1750 GTV – Finished product 2020
Okay so not a lot happened on the GTV project for a couple of years as we focused on other Alfa-related projects and life in general got busy. The interior fit out slowly trickled along in the workshop in the background here and there during 2018 and 2019. Then suddenly 2020 and the global pandemic gripped the world, and my friend Bruno at Maranello Pur Sang Motors suddenly had a bit more spare time and I wasn’t distracting him...
1750 GTV – Nov 2017
Welcome back to the ongoing slow restoration of this 1750 GTV. This post covers a period effectively from May until now, with not a huge amount of action. Back in May we had a couple of vinyl repairs done to my very-good-but-not-quite-perfect dash. I’m quite happy with the results, certainly good enough for me. The dash is now fitted, see below. Back in May, the rebuilt engine was started for the first time also. In...
1750 GTV – May/June 2017
These came in a while ago, but I forgot to post pictures. Webers fully refurbished by Thornbury Carburettor Service. Engine and gearbox assembly almost ready to be dropped in. Engine installed. Headlights installed. Hundreds of little underbonnet...
1750 GTV – April 2017
The project is underway again in earnest. Shown here are fresh brake lines being fitted, along with brake and clutch masters and the large single booster, hoses and...
1750 GTV – June 2016
Milestone! The engine is together, with all the shiny water-blasted alloy parts. Fresh bearings, rings, timing chains, water pump, oil pump, gasket set, all supplied by EB Spares. Now to look for a gearbox…
1750 GTV – Feb 2016
Wow it’s been a while since posting any updates on the GTV project. We did actually start to make some progress again mid-2015, when I was able to retrieve the engine and gearbox from storage. Engine as extracted from fifteen years in a shed. I started to tear it down when I had a chance, bagging all the nuts and bolts and keeping everything in plastic tubs. Onto the stand A very stuck head removed using all the special tools...
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