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8-26-2008
I bought my first Sud when I was 18, a 1.5 3 door, after a 1.5 Sprint QV and now I have since 12 years a 1.5QO with the ultimate Alfa boxer, the 4 cam 16 valve, retrofitted with a pair of Dell'orto carbs. Nobody expects 1/3 Testarossa engine in a small family saloon.
Yes, I replaced many front calipers during the years and I make sure I always have a spare pair of them. But... the rear 308 brake is a different casting but the same internals, handbrake mechanism and pistons as the Sud, from ATE. That they are mounted in the wheel makes service easier of course, when the Sud was current, mechanics at the dealer did neglect the front brakes due to their mounting position. BTW, I once read your story about racing Suds on the Alfa BB.
9-2-2008
I got the crank and flywheel back from the engine shop. Crank was perfectly good and within spec for standard bearings. Only on the ends were the seals ride is a groove that they couldn't polish out but he suggested I shimm the new seals in the front/rear cover so they ride on a different spot.
Spent a whole afternoon grinding on one of the Fiat rear calipers, removed 1/2 from the casting so now only the handbrake mechanism remains. I'm not entirely happy with the result but I guess it will work eventually after some more tweaking.
More cleaning on the block and covers. The engine will be a (too) bright silver so I'm a bit hesitant to post pictures yet (didn't take any) if it looks like a spray can engine rebuild I will choose a darker color before assembling. But whoever said hammerite is only good for garden fences is a snob
Now I'm waiting for parts.
Ordered 16 valve guides, seals and conrod nuts from dinoparts.de , their guides are 1/2 the price from superformance and made from BMW spec material, cool, I had Audi, Mercedes and VW already in my car but not BMW.
The JE pistons and kevlar clutch come from Norwood but they are made to order so that will take another 2-3 weeks.
Universal brake rotor hats and some brake line and fittings come from http://www.rallydesign.co.uk
Brake rotors and the prothane motormounts come from Summitracing USA but the rotors are on back order for 2 weeks.
And all the gaskets, seals, bearings etc come from Superformance.