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    Music For Swingin' Transmission Swappers!

    1991 Alfa Romeo 164 L

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    1991 Alfa Romeo 164L
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    11/15/09

    In reply to Music For Swingin' Transmission Swappers!
    Murilee, it's pretty clear now that you're no Herb Alpert, but that's a good thing. #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    11/15/09

    In reply to Music For Swingin' Transmission Swappers!
    My life was easy growing up.

    My male parental unit schooled me in clutch replacement a few times on the '80 F-100 we had. Never wore, out, but the plate always managed to have a spring break, the TO bearing would start howling, or the plate managed to get a bent finger or tow. That truck was just cursed.

    I'd become an expert at transmission removal/replacement, and was even using the input shaft as the dowel, when I was 16-17.

    This was on a three-speed Dodge A-100 manual trans. Transmission jack? Pfft, it weighs only like 100 lbs., what's your problem, wuss.

    Then I took the 5-speed out of the '86 Nissan 720 pickup.

    I thought I was gonna die under there.

    Learned, firsthand, why transmission jacks were developed.

    I'm not about to go down the automatic route.... #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of Paul Y. don't drive too fast. Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
    11/15/09

    In reply to Music For Swingin' Transmission Swappers!
    The worst thing is, I actually enjoy music like this.

    Yes, I am relatively lonely. #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    11/15/09

    @Paul Y. don't drive too fast.: I used this video (and several others) as part of my portfolio when attempting to get into art grad school. Didn't work. #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of Paul Y. don't drive too fast. Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
    11/15/09

    @Murilee Martin: I can see that. Away from Jalopnik, there are few that would appreciate a video of a transmission swap, no matter what the soundtrack. #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of LuciferV8 LuciferV8
    11/16/09

    @Paul Y. don't drive too fast.: Autechre fan? #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of Paul Y. don't drive too fast. Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
    11/16/09

    @LuciferV8: Casually. I'm more into the early (pre 1991ish) Wax Trax! stuff and similar. #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    11/16/09

    @Paul Y. don't drive too fast.: Murilee Arraiac's big influences were Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV, Negativland, and the Residents. #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of Paul Y. don't drive too fast. Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
    11/16/09

    @Murilee Martin: That makes sense; I know you've mentioned TG & PTV in the past, which is great, and that's really evident in that track.

    So, yeah, get a 4-track from eBay, and treat us to more! #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    11/17/09

    @Paul Y. don't drive too fast.: I drove home the other night blasting "Cypress Sandwich". So satisfying.

    EDIT: Also, Negativland are awesome, by and large.
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    Edited by MushyHeirloom at 11/17/09 3:35 AM MushyHeirloom was starred MushyHeirloom was unstarred
    Image of dolo54 blows minds and blows engines! dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!
    11/15/09

    In reply to Music For Swingin' Transmission Swappers!
    weekend jalopnik is way cooler than weekday jalopnik. thanks murilee! #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of Uncle Bo Uncle Bo
    11/15/09

    In reply to Music For Swingin' Transmission Swappers!
    "That's me with the Plumber Butt on the right, and my friend ChunkyDeath on the right. "

    Jack stands from Lee Auto Supply? $40.

    Used TH350 from Pick Your Part?
    $150.

    Installing a TH350 with your doppleganger?
    Priceless.
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    Edited by Uncle Bo at 11/15/09 12:32 PM Uncle Bo was starred Uncle Bo was unstarred
    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    11/15/09

    @Uncle Bo: Actually, that's me on the left. #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    11/15/09

    In reply to Music For Swingin' Transmission Swappers!
    ... all this time, I thought I had pioneered the floor jack leg pump maneuver to facilitate transmission replacement. You have no idea how disturbing it is to learn I simply followed in the footsteps of someone called "ChunkyDeath". #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/15/09

    In reply to Music For Swingin' Transmission Swappers!
    Hey, Murilee's got some pretty good Philly Dog moves getting that jack in place so that ChunkyDeath can do his leg thang.
    There are web sites where this kind of tranny pr0n can earn you enough to buy a box of Tascam Portas. I don't have any links, but I'm sure such sites must exist. #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    11/15/09

    @Novaload: You can find Portastudios on craigslist & e-bay all the time... cheap too. Yamaha also made a couple different variants on the 4-track cassette theme.

