Alfa 147 GTA

[magpie21]

Just picked this up in the last fortnight as a bit of a left field choice for a hot hatch. Drove a couple before settling on this one which has over standard:
- Q2 diff
- 330mm brakes
- CSC exhaust
- KW V3 coilovers
- Eibach ARB's
- Alfa GT Blackline alloys
- CDA Carbon intake

I have to say I'm really impressed. On a hoon down to the Rolls Royce SS this morning it certainly held it's own against some much more powerful metal and thanks to the suspension setup alongside the Q2 it handled like it was on rails. I can honestly say there are fewer cars I've been able to corner as hard in.

Plans for the next month of so are to fit CF2 manifolds to release a bit more power and noise, full cambelt service and sparkplug change get the engne bay sorted as at the moment it's the only part of the car that has been neglected and once cleaned they look awesome.

Anyway some pics:
At todays SS


On the driveway:








Engine bay, this is going to get some attention over the next few weeks:

[melvster]

Great looking car and that engine

[Killer2005]

Gorgeous

[Kitchski]

Love these. Not seen those wheels before, but definitely one of the nicest sets I've seen on one.

[strummerville]

Is it on 18s?

[magpie21]

strummerville said:

Is it on 18s?

Yep, considering getting a set of OE fitment 17" Teledials also. Not for any particular reason as it rides just fine on the 18s on there at the moment

[Andy665]

Looks awesome on the Blackline wheels

[SaucyBoy]

Hi mate, she looks lovely in the flesh too ; ) really enjoyed running with you yesterday and loved watching your beast keying into the damp Tarmac exiting tight bends : )

Enjoy and stay safe

(Sauce In the red R35)

[S10GTA]

God I still miss my GTA, over a year later.

[randomman]

I love these cars!

[JimmyJam]

Stunning!

[yes i'm mad]

Excellent! Never seen those wheels before. Beautiful

[iacabu]

Looks great on those wheels

[Dr G]

Had a good look around this yesterday, looks fantastic and appears tastefully modified to boot

[Spantney]

Absolutely stunning car Engine bay isn't all that bad really but once its cleaned it will make all the difference. Liking those alloys too although if it was mine I would probably get the alloys refinished in anthracite colour!

[magpie21]

SaucyBoy said:

Hi mate, she looks lovely in the flesh too ; ) really enjoyed running with you yesterday and loved watching your beast keying into the damp Tarmac exiting tight bends : )

Enjoy and stay safe

(Sauce In the red R35)

Cheers mate, really impressed with how it dealt with the bends. Have to say the way your beast exits them is astonishing, enjoyed watching it yesterday.

See you on the next one.

[anonymous-user]

Lovely car. I've been tempted by 156 GTAs recently (need more space these days) as I miss the noise of the Busso V6 that was in my GTV

[MattyB_]

Top job - not keen on the wheels myself, prefer the Tele's or optional 18" multispoke, but that's personal choice. Otherwise, you've got all the essentials (Exhaust, 330's) and the KW's are excellent; I had the V2's on mine and they worked well.

My GTA was the best car I've ever owned BUT it was also the most expensive...

[Tom911]

absolutely stunning

[stewies_minion]

That is lovely.

Alfas normally do nothing for me but I keep coming back to this one. Wheels suit it beautifully.