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I’m just going to press them in with some epoxy, the map sensor will blow out before they do!

It already has the 4 hole EGR plate. It’s pissing boost out of the swirl spindles, so I don’t think I’ll notice the loss in torque.

Bought a used inlet manifold. Split it open to see the state they get in! Just look at it!! The total inlet should be 48mm, this one was down to 28mm at the narrowest. Also the swirl flap ports which are needed for the cold start are totally blocked! Can’t wait to get this one cleaned up...

Sub 30k now!

Day 17. 200 miles after getting it back on the road and it’s still weaping PAS fluid. Where the f**k is it coming from? Everything, pump, tank and lines, are new! How can it leak? Also the new aux belt is 0.5mm wider than the old one so it rubs on the other belt that passes it. Grrr. Other...

It wasn’t traction limited. I was using it for my commute from London to MK every day. It was doing 34mpg, awesome! But Pin it off the Cranfield junction to the M1 and you’ll be merging at over 160mph. Pull out to pass traffic and you’ll pull in at over 120mph without any fuss. Take it on a...

No good on a track, too fast for the road. Pretty simple. A lot of people driving 170bhp hot hatches didn’t really get it though.

Day 15. It’s being an Alfa again. Warning lights on for both my side lights, which were fine for the last 2 days... I’m also getting a weird noise when first making boost, but only at around 1bar, at 1.6bar it’s not there.. Will check all the inlet pipe work I had off first. Worst case is a...

Local place in Hull. £180 for loose wheels no tyres £200 for loose wheels with tyres on £250 if you take the car in with them on

They hate me round here. They don’t get on with me angle grinding at 9pm...

Guess who back. Back again!!

f**k you fitting

So tonight..... fitted the side light bulbs shouted at the aux belt that won’t go on called the air con fitting that’s seized on a c**t loud enough to be told off by a passer by. This evening wasn’t a success.

Tbh I wish I'd filmed it all. Me having a melt down with it last night would have been a great watch.

If I can't get the aircon line off the condenser tonight, I might just fire it tbh.

£600 of that is cosmetic stuff because I'm a tart..

What it still needs: Alignment - £120 Air con re gas - £40 Front and rear Badges - £50 Paint - £300 Total - £530

What I've spent so far: PAS Fluid - £10 Tyres - £200 Wheel Refurb - £200 Key Refurb - £18 Air con line - £50 Parking sensors - £16 PAS Pump - £75 Idler pulley - £9 Side lights - £8 Centre caps - £20 Spacers - £47 Total - £653

Parts are actually turning up! Used air con line (lol at the packing..) New aux belt New (genuine!!) centre caps which are still in the boxes!

I'll be honest, I really enjoy it.

Not sure what day we are on with it now. Still on axle stands and no one seems fussed about posting stuff quickly. The guy with my wheels said they’d be ready 2 days late too! The pas pump came today, so I slung that on in the dark, what a t**t to get back in to its casing, seemed just raving...

Dropped the wheels off for a refurb in standard silver along with getting the Super Sports fitted. Also won a set of new genuine centre caps on eBay for £18 so thats good!

Plan

Anyone got a good way of getting an air con line off an condenser? They are both made of Ali and are basically welded together now...

Most of the ones for the bumper weren’t even there... haha

Day 8 All is well

Pump is out. What a t**t that was!

So.... plan for next week as it won't be used: Saturday: Onto axle stands Wheels off ready for re furb Clean brake disk bells up and paint Aux belt off Aux idler off Power steering pump off Stupid huge broken aircon pump line off Cut those stupid crimp clips off everything Sunday: Get annoyed...

Did the math, every 12k miles in the Alfa means its paid for itself...