My new Italian Project - Alfa 159 Ti

[Blackie]

I bet you waited all day to try that too

I did!

 

[Blackie]

It’s a touch cold this morning

 

[Blackie]

Kinda related because I took her to Dundonald in the Alfa to collect this, but today Sarah picked up her new Hyundai i20 N Line, fantastic wee car!!

 

[Blackie]

Not much to update on except for the fact that I’d been noticing a strange damp musty smell when the heater was cranked up. I did the usual and changed the pollen filter, to no avail.

Today when hoking around the car I noticed water sitting under the scuttle panel, so I removed it and found this drain was blocked, stuck a screwdriver down it and it drained away the water.

So hopefully over the next few days I’ll notice if the smell has gone or not.

 

[Blackie]

Today the wife and three of our kids went out for a wee drive ending up at Davagh Forest/OM Dark Sky Observatory.

Great roads but they’ve shown me I need upper arms as there was a little bit of knocking along them.

What a view though, the car and the forest!

 

[Gambit]

A rose amongst thorns!

 

[saxo_man]

View attachment 425443View attachment 425444View attachment 425445View attachment 425446Today the wife and three of our kids went out for a wee drive ending up at Davagh Forest/OM Dark Sky Observatory.

Great roads but they’ve shown me I need upper arms as there was a little bit of knocking along them.

What a view though, the car and the forest!

Thought I recognised the car park! Did you call into the observatory Brian?

 

[Blackie]

Thought I recognised the car park! Did you call into the observatory Brian?

We did, but they weren’t doing tours sadly! Had really hoped to get in for a proper nosey!!

 

[Blackie]

So paranoia got the better of me, so today I stuck in a pair of Febi upper arms and my word has it transformed the car. No lnocking, steering much lighter, all round a great job!

 

[FM155]

Good job, looks a simpler job than a 156/147 top arms. I was putting top arms in the 156 2.4 every year, it killed the power steering pump at 30k too. Honestly never had a car that needed as much work until the Fiesta lol.

 

[_James_]

Good job, looks a simpler job than a 156/147 top arms. I was putting top arms in the 156 2.4 every year, it killed the power steering pump at 30k too. Honestly never had a car that needed as much work until the Fiesta lol.

One of the first real spanner jobs I ever done was front top arms on my 147, that was a painful painful job!

 

[Blackie]

Good job, looks a simpler job than a 156/147 top arms. I was putting top arms in the 156 2.4 every year, it killed the power steering pump at 30k too. Honestly never had a car that needed as much work until the Fiesta lol.

Yea it’s not too bad, have to drop the shock to be able to get the two inner bolts out far enough, but it took me about 1.5hrs start to finish for the pair.

 

[TheDaniel]

She's spec'd out!

.. & at just under £290 per side for those arms, you're better off with the Febi option!

 

[Blackie]

She's spec'd out!

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.. & at just under £290 per side for those arms, you're better off with the Febi option!

Where did you get that?!? Lol

Only two options (that I’m aware off) that it didn’t come with which are factory nav and xenon headlights.

 

[FM155]

Eper, at a guess (Dealer version).

There's a limited use version on the Fiatforum too.

FIAT ePER - Online spare parts catalogue

 

[TheDaniel]

What @FM155 said!

I'm a parts man

 

[FM155]

THE parts man!

 

[Blackie]

Gave the big girl a wash today and noticed on the rear most windows in particular, that there was a “sandy” appearance on the exterior glass that didn’t come off in the wash.

So I took to all the windows with a clay bar and a much better finish with a proper gloss to the glass.

 

[wes]

Gluten for punishment blackie these cars dont stay with you too long lol after putting so much effort into it too

 

[Blackie]

Gluten for punishment blackie these cars dont stay with you too long lol after putting so much effort into it too

The wife has just bought a dog, doesn’t want to carry it in her new car lol, so I need to get an estate car now because I don’t want a dog in the main cabin with me lol.

 

[Jbridges522]

And why the f not haha the alfa does look a lovely car though.

 

[Blackie]

And why the f not haha the alfa does look a lovely car though.

I just don’t trust a dog in the main cabin! lol. I fear it being excitable and jumping all over me whilst I try to drive!

 

[wes]

I just don’t trust a dog in the main cabin! lol. I fear it being excitable and jumping all over me whilst I try to drive!

Your meant to put them on a belt in the car (carbelt for dogs) for yours and their safety anyway

 

[Blackie]

Your meant to put them on a belt in the car (carbelt for dogs) for yours and their safety anyway

I’ve never owned a dog as an adult much less had one in the car with me lol.

 

[Mackers91]

I’ve never owned a dog as an adult much less had one in the car with me lol.

Had afew dogs in my cars over the years and not the four legged kind