Yeah, the most optimistic target would be spring 24, but that’s probably quite naive. More realistic target would be to take Olivia for the journey to Padova 23.

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Thanks, Andrew!

Thanks, Andrew!

Love your comment, Ian. It’s so cool how just a few childhood experiences are able to create lifetime car love.

Glad to have you on board again!

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You’re right, it’s kind of a loss to restore it. Thanks, Bob!

Thank you!

Yes, but this time the what-have-I-done feeling is stronger than normally.

@@GreasyFingers I suspect you paused but for a moment at this realisation.

@@uniqueaustraliandestinatio1352 I did!!

It’s funny he says that, isn’t it? One would actually think he must be very proud on it.

That’s what I fear, too.

Which is a goal not set very high. 😀

I really love the expression “great but frighteningly huge puzzle”. It exactly describes my feelings.

@@GreasyFingers ...and that's what shot in my head like strike of lightning. But those highly adorable front seats need an adequate location to return to.

Thank you, David. Jethro and myself, we’re in regular contact. Much enjoy exchanging my thoughts with him.

Collaboration with you and Jethro ? I am sure one of you needs to fly across the world :-)

@@davidgray5583 Collaboration is not the word. We talk to each other and plan to meet up in Italy later this year.

Thanks for the encouragement! 😊

Thank you, Jeff. I’ve already started watching the early Alferrari videos again. Would be great, if I could ask for experiences now and then …

@@GreasyFingers Your skills are pretty impressive. I think you will make it great again.

Yes, I’m aware about the luck I had with the interior. I was less lucky with the body though.

I’m honoured about mentioning me in one breath with theses guys. Thanks a ton!

Yes, it’s an epic design. Greasy thumb up!

Much appreciated, David.

Thanks, Manjit!

Thanks for joining!

So true, Jason!

Thanks, mate.

Thank you, Alastair. I promise I’ll do my best.

Thanks, Obi Wan Pulsford. Yes, I know what you mean! When I watched the film myself, I kept thinking: man, it’s an unpacking video!

Thanks, Andrew!

Das Wort Puzzle gefällt mir sehr gut in diesem Zusammenhang. 😁 Erftkreis, ist das BM?

@@GreasyFingers Ja, leider BM - Stommeln, Pulheim die Ecke. Die Oldtimer haben „BM“, das Firmenfahrzeug zum Glück „K“ im Kennzeichen. 🤭

Fun? It’s a very serious project! 😀

Yeah, it’s magnificent.

Thanks! The buying as such already was a huge pleasure.

Thanks you, Phil!

Glad you like it, Mike. Films will be coming …

Thank you, Gideon. 😊

Which is an aim not set too high! 😆 Cheers, Scott!

This week, I’m going to find out whether she’s reasonably straight. Don’t know whether that will be enough for a film though.

Thanks, mate!

Glad you’re there, Talita.

The costs will be enormous, but still, these cars peak 70k today, so as my wallet empties, my garage increases in value. Thanks for the feedback about music & edit. Much appreciated!

Thanks!

Thanks, Max. You know, you gotta see who you buy it from. I trust the guy who sold it to me and I know he has loads of parts left to help me out if something‘s missing.

Thank you, James!

Thanks, Craig. You have a cool mom and auntie. Back in the days they were the cars for the it-girls.

Thanks, Kim. 🇺🇸? 🇨🇦?

@@GreasyFingers USA🙂

Thanks, John. In my Giulia project I started with the doors too.

Wahnsinn ist genau das richtige Wort. 😆

Thanks, Jon. Was yours complete? Please lie to me if not.

@@GreasyFingers it came In boxes wrapped in news paper dated 1987 but most was either broken, dismantled or missing, I had almost zero nuts or bolts that was a pain, so I bought a very rotten donor car to help with missing nuts, bolts and trim, Cheers.

Thanks, Holden. A very good way of saying!

Thanks, François. I’ll be placing an order for the most evident spare parts this weekend and then get the dust from the welder asap. There’s going to be some work on Olivia first though.

Thanks, Tony. 😊

Thanks, mate. Cuzco, Peru? Nice!!!!

@@GreasyFingers yes, Cuzco it’s the imperial capitals of the Incas, Machu Picchu (one of the new 7 wonders ) it’s located close by, Saludos 🖖

Thanks, Geoffrey. I‘m leaving for a holiday today and on my list of leisure things to do is watching all your movies again. And then Jeff’s and then yours again. 😆 What you say is you’ve cut the replacement quarter panels in pieces and used only parts of them?

@@GreasyFingers my project came with 'half' quarter panel replacements it's much easier to use full quarter panels and weld under the windows rather than at the swage line as a lot more welding is needed

Excellent. It’s all going to depend on the replacement panels’ fit.

