Agree with Shrew, looks like a Marine Diesel Engine

Understandable for 16v ones to be different I guess having a different front crossmember etc. I would usually just look in a parts book but as I don't deal in radiators and never have I have no books.... I do have a NOS Alfasud one, unsure if the pipe is straight or angled, I was looking into pickin...

So what day is the meet up? thought I would see if I could make it....

after starting up i also found a blow on the exhaust front pipe, the weld was in-complete around the heat riser mounting point! out with the welder after taking this short vid, only on my mobile so pic/sound is a bit crappy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qliC4RxlRFY&feature=youtu.be She's a honey!...

Repairs are looking great, I don't know how you and Kev find the time to get so much done between your regular posts. Top work. 8-) Thanks mate :) Its amazing how much rust these cars hide from view, it seems to me that if any corrosion is externally visable then expect major corrosion inside as th...

That bit is now done too...

Captive nut added for the outer wing bracket & then work on the front seam started...

The spacer cleaned up good in the end and more etch primer added Originally held in place with a peened over alloy pin that had long since corroded away I decided on something a little different which should look good when painted

All the rusty area of the front section of the chassis leg cut away, foam removed, etch primer added even though some will burn off when new metal is added 171014 022.JPG I made up a new panel for the very front section and cut away the old badly rusted section 261014 003.JPG 261014 004.JPG to revea...

Rear 3 way seam all cut away and repaired

Now back to the O/S front inner wing area......
More rust in the seam between chassis leg and inner wing All corroded area cut away and new piece made up, tacked in place then seam welded & then welds carefully ground back

Thought I would run an update on progress..... The door is now in etch primer.... 171014 011.JPG I used a probe to spray it into the seams and turned the door over at different angles to make sure it ran everywhere 171014 019.JPG There are a few areas that still need repair but at least now it canno...

I need one to so count me in as well

Expect to find major corrosion at the base of the 'A' pillar as yours externally looks worse than mine and my car has needed weeks of work on the R/H side pillar (see thread!), mine had the scuttle panel replace in 1991 but nothing was done with the corrosion underneath, just covered over

I plan to get my loom done in the next few weeks so might be able to shed some light on it then if you've not got to the bottom of it before then

Thanks for that Keith, I know where to go next year when I need one

That's the one I remember too, RHD but as you say could have been a conversion from LHD at some point, don't know what happened to it

ah, just seen them on your other post vecchy. the ones you've got in the normal colours with raised letters will, of course, be fine. i saw the ones in the ad with a black background which will be an issue, sorry for confusing anyone ;) :) ....... We still see modern cars driving around with the bl...

Looks a good shell, good job you saved it mate
My floor had no metal discs like yours, just the original sound deadening material stuck straight over the floor openings!

Good man

i have seen RHD ones, but whether they were built that way from new or converted i don't know. seem to remember that cars were on sale in south africa though so that is probably where they came from in RHD form? they were never officially available for sale in UK though Yes you could be right there...

Aye up, Just seen this, good idea shrew but the costs are likely to make this difficult mate, as you know mate I have several places across Nottingham to store stock for the business, all new old stock classic car parts, 2 40' containers, a council lock-up + the farm & this amounts to currently abou...

Came across this Alfa Romeo enthusiasts website and a thread that covers Suds and Sprints. Well worth looking through for the pictures even if, like me, you cannot speak Spanish! http://www.alfistas.es/foro-alfistas/alfetta-sprint-y-alfasud/alfa-romeo-alfasud-(1976-1989)/ Looks good, another source...

Just been looking on google street view and it seems the garage is still there, its now 'PDH FIAT' next to a BP Fuel station
That's one place the car will be visiting when its finished

Nice.......anca garage in worthing late 80's was a volvo dealer Alfa dealer was in lancing I can't remember name at the minute Before it was a Volvo dealership it was Alfa apparently, address was: 187 Findon Road, Worthing, Sussex I am unsure what is there now? My car was sold to its first owner on...

If you are looking for the original style alloy plates with the raised plastic letters I can recommend 'Framptons' in Sheffield: http://www.pl8s.co.uk/index.html They are very good quality although I found the alloy edges needed a de-burr with some wet n'dry / steel wool & wet scotch to finish them ...

Just a heads up ref. no. plates As we can probably all remember cars in the UK up to about 1979 when new had aluminium no. plates with raised plastic letters, then for about 2 or 3 years one piece pressed aluminium ones and then from about 1982/3 the type still used today, plastic laminate. The ones...

Nice to hear another car has survived, how is the front chassis leg/front crossmember area where most of the impact was?

SteffenJ3316V wrote:Was it ever made in RHD?

Pretty sure it was only in LHD as it was never officially exported to RHD markets, I remember a very rusty red one on e-bay a few years ago in Scotland I seem to remember, think it made about 300 quid or so

Rare car, good price as well given condition etc.