1750 GTV – March 2011 #2
Suspension is all off, and the body is sitting on dolly. A big rust repair was required in the front left inner arch behind the shocker mount. The radiator cross member box section is now in place and lots of little repairs done to the front upper nose where it has poorly repaired...
New bits #11
Received a package from Alfa-Service in Germany. Very friendly service and well priced. I could have made a rear parcel shelf from a template, but this one is very nice, pre-drilled and with the right mounting hooks. The sun-visors are very cool...
1750 GTV – March 2011
Visited Sam’s workshop, and he’s finished repairing the right-hand inner sills and A and B pillars. The B-pillar repair section from Classic Alfa looks very good. More former sins revealed – an ugly repair around the left-hand front shock mount. The mount itself is also cracked and has been repaired. Does anyone know if the mount is being...
1750 GTV – February 2011 #6
I collected a NOS rear number plate holder. I have no idea why I bought this really, it was very much an impulse buy. Purchased from tsu105 on the AlfaBB who is a nice bloke with great taste in Alfas based out of Thailand. Not a lot of action at the moment, Sam is busy working on a mobile home (!) so no action this week on the body repairs. I blasted and painted the trunnion arm, and it’s put aside ready for new bushes and...