Restoring a TwinSpark Super to its former glory

[Engine]

As already seen in the previous pictures; in the end I decided to have the paint done professionally in the off-hours of a bodyshop. I just could not get it to the finish consistently as I wanted.











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The last part was very difficult. Could not get the engine to run. Turned out that both fuel pump and injectors got stuck and partially damaged even. I suspect the ethanol in the gasoline that can attract water when stored for a long time.

[164EVER]

It's a very pretty 164 thanks for the news.

[bellum64]

I admire to your job because I also start same difficult and hard job

[Engine]

Seeing these pictures I am very happy with the result and all the efforts!

[Alfan]

That is the bonus of all the work you put in this!!

Glad to see you are enjoying it on the road again

[Engine]

Many small items are still not up to my standards. Striving (too) much for perfection. I had long been in doubt about the wheels but I decided in the end to go for refurbished original wheels. Bit of work still to do on them.


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[Alfan]

[164EVER]

[quote="Engine"]Many small items are still not up to my standards. Striving (too) much for perfection. I had long been in doubt about the wheels but I decided in the end to go for refurbished original wheels. Bit of work still to do on them.

Great ! what a job, how do you do that ???

[Engine]

Many small items are still not up to my standards. Striving (too) much for perfection. I had long been in doubt about the wheels but I decided in the end to go for refurbished original wheels. Bit of work still to do on them.

Great ! what a job, how do you do that ???

I stripped the original paint/laquer of with a chemical paint stripper. Took me 2 rounds and a 3rd on some sticky remains. After that I sanded the surface smooth. The original finish was from when the wheels were machined so it had some kind of circle pattern in it. I placed the wheel on a selfmade setup so that I could rotate it while holding a not too fine sandpaper in the same place. That created the circle pattern. Just before that I painted the holes black. After sanding in the circles I applied clear coat.
The wheels were straight and the little curb side damage I just sanded away. Also there was some aluminium oxidation that I could partially sand away.

Overall the wheel look really nice. If you look really close you can see that they are not perfect but this is enough.

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At the Zandvoort race track in a classic car event where I was the only one with a 164. It gathered a crowd every now and then.
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[Engine]

I went to Zandvoort again; this time for the Spettacolo Sportivo Alfa Romeo. I am volunteer there every year for technical support. That also means be there early on Saturday (sometimes even on Fridays), have little sleep Saturday night and leave late Sunday night. Sounds bad and it is fantastic

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Somehow the rainy early hours of Saturday created a light colour that fits very nice the colour and lines of my 164. So much more elegant than the Giulietta in front of it.

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Over the weekend I spotted a little over 10 164's which was a lot but still made it one of the rarer cars on the event. If you exclude race cars it was probable only the 8C, Matta and TZ that were in smaller numbers. This year I also did not see any Rio or Arna. A Junior Zagato, a SZ/RZ or a 4C each had at least 2 or 3 times more cars as representation. So... maybe next year more 164's?
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In between my activities I had every now and then time for some pictures and visiting the stands with Alfa parts. I had one success; the caps in the wheels.
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[164EVER]

Many thanksfor these very nice picts, I enjoyed.

[Alfan]

Great photos and nice to see the 164 being well represented

For the first time ever, we are having a similar event (though on a smaller scale...) in the north, at Ring Knutstorp in the south in Sweden. I am part of the organizing committee and I hope to see many Alfa Romeos there, including 164s.

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[Engine]

How was the Nordic Spettacolo? I spend quite a bit of time in Sweden typically (Gothenburg and Stockholm regions) but usually fly there. Would not mind to visit some events with my cars next year maybe.

[Engine]

Participated in a classic rally with the Alfa (first time since the restoration) and we won. Great pictures too.

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[Alfan]

What a great way to enjoy all the work you put in it

Thanks for sharing the photos of the event.

[Engine]

After a few months of winter storage, my 164 is back on the road since this weekend. It started up without a problem!

Although there are still many finishing touches, this year I hope to only work on some essentials; like a new exhaust. Other than that it is time to drive it a bit more. Should be possible since both LT campervan and Corvette are in the workshop for service and some repairs. And even though for the Corvette all parts can still be purchased (what a difference from the Alfa) the shipping (from the USA) takes up a lot of time. More time to drive the Alfa then.

[164EVER]

Wish you the best with your Super.
Enjoy driving it
My is a TD it's gona go on the road again next week with its new engine

[Alfan]

Enjoy la bella macchina - avanti

[Engine]

It's been a while since the last update.

2019 brought a few events. Classic car (night) rallies.




It also brought a new exhaust from the manifold down. Non-Alfa parts but according to Alfa original specs. I was so happy that it sounded still exactly the same as before. A perfect balance of sporty and distinction. I was also glad that all of the resonation (the catalyst brick failed) was gone now.

And the SSAR on circuit Zandvoort. Lot of elbow grease to get it so shiny again.



After winter storage we started 2020 with a small service. Where we met some other Italian vehicles.

It got a working A/C again and the sensor for the watertemperature was exchanged. MOT passed without any comments.

And another round of good cleaning




2020 turned out to be a very different year than planned. I had entered the 164 for an event in the UK at Goodwood circuit in May and many classic car rallies. All got cancelled. SSAR also got cancelled. On a positive note; I also bought a house with garages and we have since moved there. Now all my classics have a storage at home.



There was one event that got organized. An all (unusual) cars little event at a small car museum. It was summer but raining.





But even though we have done some touring in the area we did not get out of this season what we planned.

In storage now. Early spring will bring a new clutch as this one is on it's way of giving up.

[Alfan]

Thanks for sharing and congratulations on the new storage facilities

Be careful when opening the doors in the garage, though...

[164EVER]

Merci pour tes photos c'est très sympathique.