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The sensible maximum is 1800 which is an 89mm bore on a 1.7 crank. 89mm is borderline for racing (risk of block cracking) but generally seems to be ok for road use. To get 1900 you'll need a steel crank and rods as well as the pistons (really not cheap!!). For road use you'd be better off with a set of forged pistons taking it out to 1800.

alfasuddriver wrote:

its_welshy wrote:Me too... My welding and painting should be done Wednesday, then a carb refurb and hopefully mot'd early next week.

Where are you based?

Good work, you're moving fast there! I'm in Lytham near Blackpool. Unfortunately pesky work gets in the way of my Sud project so it will be the weekend when I get a chance to tinker once more..whereabouts are you?

I'm not very good with cars, so I'm having the work done for me!

Live near gatwick airport mate

How are you getting on? Need to fit new brake pads to mine at the front...

It's going well, all the front has been done, floor pan welding done too... Just needs front panel on now, then painting, then I'm ready to get mot'd

I'll post some pics tonight

How's yours going?

its_welshy wrote:It's going well, all the front has been done, floor pan welding done too... Just needs front panel on now, then painting, then I'm ready to get mot'd

I'll post some pics tonight

How's yours going?

Just need to fit some new brake pads at the front and I think it's ready for an MOT. There's one tyre that could cause a fail as it's borderline worn but we'll see. Got the red clock working which was a bonus, just the dead radio to look at next...

Mine bodywork and spraying will be finished tomorrow, the a carb tuneup, and off for an mot hopefully early next week!

Coming on a treat.

Painted!

She's had the front rebuild now, so just the cabs to be cleaned and then the MOT!

Well done Justin look forward to seeing the car.

She has an MOT!

Passed this morning!

Good news mate.

Doh! Good news, just in time for the bank holiday too!

its_welshy wrote:She has an MOT!

Passed this morning!

Horsham Italia it is then - weather permitting.

well done on the MoT pass, always a relief

That was quick !

Great news with the MOT mate

Have you been out with it yet ?

Just looking the the pics above, how easy/hard is it to remove the front end panels and then reattach them? I assume you welded them back in place? Thanks

Supercharged16v wrote:That was quick !

Great news with the MOT mate

Have you been out with it yet ?

Yep, went out for a good drive today in her... Things went a bit wrong after about a mile when the electric fuel pump failed, luckily, I was out with the best Alfa mechanic I know, who fixed it in about 4 minutes with only a screwdriver

Veesix75 wrote:Just looking the the pics above, how easy/hard is it to remove the front end panels and then reattach them? I assume you welded them back in place? Thanks

There is a guy at Alfa Lusso in Cowfold, West Sussex that has done a few of them, he makes it look easy!

I can't do that type of stuff, so you'd be better off asking him! I'm pretty clueless and pay for all my work to be done

Thanks

I've invested in some cutting tools, so more worryingly I may need to ask how to put it back on after chopping it all off......

its_welshy wrote: luckily, I was out with the best Alfa mechanic I know, who fixed it in about 4 minutes

Strange... I cant remember been out with you in the Sud lately...

Supercharged16v wrote:

its_welshy wrote: luckily, I was out with the best Alfa mechanic I know, who fixed it in about 4 minutes

Strange... I cant remember been out with you in the Sud lately...

Boom Tish.

Been driving her for a couple of weeks now (weather permitting!) and now already itching for phase two of my project plan!

Need to acquire a drivers door, 16v carb manifold, carbs, wheels and tyres.

Have already got a donor 33 16v ready and waiting.

I've started the new year with an Alfa bang...

Just purchased new Koni Yellow's all round and new Spax 30mm lowering springs

Found while on hols Justin?

Just found the bits online, daemon tweaks had the springs, and some other site had the suspension.

Cost £380 for koni's and £170 for the Spax

Just need wheels now, then Mark to get the 16v engine out the 33 and ready for respray

Engine rebuild underway 1.7 16v

Despite initial fears about the state of the outside of the engine, the inside is in mint condition and the oil that came out was proper oil colour, not black, bonus!

Engine progressing...

Looking good mate, did you change those core plugs?