@Antonio Farina yeah twinny engine suits the spider very well especially with a turbo fitted so as quick if not quicker than my old v6 👌 just unfortunately doesn't sound as good
Very jealous of how yours is looking underneath! I've just had the wizard quad fitted on mine which looks nice and shiny, but certainly got some corrosion underneath, especially at the front. Also a project for me, great to have, certainly keeping me sane. Enjoying the videos, keep it up!
Dear Rick, stunning GTV, keep up the good work, about the color, what is stated on your paint code sticker? , it is over the passengers wing, what i can do is to send you one link where you can find all the alfa romeo codes
Alexandros L. Savvidis Hi sorry for the late reply. Yes I have a code and my local shop says they can match it however they don’t have the actual name for the colour which I strange
I had a black GTV V6 same as yours for 8 years. Feel free if you want to ask me any questions. In terms of the paint if there is no paint code Im guessing its been resprayed ? but just a wild guess. Also your seats are in brilliant condition with no signs of wear. Whats the mileage on the car ? Also It may look as though the seats were repaired or replaced with newer seats but dpeends on what the mileage is ? In terms of top mounts yes they hardly wear out. But up to you if you want to replace them. You have polybushes which is not really recomended for the V6. I had both poly and OEM bushes on my car and it really is better with OEM. The OEM allows for the passive rear wheel steering to work properly. The poly bushes just cancels this out and gives the car a hard uncomfortable skittish ride. I also had the Yellow Konis and I will say they were a Pain in the A##. I really wanted the Bilsteins but there not made for the V6 anymore. It is really better to get even second hand or refurbished Bilsteins if you can find them. With the Konis I was constantly adjusting them trying to find the right setup and balance close to the original balance and I could not balance it properly. Also the Konis at the front leaked oil. The Konis at the back constantly squeaked just outside their warranty period. I will never get Konis again. Anyway good luck with the car. I really miss mine especially the beautiful V6 Engine theres no other car like the V6 !
Alfa Won thanks for the comment. Well where do I start haha! Firstly, the car has done 70,000 miles. The seats and interior are original to my knowledge. The car has never been fully resprayed but it has had bits painted without a doubt. It’s expected with a 20 year old car. With regards to the Powerflex bushes, there was a couple of factors taken into account when I chose them. Mainly cost. To replace with genuine arms and bushes costs just over £1000 which is a lot of money for something that will wear out again in a few years. They are notoriously very weak. The Powerflex will far exceeds the life of genuine bushes. Secondly, I know I will never be pushing the car hard enough for Powerflex to be an issue. As my bushes where in such bad condition the car handled terribly, so that said, to me the car should handle beautifully with the Powerflex. I’ll see how I get on with them anyway. The topic on shock absorbers, you are correct. The downside to Koni Sport is indeed a harsher ride on a car that was already harsh enough to start with but I’m prepared for that. I shall be fitting them and bedding them in on the softest setting for a few hundred miles before I touch them again. I chose the Koni’s simply because they are still the best road going shock absorber available for these cars at the moment. The only options are genuine shocks, Koni Street or Koni Sport. That’s it. Bilstein would have been my preferred brand however, as you already mentioned, they are no longer available and I would never fit used suspension or brake components on my car personally. Thanks for the info anyway. We shall see how I get on with it in the future. Happy motoring 👍🏼
@@_RicksGarage I would say the seats would have been replaced or repaired. Cars with seats that have done 70K Miles or Kms are ragged and finished ! Lol. So almost 100% sure they were repaired or replaced just recently. In terms of the OEM vs Poly bushes I bought the OEM Bushes from EB Spares. They just sold the Bushes themselves very cheaply something like $30 for one and $60 for a pair. I have heard you have to buy the whole arm also. But check EB spares they may (or may not) have them anymore. But anyway youve already installed the poly bushes. You may deciede later on to see what the car should have been later on on OEM thats up to you. With the Konis watch out for oil leaks on the fronts and constant (and very annoying) squeaking of the rears. When you get them set up I can let you know what settings I used for the best solution between sport / comfort. I do miss the car. Ive driven Porsche 911s (997.2) , Boxsters and the Alfa 4C. And I would say the GTV V6 is very compable to them. The V6 Busso is the star and really outshines all those cars I mentioned. TBH the Alfa 4C is terrible with the 4Turbo. It really needs a V6 Busso. : )
@@_RicksGarage Its obviously not as quick as them but your not driving at full throttle every where you go. In terms of experience of driving an exotic car they easily compare : )
Hi did you ever find out the torque setting for the rear wheel bearing on the gtv v6? Also do you know the setting for the wheel nuts please? Be very helpful if you know. Also I’ll add I really like your gtv videos. All very helpful.
