Oil seal 71754365 1750tbi engine

There is a design flaw in the Alfa Romeo 1750 tbi engine and the Lancia 1.8DI engine. The issue is located in the design of the oil pickup tube attach...

Lancia Delta 1.8 DI / Alfa 1750 TBI Phase adjuster

Rattle in distribution After finishing the cam, turbo and cylinder head repairs I thought the car would run like a sewing machine but despite of all t...

Injection system Lancia 1.8di / Alfa 159 tbi

Recently my wife bought a new car. I was really happy she went for an Italian beauty instead of a boring German car. We bought a Lancia 1.8DI with ...

Lancia Delta 1.8 DI

Disclaimer; this is a very long blog post only interesting if you own a Lancia Delta 1.8 DI or an Alfa with the 1750 tbi engine. Fortunately my partne...

Memmert TV30 lab oven

Some while ago I obtained a small laboratory oven intended to use for Ceracoting and later powder coating. It’s an old oven, probably build betw...

Powdercoating machine upgrade

As usual it won’t take long before I take new stuff apart to see what’s inside. Usually if warranty is involved I manage to take a hold of...

Powdercoating

For some while I was considering a powder coat set, especially after the awesome results on my Kawasaki wheels by Custom Coatings Helvoirt As a birthd...

Ducati Swing-arm removal tool

The Ducati 796 and lots of other Ducati’s are constructed beautifully, as most Italian products. Instead of using a bolt to mount the engine to ...

Punko 188 mk2 speaker upgrade.

The speakers in both my wife’s Punto and mine have the same problem, they sound like crap for the last year. It starts slowly so you move the ba...

Balance motorcycle wheel

Because DIY tools are great to build I made this motorcycle balancing tool myself. It’s a simple construction using 4 bearings with metal shield...