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alexj · Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 12:07 am Post subject:

Love those side skirts and I thought the different angles of the two exhausts was a nice touch.....

Sergio · Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 12:15 am Post subject:

Scott Sander · Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 12:16 am Post subject:

Oops another laps in concentration Rolling Eyes

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Gary UK · Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 1:41 am Post subject:

Side skirts I thought it was guttering Shocked

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Who ever did the mods I wan't his rose coloured spectacles
Rolling Eyes

Like the colour though

Ian M · Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 11:20 am Post subject:

Do you need a heavy goods lisence to drive that thing???

Pimp_Dudu · Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 11:53 am Post subject: It aint that ugly

The only ugly part is it's colour. If it was another colour the car would have looked really good. Where can you get parts like that??

Sergio · Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 12:32 pm Post subject:

You're kidding right????????????

Laughing

All the best

Sérgio

Mixsynth · Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 3:06 pm Post subject: Re: It aint that ugly

Mixsynth · Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 3:12 pm Post subject:

Ian M · Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 4:56 pm Post subject: Its beyond me...

Alfa romeo go to great pains to design us cars that are beautiful to look at and different from the norm and someone does that to it...its beyond belief.....in my opinion.

I wonder how many tubes of superglue were used to do that??

Gary UK · Posted: Thu May 15, 2003 12:31 am Post subject:

Na not super glue he'd been sniffing the Evo Stick a pure case of solvent abuse.

Ian M · Posted: Thu May 15, 2003 8:12 am Post subject:

Actually I think Blue Peter done it with sticky back plastic,cereal boxes and fairy liquid bottles

ChrisC · Alfa Sprint Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Posts: 152 Location: Frome

I think my personal fave about this car is the way the owner has gone to the trouble to try and block out as much as possible of their windscreen.
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James Granger · Alfa 33 Joined: 10 Apr 2003 Posts: 302

Always painful to see an Alfa in this condition, it really makes us cringe. We cannot understand the mentality of such owners, but relish their efforts in some twisted sense all same.

Down to the tuning analysis. First of all the blocked out windscreen would provide the greater sensation of speed which has been lost by the added weight and curious aerodynamics (a true Alfa Disco Volante?).

The warning stickers on the back are obviously to warn other motorists of flying debris when travelling at speeds in excess of 80 km/h.

We appreciate the bonnet scoop which supplies the heater with cold air, although fail to see how the air would escape from the sealed firewall compartment... Is it....... A FAKE???

We also would like to note the matching yellow upholstery and trim (see interior grab handles). Were the seats also 'resprayed'. We would really like not to know.

Any idea on how much money was blown?

Has he sprayed the engine yellow as well?

Is the second 'tailpipe' really angled wrong or simply in the process of falling off?

Does the owner have a better chance of pulling birds Cool

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We simply do not know the answers to these intriguing questions.

Is it an early 16V? Oh my god it could only be!

J & P Granger

PS. Check out how it should be done, see our car below

ricardo · Posted: Fri May 16, 2003 6:09 am Post subject: sad..sad..so very bloody sad

so i thought i'd give u a pic of a happy 16v , resting by the bach after a great days racing ......

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James Granger · Alfa 33 Joined: 10 Apr 2003 Posts: 302

Ian M · Posted: Fri May 16, 2003 5:51 pm Post subject:

James that is a really nice looking car...Have you done alot to it to get it in that condition?
Never driven (never seen) a 1.3...what do they go like?
Actually Ive only ever driven carbed 1.5s & 1.7s
So if anyone would like to bring an injected car along to show me what Im missing I would be a willing student Laughing

Sergio · Posted: Fri May 16, 2003 7:02 pm Post subject:

Hi James,

your car looks absolutely beautiful, congrats...

Do those wheels fit straight on or do they require spacers? (15" aren't they?)

All the best

Sérgio

Sergio · Posted: Fri May 16, 2003 7:06 pm Post subject:

Hi Ian,

I had a 1.3s (2 double webber carbs), and it went very very well... One of those cars that I will never forget until I die... Smile

It had a very responsive engine and outclass most of the 1.4l cars around... Very fun to drive, You'll be amazed how it goes...

All the best

Sérgio

James Granger · Alfa 33 Joined: 10 Apr 2003 Posts: 302

Hi Ian and Sergio,

Thanks for your interest in our 33. We have owned it since 1999, when I was 16 and my brother was 14, and have since restored/renovated it. We have not spent that much on it, other than necessary techincal overhauls such as suspension, belts etc. The car had oxidised paint (in typical fashion), and we renovated it simply by T-cutting and polishing with various waxes. We have also colour-coded the bumpers, mirrors and have added front mistlights, a rear spoiler and an (original Alfa 33) third brake light.

We have also fitted a K&N replacement panel filter (which draws in cold air rather than warm air as with cone filter elements) a Ragazzon exhaust and obviously the 15" Speedline alloys.

The exhuast gave notable performance improvement (of about 7 bhp). Being originally a Belgian car, it was factory fitted with a Group-N non-cat exhaust, so power was initially around 90 bhp. Together with the filter and exhaust, power lies around 100 bhp and the engine turns a lot smoother.

Due to the car's light weight it really flies, and performance is on a par with the Alfa 156 2.0 Selespeed Laughing

Sergio, the wheels didn't require any spacers but are very close to the Watt linkages due to their smaller offset. The wheels were also designed for 155 (Fiat-Alfa) hubs that are .5 mm smaller than on the 33; after some determination they went on!

Cheers

Mixsynth · Posted: Fri May 16, 2003 10:40 pm Post subject: Re: Tuning Analysis

Let's just recap.

On the one hand we have job A:

And on the other we have job B:

So children, which one is correct? And which one is WRONG? Rolling Eyes

They should teach good taste in school.
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