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r_towle
post Feb 10 2016, 11:40 PM
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Does anyone have any experience with an Alfa Romeo alfasud?
Horizontal 4 banger, water cooled.....looks nice.

The transmission is what interested me.
Built with inboard disk brakes mounted on the transaxle...

It's one of the wheeler dealer shows on tonight.
I really like the brake setup, looks a lot like ours with a mechanical ebrake on the calipers too.
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post Feb 11 2016, 04:27 AM
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QUOTE(r_towle @ Feb 10 2016, 09:40 PM) *

Does anyone have any experience with an Alfa Romeo alfasud?
Horizontal 4 banger, water cooled.....looks nice.

The transmission is what interested me.
Built with inboard disk brakes mounted on the transaxle...

It's one of the wheeler dealer shows on tonight.
I really like the brake setup, looks a lot like ours with a mechanical ebrake on the calipers too.

There is a similar setup on the Alfetta and Alfetta Sedans I'm not sure if the newer Alfasuds were the same brakes but the Alfettas had some decent brakes.
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post Feb 11 2016, 04:34 AM
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QUOTE(CatDaddy60 @ Feb 11 2016, 02:27 AM) *

QUOTE(r_towle @ Feb 10 2016, 09:40 PM) *

Does anyone have any experience with an Alfa Romeo alfasud?
Horizontal 4 banger, water cooled.....looks nice.

The transmission is what interested me.
Built with inboard disk brakes mounted on the transaxle...

It's one of the wheeler dealer shows on tonight.
I really like the brake setup, looks a lot like ours with a mechanical ebrake on the calipers too.

There is a similar setup on the Alfetta and Alfetta Sedans I'm not sure if the newer Alfasuds were the same brakes but the Alfettas had some decent brakes.

After googling a photo of the transaxle that looks almost identical to the Alfetta the difference being they ran a shaft that turned at engine speed from the front of the car to the trans-axle in the back ala 924/944.
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post Feb 11 2016, 08:02 AM
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post Feb 11 2016, 08:41 AM
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Did someone watch Wheeler Dealers the other night?

They did an Alfasud.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7fGjmGYArc
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post Feb 11 2016, 09:04 AM
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QUOTE(r_towle @ Feb 10 2016, 09:40 PM) *

Does anyone have any experience with an Alfa Romeo alfasud?
Horizontal 4 banger, water cooled.....looks nice.

The transmission is what interested me.
Built with inboard disk brakes mounted on the transaxle...

It's one of the wheeler dealer shows on tonight.
I really like the brake setup, looks a lot like ours with a mechanical ebrake on the calipers too.

I had one and I rebuilt it from ground up.
The brakes on the transmission help the stability a lot.
I had an AlfaSud Sprint with brakes on the gearbox and my friend had a newer model that used the Alfa 33 brakes assembly in the traditional place, on the wheels. Mine handled a lot better.
The only bad part is that it eats more axles due to braking power being transmitted through then.
BTW, the AlfaSud was concepted by a high executive that left Porsche and joined Alfa. I could see a lot if similarities.
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post Feb 11 2016, 09:15 AM
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...and they eventually used that base motor to make a 1.7 16v version that made what 130hp? That would have been a blast in a 914.
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post Feb 11 2016, 10:17 AM
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Alfetta transaxle and de Dion rear axle.
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post Feb 11 2016, 04:27 PM
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That is one funky suspension!!

Not a big fan of any DeDion setup, personally. Looks like they could have gone to a nice full-independent setup with just a little more work. Less unsprung weight, better compliance over bumps...

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post Feb 11 2016, 05:11 PM
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Yes, not a fan of the suspension.
Wonder what could be done with that tranny?
How much power could it handle?
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post Feb 11 2016, 05:28 PM
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The whole package may be too long. Rear mounting point is high. Brake pads are a pain to change. My stock Alfetta brakes are great however. Typical 1st and 2nd gear sycros are usually gone.
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post Feb 11 2016, 05:56 PM
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Yes, not a fan of the suspension.
Wonder what could be done with that tranny?
How much power could it handle?

The suspension on those cars is a dream. I don't know what you're complaining about.
Regarding the gearbox, its a ZF, I don't know how much it can handle but in 3 years I had the car, I went through 3 gearbox rebuilds.
The 2nd gear synchro is some kind of cheese.
I may have a box still laying around across the pond in my dads storage if you must have one.
If you want, I have the repair manual. There might be some good info in there.
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post Feb 11 2016, 06:30 PM
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An attribute of the de Dion is the stability of the toe settings and the roll centers.
The design has been around a long time.
Might be the last time a de Dion won LeMan.
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