Some of you may recall that I bought this Type 101 Giulietta Sprint from our esteemed Moderator Simon last Spring. The shell was in excellent shape, with only a few rust bubbles on the driver's side door; the rest of the car looked great, with all glass work, trim, and mechanicals accounted for. According to Simon, the P.O. was embarking on a restoration but gave up eventually; during this brief effort, he collected a number of Veloce parts, as I understand. The car also comes with a set of Weber carbs, though the Solex is still attached to the engine.
I originally had the intention to restore this car into a nice driver, but had a change of heart a few months later when I decided to run in the same group as my Giulietta-racing friends. In the Sprint's place, my '67 GT will be restored into a street car (Project #3, for another day).
While I continued working on completing my Giulia Spider's restoration, I'd in fact begun collecting parts for the Sprint: a '74 axle to scavenge its LSD; a set of Borrani wheels; a Veloce sump off of eBay; a set of Carillo rods; a set of custom pistons. It's a start.
First job on the list was to build the 5:12 LSD axle. We've taken the pumpkin apart, and the teeth on the pinion gear look to be in good shape, as did the 41-tooth gear (what's the name of this heavy-looking thing?). The axle tubes were cleaned up, and will go out for powder-coating this/next week. Some photos included below.
Work on the Sprint will be an off and on affair while we try to finish the Giulia Spider this Spring, after which we hope to move more quickly to possibly have a running race car by next Spring. Why so slow? I only have time to go to the shop on Saturdays
Good news is that the body and paint are decent enough for us to skip these time-consuming steps and focus exclusively on performance and safety. We thus plan to be upgrading the engine, suspension/wheel/tires, fuel-delivery system, and finally the safety system. Sounds like lots of fun!