[Gordon Raymond]

But a reasonable, non-judgmental question with a logical answer.

 

[Giuliav]

Good answer. I didn’t mean to sound judgmental in re-reading my post.

Not at all. It was a good question and something I am always conscious of myself. It’s not an easy decision to make. You never know what the metal is like underneath the paint until you get to it.
In this instance we were unbelievably fortunate to find something that was so incredibly preserved. Believe me, I have done several restorations and it is not always the case. Now that we are dealing with an excellent example, we will do everything possible to make sure we preserve the body with the best materials available and restore all the original parts as the day it left the factory.

 

[Giuliav]

Epoxy primer:

 

[Giuliav]

Wurth sprayable seam sealer:
following epoxy primer to the entire car, we prepped the underside for seam sealer in all gaps and crevices to ensure preservation of the metal underside for decades to come. After lots of discussion with the team and several other restorers of classic Alfa’s, Ferrari’s, Porsche and Mercedes, we decided to use Wurth sprayable seam sealer. Consensus was with the sprayable application, we would get better penetration into all crevices on the underside and the best possible protection in places you can’t see. The decision was made more thinking about the preservation of such an incredible example and wanting to ensure it remains this way in the future.

 

[john.harrill]

Three years after the body work, seam sealer, and paint was completed on my Giulietta, I'm still finding a few crevices that need filing.

 

[Giuliav]

Wurth rubberized paintable under coating:
To complete the process of protecting and sealing the underside of the Veloce, we applied a full coating of Wurth rubberized paintable under coating. This was sprayed to entire under side and wheel wells. Video link attached

 

[john.harrill]

Looks great.
I used Gravitex, tinted to match the top of the body. How soft is the Wurth after it sets up?

 

[Giuliav]

Looks great.
I used Gravitex, tinted to match the top of the body. How soft is the Wurth after it sets up?

Thanks for the comments. It actually firms up pretty good. We will do the same and paint the underside body colour.

 

[Giuliav]

Underside sealed, painted and ready for assembly:

 

[Gordon Raymond]

REALLY nice Rob!

 

[Giuliav]

REALLY nice Rob!

Thanks Gordon. I can’t wait to put those DCOE 2’s you beautifully restored into the engine bay!

 

[alfabits]

Good morning all, I am commencing restoration of my 1965 Giulia spider and wondering if anyone has a view of acid dipping the body vs a media blast (sand, glass, walnut, etc...).
I spoke with a few different people and the old school guys say to never dip these cars as the metal cannot handle it. The younger guys in the business say that is not correct and that dips work perfectly fine.
Would love to get thoughts or if none has tries either or, would like to hear how it went.
Thanks

Nice work. good attention to detail. Good luck on the rest of the restoration.

 

[Giuliav]

Assembly of the 65 Giulia Spider Veloce begins

 

[PSk]

... we decided to use Wurth sprayable seam sealer

Wish I'd known about this product!
Pete

 

[Giuliav]

Progress continues with installation of the 121 Veloce engine.

 

[Giuliav]

Ready to fit veloce headers and send to jet coat, and fitting the nos air duct tubes.

 

[Giuliav]

on to the wiring harness

 

[Gordon Raymond]

Now the FUN begins! If only Marconi was still alive to help out here!

 

[Giuliav]

It will be an adventure!

 

[velocedoc]

I would like to know how you will get those air hoses fitted. Those are some tight bends with those NOS hoses.