Nellie's transplant begins

[Stratie.fr]

Thanks Tim
Have a great Time with your projects and enjoy driving Shades!
Cheers
Frederic

[LM mic]

Frederic..... It's a standard engine so only about 30bhp more.... But the extra valves make the engine more responsive.

Michel.... You clearly don't know how fast / slow I work !.....will aim for January but don't hold your breath!

Hey Phill !!!
Just try to do less drives to Auvergne and refit her quickly so you can give a drive at Nicole during spring (stoneileght ?) !!!!

Am also thinking may be to leave my first built bare of any carpet and Alcantara for fun racing and start another in short base Toy engine or any new stuuf and have her as aroad car fully trimmed as Ironman did!!!.........
Humm am lucky Nicole do not read the forum!!!!!!

[Bernard]

Sounds like a plan..... 1 race car and 1 road car !!!........... I can put the race car in my garage and take her out for a spin if you like !!! LOL

The less Nicole know's the better.....

Have a safe trip

Phil

[Bernard]

Well all was going ok....all parts off the rear chassis, new small fuel tank to accept the Alfa submersible pump designed and drawings taken to fabricator, lots of consumable parts ordered and delivered.

today started to fit the new exhaust / head gaskets.... Tightening the bolts and then the last one sheared in the head !!....I think I said bugger at the time.....managed to drill it out but ended up tapping the M8 hole out to M10 then making an adaptor stud M8 to M10...... Adrian Newey would be proud !...not..... But it worked

[Strat Fan]

Well all was going ok....all parts off the rear chassis, new small fuel tank to accept the Alfa submersible pump designed and drawings taken to fabricator, lots of consumable parts ordered and delivered.

today started to fit the new exhaust / head gaskets.... Tightening the bolts and then the last one sheared in the head !!....I think I said bugger at the time.....managed to drill it out but ended up tapping the M8 hole out to M10 then making an adaptor stud M8 to M10...... Adrian Newey would be proud !...not..... But it worked

Don't do it again but if you do I have a Helicoil kit you could have borrowed!

[Lancialulu]

I recommend "Bigsert"s if a helicoil insert has gone otherwise "Timesert"s in place of a helicoil as the timesert is a continuous metal thread - expensive through Wurth but worth it.

[Strat Fan]

I recommend "Bigsert"s if a helicoil insert has gone otherwise "Timesert"s in place of a helicoil as the timesert is a continuous metal thread - expensive through Wurth but worth it.

There aren't any Helicoils in the Alfa heads as standard Tim, simply M8 threads with manifold studs threaded directly into the aluminium heads.

[Lancialulu]

That's the difference I guess between Alfa and Lancia. All Lancia alloy threads are helicoiled..... Sometime the helicoil gives up after 50 years... Hence my love of Timeserts!

[Bernard]

There aren't any Helicoils in the Alfa heads as standard Tim, simply M8 threads with manifold studs threaded directly into the aluminium heads.

I'll remember that Craig..... However I don't plan on doing it again...thanks for the offer

[Bernard]

Well coming on ok but had a numpty moment today!.....before fitting the engine I forgot to drain the oil...so went on the underside to see that the sump plug was only MM. Away from the chassis rail...and bloopy tight...couldn't shift it !!.... So loosened off the engine mounts, compressed the shock absorber and jacked up the engine which then allowed me to get a socket directly on the end with a power bar... Still no luck...put an extension on the power bar and eventually it came loose....... Drained the oil .....and put a groove into the threads of the plug (half moon shape) so the next time I change the oil I will just loosen the sump plug and it should slowly drain without taking it out fully.