not a 105 for a change

Started by Colin Byrne, September 20, 2019, 09:05:09 PM

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sketchl

Excellent work Colin 👍

Your Stratos replica is going to be a bloody road rally weapon 😎

Looking forward to the progress, Ciao
1966 Giulia Sprint GT Veloce - slightly modified!

Colin Byrne

Hi guys, next video, sorting out the front wheel drive gearbox linkage to work in the stratos.
https://youtu.be/jiwj1x3K-hM
72' 105 2000 GTV Red (tarmac rally/race car)
74' 105 2000 GTV Blue (road car)
68' 105 1600 Giulia Super White (Not sure yet)
01' Nissan Pathfinder (Tow car/Alfa support vehicle)

LukeC

I stayed with the standard linkage, but had new long cables made to run behind and under the engine... There was going to be a fair bit going on in front (cooling pipes and hoses etc).
Luke Clayton

qvae.com.au

LukeC

Some Black magic including sacrificing a few black cockerels to make the 916 shifter work well...

Plus: an eye watering $800 bill to make the cables!!!!!
Luke Clayton

qvae.com.au

Colin Byrne

Who did you get to make up the cables, looks like they used the original factory end fittings?
72' 105 2000 GTV Red (tarmac rally/race car)
74' 105 2000 GTV Blue (road car)
68' 105 1600 Giulia Super White (Not sure yet)
01' Nissan Pathfinder (Tow car/Alfa support vehicle)

john m

Hi Colin, try Retro Spares, Eltham and Flexible Drive, Kensington. The latter once made up a 105 tacho cable for me many years ago.
Now
84: GTV6 White-stock
84: Giulietta Red-club sprints
69: GTV1750 Red-on blocks
Then
71: Berlina 2000 man.-UK import

alanm

Hi Colin, I just wanted to say that I am loving your work!
I am a designer not an engineer, and I am really developing an appreciation for the creative/problem solving element of your engineering work as well as the technical aspects.
Cheers,
Al.
Present
1987 75 TS Rosso
2001 GTV V6 Nero
2001 156 V6 Monza Rosso
Past
1986 GTV6 Grand Prix
1988 33

Colin Byrne

Cheers Al, glad your enjoying it, and don't worry there is no shortages of problems to be solved in this project!, I've managed to engineer myself into a pretty big hole with the driveshaft situation, so that should show up in the next few videos.

Thanks John, I'd actually already sent Flexible drive an e-mail, nothing back yet, might try and ring them tomorrow, looks like retro spares just sell already manufactured cables, but given they are about 100m from my house I'll give them a try also!
72' 105 2000 GTV Red (tarmac rally/race car)
74' 105 2000 GTV Blue (road car)
68' 105 1600 Giulia Super White (Not sure yet)
01' Nissan Pathfinder (Tow car/Alfa support vehicle)

LukeC

QuoteWho did you get to make up the cables

From memory, it was Flexible Drive. Good to deal with... They did warn me it would not be cheap!

My drives were a challenge: mixture of Lancia Beta bearings, Alfa 916 flanges and Nissan stud pattern.  :o
Luke Clayton

qvae.com.au

LukeC

And yes, they reused as many parts as they could.
Luke Clayton

qvae.com.au

Colin Byrne

Next video i tackle a drive shaft issue i've got myself into, big thanks to Ben (105gta) for helping me with some info and sending me down an engine mount

https://youtu.be/hU_mF2YWagc
72' 105 2000 GTV Red (tarmac rally/race car)
74' 105 2000 GTV Blue (road car)
68' 105 1600 Giulia Super White (Not sure yet)
01' Nissan Pathfinder (Tow car/Alfa support vehicle)

105gta

Nice video Colin, glad to see I'm not the only one that drops things and uses beer to get through the problem solving issues 😉
1967 Giulia Sprint GT Veloce (WIP)
1985 GTV6 (WIP)

Colin Byrne

next video, got the cables so finished off the shifte system, think i even got all the gears in the correct location!

https://youtu.be/S7mL8TOcwwY
72' 105 2000 GTV Red (tarmac rally/race car)
74' 105 2000 GTV Blue (road car)
68' 105 1600 Giulia Super White (Not sure yet)
01' Nissan Pathfinder (Tow car/Alfa support vehicle)

Colin Byrne

Next episode, I get stuck into the exhaust

https://youtu.be/uBsv5I_VQNk
72' 105 2000 GTV Red (tarmac rally/race car)
74' 105 2000 GTV Blue (road car)
68' 105 1600 Giulia Super White (Not sure yet)
01' Nissan Pathfinder (Tow car/Alfa support vehicle)

Colin Byrne

72' 105 2000 GTV Red (tarmac rally/race car)
74' 105 2000 GTV Blue (road car)
68' 105 1600 Giulia Super White (Not sure yet)
01' Nissan Pathfinder (Tow car/Alfa support vehicle)