Congratulations! You won this item.

[crapcarcollector]

Mr CC says the bottom end is knocking. But he has a spare GTV which is rotten that he made me go fetch with him 2 weeks ago.

 

 

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[Pillock]

They don't allow pedestrians or cyclists on the Dartford bridge, and if you parked your car to then jump off you'd be lynched by commuters before you got the chance.

[DeeJay]

 

We have Dazi the alfa! Heading home now!

 

 

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Even sitting on the trailer it looks its going to overtake you.

Gorgeous. 

[The Moog]

 

 

I think I need to lie down.

 

If I win the rover raffle tonight I may be in trouble.

Congratulations!

[brickwall]

I love the harsh line running from the arch to the rear window. I always thought that was very brave considering the bloat look of moderns.

[crapcarcollector]

GTV safely back, deposited at the Garage, trailer back in barn. Check autoshite, won raffle, explain to missus exactly what happened was.....

Quite chiffed really

[Tetleysmooth]

Dahn 'ere mate, people don't commit suicide on the Dartford bridge, we just chuck 'em over.

[billyboy406v6]

Lovely car mate, crap food, think Mrs CCC needs cookery lessons ?

[crapcarcollector]

Happy days, seller seemed a good sort and the car came with plenty of history (Powerflexed bushes etc) so that's one less job to do. It's now dropped off at my local shite friendly garage for them to assess if the engine can be repaired or if it needs replacing. I have budgeted for replacement so it will get done either way. 

 

will update when I know more....

[crapcarcollector]

Although I have not updated (due in part by the fear of failure, and then having to explain myself to the Autoshite community, why its not been fixed, or is dragging on) 

 

I can has news......

 

Bloody big update to follow....

[crapcarcollector]

I bought this thing with a knackered bottom end. I decided after collection the best cause of action was to take it to my favourite tame independent garage. I grew up with and went to school with the proprietor. I asked him to drop the sump, check the shells and we'd make a decision based on what was found. 

 

I got the call. 

 

It was fucked. 

 

They also didn't want to do the job of changing the engine, being quite clear that since they had changed an engine for another customer with a second hand unit (customer supplied) , and the second hand unit was was also knackered and that customer was properly miserable about the whole situation. They were also concerned that as I'd bought it as a non runner, all manner of things could be wrong the car and that the bill would soon spiral out of control.

 

They were trying to protect me, basically saying that it would be cheaper and easier to cut my losses and buy a working example.

 

They were of course correct, but I didn't want protecting, and ultimately, they said whilst they didn't want anything to do with it, I could use a ramp and the corner of the garage. I'd just need to help out whilst I was there, and "Not take for fucking ever".... this was Christmas 2015...... 

[chaseracer]

Go on...

 

 

[crapcarcollector]

I decided, in my infinite wisdom that a new (to me) engine would be the best way to go. so I decided a eBay never heard running £250 engine was absolutely the way to go. 

 

So I splurged £250 on a sight unseen motor out a supposed 65,000 mile 147. Paid another £50 for delivery to the garage and started to take the engine out of the car. 

 

BTW. How the hell do I get photos to post, I just get this image extension cannot be used? maybe I should do this from my phone?

[crapcarcollector]

 

 

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[crapcarcollector]

Engine arrives from dodgy breakers.com

Now the belts on these are fragile so I decided to change the timing belt, balancer belt, tensioners and water pump as matter of course.

I had a butchers at the clutch and decided that was toast too, so I swapped that out for a new one too.

 

 

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[crapcarcollector]

Then it was full on engine out time. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/I20160618/6a492ecc247aa85c9ed1226da4791e8f.jpg

 

Getting that bastard out was a right chew on. The alternator was s right pig to get out of the way as was the power steering connection.

 

 

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[crapcarcollector]

 

Poking the new engine is was less traumatic that taking the old one out. However, the alternator and power steering pipe were yet again complete bastards to put back in.

The I later discovered the book time for the alternator was something like 5 hours because Alfa.

 

By now I was getting a lot of 'told you so' and you should've listened. Trouble is I was now in balls deep.

 

 

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[crapcarcollector]

Stuff was just bolloxed all the time. Inner cv boots... Outer boots, serpentine belts, bolts, even the radiator was rotten. Some bits I could get of my spares car, most I couldn't because my spares car was a phase 1 and this is a phase 2 and Alfa changed fucking everything between them!

 

 

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[crapcarcollector]

Finally came the daubed reckoning, motor was in. Wired up, fuelled up, everything. I actually put this moment off for a couple of weeks preferring to fiddle with completely unrealised items before plucking up the courage to fire it up.

 

The battery was fucked.

 

Anti climax or what.

 

New battery and it fire in what felt like less than 1 revolution of the engine. Straight up, all good. Then it threw the EML on.

 

I plugged it in and the error was for a carbon emission canister. I'd never heard of it. I certainly didn't remember taking one off or swapping it.

Turned out if left a wire disconnected under the inlet manifold.

 

 

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[crapcarcollector]

Once I got it running I took it for a blast round the car park. Exhaust was clearly shot and it would randomly cut out and restart immediately.

Great.

 

Exhaust ordered.

 

At this point we are in May!

 

 

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[crapcarcollector]

 

 

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[crapcarcollector]

Exhaust arrives. I decide to do fuck all about the cutting out, and set about fitting the exhaust. It's a cheapo pattern part because I'd spent a shitload on the car. It must have been made by blind people and I have to heat it and bend it to make it fit. Sort of. At this point we are talking MOT's (even though it cuts out) and my friends are starting to say wise words like check everything. Test everything. Yeah, yeah I know what I'm doing.....

 

 

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[crapcarcollector]

MOT time (fucker still cuts out and I can't work out why) sage words ringing in my ears, Have you checked the lights? Suspension? Tyres? Wipers? All the bolts tight? You sure? You double checked?

 

Yes, yes, all good. It's ready, trust me it's all good.

 

 

Fuck.

 

 

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[crapcarcollector]

So it turns out it needs front wishbones, rear drop links, new bulb holders a tyre, wipers and an adjust of the headlamps. I decided to get all the bits required and put a pair of tyres on the front (I've stopped counting the cost by now)

 

Brilliant, no one stocks the tear drop links by more and it takes 3 weeks to get hold of some.

 

 

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[crapcarcollector]

Finally, once all the parts arrive I finally get....

 

 

 

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[anonymous user]

The like is for your efforts and perseverance

[crapcarcollector]

Which brings us to today. I've cured the cutting out, it was stale fuel.

 

 

 

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[crapcarcollector]

Today I've been to the pub in it with Mrs CCC and she has now claimed it as her own.

 

That's okay, I can now start the search for the next one.

 

It won't be an AX

 

 

 

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[crapcarcollector]

I love it. Mrs CCC loves it. The guys at he garage still reckon I lost big time. I don't care. I know it's a sorted example now

 

 

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[Dave_Q]

That's one hell of an update sir, and one seriously nice looking car.

 

I find it best not to count costs, if we were all doing this because it made sense financially we'd be in K11 Micras or something.