Any old Alfa 156???

[cobratwin]

Hi guys I thought you lot would like to see a project I had last year, take a beaten up 2.0 selespeed twinspark sportswagon and make it something else. A throbbing 3.2 Asian sportswagon..

Are you ready for this? Gonna be a very heavy picture thread.

 

[cobratwin]

beaten up old 156

Strip down started

The Rebuild starts!.

Some rewiring needed

Bits and bobs

The test Run fire up first time the engine has been run in the car.. turn ur speakers UP!

[video]http://s340.photobucket.com/albums/o345/cobratwin/GTA%20conversion/?action=view&current=c8aae01b.mp4[/video]

Dash board back in

Time for some chopping and making a Duel throttle body and intake chamber

testing the TB's to make sure they work on a piggy back system.
[video]http://s340.photobucket.com/albums/o345/cobratwin/GTA%20conversion/?action=view&current=DuelTB.mp4[/video]

and here she is done and looking mighty fine if i do say so myself.

 

[lozcb]

Last few pics are missing very anticlimaxed now hahaha ,so after completeing that little lot what else did you do in the afternoon



Sorry cobra twin they have just appeared , epic



regards loz

 

[cobratwin]

Thanks Loz, what did u think of the Busso as it should be? no restrictions just pure engine??....


well after all that i did some things indoors im sure there is a video around here somewhere but dont think its allowed on the forum

 

[Robertf]

Forgive my ignorance, but what is the idea with the twin plenum arrangement? What advantage will this give?

 

[cobratwin]

Ofc a lot more when into it that just what you see in the pics,
I had to use some of the sportswagon 2.0 wiring mated to V6 wiring as the doner car was a saloon and the refit is a sportswagon, then I moved the oil filter from the bulkhead to the off side front wheel arch,. The Rewiring also included putting in a hidden press button start but using the key to unarm the immobiliser and put a live current through the car but blocking the key to start her.

I then modded the dash to make her half internal facelift, the engine was stripped cleaned retimed, polished internally, and finally rebuilt the gearbox had the same treatment ,before being re-sealed, the chassis was stripped down cleaned up and repainted, with the underside being stripped and undersealed. The subframe was also stripped cleaned and repainted, new springs were used around along with drop links and wishbones, the exhaust as you can see and hear is a new cybox stainless steal one with sports back box and no restrictions or cats.

The body work was cleaned up, then new side skirts added and blended into the body work the whole car was then repainted.
The roof rails removed and a new back bumper was also used.

With the expection of the repainted all the work was carried out by myself alone, it took just under two days to complete the strip down of both cars the engine and gearbox rebuild and the full rebuild of the completed car, bar the re-painting witch happened a few weeks later. The duel throttle bodys were a later addition using a old 156 v6 to test fit, cut and rebuild the intake system, before being put on the rebuilt GTA. All in all the car was GREAT fun to rebuild and drive.

 

[cobratwin]

Forgive my ignorance, but what is the idea with the twin plenum arrangement? What advantage will this give?

No advantage really the engine can Breath a LITTLE easier as each bank of cylinders has its own TB and intake plenum but over all no advantage over a single version, it was just something I fancied doing.