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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8HhHd2WkOU


Been a big fan of Ital Design since the '60s.
Put it all together,easier that way.Sure,the engine and TX layout was new for '72.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgetto_Giugiaro
http://www.italdesign.it/en/areas/automotive/
http://www.alfagtv6.com/callaway.htm
https://www.google.ca/search?q=alfa+romeo+v...fa+romeo+v6+24v
http://www.alfabb.com/bb/forums/gearbox-tr...tial-propshaft/
https://www.google.ca/search?q=alfa+romeo+a...nsion+transaxle
https://www.google.ca/search?q=de+dion+susp...boIAtIQ_AUIBigB
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSa9Nwl99k8
2.5Lna vs 5L and VolvoTurbos.


http://www.ooyyo.com/united+states/used-al...1608F675BD4535/
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Ingegnere Giuseppe Busso`s V6 60*.
A good look at a build.Like the Renault and diesel engines,wet cylinders.
A flying weight 6 pin crank.
Hemi two or four valve,twincam.
http://www.alfabb.com/bb/forums/engine-rep...-84-gtv6-2.html

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Did someone watch Wheeler Dealers the other night?

They did an Alfasud.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7fGjmGYArc

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.

...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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Alfetta transaxle and de Dion rear axle.

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...

--DD

Yes, not a fan of the suspension.
Wonder what could be done with that tranny?
How much power could it handle?

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.

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.

4 speeds
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5 speeds
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Brakes 1
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Brakes 2
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Brakes 3
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Alfa Romeo Flat-4,ZF-transaxle-5 spd.

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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aston_Martin_DB3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aston_Martin_DBR1

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W2 chassis,honeycomb,de Dion.1978.

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Lotus Eleven

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W2 chassis,honeycomb,de Dion.1978.
http://jalopnik.com/turn-this-brand-new-ve...rcar-1677726756

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