Sud 145 wrote:I thought you said you needed the long type - or was that just me?

I went with the badge type (cross and snake) rather than cloverleaf.
I can check it next time I get out to where the car is.
So if it's the short one it's good news right?
That was the one still available to order?

eBay purchase - just the one though! Very good nick. I do have the badge bit already so I just need one backing rubber....
After I confirm for definite which side it actually is!

With inboard front brakes i dont think you should ever "spread/ force" pads back (unless you already know adjustor is kanckered). I would suggest use either the 5mm allen key for the outer, or the 7mm socket on the inners to get the pistons moving. If it is tight on the adjustor then i have tried t...

If I remove the unworn pad and put a piece of wood in its place..... and operate the brakes a little.....should move the piston? I have a piston spreading tool here to push it back. Any thoughts before I do it? Dave Manually adjusted, 5mm allen key one side a 17mm nut on the other to the best of my...

Quick update: I've got the rear seats, rear seatbelts and the rear parcel shelf in so the back half of the car is almost finished! I did manage to unreel the DS front seatbelt so it's in place now. I tried to faff with the handbrake cable reattachment and gave up - I'm going to leave that to the mec...

Hi Mufasa, herewith the link to the NOS short ones on E-Bay Italy https://m.ebay.it/itm/GUARNIZIONE-STEMMA-MONTANTE-POSTERIORE-ALFA-ROMEO-ALFASUD/253314454689?hash=item3afab7d4a1:g:Ad4AAOSwR2lZ1ipz I currently can't find the long version anymore, but they're available as well. Thanks guys. It's the...

Thanks for all the input guys-it really does help. I have decided to refit the original seats for NCT (MOT) after I get the belts and handbrake sorted. Quick question re the rear pillar badges - specifically the rubber gaskets that they sit on: Anyone know where I can source both sides? I have the b...

Latest update: Bumpers back on but will need to be revisited as I used a black restorer but someone has previously sprayed them so they're patchy. I did dinitrol the cavities thanks to Frank but of course forgot to do the sills via the holes for the side trim! :roll: Boot, tailgate trim and door car...

Same to everyone.
Stesco I'll have a few silly questions of my own very shortly in my resto thread!

Alfa_Japan, spot on mate. The car had been crashed and the indicators were incorrect and the headlamp washers were missing too. It also had a plain black grille, which I did replace but am often tempted to reverse. I will be going off piste with the interior too. Update: today I refitted the headlin...

Back in the garage now

Road trip day to pick up Sud

Thanks Frank.
I’ll call you soon if that’s ok?

ed5000 wrote:That looks fantastic. Your body work guy doesn't hang around!
I would use something like Dinitrol over Waxoyl though. I think it works better.

It's ready for pick up tomorrow!
Thanks for the tip Ed!

Coming together nice and quick now mate 8-) Thanks Kev. I should be picking it up on Saturday. I plan to get clear Waxoyl (probably aerosol) I think I have a paint nozzle(?) to spray the inside of the doors, inside those crossmembers(?) on the floor and any other places you guys suggest (the inside...

Thanks Colin. I do it will Last for a few years.
This car is ex UK. I think you know Simon Grice?
He’s a former owner

Thanks Kev. I was looking for your opinion re the relative quality of the work. It’s not Mr Metcalfe standard but the time and price reflect that. Looking forward to putting it back together.
I was told Owatrol oil for the bumpers. What would you recommend?

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No bother. FOr what it's worth I have managed to get the GTV rear seats to fit in the back of my Sprint. Yes, they are narrower, however if you get a couple of the plastic centre sections, half them and from there you have the infill for either side :-) I did see that, nice work, especially matchin...

Early series 3 ti Sud did have the series 2 bootlid before they introduced the hatch.
I had a red one (1981).

Thanks guys. It's former UK car, I have it since June 2008. Colour (Florentine copper) is very period and staying. It's a budget resto in that a lot of the original stuff is going back on. I'm changing the seats to 916GTV series one fronts (charcoal grey) and rears are a leather/alcantara mix from ...

Thanks guys. It's former UK car, I have it since June 2008. Colour (Florentine copper) is very period and staying. It's a budget resto in that a lot of the original stuff is going back on. I'm changing the seats to 916GTV series one fronts (charcoal grey) and rears are a leather/alcantara mix from a...

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Currently in the body shop