'68 Alfa Romeo Gt Junior

[velocemitch]

Ouch!!

[anonymous-user]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qDgCmzh5ao

[joesnow]

Jeez, bit personal aren't you?

[anonymous-user]

Cruel to be kind! Alfas are elegant cars. It is unkind to old Alfas to let people with big hips sit in them. My Alfa won't start when I am a lardy chuffer. If I go for a few runs and lay off the butties for a while, it lets me drive it.

[JimmyJam]

I really like those seats, they suit it well.

[joesnow]

Thanks.
I'll try to get along to one of the Alfa days coming up.
Anyone attending?

[JimmyJam]

joesnow said:

Thanks.
I'll try to get along to one of the Alfa days coming up.
Anyone attending?

I'll definitely be doing autoitalia at brooklands this year, le mans and a few goodwood meets

[velocemitch]

I'm hoping to make National Alfa Day, 12th August, Newby Hall in Yorkshire. It's an excellent venue there's talk of organising an AROC Forum run the night before too, which would be good if it happens.

[HebdenHedgehog]

It'd be great to do / organise a run of Alfas through the local area - some brilliant roads / scenery

[joesnow]

velocemitch said:

I'm hoping to make National Alfa Day, 12th August, Newby Hall in Yorkshire. It's an excellent venue there's talk of organising an AROC Forum run the night before too, which would be good if it happens.

Me too, although that's the weekend I get back from my France jaunt.
Hopefully under the Alfa's steam and not International Rescue.

[RicksAlfas]

joesnow said:

Hopefully under the Alfa's steam and not International Rescue.

I think that would be a great entrance at National Alfa Day.

[joesnow]

RicksAlfas said:

I think that would be a great entrance at National Alfa Day.

Your car would be perfect with a number 4 on the door!

[joesnow]

Quick shot of the car in this morning's weather

[Kermit79]

joesnow said:

Quick shot of the car in this morning's weather

It looks like a puppy who doesn't want to be out, with the eyes asking whether they can go back in... I'm sure it is running well, they don't like to sit.

I'm pondering on which events to get myself to.

Autoitalia might be an option, although National Alfa day might be a bit far without ear defenders and a longer final ratio... probably bankrupt me on fuel costs half way up anyway...

[northandy]

I love these, an ideal project for me one day (hopefully when i can afford it still)

[joesnow]

Installed this over the weekend

Its a 1972 radiomobile with a aux jack. i also have a panel mount jack socket to fit on the dash, so i can just plug the ipod in with no trailing wires. Nice and neat. The radio works, although had to fasten an earth to the case as I haven't got an aerial on the car. I'm thinking of one of those hidden ones. I have engine noise through the speakers too which I think is an earthing issue. Looks much nicer than the modern alpine that was fitted. Will be removing the aluminium cradle too at some point.

[joesnow]

Oh, and was invited to write up my experience here:
http://motoringconbrio.com/2012/03/30/guest-contri...
Lots of great motors on there!

[joesnow]

Well, I should be getting the car back this week after some fettling:

Aluminium carb mounts
Weber carbs - clean, rebuild and tune
New intake cylinder head gasket
Freshly painted cylindrical airbox and new filter (to replace cross over version)
Relocated and rewired fuse box
Rebuilt pedal box
New clutch push rod fabricated and painted
New prop shaft centre bearing
New prop shaft donut
New horn

Should drive much better after that lot!

[velocemitch]

Wallet will be a bit lighter too....;)

[joesnow]

Yep, around 1700 plus parts. I think thats pretty good considering his skills in fabrication and engineering.