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[MiNiKiN]

 

these are single piece and fitting the tyres is a right pain in the back
 
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Nice one, they're made by the same company. I'm pretty certain they have made in Italy stamped on them

 

 

Have you got some information (a link or so) on the manufacturer?

And yes I am pretty sure they Italian made.
 

Edited by MiNiKiN, 22 September 2020 - 02:53 PM.

[GT Jimmy]

All I know

these are single piece and fitting the tyres is a right pain in the back
 
Alu_rim.jpg

Nice one, they're made by the same company. I'm pretty certain they have made in Italy stamped on them

 
Have you got some information (a link or so) on the manufacturer?
And yes I am pretty sure they Italian made.

I don't know much about them to be honest, they came with the car. They're definitely Italian, there's a date stamped on them, 1981, can't remember the month. I think they're cool, a bit different from the norm

[GT Jimmy]

Picked up these Alpha Romeo seats this morning, as my original deckchair seats are breaking my back if I do more than 30 miles

 

 

Does anyone know how to remove the drivers arm rest before I get heavy handed with it lol

 

They are super comfy and looking forward to doing some miles in them

[colinf1]

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This is saying rotate it 45degrees and pull it off the shaft...

[GT Jimmy]

https://www.alfaowne...sel-jpg.764378/

This is saying rotate it 45degrees and pull it off the shaft...

You Sir, are a Gentleman. I'll give it a go tomorrow

Edited by GT Jimmy, 27 September 2020 - 07:50 PM.

[GT Jimmy]

 

https://www.alfaowne...sel-jpg.764378/

This is saying rotate it 45degrees and pull it off the shaft...

You Sir, are a Gentleman. I'll give it a go tomorrow

 

Just been up to the loft and it's off! Thanks mate

[MrBounce]

Just read the whole thing Jimmy (totally didn't use some work time, honest  ) and I have to say, what a fantastic job. Really makes me miss my old GT, which remains the only car I wish I'd never sold. Love it.

 

Here's a pic of Bruce:

 

[Midas Mk1]

Jimmys GT is a credit to him, spotless underneath as it is outside, one day he might realise it aha. Can't wait to see holy crap on more sunmc runs out

[GT Jimmy]

Just read the whole thing Jimmy (totally didn't use some work time, honest  ) and I have to say, what a fantastic job. Really makes me miss my old GT, which remains the only car I wish I'd never sold. Love it.
 
Here's a pic of Bruce:
 

Thanks for the compliment mate. I know what you mean, I still regret selling my Cooper in 2000

[GT Jimmy]

Jimmys GT is a credit to him, spotless underneath as it is outside, one day he might realise it aha. Can't wait to see holy crap on more sunmc runs out

Aaww Sam, you're making me blush lol

[GT Jimmy]

Today me and R Kid took our cars over the border into Wales to AB Garage for a session on the rolling road. It did feel for a minute or two like the dukes of hazard, where "Those Crazy Duke Boys!!" were trying to cross the county line before Boss Hogg caught them, but then remembered we are still allowed into Wales until 6pm tomorrow

 

Anyway, Aidie did a cracking Job setting the car up, was running a bit lean and the timing was well off. 76bhp is where the engine spec is meant to be so quite happy, would have been happier to get 80 lol

 

 

R kids Cooper, aka Rocky, made 71bhp, a bit too close  for my comfort lol, thought I'd have way more than him

 

Next job is to weld the subframes for the Alfa seats up, I've already cut the 20mm box section to size, copying someone else's plans in the "what seats fit the classic mini" thread somewhere on here

 

 

Thanks for looking

[GT Jimmy]

The nice NHS app has informed me I have been in contact with someone with covid and have now got to isolate for 12 days. Balls!!!

 

So seeing as I've killed my welder I thought I'd get the polish and wax out, last time I polished a car was my Cooper back in 98. So armed with a "perfect polish applicator" from autoglym I polished it first with Mer, then finishing wax from Farecla, no machine polishing for Jimmy, oh no. 

 

 

 

Quite pleased with it, though it could probably do with a machine polish really

 

I've also started cleaning up the alfa leather seats, figured it's easier with them out of the car. Can't fit them till I can get hold of a welder to finish welding my subframes

[GT Jimmy]

It became apparent that the frames I knocked up for my alfa seats aren't going to work, they make the seating position too high

 

 

 

The seating position was too high so I've took advice from the S.U.N.M.C and revised my plans, can't pick any steel up till Thursday because I'm having to isolate again.

 

So armed with the leather cleaning kit from Autoglym  i spent a couple of hours on the front seats only to, erm, make them look exactly  the same lol

 

 

 

They smell like DFS now though

[GT Jimmy]

I've been off this week, was meant to be heading to somewhere warm to celebrate my 50th a couple of weeks ago, best laid plans and all...

 

Anyway, the last couple of days Jimmy has been a busy old git, for my birthday I got a Retrosound DAB radio and speakers for the GT. I fitted the speakers and ran the cables to the front, fitted the under dash holder for the radio. Not fitted the radio yet because I'm waiting for a friend to check the old stereo wire to see if its a permanent or switched live, I'll need both anyway

 

 

 

Then got busy fettling the new frames I made for the alfa seats, much better this time round, although it's became apparent I'll need some black door cards now

 

 

I'll be taking the seats out again to paint the frames before final fitting. I took it for a blast round the bypass, pleased with the comfort and seating position

 

And the first wash of the year, not for me, but for the GT, I'm not due a bath till easter

[GT Jimmy]

Happy days, Holy Crap! has passed its Mot, doing a whopping 980 miles last year, not bad for a year of lockdown