It is, isn’t it?

Hey Robert. 66 means 1600, scalino and single headlights, right? What colour is yours? I tend to go for one of the contemporary blue tones, i.e. Bluette, Blu Francia or Blu olandese. That is for two reasons: I found traces of blue at hidden places of the body and though there’s no actual justification, I still like the idea of giving her back the original colour. Second reason: the cacao kind of tone of the interior will give a perfect match with dark blue.

Danke, Matthias. Lange nichts gehört, hast Deine Jule verkauft?

@@GreasyFingers Bis jetzt habe ich es noch nicht übers Herz gebracht! Muss aber eigentlich 😉

Danke, Alfred!

Thanks, mate. The series is going to start end of January, I guess.

@@GreasyFingers Good news!😀

Thanks, mate. I guess I’m going to make a similar video about the new 911 soon, but I also think I’m up for some hard core restoration. I might tackle the Giulia’s accident damage soon.

Thanks! I see it like you. Hopefully there won’t be too many bad surprises.

Danke! Ich freue mich auch sehr darauf.

Ich bin jetzt auch auf Mig Hartlöten umgestiegen (CuSi3). Am Anfang etwas gewöhnungsbedürftig, aber genial!

Food for year to come!

An enormous mess! That tangle of melted iron at the front traverse!

There’s A LOT of them coming …

Yeah, you can feel the enormous care and devotion that went into the development and manufacturing of these cars. It’s a such a pity that these few thoughtless mistakes they made in designing quarter panels and sills have ruined Alfa’s reputation. I’ll never understand why they haven’t redesigned it, after - say - five years it must have been clear it won’t work that way.

Thanks, Ben! Just browsed through your work at the Spider. Same story, I guess.

@@GreasyFingers Yes, I haven't worked on a spider before but I have to say despite the rust problem it's a well built car. I can see why people value them and twin 40s as standard, well you can't beat that choice. 😃😃I will watch some more of your videos as I like watching people doing the job well.

Hope you continue to enjoy it!

It’s great to have you commenting again, Steve. I missed you! Have you decided about what colours yours will get?

@@GreasyFingers Not yet. Next week I start out on a 3000 mile trip to the east coast collecting parts for a 66TI and a 61 Spider 1300. I am considering pulling the engine and tranny from the field find GTV placing it into the 66TI and (take a deep breath-going for a EV conversion. The EV conversion is years away.I have a friend with a the mezziotint green Olive colored Super and I like it. Also like English Gray and Periwinkle for the TI

@@stevewuertz3598 That’s good to hear. I’ve just started to an east coast trip myself, with Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts on my route. Watch out for a red 944 Turbo!

@@GreasyFingers Fantastic time of year to visit.I've never been to those 3 states-good on you. Maine is sooo pretty from what I've seen. Enjoy!!

Thanks, mate. I’ll do my best.

Thanks, Brother Louie. 😁

Thanks, Peter. Cheers, that is a very cool car!

They are, aren’t they?

Hi Paul. Please contact me via my mail address that you can find in the About section of the channel.

A wise person keeps telling me: get out of your comfort zone, Viking-faced mechanic. She’s as naughty es she’s wise.

Thanks for the feedback! When callipers of my cars need restoration, I send them to a little specialist company in southwest Germany. Drop me a mail and I can forward you the contact. I generally only recommend products if I find them standing out of products of the same kind. If it’s just standard products I mention the kin, but not the brand. If you have questions, just ask.

Ich fürchte auch. Im Moment habe ich sehr gemischte Gefühle aus „o Gott, was habe ich getan“ und „ich möchte sofort anfangen“.

@@GreasyFingers Das kenne ich! Aber wenn man erstmal angefangen hat.........😜 Komm schon tu deinen "Jüngern" den Gefallen!😎 Und wenn der Wagen erst mal rollt.....😀

@@dirkdutzmann9250 Raus aus der Komfortzone, rein in die Werkstatt!

@@GreasyFingers Yeeeeehaaa!🤩

Thanks, Angus. In fact it is a master piece especially when you think about Giugiaro’s age when he did it. I’m not an expert in Alfa history, but it appears the GTV became non-scalino earlier than the Junior. I let the experts comment …

I have to stock up on pink primer, thanks for reminding me.

@@GreasyFingers that's correct

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Thank you, Mark. I was looking for a major challenge in terms of body work and I guess that’s what it is. The engine is a period correct 1750, but not the matching number engine of the very car, I guess. The former owner has about 10 engines in stock and I suppose he took the best one from the shelf for this project.

