Re: [alfa] Saab/BMW/Lancia etc donor parts for 164

["Daegrigg (Don)" <daegrigg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is a great idea (again).  Maybe something can be worked out with Mark
Denovich to place this on the Alfa Wiki.  I have a few items to contribute.

Don

----- Original Message -----
From: Brad Anesi <brad.anesi@domain.elided>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 11:22 AM
Subject: [alfa] Saab/BMW/Lancia etc donor parts for 164


> Don wrote...
> "You might also research whether the pump was used on another car (Saab or
> BMW) at the time."
>
> Reading this sentence reminded me of something I think I've suggested
> before, but will do so again, since I have a hard time even spelling HTML.
> Seeing as how 164's are very scarce in the junkyards, and Fiat
discontinues
> more parts for the car most every day, we need a simple web page showing
> which parts will interchange from other cars.  Since development of the
164
> was shared with the Saab 9000, as many of us have discovered, there are
> several parts that are interchangeable between the two.  That would be the
> primary focus, but as Don suggested, it is also conceivable that other
cars
> of the same era may share certain common parts with the 164.
>
> So any volunteers to host this?  I'll take a stab at the layout using a
> couple actual examples
>
> Part Donor Exact part? Verified
> Notes
> Pass side motor mount Sb9000 No Yes Very close
> to 164 part
> A/C Receiver/dryer Sb9000 Yes? No Looks to be
> the same
> A/C pressure switch Sb9000 No No Quick
> Connector different
> LSD (Differential) Thema No No
> Should work
>
> It would be nice to have an additional space for the "notes" column and/or
> an additional column with the name/e-mail of the person who submitted the
> info.
>
> Okay, who wants to take this on???
>
> Brad Anesi
> Project 164
>
> P.S.  As a follow-up to our conversation thread of a few weeks back, I
just
> picked up a fully loaded 2002 A4 1.8TQ 5-speed the other night for the
very
> right price of $19K.  In doing so, I pretty much skipped the entire 90's
> decade of car ownership, seeing as how my 164 was built in very early
1990.
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