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Bravo (Classic) Van with a difference!!!.

Introduction

Heres the replacement for my highly abused yet extremely reliable Bravo.... Another Bravo (y) I'm moving up a year here :D Not going to be bitten like the last time, this is going to have a strip down and re-rustproof with a few bits to be thrown in too (copper lines all round are in the plans). Most importantly, this car is going to be converted to a van and painted black with some "toys" installed... More pics soon! :)

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my exhuast sytem is abit of mix and match.. haha! i got a john ashleys 4-2-1 manifold and then a sportex back box :p it makes a very nice sound, every time i see you go through that tunnel i makes me jealous nearist tunnel to me is in birmingham town center the queens way but the traffic getting there isnt worth to make the vid (n)
 
It sounds interesting, worth a vid on its own without the tunnel I'd imagine, I'd like to hear it! Did those parts cost you much? I'll have to go to the port tunnel over my summer holiday :worship:

A lot of the exhaust is a mix and match from Fiats and other manufacturers, the backbox is a combination of a Honda Civic, Bravo 1.2 joining piece and a Subaru joiner for example! :p
 
i keep meaning to make a vid but the recording sound on black berry is W4nk lol and dont fancy sticking my dads cam corder next to my exhuast as its worth more then my exhuast hahaha if a flame pops out ide end up being dinner haha! but yeh man keep up the good work on both cars i enjoy reading your threads and learned afair bit from them :p
 
Its looking really well now that you've the front bumper fitted. I cant wait till you've the paintwork all cleaned up it will look beautiful.

If you're getting alfa sideskirts get the 145 ones, the 146 ones are slightly shorter and would need to be sut slightly. Ive used them but my plastic mudflaps cover the cut part.

But the 145s are a perfect fit.
 
Cheers neddy! It'll be fully resprayed in installments, one panel at a time. Hope to get that done over the summer :)

As for the side skirts if the 146 skirts are shorter they should be perfect for the car as the Marea front leaves the sides slightly shorter than a normal Bravo ;)

Thank you that information was very useful! (y)
 
It must be an interesting site for any onlookers!

Famous last words again, so much for getting nothing done!

This arrived in the post
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Conveniently I have several boots, including this one
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Hats off to the guy that gave it to me (y)

Needed cleaning...
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And when measured up...
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Clean it again :p
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Now trimming... The film that is :D
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Better :)
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Important to know which side is which. The film is on the glass, plastic film on the outside
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Conveniently...
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And once again, clean the glass!!!
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So this can be seated
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And shrinking commences (y)
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Keep it shrinking...
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Now onto the car. Glass must be... CLEAN!!! :p
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Almost ready :)
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Now its ready :)
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Only to make a horses arse of the finish :doh:
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Oh well, can't argue with a limo tint though (y)
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So todays lesson: these cars are a nightmare to tint. Ive tried on 3 cars and each was a flop. Leave it to a pro (y)

Obviously a tinted window requires a test drive, on a private road.... :yum:



Remember, my wheels gear up my car and that is going uphill (y)

Untill the next update, what to do for it...! :chin:
 
Update!

Well more of a service ;)

I decided yesterday to do something to pass the time :idea:
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Needed stripping...
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And cutting...
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For...
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Now I couldnt take any photos because I stuck my hands together :doh: So heres the finished product :)
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So onto these...
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Decided to wizz on them :p
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And left them to dry....

So onto the front arm. Same process as the other one. All going to plan :)
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Untill :cry:
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Yep, did it again :rolleyes: Thankfully I have a "few" spares...

So eventually, out it came :)
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:eek:
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Bone dry and the boot split, oh my...

The reason the bolt rang? It wasnt a genuine one. Spot the odd one out...
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And the installation went smoothly :)

So while it was on its side, I decided to change the coolant :)
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With only the best (y)

Today was the "test" a 110 mile round trip. Decided to take the scenic route. Im on a big hill rather than a mountain. Had to see the recent forest fires for myself (warning big picture)

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I'll get cracking on the interior, again, in due time...! :yum:
 
fair play with the armrest mate (y).i did mine a while back to match my interia.wasnt perfect but was ok for a first try :D

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Cheers, I cut it a little too short at the back and the glue went everywhere though! Yours looks very well :)

I'm still waiting for a reply of sly si about the centre console he's selling, that has white leather trimmed arm rest :)

If all else fails, look out for an Alfa 147 with leather interior. Some came with an arm rest attached to the seat (y)
 
Cheers, I cut it a little too short at the back and the glue went everywhere though! Yours looks very well :)

cheers,its not bad.the creases let it down but was a pain.I have another sheet left incase i wana get it done professionally :D


If all else fails, look out for an Alfa 147 with leather interior. Some came with an arm rest attached to the seat (y)

wouldnt mind an armrest on the seat.its a shame the armrest isnt bigger/longer on the marea.Its more like an elbow rest lol
 
If all else fails, look out for an Alfa 147 with leather interior. Some came with an arm rest attached to the seat

Yeah seen a few around, only thing is modifying the rear bench, I have no way of doing that so if anything it would have to be front seat only :/

Your car is looking good by the way Mal, noticed the sub build in the back :p
 
Don't worry I haven't forgotten about my daily driver :D

Twas havin a gander through the Sei forum and I found a post on spigot rings. More importantly on why you need them. Well remember my gearbox from the first page? Heres the reason it ended up like that...
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Yep, no rings :mad: for a miserable £7 it could have saved all that unnecessary catastrophe along with saving my trailing arms and arbs (rear arb and trailing arm need replacing)

Wondering why I'm showing that wheel? I had to replace the set I pillaged off another car here :eek: But I've done it right this time (y)
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And with a set of wobblies that solved that :D

Now onto my car :)

If you didn't know, when you fiddle with the stepper motor ie use washers, the car will have very poor idling at startup. Wit high lift cams its almost impossible to keep it running after startup. So I decided enough is enough (y)

First is to whip the trim off...
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I had to source another plug. Not an issue :)
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You can guess what I'm doing by now ;) A certain wire is not required, so out it came
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Now to expose the wires by moving the jacket...
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Now some connectors would be nice :)
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And some extra wires. Make sure its the same thickness and has a proper contact with this wire
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Seal it up!
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Then cut it in half :p
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Now what about the other halves?
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Good to go (y) out with the drill
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A big bit I may add... End result
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Now why did I bother doing all that work?
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If I revert to the old system I can flawlessly :) End result with no cover yet
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And a demo video. Just if your wondering, this car is a nightmare to start, the accelerator needs pumping gently otherwise it will not start. This is because of the stepper motor not being attached to the tb and the high lift cams



Keep watching this for more random posts....! ;)
 
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