A couple of months ago I got a response from one of the guys on the forum. Basically, he wanted to generate some space in his garage and offered me a 1.5 liter Alfasud motor free to collect. The motor hadn't run for 6-7 years so its condition could not be determined. I took a gamble on it and travelled south of Sheffield to pick it up.
I was made up! At last I had something to measure! Something to visualize my chassis around!
The motor had no ancillarys, just the bare block with heads.
At the very least, I really needed a gearbox too. Then I could get an idea of how and where the drive shafts would likely be situated, I could determine the track, wheelbase and ground clearance from that. I needed to know how long the unit would be when bolted together so I could determine the pillion position and all that stuff. So, I put out a message on the forum asking if anyone had a suitable gearbox they were willing to sell.
As luck would have it, within a week I had a response. I was offered a 1.5 gearbox plus, another motor with all its ancillary parts! Woot!
The following weekend I was away early to Merseyside to pick up the parts. These were also free to collect.
I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw all this stuff. Carbs, radiator, alternator, starter...everything. The motor had blown due to an oil pump failure but hey! Yet again I was in receipt of parts, parts and more parts. Things were looking good.
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