One problem that I suspect you will run into, Frank, is the !...@#$%^&*
Alfetta shift mechanism. Unless you use one from a Milano, it's damn
near useless.
My late-evening musings on this subject have led me to the notion of
using a pre-'75 4-cylinder engine with attached transmission, and the
DeDion setup from an Alfetta or other 116 car with an aftermarket center
section/diff, maybe something from Quaife. This would require the design
and construction of a structure to provide the necessary mounting points
and to ensure their stability, and one would lose the benefits of having
the mass of the gearbox at the rear. I think it would be easier to
compensate for that than to duplicate the mindlessly slick gearchchange
of the older Alfa tranny using the 116 transaxle. Although I am aware
that the Milano's shift action is the best of all the 116 cars, it
remains the one thing I actively dislike about the my example.
An Alfa Sei driveshaft and differential, no?
-Joe
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