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#301.109-11-2022, 12:24 PMEditing a commentyep, always something, just last thursday morning, we blew the headgasket on our giulia while towing the caravan on a steep road in the alps off the camp site just after start……..took some 250km until we noticed on restart some lots of white smoke and rising temp of the water cooling system….we made it home securely adding sufficiant demineralized water in the cooling system…
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09-11-2022, 12:58 PMEditing a commentI'm sorry to hear that... Glad you spotted it and made it home ok!
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09-11-2022, 01:05 PMEditing a commentgiulia is very well educated and does not leave us stranded, but as the headgasket is a common issue with the 105 engine, I am quite happy to get it done now, better than later. one thing off the „fear list“Last edited by haul; 09-11-2022, 01:08 PM.
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Originally posted by gtBen View PostHow's it going with your build?
Anyway, the shakedown of Schtroumpf... We were a bit cautious, as the forecast was for rain all weekend, and it certainly rained driving from the start in the UK all through France and Belgium, but as we got closer to the Netherlands and Differs, the sky started to clear and it dried up...
We arrived around 11am, and it was great to see Leon, Joost and Lex (Bas was sadly missing)... We just really love those guys and it is such a pleasure to see them and re-connect, as well as see Schtroumpf... I have to say, in spite of Covid lockdown, and the challenges we've had with some supply chain issues, this has been the most pleasant experience restoring a car we've ever had... Can't wait for our next project... maybe a straight restoration of an early LWB (with a 2.5 or 2.8SS) or a SWB hotrod with a high strung 2.0 or 2.5)... Wait... Did i just write that?!?!?!?!
So, after a couple of coffees and a catch up, we took off for a drive up the coast to Zandvoort, and back - and the road was mostly dry the whole day... Aside from a few minor things that the guys will fine tune, I was blown away... The gearing is spot on, and she just leaps forward with every shift from about 7k - 8k... She is very tractable from about 2k up, and cruising at 130KMH / 81MPH is about 3,800 RPM... and not near as noisy as I expected... except for a bit of wind noise coming from the passenger side leading edge of the door / door frame...
There were some little things... like there was a little occasional bounce on the fuel and oil pressure gauge needles (probably a ground), turn signal wouldn't self cancel, the wipers switch speeds weren't right - 1st was a weird intermittent, but 2 & 3 were spot on, the outside mirror needs tightening, as under hard acceleration it would move inward slightly... other than that, the rest of the discussion was along the lines of what spare tire do we want - decided on a Fuchs with space saver (though I will probably get a spare front 9x15 and 11x15 rear to take to circuit and on long trip - they will fit in the back)... where do we want to mount the window washer reservoir (probably factory AC location), plugging the original reservoir hole with a factory AC rubber plug, fire extinguisher and where to mount, a bracket for the jack and tool kit in the front, so they don't bounce around, final ceramic coating, and Differs will do a photo shoot...
After Saturday's shakedown drive, we had a lovely dinner together at a restaurant near the sea, woke up met the guys at Differs on Sunday, had a coffee, another blast on the same route, and then left Schtroumpf for fine tuning in the afternoon... All in all a great couple of days, and what a gratifying experience to drive after so long... The guys have done a spectacular job!
A few photos of the day near the sea and sand dunes... I continue to be happily surprised and amazed at how different Schtroumpf looks "live" vs photos... photos never seem to capture quite the true colour... and it constantly changes in different sunlight...
Last edited by dwa911; 11-12-2022, 02:34 AM.
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Originally posted by sebaroher View PostI had covid back in July. The worst part (other than migraine/fever/chills) was that I lost smell/taste at the end and couldn't enjoy my coffee! Glad to see you're on the mend and looking forward to your updates!
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Originally posted by dwa911 View Post
Thanks! And glad you've recovered! It was a nasty dance... One I'd like to not repeat...
By the way, I forgot to mention, our cars are 20 apart! I own a 21255... an Irish Green 71T
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Latest update...
Adding a dual AFR and Voltmeter gauge from John (thx John!)
And... the teaser shot Leon sent me from the photo shoot they are doing...
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these are two wonderful builts and I really do look forward to see them anytime on the continent…LeMans Classic is approaching.. and italian summer is coming the way….
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