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Help me if you can, I’m feeling dow-ow-own, and I do appreciate you being arou-ou-ound, help me get my feet …

I’ve looked into the US 928 market in the past weeks, but couldn’t get the hang of the pricing. I found low priced cars between 10 and 20k with no obvious reasons to justify twice the price. The same was true for the upper segment. 50-100k and I never recognised what the reason could be. Gave it up and went for a 944 Turbo instead which I’m going to use for a Michigan to NYC road trip in the coming weeks.

@@GreasyFingers I think it has a lot to do with the risky business 928 that sold at auction for 1.8 million recently, that really drove up the price, even for ones in terrible condition

@@serpentza Was that Steve Jobs‘ car?

Well, you see: monogamy is overestimated, you just have to love them all.

@@GreasyFingers My car begs to differ ;)

😆😆 So cool to see people celebrating that my car is in bad shape!

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I have to ask the owner … Love it too.

I definitely have. I’ve just bought a Giulietta and another GT, so there’s going to be a lot. Please contact me via halvar.v.flake@googlemail.com or in Instagram.

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Yeah, too many customer projects this winter. The lift is a Twin Busch.

Hey Joe. I’m not sure about the leather. People keep telling me the seats are very rare, but I’m not an expert in the 105’s history and I don’t want to say anything wrong. When it comes to KTL, I’m driven by the fact that it has been the method of choice in the contemporary car industry for 2-3 decades now. Of course today’s body designs are tailored towards it, and that’s exactly what challenges me: how to apply it to an ancient design?

@@GreasyFingers ​ @Greasy Fingers There company I spoke to about doing mine said ( for the initial dip) holes needed to be drilled in any areas where the solution could not drain once it was removed from the tank. In addition, it was advised to E-coat before outer ( and possibly) middle Sills were fitted to reduce the risk of the acid solution collecting in the flanges where the panels meet, and to allow the coating to be applied to these areas properly. In the end, I figured modern Epoxy primer and cavity wax applied properly would likely outlast my lifetime anyway - so that's why I'm swaying away on my 66 GTV but might opt for my GTV 2000

@@joehounsham424 Thanks, Joe. That’s exactly my thoughts too. I was thinking along the lines of e-coating it without the middle and outer sill, maybe even without the quarter panels (and coating these separately of course). Doing all the adjustment work of the sill panels before (and tacking it together, but then disassemble it again) would make sure that things fall in place after the coating took place.

I think it’s a bit more than a VIN plate and a dream. It’s a rather well preserved car with, however, a miserable body. A looked for a challenge, you know …

Thanks for commenting. Yes, as I say in the film, the nose is not right. What bracket you mean?

Hi mate. That is a fortunate! For 20, I’d take a 1300 Giulia, for 30 a 1600 Giuilia, for 40 a 1300 GT, for 50 a 2000 GT. Special models and model years like the first series 1750 peak 70k in the meantime.

*) All in Europe and Euro.

Ah, pretty similar here A year ago they were much higher. There are quite a few here still as rust is not as big a problem. Thanks for the reply!

Hi Stephen, yes, I will too build me a rotisserie. Catholic dip painting … I’m still contemplating about it.

@@GreasyFingers Perhaps Cathodic Dip Painting...? I think Catholic version uses wine......

@@raphaelhamm3853 😆😆😆

Hi Maxi. Ja, ich bin auch am Überlegen, wann für die KTL der richtige Zeitpunkt ist. Die Alfas haben ja diese spezielle Problematik der Blechstapel in den Schwellern und der großen Öffnungen über den Wagenheberaufnahmen. Manchmal frage ich mich, ob ich die Schweller erst einpasse, dann nochmal auseinandernehme, zum Verzinken gebe und dann erst rein punkte. Das würde die ganze KTL-Idee in Frage stellen. Muss noch drüber nachdenken …

Dazu hilft es evtl zu wissen das ich an einem 356 baue, und hier teilweise 3 Bleche aufeinander kommen. Als ich nach der KTL die Falze teilweise trennte, kam der volle Rost dazwischen raus. KTL ist also nur für Hohlräume an die ich sonst nicht rann komme, und ich komme an jeden dran weil sowieso alles kaputt ist bei diesen alten Kisten. Ich würde nächstes mal lieber alles schweißen, Schweißnähte gut vorbereiten und evtl sich verschließende Hohlräume vorher mit 2k Epo Grundierung bereits auslackieren. Bleibt die Frage ob KTL dann nicht nur Mode ist. Sind doch einige Mäuse die evtl gut anderweitig mehr bringen. Mein Auto musste zwei mal getaucht werden und hat dann bei Carblast 7Steine gemacht… Beste Grüße

Ok never mind. I saw you answering my question at the end of the video

Now you gut me!

Twin Busch

Thanks, Ian. I’m aware about the leather. It eventually tipped the scales to buy the car. The ARB is of course a mistake.