New brake booster & shift knob

Finally! I found some time to work on the Alfa. 

First up, removing the old brake servo. It came out easily, with a minimum of fuss. Before:

Retaining clip:

For whatever reason, the nuts on the new booster used an odd UNC thread pitch. It took us awhile to find the right ones.

I installed the OMP shifter knob [an eBay find]. Unlike the tall Momo part, this one is reasonably sized and sits in a comfortable position.

Engine rebuild on YouTube

It's amazing how simple the Nord engine design is. A good engine rebuild video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JM_dpA62HN8

More miles & brake servo

It's been awhile since my last update.

A couple of weeks ago, I took the car on a 40 mile drive. It was running beautifully, but the rear brakes started locking up as I was driving in traffic. From what I can gather, sticky [rear] brakes his is usually the result of a wonky brake booster, so I've ordered a new Lockheed unit from Alfaholics.