1978 spider restoration
1978 spider restoration
Hi all. I am looking for some advice.
I have bought a 1978 Alfa spider and I am looking for a good owners workshop manual and restoration guild.
Any advice is welcome!
Thanks
Schwab
I have bought a 1978 Alfa spider and I am looking for a good owners workshop manual and restoration guild.
Any advice is welcome!
Thanks
Schwab
Re: 1978 spider restoration
Hi chap
Glad you've joined I'm off out now , but hopefully I can help a bit as I restored a 1973 spider well body wise !
Regards John
Glad you've joined I'm off out now , but hopefully I can help a bit as I restored a 1973 spider well body wise !
Regards John
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Re: 1978 spider restoration
Hi John
the more info and advice i can get before i start this project the better.
do you know which workshop manuals are the best to purchase?
i am really starting from scratch.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ALFA-ROMEO-SHOP ... ee&vxp=mtr
thanks Mate
Ian
the more info and advice i can get before i start this project the better.
do you know which workshop manuals are the best to purchase?
i am really starting from scratch.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ALFA-ROMEO-SHOP ... ee&vxp=mtr
thanks Mate
Ian
Re: 1978 spider restoration
Hi Ian
The one you found looks good ,plus I've found this one too
Item number 251432538195
So what's the score with the spider? Is it a full resto with body and mechanics ? Get some pics up
Mine was a californian import. But needed a lot of welding on the floor many . Plus it had been badly repaired with new floors . Part welded and part mastic'ed shocking
Let us know what your plans are and I'm sure we can help
Regards John
The one you found looks good ,plus I've found this one too
Item number 251432538195
So what's the score with the spider? Is it a full resto with body and mechanics ? Get some pics up
Mine was a californian import. But needed a lot of welding on the floor many . Plus it had been badly repaired with new floors . Part welded and part mastic'ed shocking
Let us know what your plans are and I'm sure we can help
Regards John
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Re: 1978 spider restoration
hay John
I don't have pictures just yet, however i am taking over the project form another person and hope i know what i have gotten myself into.
the car has been stripped and i hope everything is still there.
anyway thanks for the help and i will let you see in a couple of days.
send me a picture of your baby!
I don't have pictures just yet, however i am taking over the project form another person and hope i know what i have gotten myself into.
the car has been stripped and i hope everything is still there.
anyway thanks for the help and i will let you see in a couple of days.
send me a picture of your baby!
Re: 1978 spider restoration
Ok let's hope it's all there!
As for mine I sadly had to sell it as I lost job. So all I did was weld and full respray in gloss black! Will post up some pics later. At least it looked a lot better leaving me
As for mine I sadly had to sell it as I lost job. So all I did was weld and full respray in gloss black! Will post up some pics later. At least it looked a lot better leaving me
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Sorry you had to sell.
i hope its all worked out for the best.
please send me the pic's, i would like to see what you did.
i hope its all worked out for the best.
please send me the pic's, i would like to see what you did.
Re: 1978 spider restoration
Yeah all good in the end! Here's one for starters as you can wasn't in good condition just primed the bonnet!
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Here's another
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Re: 1978 spider restoration
Bit of the underside
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Then I primed the under side
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And finally gloss black
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Re: 1978 spider restoration
Then I started on the top. That was a lots of work with the prep to get everything straight and smooth
I've got more on my laptop I'll post up later when it's all polished up and sadly loaded on to the guys trailer! But at least it left looking bloody good if I say so my self
I've got more on my laptop I'll post up later when it's all polished up and sadly loaded on to the guys trailer! But at least it left looking bloody good if I say so my self
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Re: 1978 spider restoration
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That is an awesome finish...
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Cheers chap
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Re: 1978 spider restoration
it looks like a great job.
well done!
sorry you couldn't see it to completion.
i am collecting my disaster tomorrow and transporting it to the workshop.
ill take photos and before and after and show you.
well done!
sorry you couldn't see it to completion.
i am collecting my disaster tomorrow and transporting it to the workshop.
ill take photos and before and after and show you.
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Cheers
Good luck . Yeah get some pics up so we can what you've let yourself in for
Good luck . Yeah get some pics up so we can what you've let yourself in for
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