Lauri Lehtinen wrote:
>
> >joe kleifges wrote:
> >>
> >> how many other folks on the list drive jeep cherokees and alpines. its up
> >> to three so far. odd coincidence???
> >
> >Nope... Saab 9000 Turbo, Toyota 2WD Standard Pickumup truck. I want to
> >work on cars when I want to work on them not when they decide to be
> >worked on.
> >
> >BTW - Anyone think of doing a 9000Turbo conversion into an Alpine (or a
> >Tiger LOL) using an Alfa Tranny? Hmmmmm......
> >
> >tim
>
> Very interesting concept indeed!
> Finland (and whole Scandinavia) is full of used and crashed turbo Saabs!
> (They were put together at the Uusikaupunki plant, which is nowadays
> producing Porsche Boxters.)
> But that Alfa tranny I must seek from Italy, maybe...
> What type of Alfa you mean?
>
> Larry, Helsinki
>
> PS: Have you seen any rejected Norton Commando motorbike in your
> neighbourhood? Well, an Aermacci, Ducati or Benelli suits as well!
Lauri,
The Alfa I had in mind was the GTV6. It occurs to me though that the
transmission in that one is in the rear. I thought that Alfa had done a
comparable auto with the same block as the Saab, but that might have
been a Volvo/Alfa/Renault combination I'm thinking of. To me, the
hardest part is the bell housing. I think to get really crazy, hook it
up to one of those bulletproof toyota transmisions. Just dreamin' out
here on the west coast.
The only things I see out here that are reasonable are old Honda and
Yamaha bikes. I don't have much interest (or time (or money)) in those.
Lots of new bikes though, alot of BMWs, a Ducati, Harleys out the ying
yang (all driven by 55 Y/O plus guys with grey hair and big bellies).
Sorry if I offended any one.
How's the new one? I have one planned for February. The heat makes the
wife miserable though. Can I fit two car seats into an Alpine?
take care,
tim
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