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6 hour round trip then, may not be doable then

1 of my ideas wont work then Thanks for the offer Id like to upgrade the brakes while im changing them as its got more power now so seems a good idea at this point. If i can, I'd like to get the tarox strada pads to go with sport japan discs (thats the easy bit to find). I found a part number on the gazzella racing site for the strada pads in the GQV section, put it in google & that part number brings up those pads but for a Volvo (and a couple of others i think) Just a guess now but are the calipers made by brembo than shipped off to alfa,porsche,mitsubishi or whichever manufacturer wants brembo calipers to fit to their cars? Not sure how it works but i wouldnt think brembo would just design/make a unique caliper for the GQV so surely there must be another make/model out there that uses the same? Hopefully then i can just get some that are listed for another car which uses those pads to make life easier or doesn't it work like that? Thanks for the help so far

even the ace cafe meet down here has gone quiet recently. too cold to stand about outside just out of intrest…have you got a postcode for the meet (anywhere close) just to see how far it is from me

does the 1.6 diesel Giulietta use the same brake pads as the QV? im obviously doing something wrong as everytime i search for giulietta brakes i can't find cloverleaf stuff, keeps coming up with diesels and the 116 Giulietta from years ago

didn't know that either

Cheers is there any reason discs can be either but pads are GQV specific then? Was looking at getting brembo sport 2000 HPE pads as they sound pretty good. Can't seem to find them for the GQV though

I need to fit new brake pads on my GQV and found they are 330mmx28mm which is the same as the 3.2 & 2.4 brera's and 159's rather than the GTA 330mm brakes?. After a bit of searching i have seen someone has said that the GQV uses difrent pads as the GQV has little piston like fitings to locate it in the caliper piston which the 159 doesn't have. is this right ? or can i buy the pads for a 159/brera as i can't seem to find anything listed for the GQV -> http://www.motorspor...PAGE=/start.asp i want to change the discs too and seen some snazzy looking tarox discs, i know theres no real need for drilled/grooved etc on road cars and they can be noisy but tbh i dont mind that and i like the look of them more than standard discs be useful for trackdays though so not completly useless Again though, these are listed for the 159/brera so would there be a problem with it? http://www.gazzellar...cat=4100&page=1 thanks for your help

yea it is annoying, it was an alfa dealership we were at when we got told about it and they said a lot of the time its a plastic link inside the handle that breaks (can't really remember as it was a couple of years ago now) if i can find out though, i will

i think the inside workings are the same as the fiat 500 so might be cheaper to buy 1 of those? it was a while ago so you might need to double check (i'll ask a mate who was with me when i found out aswell) but if you can take the 'workings' out and fix yours it might be better for you?

sounds good, be nice to see some photos of it all when you have finished i'll have a look at your link later today when i get time If google translate doesn't work, ill have to ask my mate Akira who speaks japanese

welcome to AD always thought it would be handy having a lift in the garage certainly looks snowy

does look a good meet, shame im not any closer or id try and make it to 1. looks like theres always nice cars there

You upgrading the suspension aswell?

looks good seen anther GTV with powdercoated bits underneath done in red

sounds like an interesting project, i have no idea hope you get some answers

im no expert but i don't think the colour of the car it came off matters either "FOR SALE IDLE CONTROL COLD START VALVE EFEL A370 PART COMES FROM ALFA ROMEO 147 2.0 2002 5 DOORS COLOUR:ROSSO 130 B/B"

looks like its bred with a 206 at the front

colour coded windows Underneath all that it could be a decent car? It makes a change for 1 of these sorts of car to have other stuff done to them apart from flashy lights & sound systems. If its got the 3.2 etc someone must know a bit about the car so hopefully looked after it?

Welcome to AD Sooty Si

12th december if anyone wants to go

i read he was at a charity car meet to raise money for the Philippines Typhoon, the driver was his friend and owned a tuning company too. The fast and furious films aren't everyone's 'thing' but i liked them

I was surprised when i heard too, the car isn't even recognisable anymore so it must have been quite an impact

Might have to try & fix something up to stand them in then, got them face down ( 2 x 2 stacked on top of each other) at the moment. Out of UV light though & as the garage is boarded out above the car its dry so that should be alright. Just need to sort the stand out

meant to say, they are not on any wheels at the moment either. just the tyres so no need to let them down at all

is there anything you should/shouldn't do when storing tyres? im guessing not to stand them up or the bottom will go square/flat and i'll be putting them in the garage so not out in the rain or snow over the winter. anything else i should or shouldn't do to keep them in good condition?