    Murilee, if you want, I can get those cassettes dubbed over into regular .wav files for you. Ping me if you're interested.
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    Edited by HoonThatFerrari at 11/15/09 12:21 PM HoonThatFerrari was starred HoonThatFerrari was unstarred
    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/15/09

    @HoonThatFerrari: Do it, Murilee! We must have those tunes. #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    11/15/09

    @Novaload: Shot him an e-mail in case he doesn't notice my offer above. #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    11/15/09

    @HoonThatFerrari: I can also digitize the tracks with a regular cassette deck fed into the computer (tracks 1/2 will be L/R stereo tracks, flip it over to get 3/4), then use software to cut the speed in half and reverse direction on 3/4. Done it before. #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    11/15/09

    @HoonThatFerrari: Well, maybe I'll dig up the tapes with car-related tunes. There's one song that uses samples of the sound of a '65 Imperial dragging its rusty exhaust over train tracks, played on a Casio SK-1, as the beat. #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    11/15/09

    @Murilee Martin: Ah, OK, if you've got the software to do that, then yer good... I've got a pretty comprehensive audio production setup with multiple channels of convertors, so it would be easy for me to do it for you in one pass & then render the .wav files & either upload as a zipfile or send them to you on a CD-R... it would just be a matter of finding a Portastudio to dub the cassettes out of, which is not a problem, as there were only about a bazillion of those made in various models & they're fairly easy to come across.

    Do you have the ability to mix the individual stems/tracks, as well, or is your audio software just a two-channel package? If it's just a two-channel version & you can convert to .wav files, but you just need 'em mixed, lemme know - I'll do it as a fun favor! #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    11/15/09

    @HoonThatFerrari: I've got all the software and hardware I need, just too lazy to extract all the tracks via a regular cassette deck.

    Come to think of it, I might have a video for "Chrysler New Yorker." Totally easy to extract that from VHS tape. #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of HoonThatFerrari HoonThatFerrari
    11/15/09

    @Murilee Martin: Don't want to do it via two-track cassette with the whole flip & reconvert thing? Here's a Yammy 4-track in San Mateo for a buck-twenty, posted just today, in fact!:

    [sfbay.craigslist.org]

    OR... even better - here's a Tascam for 50 buckaroonies in El Cerrito, also looks like it was just posted today:

    [sfbay.craigslist.org] #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    11/15/09

    In reply to Music For Swingin' Transmission Swappers!
    Reminds me of how I learned that the chest is a wonderful transmission stand. OTOH, you didn't have to align and insert the input spindle to the clutch assembly, and you seem to have way too much room to maneuver.

    Music certainly fits the descent thru the circles of hell that these sorts of projects are. #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of JC Whitless JC Whitless
    11/15/09

    In reply to Music For Swingin' Transmission Swappers!
    I just had an Our Lady of Fátima moment watching that. Like stigmata, my knuckles began to bleed and I began swearing at the c***sucking engineer who made that bolt so f***ing difficult to get started or reach, and why the hell did the concrete, which wasn't that uncomfortable before, now hurt like hell and my right arm is numb.

    GAH...I'll be back. I have to go kick a socket I need under the workbench and throw a wrench at a cat. #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of mechimike mechimike
    11/15/09

    @JCWhitless: Try welding in rocker panels while laying on crush n run. "Hmmm, was that sharp stabbing pain in my back a piece of rock, or a bit of weld spatter that is now burning through my skin? Oh shit! Fire!" #cooltransmissionnameoftheday
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    Image of ChazzyD ChazzyD
    10/19/09

    In reply to 1991 Alfa Romeo 164 L
    An identical twin to the one I drive everyday. 188,000 miles on the clock and still going strong. I do all my own work on it and hope to keep it until I can buy a new Alfa in the USA. Which will hopefully be sooner than later. #alfaromeo
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    Image of Jim-Bob Jim-Bob
    10/19/09

