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[Mats]

Testfitting, needs some thinking to fit it all in.

Looks good enough.


Moving the oil filter




This needs space too...

[kevin]

Where is the filter gonna be. Why ?

[Mats]

"Remote".
Because it's in the way of the turbo install.

[Duk]

"Remote".
Because it's in the way of the turbo install.

Been there too. Not on an Alfa tho.
Mats, what's the story? Lots of your posts have had an image attached in the not to distant past, but don't have them now???
I'm feeling left out ............................

[Mats]

Well, I had a system disc crash in the server, salvaged the stuff but some configs just got lost, it's not a big thing to fix (probably) it's just incredibly boring.

[kevin]

Yeah Mats, i could not pic up any of your pics when i was doing my gearbox rebuild. Where have they gone ? Your server not problem

[Mats]

Well, the link is wrong since the server changed...

[Niclas]

Perfect that you not updated this page for two days.
I hope you are spending a lot of time in the Garage to make your car ready for our race at 28 of June, or....

[Mats]

Home for a quick snack now and yes, a lot of time in the hole...

[Zamani]

So Mats, since the turbo setup is delayed, are you going to run a TS? Doesn't your original Nord make more power than the TS?

[Mats]

No? Stock Nord is something like 128Hp or 131 depending on where you look. TS is 144 (cat) or 148 (w/o cat). Plus a lot more torque if I need to drop below 5000rpm sometime.

Anyway, It's a lot better then the carb lump, in specs anyway. We'll see about the rest I guess.

The whole chassis is in place now btw, also drivetrain. New stiffer AR-bar in the rear (yes, stiffer) to match my softer springs (relative to the front). All the brake lines are connected and everything is torqued tight. Need to do the spring seats and some slight modification to the seats and spring adaptors to support the extremely low coil bind height of the helpers. Need to bleed everything too.
New rear hardy and clutch hose.

[Maurizio]

New stiffer AR-bar in the rear (yes, stiffer) to match my softer springs (relative to the front)

not afraid the stiffer AR-bar will lift the inner wheel?

[MD]

..you need to lift the inner wheel if you want to piss on the opposition..

[Mats]

New stiffer AR-bar in the rear (yes, stiffer) to match my softer springs (relative to the front)

not afraid the stiffer AR-bar will lift the inner wheel?

I know you're joking but no, I'm more pleased with the way the inner wheel push down more on the outside one...

Did a lot of odd jobs picking up stuff that is better to have fixed before the weekend. Still managed to get some stuff done, like test-fitting the new rear springs and spring perches.





Bought some brushing tools when I was in the tool-store. Did a quick test on the plenum and the result was great, in just 10 minutes!
It doesn't remove any large scratches though but hey, it's racing parts.







Just to show the difference:

[Maurizio]

I'm not yoking about the ar bar at the back!
A good lsd will cover up a stiff bar, but I think your better off with stiffer springs in the back, in stead of a stiffer ar bar.
Or is the gtv biased into the advanced driving class..... so it will go with a little over steer into the corner to get the nose faster into the right direction

Btw blue spring has to be at the bottom, less unsprung weight
I have exactly the same setup even the same colour springs......