Hey everyone! I am new to the board and posted the other day but wasn't aware of the pic rule so thought I would give an update with some pics! In my quest to resurrect our 85 Spider I came across a project 84 Spider for sale. I bought the car with the intention of using parts for my other Spider but come to find out it is in great shape and I have currently turned my attention to restoring it first. I purchased the car from a certified Alfa mechanic who had been restoring the car but just didn't have the time anymore. He had replaced the entire engine with a low mileage used engine due to the original having a cracked head. I also have the old engine too. The car has been sitting for about 3-4 years but the engine still runs great. I will be doing a complete tuneup (L-jet page!) soon. Has a slight rough idle but the 4 year old gas isn't helping either. Now, on to the inteior. The complete interior had been stripped to allow restoration. I had all the parts but they were definitely not in the car. I was able this wknd to get about 95% of interior installed. After sifting through miles of wiring and removing corrosion electrical connections, most of the interior accessories are now functioning! Here are the first few pics from how I received the car and then the progress of installing the interior. I will post more pics of a few other cars in our collection too.
Thought you might be interested in a few of other cars from collection:
28 Hupmobile (original owner),35 Dodge Sedan, 53 Ford Customline, 53 MG TD,59 Mercedes 190sl, 69 Mercedes 280sl (original Owner),73 Camaro (original owner), 84 Alfa Romeo Spider, 85 Alfa Romeo Spider (original owner). I put a few pics of some of them!
That is impressive. It's hard for me to imagine that kind of progress over a weekend. I bought an '85 last year and haven't accomplished as much. Good luck with the rest of your project.
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