    In reply to 1991 Alfa Romeo 164 L
    The 164 really doesn't do anything for me. It kinda reminds me of the Eagle Premier/Dodge Monaco twins. Plus, it uses a FWD chassis that is shared with several other cars. If I was to look for 4 door Italian Alfa hell from the 80's, it would be a Milano. It's RWD and has the front engine/ rear transaxle configuration that offers better balance than the front drive setup in most 164's.
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    Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet promoted this comment Edited by Jim-Bob at 10/19/09 8:58 AM Jim-Bob was starred Jim-Bob was unstarred
    Image of monsterajr monsterajr
    10/19/09

    In reply to 1991 Alfa Romeo 164 L
    My lust for these cars started after seeing a dark green one in Italy in 89'. The euro bumpers are smaller and the body cladding wasn't as obvious in darker colors. Years later and I nearly bought one but got a GTV-6 instead. They are relatively bulletproof except for the AC stepper motors, earlier digital readouts and timing belts. I still want a 164S but can't rightfully justify it to the commander in chief. #alfaromeo
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    Image of quayzar quayzar
    10/19/09

    In reply to 1991 Alfa Romeo 164 L
    I know of three of those here in Charlottesville, VA. One I have seen since it was new when I was a kid and has been lovingly cared for and one that looks like the paint faded 20 years before it was made. #alfaromeo
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    Image of Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. . Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .
    10/18/09

    In reply to 1991 Alfa Romeo 164 L
    Hopefully with the triumphant return of Alfa, old Alfas like this can actually return to their home, and proper mechanics.

    Or still be typical italian cars and still break down all the time and require massive, hugely expensive, repairs by distraught shade-tree mechanics. #alfaromeo
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    Image of Rupunzell Rupunzell
    10/18/09

    In reply to 1991 Alfa Romeo 164 L
    Back in the day I was torn between purchasing a 164 or SAAB 9000T. Drove both cars, the chassis in the Alfa is biased with a sporty disposition while the SAAB was very much an all around, all weather conditions daily driver. The Alfa has a very sweet V6, while the turbo 4 in the SAAB was economical and durable. The hatch back won me over as it is simply more versatile in ever way over the 164 3 box body. In the end, I choose the 1991, 9000t which is still with me to day as a daily driver nearing 350,000 miles on the original engine and chassis. The 9000t has been with me in driving rain, wheel deep snow and HOT expanses of CA where there is nothing to be seen for miles on end. Ever versatile, ever reliable, ever durable. But, my heart stays with the Alfa for it has much more automotive passion than the SAAB ever will. The 9000T is almost German in it's personality.

    The US never got the Lancia Thema or FIAT Chroma version of this chassis. If the Lancia Thema was available, that would have been my choice over the SAAB. Even more so for the V8 Ferrari powered version of the Lancia Thema 8.32 #alfaromeo
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    Image of SagarikaLumos SagarikaLumos
    10/18/09

    @Rupunzell: I think that a Lancia Thema 8.32 could be effectively simulated by putting a Northstar in a SAAB 9000. The only problem with the 8.32 is that it doesn't have a flat crank, so it doesn't SOUND like a Ferrari, even if it has the engine from one. #alfaromeo
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    Image of Rupunzell Rupunzell
    10/18/09

    @SagarikaLumos:
    That is correct, the Lancia 8.32 does not have a flat crank so it does not sound like a Ferrari. The Lancia folks were after smooth, quiet power with a broad torque curve. If the Lancia folks wanted a flat crank V8, they could have easily done so, as with every design, designers choose what the contents are to meet their design goals. There is a lot more to the Lancia 8.32 than just the engine. Main problem with this Lancia and other FWD cars with this much power, is torque steer.

    BTW, there are a few Lancia MonteCarlos with this Ferrari V8 in place of the FIAT/Lancia 4 pot twin cam. #alfaromeo
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    10/19/09

    @Rupunzell: 9000 have equal length half shafts, so no torque steer. #alfaromeo
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    Image of Rupunzell Rupunzell
    10/19/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet:
    9000T does indeed have torque steer. How do I know, it's been my daily driver since the early 90's. The drive shafts are similar in length, not 100% equal length, how do I know, I have replaced and rebuilt them more than once. #alfaromeo
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