SHELL SWAPPING A RUSTY OLD ALFA, CRASHING IT TO SEE IF IT STILL HOLDS UP!

[@daniellee9015]

Absolutely brilliant video neil ❤👍 another one saved brilliant

[@ItaliaAutos]

Thanks

[@psircos]

Really enjoyed these few vids, Neil. Hell of a lot of work, but well worth it! Looking forward to you drivng it post remap, when its ready for the track.

[@ItaliaAutos]

There will be another episode on it. Another weight reducing upgrade

[@stefbenedetti9160]

Absolutely brilliant video Neil. I love your patience and keenness just to complete the job and deliver back to your customer exactly what they want. Keep’em coming, you’re an Alfa God!!

[@static_alfa_1474]

Love the video’s. I learned so much of them been an Alfa mechanic for 4 years but still so much to learn 💪

[@ItaliaAutos]

I'm still learning after many more years.

[@karlos1060]

Me and my brother we are picking up a nice 166 that needs to be painted tomorrow. So the ouside looks bad. However it has a lot good going for it. It was a 2.5 liter and now is a 3 liter with a remap on the ECU and the 2.5 gearbox so shorter gears. Combined with a new Q2 diff and a new timingbelt and waterpump, and a GTA flywheel for beter response, and stainless midpipe gaggazon ew, and a remus endpipe with 2x 85mm pipes for a deep sound. New clutch as well and lots of other new parts. It is a project car we buy from someone that has no time anymore but invested great in it. We pay 2600 pounds aprox 2800€ and we get also nice 17 inch aloy wheels extra included. So very happy with that deal sofar. Now hoping it will be no moneypit. But 166 are decent so far i know them.

[@ItaliaAutos]

Good stuff.

[@jamesdecross1035]

Definitely enjoyed watching this build.

[@ItaliaAutos]

Great news

[@stevenbrown8857]

Really enjoyed watching, I'm pleased there's people with the passion to keep these cars on the road

[@ItaliaAutos]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@proooooost]

Taking it out on the old shell🤣 Yeah, we all get to that point sometimes, I surely understand.

[@dusankocisevic6823]

This man is A legend🇮🇹

[@ItaliaAutos]

Haha cheers.

[@dusankocisevic6823]

@@ItaliaAutos 🍺🍺

[@a11csc]

awesome work so far Neil

[@mikeware5282]

Great job!! I always wonder if all the "weight reduction" is worth it -everyone always overlooks how heavy the driver is!!

[@user-rp3uh4qy5t]

sacré travail sur cette auto,une fiat x1/9 rouge derrière,un projet dessus ?

[@autoazure]

Another super video Neil, your workrate is phenomenal! Pity about the dubious muzak (pish) lol!

[@ItaliaAutos]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@johnmoruzzi7236]

Good job, but is it really a “Shell swap” ? Presumably you are really just scrapping the track car (which is the actual “donor”) and putting its uprated mechanicals into a better road car which will stay registered ?

[@TJC156]

Hi Neil what oil do you run the 3.2’s on?

[@energizing1268]

@Italia Autos Great video, could you please describe the trick with the sideskirts. Had issues with mine to get them back, are there some tips? Thanks.

[@ItaliaAutos]

Patients, good quality double sided tape and masking take.

[@richardshaw1968]

So which car still exists and why?

[@ItaliaAutos]

The silver one. 😆

[@neilmcclary]

great vid

[@anakondase]

I need a new exhaust for my -04 2.5 SW but I imagine shipping to Sweden will be more expensive than buying a new one locally.

[@Seolfor007]

Have a look at having a stainless one. Here in the IK there are a fair few custom builders used to working with Alfas and prices are very good. I wouldn't think shipping would be that much.

[@stuartlew1229]

lightened flywheel and a q2 diff

[@ItaliaAutos]

More than likely

[@stuartlew1229]

@@ItaliaAutos fitted a lightened flywheel to my coupe with a paddle clutch ... interesting to drive in traffic ... but fook me on a open road ...

[@RumpleXstillXskin]

⚽️⚽️come on England 🇬🇧🇬🇧💪💪

[@aslandama]

Would have been a death trap really!

[@ItaliaAutos]

Yeah very much so

[@psychogobetween]

🎉

[@ItaliaAutos]

😆

[@Snarl616]

I'd love to see you build a racing car.

[@ItaliaAutos]

Maybe one day!

[@Snarl616]

@@ItaliaAutos Question for you: why haven't you saved the wings, sunroof and windows from the donor car? Also, why is the yellow punto GT still around? If I remember correctly, it was a rust bucket.

[@ItaliaAutos]

@Snarl616 first episode it's all in there why it's not been saved. May need more parts off the yellow gt

[@SteveMurray-bn2bg]

Great vid shit music

[@ItaliaAutos]

Oh well.

[@mihajlom6793]

Does anyone ever swapped 1.6ts to 2.5 busso? I have few questions

[@ItaliaAutos]

Not me.

[@mihajlom6793]

@@ItaliaAutos i asked because i have idea to put that engine in 147 AR someone told me the engine mouting point are the same on 1.6 and 1.8 ts engine

[@ItaliaAutos]

@mihajlom6793 they are but you would need to chance whole engine loom

[@mihajlom6793]

@@ItaliaAutos That is the biggest problem because for 800eur I get a gearbox, engine, exhaust and all accompanying engine parts, but I don't get any engine or computer installation. Is it possible to get an engine loom from you and how much would it cost?

[@onsomebits7486]

Makes no sense as this is a track/fast road car not cleaning, removing and treating everything not needed to aid weight, making out it spins like a 500bhp civic is dumb af, doubt it even spins in 2nd 😂

[@ItaliaAutos]

Don't remember seeing you in the car with me.