Alexis Tosta it is polished using 3M Fast Cut Plus on a Dual Action Polisher. Green compound followed by the orange fine compound. Final polish using AutoGlym Super resin and sealed using AutoGlym HD Wax
@@_RicksGarage Hi Rick. Thanks for such quick reply. The car is looking fantastic. You know whats good. Good combination of products. Autoglym is very very good. I did my training with them last October. Keep up the good work man.
They must have had another parts price increase, I remember they had one around 2013 a dealer even told me. Just lately I've noticed that the price of a camshaft variator ( common weak spot ) for the twinspark engine has shot right up from around £130 a year ago to £250 now. They were around £100 in 2012. I've looked and there are no alternatives you have to pay full price if you don't want your twinspark down on power and rattling like a diesel.
Hi. Company name is PartsWorld.co.uk. They still have it for sale but twice the price now unfortunately. Here’s the link to the site; www.partsworld-uk.com/collections/alfa-romeo-parts-accessories
That’s looking stunning! Used to have a red GTV V6 with a wizard cat back. I paid £1250 for it when they were worth nowt, how times change! I’ve a 147 GTA now. Is that a St. Helens accent btw? I used to live there 😂
Only in Lowton! If you’re still after some downpipes, have a word with Gus at Alfatune on Merton Bank Road, he used to make equal length ones for the 3.0, not sure if he still does. They won’t be cheap but very good quality.
James Taylor I live literally around the corner from Gus. I’ve had a couple of chats with him and he’s a very knowledgeable and genuinely nice guy. A little away with the fairies on prices though! With regards to his exhaust systems, he designed the system, including the equal length pipes, but actually had an exhaust specialist manufacture them for him. That specialist, believe it or not, is Cybox who still make and sell the system today. So these Cybox systems are actually Alfatune. Both cat back AND equal length downpipes. Unfortunately I won’t be buying the equal length pipes because I don’t like the lack of clearance underneath. Instead I’ll be buying the wizard downpipes. They are more expensive but the flow design is superb and any clearance issues eliminated. They also make them for fitting CF2 manifolds to CF3 cats so it’s a straight bolt on upgrade.
Hi Rick, - me again... I was wondering what paint system you used for the underside at the back. I love the grey look of finish. Mine is all stripped off and about ready to re-finish, so any tips would be well received. Cheers, Jamie
James Cleaver Hi. Do you mean the rear subframe? It was blasted and powder coated silver. Same process with all of the suspension arms. The floor pan was stripped back, painted with POR15 and covered with 2 coats of black stone chip paint
thanks for the speedy reply, your rear suspension looks amazing. It's the floor pan that I'm currently thinking about. Just collecting opinions and options before I commit.
If it is original paint then here is Yaroslav Bozhdynsky's colour paint code listing by year of production/availability. Hope it helps - www.bozhdynsky.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/916-colours-availability-upd2.jpg
It annoys me when you see professional specialist garages bending the arch liners doubled over when working on cars. I have seen it so many times in peoples pictures, its just destroying stuff that is hard to get hold of through laziness, idleness.
Rick that’s going to be an exceptional GTV when finished. Mine is more of a daily driver but rust isn’t as much of an issue here in Sydney Australia. Here is a vid I did recently to refresh your memory of giving your Busso a good spank ruclips.net/video/Xv4lySzaV2U/видео.html
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Nice slippers mate
😂😂😂👍🏼
Busted in the wife’s slippers! I don’t wear anything else belonging to her, I promise haha
Great garage and works. Wish you good luck to restore your Alfa Romeo Busso!
Wow she is looking amazing! I do miss my gtv v6, Still got my j10 916 2.0turbo spider but that v6 sound was intoxicating!
@Antonio Farina yeah twinny engine suits the spider very well especially with a turbo fitted so as quick if not quicker than my old v6 👌 just unfortunately doesn't sound as good
Great Video - Thanks. Colour looks like BMW Carbon Black 😍
Very jealous of how yours is looking underneath! I've just had the wizard quad fitted on mine which looks nice and shiny, but certainly got some corrosion underneath, especially at the front. Also a project for me, great to have, certainly keeping me sane. Enjoying the videos, keep it up!
Thank you Sir. Much appreciated indeed. I’m jealous of your Wizard setup! Very nice choice 👍🏼
Dear Rick, stunning GTV, keep up the good work, about the color, what is stated on your paint code sticker? , it is over the passengers wing, what i can do is to send you one link where you can find all the alfa romeo codes
Alexandros L. Savvidis Hi sorry for the late reply. Yes I have a code and my local shop says they can match it however they don’t have the actual name for the colour which I strange
super travail
Great looking rear suspension but where did you get your red brake hoses from.
