Alfa romeo 156 3.0 V6 (the real GTA?)

[AlanV6]

Well it's meant to be a race car so no interior

Over the winter she will get some wider arches (like these)




Right now i'm making new rear arms 5cm longer aluminium pieces with unibals (left and righthand thread so it will be adjustable "on the fly")








Front will be more interesting as i want to make longer upper arms (lower are already longer and adjustable) and alu spacers for halfshafts...[/QUOTE]

[182RS]

Epic thread, the noise and throttle response are just phenomenal. Gotta love those italian engines

[shalmaneser]

This is a great thread - good work on the car!

[AlanV6]

Thanks! Engine is a gem, i love it!



did some testing today

before



after (+20mm spacer will be mounted)






under



comparison



weight saving

[DanielJames]

Great project

[AlanV6]

Thanks!

Quick not so good photoshop:

[anonymous-user]

So in a lot of ways you've ended up with a touring car?

[AlanV6]

hehe well it will be alot cheaper and probably not that fast

[rhysenna]

I think those arches will look good. Proper stance.

[Japveesix]

This is an awesome project, the car sounds angry and mental and you look like a pretty handy driver.

Impressed to see a battered old Alfa keeping up with an Exige and track prepped S2000 like that!

Nice work.

[AlanV6]

Well it just looks like battered old alfa, engine is like new and tuned, suspension and all other mods are 1 year old and ofcourse the weight or lack of it has a big impact on handling and performance - 1100kg with half tank of gas.

[AlanV6]

Arms done! And they have right and lefthand threads so i can adjust them "on the fly"



arches




testing fitment and position (and lowered her another 2cm)




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[selym]

Much lighter than the 147 GTA as well. Top work!

[AlanV6]

Thanks, well the plan is to get her to 1100kg with me and half a tank. Ofcourse this will require fiberglas bonnet and fenders and some more cutting of metal

[AlanV6]

[WaspsNest]

Amazing project. At first I was wondering WTF you were doing.
After reading through it, you are a genius.

10/10 buddy.

[AlanV6]

I still wonder sometimes wtf am i doing
But with every trackday i'm convinced i'm doing it right!

I got some used rear left quarter panel in same colour, so i can fix the "dent" i have on mine.

[AlanV6]

Happy new year!

[AlanV6]

under 1100kg now

[Lancia888]

It's mad …but I like what you are doing…!