GranSport (Fuji White) Running report

Wattie

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Wow I can’t believe you’re doing this after all the work you’ve put in.
Surely a great buy for someone else.
Glwts.
What’s next for u?
 
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spkennyuk

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Chris good luck with the sale. I am sure it has been a rewarding journey for you and your dad to bring the car back to rude health.

Great andvert and honest description of the car. You might want to tweak the last part of the piston heads add as im not sure who " that tit " is. :as003:

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Chris155

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Chris good luck with the sale. I am sure it has been a rewarding journey for you and your dad to bring the car back to rude health.

Great andvert and honest description of the car. You might want to tweak the last part of the piston heads add as im not sure who " that tit " is. :as003:

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Yeah, I know, I did spot that after I posted it and I've tried twice to edit it but PH and eBay seem to be unwilling to accept it.
 

philw696

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Wow after all that hard graft making it a good car again and only driven it for 4K seems ashame not to drive more but Good Luck.
P S I noticed in the add the Oil 5W10 was a new one on me.
 

giorgio01

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Shame to sell it after all that hard work. Great thread to read and learn. Good luck with the sale.
 

Zep

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it looks like you have poured your heart and soul into it, so it must be a wretch. But you should be proud of how it turned out. GLWS.
 

DaveT

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Shame you are selling. Great thread for any future buyers so thanks for sharing details of all your hard work.

Best of luck with the sale
 

safrane

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What a lovely car.... if I did not have my GS I would be on this like a shot.

Should fly at that price!
 

B_Tank88

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I saw your car on the advert first, then came across this thread after.

A real shame you need to sell, I have done similar levels of DIY on my E46 M3 and the amount of dedication and effort this takes, cannot be replaced by time, money, or any garage.

I really hope you get what you deserve for it, and be strong/firm with the price because you guys deserve it!

If I was looking for a GS, your car would be at the top of my list.
 

Chris155

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Looks like I forgot to update this thread last time I had anything to report, which was October 21:

The car is still for sale in theory, although I only advertised it the once on Ebay and here. I couldn't raise the enthusiasm to readvertise it, partly because I like it so much and partly because I was fed up with being mithered by w**k spanners who would offer a stupid low amount and then hurl abuse at me when I politely declined their offer.

Consequently, I still have it. And it needed an MOT this week. Another Pass, no advisories. Again. Happy with that.

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Chris155

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Some parts I ordered last year finally turned up last week, (thank you Brexiteers) so I dug the Maser out from under it's winter cover this weekend for a couple of jobs.

1st job was to replace an idler puller which is part of the auxiliary drive belt system. It's been squealing for a while on start up and had gotten worse recently through a lack of use.

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Prior to ordering a, typically expensive, new part we did take it off and have a closer look at it. It has no identifying part numbers and didn't match any of the numerous idler pulleys we have accumulated fixing many Alfa's.

So we re-greased the bearing and put it back together. But, it was obvious it needed replacing, even though the noise had gone.

It's a relatively easy job though. Staring with removal of the air intake trunking and throttle body as well as the front splitter / under tray.

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From here access to the tensioner is available

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New v's Old:

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Interestingly, the new pulley does have a PN on it:

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Before putting it back together, my Dad repaired the frayed pipe protection;

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And the under tray a clean;

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As ever, any corroded /damaged screws and bolts were also replaced, in this case with stainless ones as they were vulnerable to corrosion;

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Chris155

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The next job was anti roll bar bushes. As well as the squeal from the idler puller, it was also developing a slight knock from the front end. I've had it apart at least 3 times looking for the cause and found nothing. There's no movement in the wishbones, hub or track rod. I couldn't find any movement in the ARB either, but, being the owners of many Alfas, this is not unfamiliar territory and past experience suggested that the ARB bushes or drop links may be the issue.

Having checked, I knew the ARB bushes were a separate part and access to replace them is very good. I'd go so far as to say, it doesn't get any easier than this as a job, on any car.

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I've not driven it far since, but the acid test is the estate road I live on and when I turn into the driveway. Based on this, I think this has fixed it. Which is a result.