Ian sl2000 Wezmoto online. They are only showing plain stainless at the moment but they do supply any colour you want.
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283462209392
Excellent job so far well done 👍
CF2 manifolds will be awesome. car is looking great its my favorite body colour with the best interior colour.
I had a black GTV V6 same as yours for 8 years. Feel free if you want to ask me any questions. In terms of the paint if there is no paint code Im guessing its been resprayed ? but just a wild guess. Also your seats are in brilliant condition with no signs of wear. Whats the mileage on the car ? Also It may look as though the seats were repaired or replaced with newer seats but dpeends on what the mileage is ? In terms of top mounts yes they hardly wear out. But up to you if you want to replace them. You have polybushes which is not really recomended for the V6. I had both poly and OEM bushes on my car and it really is better with OEM. The OEM allows for the passive rear wheel steering to work properly. The poly bushes just cancels this out and gives the car a hard uncomfortable skittish ride. I also had the Yellow Konis and I will say they were a Pain in the A##. I really wanted the Bilsteins but there not made for the V6 anymore. It is really better to get even second hand or refurbished Bilsteins if you can find them. With the Konis I was constantly adjusting them trying to find the right setup and balance close to the original balance and I could not balance it properly. Also the Konis at the front leaked oil. The Konis at the back constantly squeaked just outside their warranty period. I will never get Konis again. Anyway good luck with the car. I really miss mine especially the beautiful V6 Engine theres no other car like the V6 !
Alfa Won thanks for the comment. Well where do I start haha!
Firstly, the car has done 70,000 miles. The seats and interior are original to my knowledge. The car has never been fully resprayed but it has had bits painted without a doubt. It’s expected with a 20 year old car. With regards to the Powerflex bushes, there was a couple of factors taken into account when I chose them. Mainly cost. To replace with genuine arms and bushes costs just over £1000 which is a lot of money for something that will wear out again in a few years. They are notoriously very weak. The Powerflex will far exceeds the life of genuine bushes. Secondly, I know I will never be pushing the car hard enough for Powerflex to be an issue. As my bushes where in such bad condition the car handled terribly, so that said, to me the car should handle beautifully with the Powerflex. I’ll see how I get on with them anyway. The topic on shock absorbers, you are correct. The downside to Koni Sport is indeed a harsher ride on a car that was already harsh enough to start with but I’m prepared for that. I shall be fitting them and bedding them in on the softest setting for a few hundred miles before I touch them again. I chose the Koni’s simply because they are still the best road going shock absorber available for these cars at the moment. The only options are genuine shocks, Koni Street or Koni Sport. That’s it. Bilstein would have been my preferred brand however, as you already mentioned, they are no longer available and I would never fit used suspension or brake components on my car personally. Thanks for the info anyway. We shall see how I get on with it in the future. Happy motoring 👍🏼
@@_RicksGarage I would say the seats would have been replaced or repaired. Cars with seats that have done 70K Miles or Kms are ragged and finished ! Lol. So almost 100% sure they were repaired or replaced just recently.
In terms of the OEM vs Poly bushes I bought the OEM Bushes from EB Spares. They just sold the Bushes themselves very cheaply something like $30 for one and $60 for a pair. I have heard you have to buy the whole arm also. But check EB spares they may (or may not) have them anymore. But anyway youve already installed the poly bushes. You may deciede later on to see what the car should have been later on on OEM thats up to you. With the Konis watch out for oil leaks on the fronts and constant (and very annoying) squeaking of the rears. When you get them set up I can let you know what settings I used for the best solution between sport / comfort.
I do miss the car. Ive driven Porsche 911s (997.2) , Boxsters and the Alfa 4C. And I would say the GTV V6 is very compable to them. The V6 Busso is the star and really outshines all those cars I mentioned. TBH the Alfa 4C is terrible with the 4Turbo. It really needs a V6 Busso. : )
Alfa Won well favouring the GTV v6 of those cars is a very bold statement and I like it! Haha. Thanks very much for the input 👍🏼
@@_RicksGarage Its obviously not as quick as them but your not driving at full throttle every where you go. In terms of experience of driving an exotic car they easily compare : )
Alfa Won
I like you a lot. Please come again 😂😂👍🏼
Hi did you ever find out the torque setting for the rear wheel bearing on the gtv v6? Also do you know the setting for the wheel nuts please? Be very helpful if you know. Also I’ll add I really like your gtv videos. All very helpful.
