1971 1750 GTV Restoration
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Bill,
Yeah looks ok in the pictures, but pictures can be very deceiving as I am sure that some of you can confirm.
The steering joints are worn to buggery, so it pulls big time under brakes.
and the bad rusty sections appear to have been poorly fixed and therefore have continued to rust.
The donk is also in some serious need of TLC so i felt it was better to take it off the road and fix it propperly first.
I'll post pics as I take her appart. I have a bit of a shortage of garage space at the mo, my dads 240z is getting some minor repairs done, so once we have finished them I can get the alfa in and do some work.
Bruce
Yeah looks ok in the pictures, but pictures can be very deceiving as I am sure that some of you can confirm.
The steering joints are worn to buggery, so it pulls big time under brakes.
and the bad rusty sections appear to have been poorly fixed and therefore have continued to rust.
The donk is also in some serious need of TLC so i felt it was better to take it off the road and fix it propperly first.
I'll post pics as I take her appart. I have a bit of a shortage of garage space at the mo, my dads 240z is getting some minor repairs done, so once we have finished them I can get the alfa in and do some work.
Bruce
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It's an Alfa - so long as it starts then the electrics are doing as the engineers intended. The other electrics (lights, indicators, dash lights etc) are superfluous and add nothing to the driving experience
By the way, fairly sharp looking interior, looks like you got a nice restorer, congrats.
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Patrick,
i'll post some pics of the engine bay tonight when I get home,
not much to look at at the mo.
But its stock and I don't think that anything has been touched, the previous owner deffinately did nothing, as he did not seem too mechanically minded
Full rebuild planned though, probably will keep it a 1750 as I think they hold there value better, but I am not sure.
Bruce
i'll post some pics of the engine bay tonight when I get home,
not much to look at at the mo.
But its stock and I don't think that anything has been touched, the previous owner deffinately did nothing, as he did not seem too mechanically minded
Full rebuild planned though, probably will keep it a 1750 as I think they hold there value better, but I am not sure.
Bruce
???Unfortunately??? Spica is a great system and easy to keep in tune. More often than not, (not anyone here of course... people don't bother to tune the system as it should be. A PROPERLY tuned Spica system is fantastic. This is a SEQUENTIAL high pressure injection system. It wasn't until the 90's when electronic systems were starting to go sequential... Anyways, back to our regularly scheduled program...
people don't bother to tune the system as it should be. A PROPERLY tuned Spica system is fantastic. This is a SEQUENTIAL high pressure injection system. It wasn't until the 90's when electronic systems were starting to go sequential... Anyways, back to our regularly scheduled program...
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Looks like a cracker Bruce. Glad to hear it is gonna get some love. Definitely keep it as a 1750 engine, it will hold its value better in the long run, but most of all it is a sweet engine.
Oh, and its nice to see cars migrating north instead of south which has been the trend of late!
Oh, and its nice to see cars migrating north instead of south which has been the trend of late!
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Man, does that ring so true!
ROFLMAO ...It's an Alfa - so long as it starts then the electrics are doing as the engineers intended. The other electrics (lights, indicators, dash lights etc) are superfluous and add nothing to the driving experience
, so bloody true!A brother inlaw bought a 2000GTV (sold now BTW) and spent ages getting all the electrical things to work, kept asking me questions and I kept saying 'gee I've never ever seen one of these where X worked ... and who cares, etc.' In the end it drove him a little (more) batty, but he did get it all to work. Congrats to him, but all I kept hearing was the list of all the faults, which to a real Alfisti would have been completely ignored
, especially once flung into the first corner . I grew to dislike the fact that he owned an Alfa, and I'm glad he flicked it ... now I do not have to listen anymore to 'why the heck would anybody buy one of those ... stupid car, etc.' from his wife, family, etc.Some people should just buy new ...
Pete
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Bruce...yeah definitely needs the usual floor and rocker treatment. By the way your engine pic shows a dual Bonaldi brake booster system which I understood was available on the 69 US spec 1750GTV's only (maybe Papajam can provide more insight here). Your chassis number will for sure reveal the year of manufacture...have you checked your chassis # with Alfa Storico?
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Archivio Storico Alfa Romeo
send an email to [email protected] with your chassis number and they will give you a bit of information about it
e.g.
Dear Mister Entesano,
with reference to your request we are informing you as follows.
According to our documentation files, the chassis number AR 721136 originally corresponds to an Alfa Romeo Giulia Super RHD (105.28), manufactured on the 2nd August 1966 and sold on the 24th October 1966 to Alec Mildren from Pymble, Australia.
The body colour is hawthorn white (AR 013), with black skai interiors.
Yours, Sincerely,
Automobilismo Storico Alfa Romeo
Archivio Storico
Antonio Magro
Cheers
send an email to [email protected] with your chassis number and they will give you a bit of information about it
e.g.
Dear Mister Entesano,
with reference to your request we are informing you as follows.
According to our documentation files, the chassis number AR 721136 originally corresponds to an Alfa Romeo Giulia Super RHD (105.28), manufactured on the 2nd August 1966 and sold on the 24th October 1966 to Alec Mildren from Pymble, Australia.
The body colour is hawthorn white (AR 013), with black skai interiors.
Yours, Sincerely,
Automobilismo Storico Alfa Romeo
Archivio Storico
Antonio Magro
Cheers
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