Consider, after the cost of stuffing the 308 into your spider, the cost of having it smog checked in CA. I left there when they wanted to smog check the Conestogy wagon I came across the Plains in with ol' Gabby Hays. I can appreciate your fitting problem. A friend and I, wanting to stay Alfa/Fiat pure, purchased a Fiat engine to put into our spiders. 515 HP. Hann Marine in Bradenton, FL was putting two of them in 60' aluminum/carbon fiber pirate chaser boats they built. Russ also put a .50 CAL MG mount on the bow. Also keeping Alfa pure, a friend in St. Augusitne recently put a GTV6 engine in his '87 spider. sorry, no photo yet.
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NIce pitures! This will be the first Alfa motor I've torn-down. So we'll see....
So far, I'm working like an amature; on the floor; fighting with grease; little room; different sized nuts and a back that want's to do it tomorrow - or find an easier way to get this done!
My aching back!
The Harbor Freight adapter I bought doesn't fit, and actually
, I knew it wouldn't. But, I'm masochistic and had to see how hard it was, before I had someone make an adapter; one guy in Oakland never got back to me and Jim Steck, who made the original is
no longer available. Italiancarguy (Anthony) suggested attaching the bell-housing and then using that to bolt to. But that sounds like more hassle than I'm willing to get into. Maybe
I really should have pulled it with the gearbox after all? ....
... well anyway! ... So once I have just the block available, I can mount that to the existing stand from the rear studs. In the meantime, I can go to Harbor Freight and get a adjustable roll around table, one like the 308 motor is on.
I'll keep it on the hoist, so I can lower it and keep it stable while working with it on the table, (I like that! "
stable on the table") then once I have the pan off, I'll have a flat surface to remove the head! Then it goes on the stand where I can turn it, to do the pistons, liners, rings and bearings. Then back on the table... etc., etc., etc.
Pictures coming!
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The only catch I found was that I need to remove
all of the stuff like: alternator, alternator pully, water-pump, ....and pully, cover for the
SPICA injection,
SPICA ! .. then, and only then, will the last nut on the right-side motor mount be be accessible for removal! ...and I can remove the pan, to begin this process!
I swear, the only thing easier would be that engine-bay stretcher from Harbor Freight!
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...hence, my aching back!