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m20b25 · Jan 13, 2012

Back to this car!

I cleaned it again

Along with various jams along the car

The glass wasn't ignored

Need more daylight...

m20b25 · Jan 19, 2012

A bad leg cramp meant I couldn't do any heavy work...

So I decided to fix some niggles

Starting with window switches...

They're the wrong ones to begin with... :bang:

Nonetheless, must continue.... Heres my wonkey switch

To remove, remove the rubber and reveal the 2 screws

Out she pops

To the van

this needs removing...

To reveal the board

See the problem?

Wasn't too difficult to remove

Comparing the new with the old...

Fitted!

Somewhat cleaned!

Refitted!!!

Next on the agenda...

Wobbly

Within a few minutes...

Refitted!

Now to sort this mess

That's for another day.... Keep watching

m20b25 · Jan 20, 2012

That leak is irritating

So I tried to find its source...

This is a common leak point on these cars. It was sealed up before...

Hang on...

Wait a minute...

Ah, this mightn't be helping!

Sealed in yet another embarrassing manner! Wonder will that cure it or lessen the effect... :chin:

Keep watching...

DAV1D · Jan 22, 2012

I love the 166... Almost my favourite Alfa. Bought one once but never took delivery

m20b25 · Jan 24, 2012

DAV1D said:
I love the 166... Almost my favourite Alfa. Bought one once but never took delivery

This car was advertised as a spares car for breaking and I was... Going to break it originally

But when I went to pick it up I took a shine to it and just couldn't

Hellcat · Jan 27, 2012

DAV1D said:
I love the 166... Almost my favourite Alfa. Bought one once but never took delivery

Sounds like there is a story in there!

Wonder if it's the same as my father-in-law's story about the Ferrari Dino he bought... but never got.

blu73 · Jan 28, 2012

i nearly bought a 166 once, great cars. Will be watching as usual

m20b25 · Mar 14, 2012

Back to the Alfa

I don't think the brake callipers were ever cleaned

Or the links...

So out with the wire brush...

And it looks much better

To the front!

As the wheels were stuck on, out with the copper grease...

Anyways, you can see where the pressure washer cleaned a bit of it before

Better

(don't want to lose the writing!)

Seems my offside driveshaft was off before...

Lastly, positioning the badge the right way in the wheels :spin:

Engine out for the crack someday, stay tuned...

Bravo16VSpoonz · Mar 15, 2012

im jealous of two things but not 1, jealous of the v6 lump and being the 166, but not the mpg

still the car looking good, keep up the good work , i want a project

Gino500 · Mar 21, 2012

Wowza, always had a really soft spot for these lovely big Alfa barges ever since I saw a Rosso Red V6 Lusso when they first came out. The poor thing has had a very hard and unloved life by the looks of it

I'm sure she'll respond to lots of TLC and you'll have a gorgeous car on your hands. That chrome tubed V6 is a symphony of Italian brawn...

Keep up the excellent work and it'll be interesting to see how you get on!

Bravo16VSpoonz · Mar 23, 2012

another thing i wanna mention is, your 166 has everything id dream of to upgrade on my alfa, such as the 4 pot brakes, projector headlight unit, the v6 air intake, im sure theres many more parts

, id love a donor car like this so i could take things off it and look at upgrading the 156 somehow

blu73 · Mar 23, 2012

Bravo16VSpoonz said:
another thing i wanna mention is, your 166 has everything id dream of to upgrade on my alfa, such as the 4 pot brakes, projector headlight unit, the v6 air intake, im sure theres many more parts , id love a donor car like this so i could take things off it and look at upgrading the 156 somehow

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alfa-Rome...omobiles_UK&hash=item3a720f207e#ht_500wt_1156

...?

m20b25 · May 8, 2012

Arise!

Had a gawk under the car, spotless! Not a pick of rust

apart from the rear subframe, I'll hop to that soon enough

Needed a good clean, I got the weather for it

Hard to believe these 2 cars share almost the same wheelbase

m20b25 · May 24, 2012

Suddenly there was sunshine. I had to awake the V6 from hibernation and clean it

Plate is taken off as it is so dilapidated it ruins the front of the car!

Thinking of an Italian style front plate

m20b25 · Aug 5, 2013

Fear not, I still have this glorious machine and still gets worked on now and again

Like an interior refurb

bluejohn125 · Aug 9, 2013

Nice to hear of gradual improvements and attention on this... but just think, if put your efforts and expertise in mechaniching to doing paying repair jobs for people instead of Peugeot experiments, you could put lots of petrol into this lovely beast and enjoy a nice V6 howl instead of a diesel clatter...

m20b25 · Aug 19, 2013

bluejohn125 said:
Nice to hear of gradual improvements and attention on this... but just think, if put your efforts and expertise in mechaniching to doing paying repair jobs for people instead of Peugeot experiments, you could put lots of petrol into this lovely beast and enjoy a nice V6 howl instead of a diesel clatter...

I love the sleeper effect of my rattly diesel Pug

and how suddenly the turbo cuts in :worship:

However, fear not, I'm deciding on a next daily hack. Won't be for a while as I need my 406 for long distance driving....

Have this 156, I'll make a thread on it asap. Rebuilding it to my specs :devil:

m20b25 · Sep 13, 2013

Farewell awful pepperpots, hello Sportivo wheels

Yeah, that's the resto 156 in the background....

These wheels and tyres have made the car quieter, smoother and handle better. Why didn't I do this sooner!!!!! :worship:

bluejohn125 · Sep 16, 2013

These wheels and tyres have made the car quieter, smoother and handle better.

Wow, you mean the car is taxed, tested and insured, and running round legit on Irish roads!

Or did you make this assessment by driving round the field?

Looks proper gorgeous now, a real rock-star ride... :slayer:

m20b25 · Sep 22, 2013

bluejohn125 said:
Wow, you mean the car is taxed, tested and insured, and running round legit on Irish roads!

Or did you make this assessment by driving round the field?

Looks proper gorgeous now, a real rock-star ride... :slayer:

Cheers dude!

so much win with those wheels, should never have had those awful pepperpots....!

At 1080 a year to tax it'll be along time before it sees our crappy roads

private roads ftw

Next on the list is binning that awful t-spark box, I hate it!!! :bang:

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