Maranello Pursang Motors 105 Tech Night

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This event has been posponed 1 week, is now on Friday August 8th at 7 pm at Maranello Pursang Motors, 33 Colebrook Street, Brunswick.
Due to popular demand, we will again be holding another register workshop for members who are interested in purchasing or who own a Giulia or 105 series vehicle which include Giulia, Spider, Giulia GT, GTV's and Monteal.
Start time 7pm for BBQ, Use your GPS or Melways ref 29 G5.
We will have on the night - Selection of Giulia and 105 cars on display,
Information about parts and servicing, BBQ and drinks for club members and associates,
Open Forum discussion covering various aspects of this classic series,
Maranello Pursang Motors will be open from 6-30 pm for members, food and drink is gold coin donation,
This will be a good opportunity for interest in buying or improving and servicing these cars,
Also looking at performance improvments for road and track,
Bookings essential for catering purposes, limited to 40 maximum, so book early, current, new and old members welcome,
Please provide Name, member number and contact details,
Contact Colin Thomas, mobile 0407 090 826, email drtool@bigpond.com.au
Think of a good question to ask on the night, Colin.

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Bookings have now opened for the technical night at Maranello Pursang Motors at 33 Colebrook road in Brunswick, this will be on Friday the 8th August, starting at 6-30, we are now over 25% booked, contact me now if you wish to attend, Colin.

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The Maranello Pursang Motors Technical night is now about 50% full with about 20 entrants booked in with about 20 vacancies remaining, Colin.

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As of last night, the 105 tech night at Maranello Pursang Motors was 75% full, so get your bookings in before its too late, Colin.

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Less than 2 weeks to go until the Maranello Pursang Tech Night, if you were thinking about going, put your name in now, you don't have to own a 105 series car, you might be interested in purchasing one at a future date, so come along on Friday, August the 8th, Colin.

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Have now reached 41 starters for the Maranello Pursang Motors 105 tech night, it is now full, this is a very good response, if you have your name down and can't attend, please contact and i will put someone else down on the reserve list, thank you for your interest, Colin.

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Last night we held the 105 workshop night for the Alfa Romeo 105 series at Maranello Pursang Motors in Brunswick.
Between Bruno, Giancarlo and John, there would be over 100 years Alfa Romeo knowledge.
Bruno and Giancarlo did their Alfa Romeo training at John's place in South Melbourne, well known to Alfa Romeo Owners called Pursang, [which means full blood], Motors.
After about 8 years, Bruno went out on his own, eventually starting Maranello Motors and then Pursang Motors property was sold about 6 years ago, so they put the band got back together forming Maranello Pursang Motors in Brunswick.
We were looking at a limit of 40 club members, but with the influx of new club members and 105 owners coming out of the woodwork, we ended up with 58 on the books and a few more that sneaked in, so we split the groups into 2 and Bruno did the racing and modifying 105's and Giancarlo did the servicing and repairing.
We were shown what to look for when buying a 105 coupe, such as accident damage, rust traps, bad modifications, what can go wrong and wear out.
The type of oil used in 105's is usually the thicker mineral oils, as they don't have hydraulic tappets like the newer 156's, which need the thin synthetic oils, the viscosity of the mineral oils to use depends on if it is a race car, road car with a newish engine or a car with an engine that has covered a lot of miles, Maranello Pursang Motors use Martini oils and lubricants as they have a good range and never have any problems with it.
The 105 coupes are lightweight around the boot area, so its best not to put any heavy objects in the boot as they flex and the rear 1/4 panel will eventually kink and a tow bar is a definate no-no, Vin Sharp from PACE makes a brace kit for these.
Another thing overlooked in the servicing of these twin cams, is the tappet clearances, they are set by measuring the clearances and removing the camshafts and replacing the shims, Giancarlo recomends this is done every 20,000klms, failure to attend to this results in burnt valves and a loss of performance.
We looked at suspension and why its a bad idea to put grease nipples on the bushes to stop squeeking, as the grease will ruin the bush material, how to put negative camber on the front suspension, and putting heavy duty dampers will crack the shock absorber towers.
If you are looking at buying a 105, it would be a good idea to have Maranello Pursang do a pre purchase check.
There was a barbeque at the start of the night with a gold coin donation, before the night started, there was also a show bag, with goodies such as posters, pens notepads, car deodorants, we had club members attend from as far away as Bendigo.
You can still buy new parts for the 105 series cars, as they were sold in America and very popular, there is a huge aftermarket industry, and even panels are available of differing quality,the parts are made all over the world.
Thank you to Mary, Bruno's wife and Marcia, Giancarlo's wife for all their help in organising this event, it was an informative workshop visit and i hoped those attending enjoyed it, Colin.

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Some pics from the night:

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nice write up. well done to Bruno & Giancarlo