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Kiwi Sprint
Alfa Arna
Joined: 23 Mar 2005
Posts: 8
Location: Canterbury, New Zealand
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 Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 11:14 pm Post subject: New member introduction |
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Hi all
I cant believe its taken me this long to find this forum 
Its great to see so many Kiwis on here ,some Im already recognise 
I have a 1984 Alfa Sprint Green Cloverleaf. Its stock standard in most ways & is in need of some TLC,but is still driving everday.
Heres a pic ( it flatters some what )
If anyone has some parts spare, I might be interested. Im looking for some replacement Springs,Bushes,Seats & a good gearbox for starters.
looking foward to being an active member.
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Dreamracers
Alfa Sprint
Joined: 19 May 2003
Posts: 236
Location: Sunny Zomerzet, UK
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| Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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Hi & Welcome!
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johnboy
16 Valve
Joined: 26 Jun 2003
Posts: 1061
Location: margate U.K
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| Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 12:05 am Post subject: Re: New member introduction |
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Hi
Nice wheel's chap
regards john
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Ben_nz
Gold Cloverleaf
Joined: 30 Sep 2003
Posts: 575
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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| Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 8:29 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, you wouldn't be looking for a set of standard Alfa 14" wheels would you? I'll swap you! 
(no, you most definitely don't recognise me or my car  ) |
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ChrisC
Alfa Sprint
Joined: 13 Mar 2003
Posts: 152
Location: Frome
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| Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 11:52 am Post subject: erp |
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Looks good. the stock exhaust looks very different from mine
I can recommend the JustSuds lowering springs as on my sprint now, but shipping would be rather prohibitive i expect...
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Ha ha ...Stop looking at my tailpipe its cold alright
Hey Chris,did you ever make another sound bite,As the first one didnt really come out that well, |
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Kiwi Sprint
Alfa Arna
Joined: 23 Mar 2005
Posts: 8
Location: Canterbury, New Zealand
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| Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 12:04 pm Post subject: |
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Ha ha ...Stop looking at my tailpipe its cold alright
Hey Chris,did you ever make another sound bite,As the first one didnt really come out that well, |
Oops ,should try loging in next time eh 
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ChrisC
Alfa Sprint
Joined: 13 Mar 2003
Posts: 152
Location: Frome
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| Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 3:25 pm Post subject: erp |
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I will give it another shot soon, but im away this weekend to give the neighbours time to recover (actually tell a lie, im running to my folks garage to prep some spare front wings to go on the sprint!).
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LDA
Alfa 33
Joined: 28 Nov 2004
Posts: 276
Location: France
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| Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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welcome!
good to see a lot of alfa owners in NZ, i'll have to attend a meet while i'm over there in the winter (nz's winter that is)
your sprint looks nice! esp' as its over 20 years old now.
welcome to the club 
L.
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Ben_nz
Gold Cloverleaf
Joined: 30 Sep 2003
Posts: 575
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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| good to see a lot of alfa owners in NZ, i'll have to attend a meet while i'm over there in the winter (nz's winter that is) |
Whereabouts in NZ are you gonna be visiting, and over what dates? |
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LDA
Alfa 33
Joined: 28 Nov 2004
Posts: 276
Location: France
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| Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2005 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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gonna be in queenstown for about 3 months from july.
and then going up to the other island (auckland) for a couple of weeks in late sep/early oct.
L.
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Ben_nz
Gold Cloverleaf
Joined: 30 Sep 2003
Posts: 575
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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http://www.arocnz.org.nz is the Alfa Romeo Owners Club of New Zealand website, and under 'events' it lists the monthly meetings of the various major club branches. If you won't be in Auckland on the 20th of September or 18th of October, the closest meet to Queenstown would be Dunedin. =|
That website hardly ever lists one-off events because it isn't updated regularly.Closer to the time there might be something more interesting to attend. |
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LDA
Alfa 33
Joined: 28 Nov 2004
Posts: 276
Location: France
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| Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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thanks!
what ever i attend it'll prolly be up on the north island. as a m8 of mine lives up there and he's got a car (will a lotus elise be welcome at an alfa meet?)
the 18th of oct sounds like a good meet as its just after my birthday.. anyway enough thread hijacking for one topic.. (sorry folks)
L.
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Eddie W
Alfa 33
Joined: 31 Jul 2003
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Location: new zealand
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Hi Kiwi Sprint, Welcome. There are a couple of Haynes manuals on Trademe at present. Prices seem fair and they are well worthwhile.
Your car looks as though it might be a little lower than standard at the moment so any futher lowering could be counter productive. Those wheels are definitely aftermarket, what size are the tyres? All in all a very nice rig, the Sprint being the nicest looking of the Sud/33 genre. Look forward to chatting more through the forum.
Regards Eddie
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paddy granger
Alfa Sprint
Joined: 12 Aug 2003
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| Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 7:51 pm Post subject: Nice Sprint! |
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Welcome to the forum! There are quite a few chaps from New Zealand here (not me though), and you should be able to find answers to most questions you may have.
Nice looking Sprint! Generally, I am not overly fond of aftermarket rims, but those straight cut five-spokes do look quite hot! They remind me of the period Zender wheels offered on 33's.
In what areas does it need TLC? |
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| Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Eddie W wrote: |
Hi Kiwi Sprint, Welcome. There are a couple of Haynes manuals on Trademe at present. Prices seem fair and they are well worthwhile.
Your car looks as though it might be a little lower than standard at the moment so any futher lowering could be counter productive.
Regards Eddie |
Hi Eddie
Ive already got a Haynes manaul with the car,but some things arent covered in the supplements that are in others apparantly.
The car looks lower for 2 reasons,The 15" wheels & the sagy front springs |
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| Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 10:45 pm Post subject: Re: Nice Sprint! |
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| paddy granger wrote: |
Nice looking Sprint! Generally, I am not overly fond of aftermarket rims, but those straight cut five-spokes do look quite hot! They remind me of the period Zender wheels offered on 33's.
In what areas does it need TLC? |
Well its a deceptive picture,What it doesnt show is that a previous owner who was a cop,had some rust repairs done ,but did not get them repainted properly,so large parts of the car are just brush painted Silver,(pretty slack eh,& his brother was a panel beater.)
& theres some rust creeping back as the last owner didnt have a garage
Mechanical work needed ,consist of :
New suspension bushes allround & new springs/shocks
New or reconditioned Gearbox
New or reconditioned 1.7 motor
New /secondhand heater unit (goes but worn out & noisy)
Interior wise it just needs some new seats,the rest is pretty good inside.
Cheers for your comments
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Guest
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Those wheels are definitely aftermarket, what size are the tyres? .
Regards Eddie |
They are 15" wheels shod with 205's (to big in my opinion) will be getting 195's later on. |
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Kiwi Sprint
Alfa Arna
Joined: 23 Mar 2005
Posts: 8
Location: Canterbury, New Zealand
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| Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 10:52 pm Post subject: |
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Doh.....forgot to log in again.....My bad
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