Re: Transporting your Alfa

["Jay Mackro" <jmackro@domain.elided>]

Ian:

I would guess you would pay $1,000 to $1,200 for an open
transporter, where your car is mingled with cars from folks
who are relocating.  This is the cheapest level - classic car
transporters - some of whom use enclosed carriers - charge
more.  The time of year matters a lot - in the spring/early
summer, when a lot of people are moving, rates go up,
and the availability of spaces goes down.  You need to
shop around.  Also, be warned that here are a lot of flakes
in this business.

You may have a problem with an inoperable car - they
need it to be drivable, because they want to be able
to offload it from the carrier at a depot, and re-load it
onto another carrier, as they try to put together loads
that will come off sequentially, make maximum use of
the space, etc.

Good Luck

Jay Mackro

>Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 08:43:40 -0800
>From: ian evans <iann@domain.elided>
>Subject: Transport costs
>
>Anyone have any experience with or knowledge of what it might cost to
>trailer or ship a vehicle from New York to California L.A. area?  The
>vehicle in question is dead and cannot be driven.
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>Al Fista
>
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>Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 09:44:49 -0700
>From: Lawrence.Gowin@domain.elided
>Subject: Re:Migpak
>
>Bill,
>
>I have one of these.  It is easy to set up and use, though I did have to
rig
>a mechanism to keep the wire spool retaining nut from tightening up and
>preventing wire from being fed properly.  It is a great tool.  However, in
>my limited experience, I highly recommend getting a joddler to put a
stepped
>edge in metal to do a lap weld instead of a butt weld.  I'm not using the
>flux core wire that came with the kit.  I bought a gas bottle (mixed gas)
>and standard wire.  Flux core doesn't give as clean of a weld.
>
>Practice on scrap metal before you start on the car.  Run some beads until
>you get good at it.  Then do some joins.  Don't worry at first about panel
>distortion.  Just work on technique.  There's a 55 minute video on MIG
>welding for $29.99 (that I may buy) that might be good to get at the same
>time.  The video that comes with the welder won't get you far.  Good luck.
>
>Lawrence Gowin
>International Engineering
>Level (3) Communications
>lawrence.gowin@domain.elided
>Office: (720) 888-1234
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>Text Page:     8886609482@domain.elided
>
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>Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 12:23:21 -0500
>From: Tom Lesko <tmlesko@domain.elided>
>Subject: Re: engine hoist
>
>Bruce,
>I have pulled the engine & gearbox as a unit from my '65 Spider several
>times just using a come-a-long on a stationary beam. Pushing the car
>back a bit was not a problem for me and the come-a-long was cheap. FYI
>
>Tom Lesko
>Hingham, MA
>
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>Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 13:14:30 -0500
>From: Domenic Lippolis <domlipps@domain.elided>
>Subject: Mistyped words..
>
>SHEEEZZ..  You mistype one word and you guys make it sound like I lost =
>it for the team or something.  My darn spelling checker missed it (I =
>wonder why.) =20
>
>I didn't know Alfa owners were also all English and spelling sticklers.  =
>Perhaps it is a slow time for the list or perhaps we are surrounded by =
>folks who have nothing better to do. =20
>
>Good thing I have you folks as support..
>
>DOM!
>PS:  My spell checker had no suggestion for SHEEEZZ.
>
>Hi Fred,
>
>My guess is the guy mistyped "trunk", duh!, most trucks with open cargo
>areas tend to get really wet during the rain :-; I can just visualize =
>the
>guy jumping in the back of his truck and have his friend hose him down.
>
>Happy Holiday,
>
> - S.
>
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>
>Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 13:28:40 -0600
>From: Mark Dubovick <mutant1@domain.elided>
>Subject: '91 Spider w/ automatic for sale
>
>My neighbor is selling his '91 Spider Veloce Green w/tan with auto
>transmission. Asking price is $6500. It has about 85K miles on it and is
>in very good condition except for paint chips in the nose. If interested
>call Ron Moore at 813-641-0291 or you can call me at 813-645-3950 -
>Mark
>
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>
>Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 13:52:33 EST
>From: JHertzman@domain.elided
>Subject: Spiderreds
>
>In AD7-1245 Robert Abatecola asks about three reds he found listed as used
on
>the 1987 Spider.
>    530  Alfa rosso Spider      '82-90  72528
>    547  Rosso Cabernet Spider  '87-89  73029 note
>    552  Rosso Bordeaux         '87     73032 note
>
>AR 547 Rosso Cabernet and AR 552 Rosso Bordeaux are, as the names suggest,
>wine reds. According to an ARI Tech Bulletin on 1987-88 paint codes both
are
>metallics, with the Cabernet on the Spider only and the Bordeaux (which the
>Bulletin simply calls Dark Red Metallic) on both Spider and Milano. AR 530
is
>the Rosso Alfa on the Spider and AR 555 the Rosso Alfa on the Milano. I
>assume Robert wants the AR 530, which is 8221 in DuPont paints and 32798 in
>Sherwin Williams paints.
>
>John H.
>Raleigh, N.C.
>
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>
>Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 14:00:48 -0600
>From: Mark Dubovick <mutant1@domain.elided>
>Subject: Phone number for Pierce Manifold?
>
>Does anyone have the phone number for pierce/pearce Manifold? I can't
>find a throttle shaft for a 40DCOE2 carb and was told that they probably
>have one to fit it. Any help is welcome.
>    Mark
>
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>
>Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 11:06:06 -0800
>From: len_leeb@domain.elided
>Subject: American- British English
>
>John Fielding gave us his American - British car talk list.
>...
>"sedan    saloon" ...
>        to which I add:
>Saloon         Pub
>
>Happy holidays,
>Len
>
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>Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 11:09:58 -0800
>From: Robert Abatecola <robert@domain.elided>
>Subject: Re: Spiderreds
>
>John (and everyone else),
>
>Thanks for the info.  This is great!
>
>You might be interested to hear that I got a message from an 88
>Spider Quad owner who told me that his Spider's paint code (from the
>trunk lid tag) is 555.
>
>My GTV6 is 530 so I have something to compare to.  Now if I could
>find a 555 to park it next to I'd be all set.
>
>  -Robert, San Jose, CA, US
>   85 GTV6
>   87 Spider Quadrifoglio
>
>
>At 1:52 PM -0500 12/28/99, JHertzman@domain.elided wrote:
>>In AD7-1245 Robert Abatecola asks about three reds he found listed as used
on
>>the 1987 Spider.
>>     530  Alfa rosso Spider      '82-90  72528
>>     547  Rosso Cabernet Spider  '87-89  73029 note
>>     552  Rosso Bordeaux         '87     73032 note
>>
>>AR 547 Rosso Cabernet and AR 552 Rosso Bordeaux are, as the names suggest,
>>wine reds. According to an ARI Tech Bulletin on 1987-88 paint codes both
are
>>metallics, with the Cabernet on the Spider only and the Bordeaux (which
the
>>Bulletin simply calls Dark Red Metallic) on both Spider and Milano. AR 530
is
>>the Rosso Alfa on the Spider and AR 555 the Rosso Alfa on the Milano. I
>>assume Robert wants the AR 530, which is 8221 in DuPont paints and 32798
in
>>Sherwin Williams paints.
>
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