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With all my existing mods to date and the new intake setup, new cylinder head and with new cams I hope to up the B power to 170bhp plus. for which should be nice.
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How did you remove petrol smell , ive searched everywhere for the source of mine ??
- Removed petrol smell (jubilee clip)
- Changed gear knob (Momo)
- Mounted roll bars (ebay.de)
- Ordered new gas struts for the hood and trunk.
To do list:
- Glass windstop.
- Gas struts.
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- Removed petrol smell (jubilee clip)
- Changed gear knob (Momo)
- Mounted roll bars (ebay.de)
- Ordered new gas struts for the hood and trunk.
To do list:
- Glass windstop.
- Gas struts.
Best regards
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Hiya, maybe you have fixed this by now, but the smell usually comes from behind the rear bulkhead ( behinds seats, behind the metal cover) the fuel pipe hoses have standard push on clips so the seals can leak when old and leak fumes. New hoses or usually just a new jubilee clip will solve this. easy fix but the difficulty is the removal of seats, trim and rear bulk head.
Look at the photos and you can see the blue fuse hoses and the large black one that feeds the tank, check all clips , replace or tighten.
Hope this helps.
easy fix but the difficulty is the removal of seats, trim and rear bulk head. Look at the photos and you can see the blue fuse hoses and the large black one that feeds the tank, check all clips , replace or tighten.
Hope this helps.
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Hi, on top of the tank there are also two vents with pipes attached. The seal around the vents also age and become hard allowing fumes to escape when the fuel tank is mainly full or over half full. These can be replaced and are available from Henk at Barchettaparts.com and from italy. A temporary fix is to spray/soak the seal while it is insitue with a silicon spray and work or wiggle the fitting to make the silicon soak into the seal. This sometimes revives the seal and makes a temporay fix. They can be very difficult to remove.
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Hiya fellow Barchettaristas , long time no speak or share.
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Its been a long time to upgrade with some modifications, but have some great plans ahead.
Engine will come out and will color change under bay to match the tungsten silver, it was the only area that never got repainted so wish to get it done.
this will complete the color upgrade.
Engine will come out and will color change under bay to match the tungsten silver, it was the only area that never got repainted so wish to get it done.
this will complete the color upgrade.
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A Battery relocation to the rear will be part of the new mods and here is some of the parts purchased for this.
New battery -75amp
Positive/ negative terminal confections
New tray and top holder
Battery cut off switch (this will isolate the battery when the B is stored up winter months)
5meters of 50mm /0guage Red Cable
1meter of 50mm /0guage Black Cable
8mm/10mm ring terminals for cables
300amp Trip switch
Positive Terminal Distribution block for engine bay connections.
Booster / Jump terminals for upfront in the bay.
New battery -75amp
Positive/ negative terminal confections
New tray and top holder
Battery cut off switch (this will isolate the battery when the B is stored up winter months)
5meters of 50mm /0guage Red Cable
1meter of 50mm /0guage Black Cable
8mm/10mm ring terminals for cables
300amp Trip switch
Positive Terminal Distribution block for engine bay connections.
Booster / Jump terminals for upfront in the bay.
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Hi fellow Barchettaristas, 
So new works have finally begun on my B after a long sleep and hibernation.
Engine has come out for a good clean , repaint and overhaul .
New time belts /pulleys etc. and Im slightly retuning , reworking the Cylinder head .
Re skimmed, Polished/ported, and valves three cut seated and sealed /pressure tested along with 2.0 ltr Alfa Cams .
New performance road/race clutch and lightened/balanced flywheel.
The performance intake is being tweaked to be better also.
Battery in the boot upgrade and all earth straps will be stronger and improved upon .
Starter motor new solenoid.
So new works have finally begun on my B after a long sleep and hibernation.
Engine has come out for a good clean , repaint and overhaul .
New time belts /pulleys etc. and Im slightly retuning , reworking the Cylinder head .
Re skimmed, Polished/ported, and valves three cut seated and sealed /pressure tested along with 2.0 ltr Alfa Cams .
New performance road/race clutch and lightened/balanced flywheel.
The performance intake is being tweaked to be better also.
Battery in the boot upgrade and all earth straps will be stronger and improved upon .
Starter motor new solenoid.
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For the battery in the boot upgrade I have removed the seats and side trim a running new high power cable to the rear. Lucky enough I have access through the side panels and to the rear boot via the subwoofer hole from my previous modifications and rear fire wall.
More details and pics to follow as we progress .
More details and pics to follow as we progress .
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Hi guys,
Some more progress today , I do a little every now and then when I can .
Started to polish up the rocker cover and the sports inlet manifold .
Not fully finished but gradually getting to a high shine finish .
Some more progress today , I do a little every now and then when I can .
Started to polish up the rocker cover and the sports inlet manifold .
Not fully finished but gradually getting to a high shine finish .
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So now im into this polishing up of aluminum parts. Today i did a few more .
Alternator, Oil dipstick , throttle body linkage, idle control valve and injector rail and also cleaned up some other engine components.
Alternator, Oil dipstick , throttle body linkage, idle control valve and injector rail and also cleaned up some other engine components.
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I am impressed, wonderful job well done..
Chiming in, thanks for great inspiration!
Any knowledge on how to keep the polished aluminum "permanently" shiny? Hard to see how, in that environment, but thinking in the line of a flexible lacquer "resilient" to heat, oil, etc (and me dropping whatever heavy tool on it).
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hiya , a wax or metal polish will keep it shiny
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So we’re nearly there 80% loading .
New balanced , lightened flywheel and sport clutch fitted . Flywheel down to 4kg .
Had the supersprint manifold ceramic powder coated .
and now have different cams on there way to further improve performance.
The 2.0 Alfa JTS can have a higher exhaust so should get the power up .
New balanced , lightened flywheel and sport clutch fitted . Flywheel down to 4kg .
Had the supersprint manifold ceramic powder coated .
and now have different cams on there way to further improve performance.
The 2.0 Alfa JTS can have a higher exhaust so should get the power up .
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