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Trivia question (sort of)
« on: 02 February 2008, 19:42:41 »
..what would you never get black brake dust on the front wheels of an Alfasud..?

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« Reply #1 on: 02 February 2008, 19:44:11 »
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..what would you never get black brake dust on the front wheels of an Alfasud..?


Ermm.....it has white brake pads???? ;D
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« Reply #2 on: 02 February 2008, 19:45:16 »
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..what would you never get black brake dust on the front wheels of an Alfasud..?


Ermm.....it has white brake pads???? ;D

Interesting... but no.  ::)
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Re: Trivia question (sort of)
« Reply #3 on: 02 February 2008, 19:45:54 »
Inboard disks, IIRC.

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Re: Trivia question (sort of)
« Reply #4 on: 02 February 2008, 19:46:14 »
Red?  Blue?...........Pink?
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Re: Trivia question (sort of)
« Reply #5 on: 02 February 2008, 19:48:02 »
Kev's the man.....   ;)
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« Reply #6 on: 02 February 2008, 19:48:11 »
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Inboard disks, IIRC.

Kevin

...is the right answer!  :y
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« Reply #7 on: 02 February 2008, 19:48:21 »
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Inboard disks, IIRC.

Kevin

Ah so Alfas are just like Citroen 2CV's then.

LOL

Mike

P.S. or the Alfa is fitted with those rubber wheel clean discs.
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Re: Trivia question (sort of)
« Reply #8 on: 02 February 2008, 19:48:45 »
Nah. I'm right.
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Re: Trivia question (sort of)
« Reply #9 on: 02 February 2008, 19:49:29 »
having no front brakes at all would also prevent brake dust on the front wheels :y
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Re: Trivia question (sort of)
« Reply #10 on: 02 February 2008, 19:49:52 »
OK, next questions for afectionados of Alfas of old...

..what other Alfa had similar design? And I am not referring to the Alfa 33.
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Re: Trivia question (sort of)
« Reply #11 on: 02 February 2008, 19:52:12 »
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having no front brakes at all would also prevent brake dust on the front wheels :y

I'm sure it's not unknown on an Alfasud :o

I guess you just end up with brake dust in the engine bay, instead. Makes me wonder what would happen if you got a catastrophic oil leak all over the brakes.

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« Reply #12 on: 02 February 2008, 20:01:04 »
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having no front brakes at all would also prevent brake dust on the front wheels :y

I'm sure it's not unknown on an Alfasud :o

I guess you just end up with brake dust in the engine bay, instead. Makes me wonder what would happen if you got a catastrophic oil leak all over the brakes.

Kevin

Yep, that does happen.... ;D you have to be very careful. Also, the handbrake is on the front wheels, operating the pads (no operate drums like the Omegas rear brakes), and the adjustment is by an Allen key on the clipper.... very very fiddly.

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« Reply #13 on: 02 February 2008, 20:06:25 »
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the handbrake is on the front wheels

Mental note: Don't EVER try a handbrake turn in an Alfasud :o

A mate of mine had a really nice one. Inherited it from his grandfather who was a parish priest and used it to get to church on sundays and little else. Jet black 1.5 with no rust whatsoever. We had a little convoy to Le Mans the year I got the Westfield finished. 8-)

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« Reply #14 on: 02 February 2008, 21:19:51 »
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..what would you never get black brake dust on the front wheels of an Alfasud..?


Inboard discs
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