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[Axel]

Can you give me some Information about the Alfa engine and which gearbox is attached?
Is there an adaptor plate used?

Thanks, Axel

[au-yt]

Originally Posted by Axel

Can you give me some Information about the Alfa engine and which gearbox is attached?
Is there an adaptor plate used?

Thanks, Axel

Hi Axel
Engine is an early Alfa Montreal the gearbox was changed to a Renault UN1 (Renault 21 Turbo/Esprit)
Iwas determined to keep the whole assembly short. The Flywheel was modified from the full Bowl type to a segmented type and used a Mitsubishi EVO pressure plate, A Renault Clutch plate and a a Toyota Corolla Thrust bearing which fits the Renault release fork
I used the original UN1 bellhousing and an 10mm adapter it was cleaver piece of engineering we picked up the ALFA block original mounts on a CNC mill and using a broaching tool just drilled through the bellhousing at the necessary places.
The surprise was at each point there was substantial material.
What we then did was put 10 5mm countersunk bolts from the adapter back into the bell housing.
The attach plate (adapter) is probably a good name as it was then welded and milled true and flat. It also caries the Slave cylinder with spacer and Ford V8 Hi torque with and another adapter.
Needless to say there quite a lot of engineering time and thought went into the packaging.

[Axel]

Woow!! Thanks!!!

so you have got an extremely cool engine/tranny Combo!
I am in deep respect of your Engineering capabilities!

Axel

Originally Posted by au-yt

Hi Axel
Engine is an early Alfa Montreal the gearbox was changed to a Renault UN1 (Renault 21 Turbo/Esprit)
Iwas determined to keep the whole assembly short. The Flywheel was modified from the full Bowl type to a segmented type and used a Mitsubishi EVO pressure plate, A Renault Clutch plate and a a Toyota Corolla Thrust bearing which fits the Renault release fork
I used the original UN1 bellhousing and an 10mm adapter it was cleaver piece of engineering we picked up the ALFA block original mounts on a CNC mill and using a broaching tool just drilled through the bellhousing at the necessary places.
The surprise was at each point there was substantial material.
What we then did was put 10 5mm countersunk bolts from the adapter back into the bell housing.
The attach plate (adapter) is probably a good name as it was then welded and milled true and flat. It also caries the Slave cylinder with spacer and Ford V8 Hi torque with and another adapter.
Needless to say there quite a lot of engineering time and thought went into the packaging.

[au-yt]

Originally Posted by Axel

Woow!! Thanks!!!

so you have got an extremely cool engine/tranny Combo!
I am in deep respect of your Engineering capabilities!

Axel

Thank you for the compliment, When I write about the parts I had forgotten just how much work has gone into the project, so thanks for the question.

The doors as simple as they are took an amazing amount of time to engineer.
They are bespoke for the car and getting the opening shape so they would open and not catch and not open on to the bodywork was a bit of a feat and its one I am quite proud of. and friends who see the car that's one thing they comment on. and I have engineered gas struts to hold them open.

You can also open the front with the doors open.
Both front and rear body sections come off with two bolts and electrical connections.