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I've been contemplating a project that would require mating an Alfa Romeo 4 cylinder (1300 or 1600 cc) to a Hewland Mk. 8/9 transaxle. Would anyone here by any chance have a line on a suitable adapter?
I used to have one but sold it after my divorce along with a 1300 twin cam Alfa that had been in a Dolphin DSR. No luck tracking the guy I sold it to.
Thanks,
Kip
make one ala Lola T-440?
But I can't believe I did not have the presence of mind to unbolt the nice cast aluminium adapter off the 1300 I used to own. STUPID!!!:meatball:
So here's what I'm thinking of:
http://www.race-cars.com/carsales/va...77661502ss.htm
Bolt in a mildly prepped 1600 Alfa Twincam with twin Delortos, splash on some red paint and PRESTO! (I would then have a gazillion dollars into a monumentally uncompetive and totally unreliable CSR.)
Somebody stop me!:redflag:
I may still have one in the rafters, is interested, post here and I will look into it
Cheers, Paul
I saw the pictures and the owner of this was a customer of mine at Essex racing in the mid 80's I think. Nice guy - whatever happened to him. This may have been one of the Bob Shader Supervees looking at the picture. I think we owned it for a while as a CSR.
Phil
I have one ........or at least a pattern
Art Jahn 608-617-3793
Thank you, Paul, I'm still interested, so by all means please look in the rafters.Quote:
Originally Posted by vintage prep
Art, I will try and call you Tuesday or Wednesday.
Also just got a tip from someone that Orion Motorsports might be a good source and I've reached out to them as well.
Thank you, all.
Kip
Kip,
You have a pm.
Sent you an email; Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by vintage prep
Paul,
I got the adapter today; as I told my brother it is the cornerstone of my next race car project.
Now all I need is a gearbox and Alfa motor to go on either end of it. And a chassis...
Should be fun, thanks again!
Kip
That's a new one - "Well, I have a Hewland adaptor so I may as well build a race car!"
Brian
Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian
don't encourage him
...now all I need is to put a race car under it.
I have a couple of 1600 Alfa engines buried in the Catacombes. I seem to remember a couple of guys running 1600 Alfas in Formula B back in the 60's . The Twist and wearing a neck tie were the big thing at the Saturday night race parties at the Holiday Inn lounge back in those days! Go V.I.R. !!! Where in the world did that come from?
yep I crewed on one of those in the sixties