That explains why he never got back to me when I was asking about custom ECU mapping to occur during my last trip to Melbourne.Thanks Bruce,I remember meeting him on the MOCA runs some time ago.
Stop press: Spoke to Ray at Auto Racing Technik & they have the Leonardo Tester which will do the job. And now for the scandal...............Ray says Alvin tried to take over the business & scamper off with the money ! So Ray is now a one man band and in a bit of a tizz until things are sorted out.
That looks like one of those replica's based on a MX5, with the plastic panel kit from Classic Alfa in the UK!If it's this place, I walked past there on the way to Duttons recently. Looked expensive, but they probably know their stuff.
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They had this on display at their entrance
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Thanks Dave, I'll have to take your word on that. My Alfa knowledge is very low. Ask me about a BMW though ….That looks like one of those replica's based on a MX5, with the plastic panel kit from Classic Alfa in the UK!
Dave
Hey MRichards, how did he try to dupe you? I have been using his services and keen to know - pm me if you preferPaul Plaszek does have equipment which works,however,I won't go back there after the way he attempted to dupe me last time.
hopefully FAR away from any place I take my car...........BTW,where's Ruben Gonzalez when you need him ?
He told me he had a new clutch kit on the way,not yet delivered ,for about A$3000. So I agreed to bring the car back for clutch replacement when the kit arrived. He never called. I found out that there are new clutch kits available in Adelaide for A$1200,so I bought one of these and did the whole job & quite a few other repairs when the gearbox was out of the car for less than $3000. Although he diagnosed problems with the car he seemed very diffident about doing required repairs & seemed too vague in his interpretation of the fault codes. "Shifty" is the word.Hey MRichards, how did he try to dupe you? I have been using his services and keen to know - pm me if you prefer
Good to know about the $1200 clutch kits. Have you got a contact please?He told me he had a new clutch kit on the way,not yet delivered ,for about A$3000. So I agreed to bring the car back for clutch replacement when the kit arrived. He never called. I found out that there are new clutch kits available in Adelaide for A$1200,so I bought one of these and did the whole job & quite a few other repairs when the gearbox was out of the car for less than $3000. Although he diagnosed problems with the car he seemed very diffident about doing required repairs & seemed too vague in his interpretation of the fault codes. "Shifty" is the word.
I could not fault the work Reuben did on my car. He not only fixed all the items but checked other possible parts & his standard of work was excellent. I would recommend him.
Thanks for the info. I just realised yours is a 3200 (mine is a gransport) but will be worth talking to them when the time comes to change mine.That's an interesting comparison between our dealings with Reuben. AFAIK he went back to working on trucks after a brief period working from a garage in St. Kilda junction. He has significant family problems which get in the way of permanent employment,I feel sorry for him.
3200GT clutch kits are available from Australian Clutch Services,part no. KMS24001. The kit is genuine Sachs. www.clutchpro.com.au
I found a member who modified the throwout bearing so it doesn't fail by welding on stiffening pieces to the lugs,here...http://driven.boards.net/thread/175/maserati-3200-clutch-release-bearing.
This also allows to adjust the touch point of the clutch so you get about three times the wear from the clutch plate. A very worthwhile modification which I will do when time comes to replace the clutch again.