So in the process of removing a 12v 3.0 from a 164, I thought I'd see what a 164 chop-top would look like.
Before.....
After....
Just personally, I think it looks rakishly handsome. Those B-pillars moved a fair bit afterwards though.
hi Sheldon.
any plans for that motor??
cheers
jc
That's awesome!
(In the 'after' shots I half expected the appearance of a man in a white coat to issue you the first in a series of challenges ...)
Quote from: johnnyc on October 06, 2012, 06:36:47 AM
hi Sheldon.
any plans for that motor??
cheers
jc
It'll be going in a 90.
Sheldon,
You are right...it doesn't look half bad!
The crease line going from the rear all the way to the front accentuates the waistline well enough so with a bit of work
Alfa could have made a decent looking convertible (perhaps make it a 2 door?).
There's the next challenge weld the rear doors!
Cheers,
Paul.
Nice Sheldon! The boys at Top Gear should look and learn!
Quote from: Sheldon McIntosh on October 06, 2012, 10:40:08 PM
Quote from: johnnyc on October 06, 2012, 06:36:47 AM
hi Sheldon.
any plans for that motor??
cheers
jc
It'll be going in a 90.
why don't you put the motor from the 90 in the 164 ?
Hmmm, nice idea, but would you really want to try and get this (pics 1 & 2) back to roadworthy?
Unfortunately, this (pic 3) will be the 164's final resting place. A sad end for a majestic conveyance. And all because of a P/S rack and the bloody air-con stepper motors.
On a side note, for anyone wanting to strip a 164 of it's engine (and/or roof), I can highly recommend having a demo-saw and a forklift handy, it makes it a one-man 10-hour job. I might have been stuck without the saw, one of the sub-frame bolts wouldn't come out. I honestly don't know what I would have done if I didn't have the massive saw right there.
RIP 164, you were a great car. Your heart will live on though.......
Sheldon
you should have cut the boot lock out, That could have payed for the next project.
So has it gone to the great Alfa graveyard in the sky already? I just remembered I need a set of locks & keys for my old '89 164 because my mother managed to lose the key somewhere & I never had the valet key. May have to visit Milanos if it's been carted off...
The 164 may be in heaven but I think Sheldon is headed the opposite direction! Fancy doing that to a Pininfarina masterpiece :o
Quote from: Paul Bayly on October 24, 2012, 09:33:29 PM
Fancy doing that to a Pininfarina masterpiece :o
You all had your chance to save the car: http://www.alfaclubvic.org.au/forum/index.php?topic=6503.0 so don't bitch about it now :)
Quote from: stustustu123 on October 21, 2012, 03:28:36 PM
So has it gone to the great Alfa graveyard in the sky already? I just remembered I need a set of locks & keys for my old '89 164 because my mother managed to lose the key somewhere & I never had the valet key. May have to visit Milanos if it's been carted off...
Sorry mate, long gone.
Quote from: Paul Bayly on October 24, 2012, 09:33:29 PM
The 164 may be in heaven but I think Sheldon is headed the opposite direction! Fancy doing that to a Pininfarina masterpiece :o
That's not very nice!!
Luckily, it's heart will live to beat again in a Bertone
masterpiece work of art designed car.
Quote from: Sheldon McIntosh on October 09, 2012, 12:12:29 AM
Hmmm, nice idea, but would you really want to try and get this (pics 1 & 2) back to roadworthy?
(http://www.alfaclubvic.org.au/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=9613.0;attach=21794)
Clearly this (removal of that italian rubbish motor) is just the start of orstralynizing it - stick a clevo in the front and a 9 inch in the back and take it to summernats...
Or a Clevo in the back!