My return to the the Alfa fold. (Not 56k - lots of pics....)

[Anonymous]

I'm keeping the BX!


Its finished......

But it started in september 2006 here:







By November I had bought this:



A 2.5 V6 for 500 squid. It had a very broken engine and some corrosion issues, not mention some light crash damage......













I spent the winter out in the cold stripping the whole car and then re-building it



























3.2 GTA Engine
Quaife ATB Diff
GTA steering rack
GTA Sub frame
GTA stiffening plates
GTA Oil cooler
Relocated P/S cooler
No fog lights (extra cooling) and modified arch liners
GTA Rear roll bar
GTA Uprights
GTA Calipers (305's)
Late model lower arms (different bush spec)
Rebuilt and renewed rear suspension (subframe, arms etc)
FK coilovers
17" GTA multispokes with 225's
Rolled rear arches
Stainless Exhaust with euro 2 manifolds and a scilenced de-cat
Innovate Air/Fuel Meter
Battery relocated to Boot
Alpine MP3 head Unit
Alpine MP3 CD changer
Accoustic Research 4 Channel Amp
2 x Sony 2 channel amps
Infiniti Components and door speakers
2 x KEF KAR 8" Subs
Leather Interior replaced with cloth "recaro" SP interior
HID's

Yup I know its not a citroen......

[Daniel B]

Very very impressive Chris, like the subtle understated sleeper look, is it badged as a sleeper?

250BHP aren't they, or is it more that that now?

Great news your keeping the BX as well

Dan

[tim leech]

Impressive mate but that cant have been cheap! How come you took the 3.2 GTa rocker covers off though?

[Timmo]

Now i am dribbling like an old man!
i do like that, Alot! top stuff fella! Lovely cars and with a cracker of an engine now!
love it!

[Anonymous]

Impressive mate but that cant have been cheap! How come you took the 3.2 GTa rocker covers off though?

Problems with oil breathers.

[Anonymous]

Very very impressive Chris, like the subtle understated sleeper look, is it badged as a sleeper?

250BHP aren't they, or is it more that that now?

Great news your keeping the BX as well

Dan

Thanks, they're 250 as standard with euro 3 spec emiisions gear - 3 cats in the exhaust, with the euro 2 headers (tubular, no cats) a de-cated centre section and a remap I'm expecting around 280 - 290bhp.

I've got a R/R session booked for tomorrow, will know more after that and will be making a decision on giving it to John Noble for a Uni chip (Dastek)

[Kitch]

Hat off to you mate.....thats just showing everyone how it should be done there

[Toddman]

That's a lovely bit of work Chris nice one - looking forward to the RR results as well

Cheers
Luke

[csg100]

That is stunning. Amazing work!!

[Andy G]

how did you get the plug covers so clean? Did you get them blasted then repainted? Also the plenum, mine (I have a 147GTA) needs a good clean in those areas and would like to do a similar thing to improve the lump. (Although those chrom,e ventricals to the Alfa's heart are lovely)

[Anonymous]

how did you get the plug covers so clean? Did you get them blasted then repainted? Also the plenum, mine (I have a 147GTA) needs a good clean in those areas and would like to do a similar thing to improve the lump. (Although those chrom,e ventricals to the Alfa's heart are lovely)

I doused them in brake cleaner to remove the oil, cleaned the up with a brass wire brush in an electric drill, blasted them with a plasticote primer, then 3 coats of alfa titainium grey, hand painted the script then gave them 2 coats of laquer.