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I just scraped all the coating off when it started to peel - it looks nicer without the labels

That'll be £500 sir!

Good result. Which insurance company are you with?

Good luck with it, Ive owned three Alfas in the past and loved them all - let us know what the ownership experience is like

Just remembered youtube! - theres loads of how to vids on there

I was thinking that, but wasnt sure about heating it - I have a paint stripping hot air gun and was going to use that

I'm not worried about the paint - the whole thing needs repainting anyway. I just need to prep it for painting

Beauty is definitely in the eye of the beholder with the vortex - or does it look better in the flesh?

Not sure how to get rid of the bulge - can I heat it?

Hi, do you still have this? Not to worry, Ive managed to repair mine

What a great forum this is! What I do know is that if you sort your depression out, the other things will probably fall into place. What I have learned about it over the years is that it is due to this chemical imbalance in your brain, (which the Prozac attempts to address). The reason the imbalance occurs in the first place can be down to the way you think about things, your outlook on life. So what/how you think has a physical effect on your body - if you think this is odd, it shouldnt really be a surprise! You definitely need counselling/CBT, private would be better as it can start quickly - you can get counselling on the NHS, but the waiting time can be long. In the meantime, there is a website called "Moodgym" which is useful and free. Also I know there is a great website called "Youngminds" - not sure if there is something similar for the more mature chap, but they may be able to point you in the right direction. You will get though it.

Probably because its got SP1 on the sill?

Nice vid - he likes his Zeds! I thought that with a DMF that the friction disc was not sprung!? All those springs must create a lot of sloppiness

Found this guy on youtube recently - hes rebuilding a wrecked Evora and a BRZ. Good entertainment!

Just caught up with this, what an epic journey - well done sir!

I'm based just outside the "Gateway to the Dales" - Skipton

That sounds as if they either dont want the work or dont know whats involved. Find a decent independent, I m sure it should only be an hours labour per side at most.

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Glad you sorted it. I just wasnt sure whether the cheap ones would be forged and it just seemed a shame to throw away the oem parts as they lovely things

Well, I'm going to try a colour a local refinisher has said matched most alloys - renault silver code D69. If the results arent too dire I might post a pic of them. meanwhile heres the wheels after being blast cleaned - nearly had a heart attack when I saw them, but the high build primer seems to work well - at least it should be well keyed in!

I used to have an alfasud and they had really long inlet manifolds. Anyway, when you blipped the throttle frost would form on the top of the manifold and then immediately disappear due to heat from the engine. I'm pretty sure its due to the pressure drop caused by the throttle opening and this causes the air temp to drop (Boyles Law?!) and cool the manifold enough to freeze any moisture on it. Frost/ice in the induction system is bad news - in carburetterd aircraft pilots apply carb heat to stop ice forming.

If its the just the bush, you can replace it - think theyre about £40 each. I think you only need to replace the arm if the ball joint is bad.

Doing a refurb of my wheels - just wondered if anyone had found a colour code that matches the original finish. Thanks for looking.

I had one cut a bit ago and it wont turn it all - much filing later and it still wont turn

Just deny it if there are no independent witnesses - thats what has happened to us more than once