige]

Has anyone else noticed that Dwhite14 dropped out after the first page when he found he could get it done for $1500. Hopefully he will give us an update afterwards. My guess is the bill will rise to over $2500 when the new clutch is added, extra problems inside are found and bad guibo, bad hoses etc are all discovered. I know my transmission rebuild sure took me in a lot of other directions. It is real easy to justify using the logic "since I already have this apart it is much easier to do it now" It is even easier when it is your own labor and time.

I'm sure he'll be back with an update, and will have learned a lot from this experience so he'll probably have some good advice for other BBers, when their time comes.

It is cheaper to do a bunch of stuff when the tranny is out, and while you are already "in there". It just hurts when you pay for it all at once, but the results are worth it, IMHO.

Best regards,

 

[Joe Papa Sr]

Oh man you just blew my cover.

Uh huh.....thats right....(righteously nodding head up/down). next time think twice before you offer this kind of pretense to an Alfa BB member. At least you could have offered to share the project with another member....LOL!

 

[Joe Papa Sr]

DD still hasnt told me if that time limit included fighting with ripping apart the inside console to loosen the stick shifter.......Hey, Im planning for the future, here! Someday, I will have to redo the cra**y Alfa gearbox. And I know I can count on Geezer to "help"...LOL

Spaten/Leffe/Chimay.....no room for Busch beer here, DD........

 

[spidryell]

Joe Papa Sr
Great selection of beers and Florida, sounds pretty good as I sit here looking at the snow flurries.