Zender Alfa Sport <164>

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я купил подукатанные зендер милано в украине. отпескоструим покрасим и будут как новые.

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хочу такие на лето

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When you hear the words “Italian sports car”, chances are the first thing that comes to your mind shortly after is either a work of art from Enzo Ferrari or Ferruccio Lamborghini. So, you’re probably wondering – what the hell IS this thing?!
Alfa Romeos, generally, are the (budget) car enthusiast’s European car of choice. They have an incredibly unique aur about them, something that is incredibly difficult to summarize. They arethe Ferrari you can daily drive. Sitting in an older model Spider (popularized in pop culture by Dustin Hoffman in the movie “The Graduate”) feels like the offspring an old Chevy Bel-Air and a Ferrari 308. Big wooden steering wheels, long throw shifters, and raspy exhaust notes are common characteristics of Alfa Romeos. This all being said, the Alfa enthusiast following is incredibly close. Many are men in their old ages who owned an Alfa when they were first imported to the US, or had one in Italy as a teenager. It is safe to say the Alfa fanbase is the equivalent of a family- which brings us to Mike DeCarli’s Alfa Romeo- a ’91 164s.
What inspired Mike to get an Alfa Romeo? Simple – it runs in the family. His uncle’s first car was a ’57 Fiat 500L, which he eventually received an Abarth conversion. He brought it over from Rome with him to the states. Amongst the myriad of Italian cars in the DeCarli family are ’91 164s (both he his brother have the same model/color/interior option) his sister owned a ’93 Alfa 164L, an ’83 Alfa GTV6 (his next project), ’71 Alfa GTV 1750, ’74 Alfa GTV 2000, his dad owns a ’66 Fiat 600 (also with an Abarth conversion and Gulf color scheme), an ’85.5 Fiat 124 spider 2000, a ’75 Alfa Giulia Nuova Super (2 Liter conversion), a ’76 Alfa Spider, and to top it all off- his uncle also owns an ’87 Ferrari Testarossa. So I guess you could say, he didn’t really have a choice in owning an Alfa Romeo – it picked him.
Mike started modding this lovely Italian bella from the heart. He ripped it out, and made sure she purred. He started by giving her a port and polish/5 angle valve cut, and de-shrouding the valves. He planted some RJR 796/85a race cams complemented with RJR adjustable cam gears and IAP High performance valve springs. The heads milled for a final 11.0:1 compression ratio, fed with Stage 2 injectors and a Squadra Tuning Chip, organizing all of this monster’s thoughts. A Stebro full exhaust with QTP electronic cutout sings a symphony of deep throaty exhaust notes from the rear end, and leaves you wondering “Was that a 917?” as it flies by. One of the most beautiful pieces under the hood are the polished intake runners (which come stock, by the way) fed with a BPI velocity stack with 6” K&N filter nestled between GTV6 valve covers. Holding the tires to the tarmac is a Q2 LSD he dropped in after he blew a hole in his transmission. If VW and Audi kids think they have problems- buy an Alfa.
Suspension wise, Mike wanted the old ‘gal sitting as pretty as she sounds, which resulted in a bit of a pickle. Suspension wise, most Alfa enthusiasts are restricted almost entirely to shocks and lowering ‘sport’ springs. Mike decided that just wouldn’t do, so he went and built his own coilovers. His suspension set-up consists of a custom coilover setup built with KONI Adjustable Sport Struts, Bilstein coilover sleeves, and H&R springs with custom top hats to get the exact ride height and performance he wanted. For stopping power, he went with Centerline cross drilled and slotted rotors and Goodridge stainless steel braided lines.
Mike made a fantastic choice as far as wheels go. He wanted something quality that looked great, and went with a wheel that would compliment the car fantastically- 17×8.5/9.5 OZ Pegasus’ with 205/40’s up front and 215/45’s on the rear. Up front he has 19mm 5×98 to 5×114.3 adapters, and in back 24mm adapters. No, that isn’t a typo- Alfa’s share the same bolt pattern as some Fiats, Peugeots, and the infamous Maserati Biturbo amongst others.
Although the outside may look relatively stock, he did several subtle modifications where it counts and where they were necessary. He upgraded the headlamps to genuine BOSCH Euro Projector Headlights with 8000k HID’s and French fogs with a face lifted LS 24v front grill and rear center tail lamp, finishing with a fiberglass front valence extension for a little extra down force on track days. He shaved the headlight washers and rear tow hook cover to smooth out the body lines, and deleted the sunroof and side view mirrors with carbon fiber inserts. To shed some weight, Mike added Lexan rear windows to slim her down a little bit.
Mike kept the interior all business with a MOMO Competizione Polished Aluminum Shift Knob, MOMO Le Mans Aluminum Pedals, and MOMO suede 320mm steering wheel. He fitted Corbeau Forza Seats, Corbeau harnesses and gutted it for track use: aluminum rear door cards, Lexan glass windows, stripped carpets, the whole nine yards. She’s a looker and a performer.
Perhaps my favorite thing about this car isn’t the ‘stance’, but rather the indescribable aura about it. The motorsport pedigree that precedes the brand is kept alive through models like this. It doesn’t feel like a car- it feels like a physical embodiment of one’s passion and determination to drive and perform to their absolute highest standard. Simply put, it’s a driving man’s car.

http://www.canibeat.com/2012/05/mama-mi ... romeo-164/