Fist post of what no doubt will be many pages.
Here she is in her new home. The car sat for 29 years in a dry metal building and didn't roll very well. Fortunately I had spare rotors and calipers so I can now roll it around. The rust was understated but what else is new. It's straight and doesn't appear to have had any shunts, a good canidate for someone who has always wanted a Berlina.
Still digging in. I was told the inner sills just needed patching, HA! More like they don't exist. In for a penny in for a pound. Not impossible but it will take some time and coin, I've got plenty of the first
My inspiration on the left.
My first bit of metal work..
sorry for the camera movement
The area right aft of the rear door, good time for the future rust abatement.
Looks like you have a winner there gigem. And a whiner once you do some of your famous head work on the motor! Keep the photos coming, we all LOVE photos.
No wonder the cops in Italy used these cars- their high reving motors and nimble handling in tight situations made them a natural choice for chasing bad guys.
Considering nothing was there before and I'm an amateur beater a new wheel well wing, middle and inner sills at the angled end is progress. The front angled in sill portion and floor pan are next. I finally used up the sheet metal I bought 5 years ago and have another sheet ordered. Then I can do the middle section and install the new rocker panel. I guess I'm lucky in a way because for some unknown reason the areas around the glass, taillights, and gas cap door are in really good shape.
I'll use the hole to shoot anti rust in when the rocker is on and then seal it.
I had asked about the inner sills... "just a few patches"... so the statement about being on concrete now must be taken with a huge grain of salt. The boot and front crossmembers are in excellent shape, go figure.
I had asked about the inner sills... "just a few patches"... so the statement about being on concrete now must be taken with a huge grain of salt. The boot and front crossmembers are in excellent shape, go figure.
I think I can repair the rears. The only metal I've found for the Berlina is outer rocks, front jack points, and front pans. I'm having to make everything below the doors. Considering there was nothing there before I gotta be happy with the middle sill here. I'm going to use what had passed for outer rockers for the middle section of the middle sill because it has a nice curve to it. I've got new outer rocks. The floorpans are not a perfect fit as the profile along the trans tunnel is completely different and to wide.
A little light at the end of this tunnel. The metalwork underneath is not factory smooth but it is sound. The outer rocker in a test fit looks good though.
So I have started at what I guess is a 2 - 3 year restoration of my boat tail. To repeat a little from my earlier threads i have owned it since 2012 and finally decided to start the restoration 2 months ago. Anyway I will post progress already made over the next few days.
Suffice to say the...
It's been pointed out to me too many times I need to better organize my thoughts. This thread serves as a collection of information about everything I'm doing to my car in Spring 2020. Trigger warning: If you're an ultra-purist, you will be disappointed.
Background: Last year my '78 Spider was...
My first car "restoration" project was a 164S, which I documented in the "And Now for Something Completely Different" thread on the 164 forum. My current project is a GTV6 "restoration", which I am documenting in the "Car of Many Colors" thread on the Alfetta and GTV6 forum. I recently wrote a...
Hey all
After many years and tons of frustration, I've finally received (or taken back, rather) my GTV project from my body shop.
While they did excellent work on the body, they did end up losing many parts (some small, some not so small) that thankfully I can replace.
One of the issues is...
Does anyone know which Alfa these are from? They are 71 inches long and 1 inch wide. I got them from ebay. It said it was from 1959 Giulietta Spider but they are too long for my 57. I thought they might be for a 2600 spider but they are too long for that too.
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