'63 Giulia Spider Normale Restoration (Euro) - Page 9

**sprintgtc** · #**121** (**permalink**) 12-01-2006, 11:08 AM

Patrick,
Mount up the Vredesteins, you will be happy.

AlfaTaso · #**122** (**permalink**) 12-01-2006, 01:40 PM

Pat; STOP IT! You're getting me excited about working on Giuliettas, and my wife would much rather have me shopping with her

**pathung** · #**123** (**permalink**) 12-02-2006, 12:13 AM

Squeal or not, I can't wait to get these tires mounted; unfortunately, the untrued and unpainted wheels are still in my garage - why don't wheel shops work Saturdays?! As soon as I can take a day off work, I'm hoping to get this done, and post some more pictures.

It's going to be a great weekend for me - time to work on the car till about 2 PM on Saturday, and then all day Sunday to see what I can install onto the car right away - no shopping for me with the wife - she does it all online anyway.

gowanusvin · #**124** (**permalink**) 12-02-2006, 06:05 AM

Squealing like a pig can be good, unless youre taking a raft trip with Burt Reynolds in the north Georgia mountains. What I also found critical in my car's handling was replacing the bushings on the trailing arms and reworking the ball joint/bushing supporting the differential.

gowanusvin · #**125** (**permalink**) 12-03-2006, 07:42 AM

The tires I've used are Yokohama AVID H4. I'm happy after three years, but let me advise, if you hit a deep pothole with the wheels turned, they will hit the fender well. (My 155 Pirellis did that as well.)
Otherwise fine. They transform the aspect of the car from skinny and knock-kneed to something fierce on contemporary. Of course, that's my opinion.

Specs: P185/65/R15 Mounted on stock wheels.

**pathung** · #**126** (**permalink**) 12-09-2006, 08:02 PM

Just received my rebuilt idler arm - looks good. It'll probably be the first item that I bolt back onto the car (well, I've "laid out" the wiring harness in the car, though nothing has been connected to it yet).

If the rain stops for a bit tomorrow, I'd like to paint the arm and have it ready to install in a few days' time.

Does anyone know how much torque to give the big nut inside the unit?

alfazagato · #**127** (**permalink**) 12-10-2006, 05:28 PM

Patrick,
The Vredesteins are great. I have them, as you may recall, on my black Spyder Veloce, and they perform really well. You will be well pleased. My other Bay area friends use them and are equally pleased. Not only that I have them (155 x 15) on my SZ in London and they are squeal-less. Perhaps that because they are closer to home!

**pathung** · #**128** (**permalink**) 12-10-2006, 07:56 PM

Stuart, I did notice that they're Dutch-made. The weather here in the SF Bay Area must be too dry ;-)

**pathung** · #**129** (**permalink**) 12-22-2006, 10:51 PM

Now that the chassis is back, it's hard to decide what to start on first. I looked at the photos I took during disassembly, and figured that whatever came off last should go back on first. Alas, the axle/suspension pieces haven't been restored yet; anything that belongs under the car will thus have to wait.

Trim seemed to be a good possibility; unfortunately I've yet to take most of the pieces out for chroming. So I started on the stainless-steel pieces. One eyebrow went on; the other one's bolts fell off. Does anyone know of a cement that would securely hold a bolt to the back of the eyebrow? Additionally, most of my SS needs polishing; can someone recommend compounds to use that wouldn't scratch the surface? Thanks in advance.

To prove to the wife that I was indeed doing something useful in the garage, I popped on the two teardrop side repeaters (turn signals) on the fender. They look pretty good on the black background

**pathung** · #**130** (**permalink**) 12-22-2006, 10:58 PM

When I bought the car, its voltage regulator had been disconnected from the wiring that goes to it. I'm replacing the old Bosch regulator with a new one, and was wondering if someone could post a picture of his/her car's for me to see which wire goes to what spade/screw on the regulator? The new regulator (also Bosch, from Centerline) comes with a diagram that seems to conflict the way my wiring harness is built - the connection point isn't a spade when my harness asks for a spade, etc... in any case, a picture would be worth a thousand words.

Below are some pictures of the regulator and a wire that leads to it from the generator/dynamo.

Merry Xmas to all, by the way!

**Gordon Raymond** · #**131** (**permalink**) 12-23-2006, 10:12 AM

Looks like the new Bosch is not exactly like the old Bosch. Check the photo you posted for me of my AUSCA spider. That one has never been fooled with. If it doesn't show in the photo, it goes like this: Looking at it head on from the front of the car, YOUR left, from top to bottom, small blue, then double large red top spade lug, single large black under the red's spade lug. YOUR right, single large blue,top , single large black, bottom. ALL are push on spade lugs. Hope this helps Patrick. Best, & Happy Holidays! Gordon Raymond

alfa soon · #**132** (**permalink**) 12-23-2006, 11:32 AM

Looking good Patrick, You've got lots of fun ahead of you! When are you expecting the drive-line and suspension bits? I was hoping to get some time in on my Spider but have been home with a cough and cold. No fun.

I have an NOS Bosch regulator that came with my car that is in an old box. If it suits your car better than the one you bought, you are welcome to it. I'll see if it has all spade connectors or the screw terminal next time I go to the garage.

Ciao

**pathung** · #**133** (**permalink**) 12-23-2006, 03:01 PM

Thanks, Gordon and Matt. I'll take a look at Gordon's photos and see what the differences are. Interestingly, I tried to find the right holes on the engine bay's driver's side wall for the new Bosch, but none would work to install the new regulator; I can probably conclude that the original regulator used was different from my new one; in fact, it might even have been a Lucas five-terminal; too bad I don't have one to trial-fit.

I was just looking at the wire that's attached to my repro side repeater, and noticed that it comes with a spade terminal, which doesn't match my wiring harness' bullet-type connector. It's likely that most repro accessories have gone to spades, while my harness builder stayed true to the origins of the car, leaving me in the middle scratching my head.

My mechanic suggested earlier that perhaps I should consider an alternator in place of the generator. Apparently, a regulator is built-in to an alternator, so an external regulator would no longer be necessary; he told me to send my new regulator back to Centerline. Have folks gone this route, and how is the wiring modified?

I'm having lots of fun figuring these things out.

alfa soon · #**134** (**permalink**) 12-23-2006, 04:15 PM

I added a modern ND alternator. Allows tidying of the wiring in the engine compartment. There is a lot on the wiring of the alternator on 750/101 list posts, but essentially, the big wire goes to the positive terminal on the starter solenoid (for negative ground cars) and the other wire (I believe the spade that makes the top of the 'T' formed by the two spade connector males) goes to the positive on the coil. The second spade can be hooked up to the charge light, but I'm not sure how as I haven't tried that yet.

This may be a good way for you to go if you plan on using those big driving lights that are on your 'make it look like this' picture.

**Lionel Velez** · #**135** (**permalink**) 12-23-2006, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pathung

When I bought the car, its voltage regulator had been disconnected from the wiring that goes to it. I'm replacing the old Bosch regulator with a new one, and was wondering if someone could post a picture of his/her car's for me to see which wire goes to what spade/screw on the regulator? The new regulator (also Bosch, from Centerline) comes with a diagram that seems to conflict the way my wiring harness is built - the connection point isn't a spade when my harness asks for a spade, etc... in any case, a picture would be worth a thousand words.

Below are some pictures of the regulator and a wire that leads to it from the generator/dynamo.

Merry Xmas to all, by the way!