Conaero's Spider Rebuild
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conaero
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Well, after much swearing and lobbing of tools around the garage, the subframe is finally back in the Alfa and the engine is now fully mounted.
Exhaust next, probably at the weekend, then I am on the home straight. Looking to fire it up next Wednesday.
The most annoying thing about the subframe is that I actually did not need to take it out, just remove the rad pack and pull it forward, gggggggrrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhh
Exhaust next, probably at the weekend, then I am on the home straight. Looking to fire it up next Wednesday.
The most annoying thing about the subframe is that I actually did not need to take it out, just remove the rad pack and pull it forward, gggggggrrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhh
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Well done Matt, despite all of your other commitments, you've really got on with this quickly - very impressive. Looking forward to hearing the next chapter
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I visited a mate from the old gtvv6 forum over the weekend (some of us may remember it), this is the back end of his V6 spider. Reckon it looks the mutz nutz.
That looks great Pat....Always liked 4 pipes on the Spider and GTV...
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So the plan for this weekend is to bleed the brakes after fitting a new master cylinder, the old one had be cracked by the engine.
complete exhaust on then if there is time, fit the rad pack.
This will leave me my day off next Thursday to fit the final wiring, fill the fluids and go for launch.
complete exhaust on then if there is time, fit the rad pack.
This will leave me my day off next Thursday to fit the final wiring, fill the fluids and go for launch.
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Ok, so after last weekend being written off building Ikea flat pack furniture, the missus order some more, argh!!!
So this Saturday was spent building more of the f'ing stuff.
Sunday I told here, thats car day and it all went really well.
The brakes bleeding was so easy with my new vacuum system. Attach it to the nipples, open up the lines, let it do its thing for about a minute, then lock them off.
Had a small issue with 2 subframe bolts that got crossed, but I re-tapped them and the subframe is all finished.
Moved onto the exhaust, that all hung, front to back and the lambdas are routed and plugged in. I just have a small issue with the tail pipe touching the subframe but some longer hanger rubbers should sort that.
Got the rads out but never got time to assemble and fit but I will do that and the exhaust one evening this week.
Oil is in too so I only have to install the induction system, connect the battery and fit and fill the ac and water cooling so this Thursday, my day off, I will almost be certainly starting her.
After that, refit the bumper (easy) and a few bits of trim like the arch liners and pinkies crossed, she should be drivable.
Of course I will have missed something but that will just be a few days of fettling, nothing more....I hope!
So this Saturday was spent building more of the f'ing stuff.
Sunday I told here, thats car day and it all went really well.
The brakes bleeding was so easy with my new vacuum system. Attach it to the nipples, open up the lines, let it do its thing for about a minute, then lock them off.
Had a small issue with 2 subframe bolts that got crossed, but I re-tapped them and the subframe is all finished.
Moved onto the exhaust, that all hung, front to back and the lambdas are routed and plugged in. I just have a small issue with the tail pipe touching the subframe but some longer hanger rubbers should sort that.
Got the rads out but never got time to assemble and fit but I will do that and the exhaust one evening this week.
Oil is in too so I only have to install the induction system, connect the battery and fit and fill the ac and water cooling so this Thursday, my day off, I will almost be certainly starting her.
After that, refit the bumper (easy) and a few bits of trim like the arch liners and pinkies crossed, she should be drivable.
Of course I will have missed something but that will just be a few days of fettling, nothing more....I hope!
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...or scary???
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Progressing well, just in time for Le Mans 
