New Bits #18
Received from Italy a pair of NOS mk1 GTV taillights complete with lenses. Purchased from Italia Ricambi D’Epoca on EBay. I feel quite fortunate to have gotten hold of these, they do not seem to come up very...
1750 GTV – August 2011 #2
Sandblasted and painted some parts. The inner headlamp backing looks good with new adjuster screws and the NOS...
1750 GTV – August 2011
Impatiently waiting for the trimmer to be ready to fit the headlining in the bodyshell, so here’s a photo of a few small pieces sandblasted and painted. I also collected a selection of replacement nyloc nuts for the suspension from Keables. I dropped off a box full of the nuts all sorted into different sizes, and the chap there measured the right sizes and provided replacements for all bar one of the sizes. He correctly...
1750 GTV – July 2011 #5
Painted! Sam’s work is done here. Very special moment walking into the booth to see this stage. The wheels were sandblasted and then painted in silver metallic. The car is ready to move from Sam’s, just need to arrange it’s next...
New Bits #17
Some more new parts received from Classic Alfa. I don’t like the repro 1750 boot badge, it lacks the texture of the original. I’ll have to either repair our original badge, or find a very good original...
1750 GTV – July 2011 #4
Progress update. The engine bay, wheel arches, boot (trunk), and interior are all painted. Wheel arches and the underside of the floor has been sprayed with stone guard. Most of the underside is painted black. It’s not original, but will be much easier to maintain. Sam was preparing to paint the insides of the doors, bonnet, and boot. The final exterior paint should be done towards the end of next...
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