I've been following some tech tips on Alfa BB, I thought I'd make a thread about my restoration. I bought a 67 GT junior 1300 as an unfinished project, it came with all the repair panels and seals needed to be completed, however it doesn't have a engine and gear box. I am making a video series out of it to make it a little more entertaining.
The channel is called Raising Junior on Youtube. I need more forum cred to post a link...will do so later
I forgot to add this is the first Alfa I ever owned. I have restored a couple of German cars in the past, but I a Gulia gt was always on the bucket list. I made friends with some local Alfa enthusiasts who have been really helpful and gave me some great tips.
Just had a quick look at your threads, I'm sure I'll refer to them at some point
Thanks for watching. I've been thinking of some improvements I can make. I'm working on Episode 2 but it might take a while to finish as I plan on making it longer.
For the overall look of the car I want it to look like it was a weekend racer back in the day. No bumpers, better seats (I found a set or very cool Alfa seats and a 1750 cc engine. Colour is yet to be decided probably a solid original colour, but I'm staying away from flashy stickers and decals
Thanks, having some followers is very encouraging! I'm working on episode 2 at the moment. I'm aiming to finish it in a month or so, but the progress on the car dictates when the episode can be wrapped up. Its been a lot of fun so far and I'm glad some family members are helping me out, mostly my dad with the video editing
Very nice! Like your rotisserie; can you show me how it's mounted to the car? Did you use suspension pickup points? I'm interested in copying this; I have a rotisserie, but currently mounts to bumper mounts front and rear.
I used the steering box holes at the front and the trunion bar holes at the back. A friend gave me the plans he made for his spider which included some plates. These plates mount to the holes we mentioned and they have a square hole, large enough for a 50x50 square section to pass through. A small angle iron ties the plates to the 50x50 section. I can send you some PDF via Pm or email if you would like to see them. I'll upload some pictures later
Thanks guys, filming the restoration is extra work but I enjoy doing it with my dad. They help me remember how we made certain panels or how things were before we took them apart
Hi Guys, I thought I'd post an update with some pictures. Still working on the videos but they take really long to finish
We finished both door skins, fixing the frames took forever as the left door frame was in really bad shape. They are looking good now and we could use them to set the gaps before welding in the sills
I borrowed a spot welding machine to join the top of the skins to the frames.
The project feels like its moving on quickly as I'm trial fitting the new inner and middle sills with self tapping screws, soon they will be ready for welding
I have to remake one end of the support brace that goes under the floors to fix this abomination of a repair
Cut the bad part out and bent the profile on a bender
I sliced the ends to copy the tapered end and bent the tabs as per original, just needs a larger radius on the ends
Great video again.
The work on the door was really interesting, as I will be starting that journey in a few months. I have the same 'make two from four' door project ahead of me.
Thanks Mart, the doors took 3 times longer than I expected, the right wasn't too bad but the left door was almost beyond repair. Take your time with the skins, and try to borrow/rent a spot welder for the door tops, it worked great for us. The manual door skin tool was ok but an pneumatic one might do a better job. The folds on the factory doors are really sharp
Its a useful bit of kit, I started from the centre and alternated the welds from side to side, that will help keep the panel flat. Also use clamps to hold the sheets together the weld might blow through if the 2 sheets have a gap
Thanks for the tip. Better than finding out myself! Like all things looks dead easy to do but I'd rather be aware of pitfalls before I experience them first hand!
I think I'm on hold with the project now until christmas holidays, as lots of other things to do.
Gives me time to source the spot welder. BTW where are you located?
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