Looking very nice. The car was polish or painted?
Alexis Tosta it is polished using 3M Fast Cut Plus on a Dual Action Polisher. Green compound followed by the orange fine compound. Final polish using AutoGlym Super resin and sealed using AutoGlym HD Wax
@@_RicksGarage Hi Rick. Thanks for such quick reply. The car is looking fantastic.
You know whats good. Good combination of products. Autoglym is very very good. I did my training with them last October.
Keep up the good work man.
They must have had another parts price increase, I remember they had one around 2013 a dealer even told me.
Just lately I've noticed that the price of a camshaft variator ( common weak spot ) for the twinspark engine has shot right up from around £130 a year ago to £250 now. They were around £100 in 2012. I've looked and there are no alternatives you have to pay full price if you don't want your twinspark down on power and rattling like a diesel.
Correct. Certain parts for these cars are getting very difficult to find and very expensive
Had a GTV V6. If I could have kept two cars, I'd bloody well still have it.
Brilliant video Rick, as usual. What is the name of the company who has the side plastic cover in the engine bay?
Hi. Company name is PartsWorld.co.uk. They still have it for sale but twice the price now unfortunately. Here’s the link to the site;
www.partsworld-uk.com/collections/alfa-romeo-parts-accessories
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That’s looking stunning! Used to have a red GTV V6 with a wizard cat back. I paid £1250 for it when they were worth nowt, how times change! I’ve a 147 GTA now. Is that a St. Helens accent btw? I used to live there 😂
Haha yes indeed. Good old sunny St.Helens. Where are you and your GTA living now then?
I’d love a wizard exhaust sometime in the future.
Only in Lowton! If you’re still after some downpipes, have a word with Gus at Alfatune on Merton Bank Road, he used to make equal length ones for the 3.0, not sure if he still does. They won’t be cheap but very good quality.
James Taylor I live literally around the corner from Gus. I’ve had a couple of chats with him and he’s a very knowledgeable and genuinely nice guy. A little away with the fairies on prices though!
With regards to his exhaust systems, he designed the system, including the equal length pipes, but actually had an exhaust specialist manufacture them for him. That specialist, believe it or not, is Cybox who still make and sell the system today. So these Cybox systems are actually Alfatune. Both cat back AND equal length downpipes. Unfortunately I won’t be buying the equal length pipes because I don’t like the lack of clearance underneath. Instead I’ll be buying the wizard downpipes. They are more expensive but the flow design is superb and any clearance issues eliminated. They also make them for fitting CF2 manifolds to CF3 cats so it’s a straight bolt on upgrade.
nice video, great car, i like your detailed approach. Please get rid of the BMW posters ;)
Hahaha the BMW boffin in me will never depart I’m afraid 😂
Equal length front pipes!
If you put your vin number into fiat eper that wil tell you the paint code.
Phone your local motorfactors or a local paint shop supplier with the paint code/reg/chassis number and they'll soon tell you.
Hi Rick, - me again... I was wondering what paint system you used for the underside at the back. I love the grey look of finish. Mine is all stripped off and about ready to re-finish, so any tips would be well received. Cheers, Jamie
James Cleaver Hi. Do you mean the rear subframe? It was blasted and powder coated silver. Same process with all of the suspension arms. The floor pan was stripped back, painted with POR15 and covered with 2 coats of black stone chip paint
thanks for the speedy reply, your rear suspension looks amazing. It's the floor pan that I'm currently thinking about. Just collecting opinions and options before I commit.
@@_RicksGarage Wow, did you completely strip all the original underseal off?
Mine isnt too bad just a few areas that need sorting.
If it is original paint then here is Yaroslav Bozhdynsky's colour paint code listing by year of production/availability. Hope it helps - www.bozhdynsky.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/916-colours-availability-upd2.jpg
Joe Horvath excellent! I’m guessing 632 Nero Metallic 👍🏼
It annoys me when you see professional specialist garages bending the arch liners doubled over when working on cars. I have seen it so many times in peoples pictures, its just destroying stuff that is hard to get hold of through laziness, idleness.
TABRAO I agree. Most parts for these cars are extremely difficult to find now. You’ll never see me bending my new arch liners haha
Rick that’s going to be an exceptional GTV when finished. Mine is more of a daily driver but rust isn’t as much of an issue here in Sydney Australia. Here is a vid I did recently to refresh your memory of giving your Busso a good spank ruclips.net/video/Xv4lySzaV2U/видео.html
My other cars saab 93 lol