On Apr 17, 2005, at 12:48 PM, Graywolf wrote:
Ah '57 Super Spyder one of my dream cars. Was 2nd gear bulky on all of them?
Spider ... there is no "y" in Italian. Not sure which Alfa Romeo you are referring to, I've not heard of any of them referred to as the "Super Spider".
The Guilietta and derivative 4-cylinder series Alfas have all had similar gearbox design, and I think even the Alfetta and derivative transaxle cars have a very similar gear cluster. I presume you are referring to the second gear synchro wear problems, derivative from the weight of the gear cluster. I would expect that most take benefit in synchro wear from lightening the gear cluster. I had that done to FrankenSpider's gearbox ... sure makes a difference in shifting speed too.
Godfrey
