Thursday, May 31, 2012

well it cant just sit there anymore

well it cant just sit there anymore so i wheeled her out onto the gravel and sprayed two cans of degrease on the engine bay and under side.. couldn't touch anything without getting grease and shit everywhere.
hosed it all down with high pressure spray and it came up really nice to my surprise then blew it down with air compressor, don't want the rust to grow any more than it is..
parts order for the patch panels is going in next week from UK so i am starting with the driver side door first to see if i need a new door skin or not.
tried to start her but the rotor in the distributor was damaged due to i think the cap being warped but it cranks over just fine and am looking forward to taking her up and down the street for a whizz. try finding one of those rotors at your local???even went to local alfa parts guy and he didn't carry them so added to the order from UK..
hacked off all the bad filler and all the rust bubbles to see were i am going but there is alot!!!! i mean alot all over this car...not much metal with just paint on it. so i think i will just keep to the lines created and just repair what is needed...well see???












Sunday, May 27, 2012

just some more pics of the GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY....




Well i have a new mancave production project in the garage and wish to share this experience with  anyone who is just mad about fixing things "cars in general". i am a vintage car enthusiast and have had several fun cars in my life but i have had an urge to delve deeper and get more hands on .

After just selling my 66 mustang coupe which i took just under two years of nut and bolt restoration i have stumbled on to this classic little alfa. some cars just come your way and you cant go past them so i have taken her on.. the car is in need of alot of rust repair but has a clean interior and a running engine as i have been told. i hope you enjoy the pics and maybe some vids on my journey in my mancave. i hope to blog at least once a week to give you interesting updates. please feel free to comment as any advice is better than none..