Alfa 146ti....bit of a shed

[waynedear]

After 3 years away in Wakefield she has come back to me, without the V6 engine she went away for.
I have had fun with an ignis 4grip and a V70d5 in the meantime.
Now outside the house after a trip across the city, twinspark zinging away, Parallel Lines banging from the cassette.
Car is running without balance belt, all aircon removed and a shorter aux belt on, free flowing exhaust, pulls great and sounds fabulous without being to loud or droning, she will need a couple of wipers and some dash bulbs.
Otherwise it’s taxed, tested and insured.
Glad she is back.

Edited by waynedear on Friday 1st November 21:23

[magooagain]

Nice that. Glad you're enjoying it.

Broken glass on the wall? I thought that was illegal now.

[Mr Tidy]

Lovely - I can't remember the last time I saw an Alfa 146 on the road.

It's great to see one still being used.

[EarlofDrift]

Mr Tidy said:

Lovely - I can't remember the last time I saw an Alfa 146 on the road.

It's great to see one still being used.

Last time I saw one on the road some homeless lady was living in it with her two dogs in an Asda car park with all her stuff in the back.

[waynedear]

EarlofDrift said:

Last time I saw one on the road some homeless lady was living in it with her two dogs in an Asda car park with all her stuff in the back.

Must have been Alan Bennett’s other car.

[EarlofDrift]

waynedear said:

EarlofDrift said:

Last time I saw one on the road some homeless lady was living in it with her two dogs in an Asda car park with all her stuff in the back.

Must have been Alan Bennett’s other car.

Close enough

https://metro.co.uk/2015/05/22/teacher-is-living-i...

[waynedear]

EarlofDrift said:

waynedear said:

EarlofDrift said:

Last time I saw one on the road some homeless lady was living in it with her two dogs in an Asda car park with all her stuff in the back.

Must have been Alan Bennett’s other car.

Close enough

https://metro.co.uk/2015/05/22/teacher-is-living-i...

Well the 146 is indeed a very practical car.

[Spinakerr]

Well saved, for some reason I think the 'junior pepperpot' alloys are one of Alfa's finest, just a tad closer to the 80s than the teledials beloved of 156 owners. Ideal city car given the size and rev-happy twinspark. Love it.

[waynedear]

Spinakerr said:

Well saved, for some reason I think the 'junior pepperpot' alloys are one of Alfa's finest, just a tad closer to the 80s than the teledials beloved of 156 owners. Ideal city car given the size and rev-happy twinspark. Love it.

146ti is factory fitted with 5 hole teledials, I sold them as I like these, from a 145 cloverleaf.
Wipers done today, £4 for both from home and bargain, fit perfect and work great.
New coolant done, boot trim refitted (so much easier after buying a trim tool kit)
Rear lights were very ‘matt’ bit of g3 and they now look fantastic.
Ordered some cassettes from ebay:-)

[Zombie]

Good to see you're still running an Alfa. Needs 155 speedlines though. - Chris155

[waynedear]

Zombie said:

Good to see you're still running an Alfa. Needs 155 speedlines though. - Chris155

155 wheels are staying on the 155

[waynedear]

Couple of bits sorted, new aerial, I now have working radio, cassette, cd changer.
Proper ti mats.
I am going to remove the daft ‘seat height’ mechanism at weekend, even on lowest it’s too high.