Very true!

John Capidecallu Thanks for the support 👍

Darth Volvo Hopefully it will only be a few weeks until it’s done.

Thanks! Good luck with your restoration!

John! Are are a week behind you up in South Dakota, on a '69 1750! Media blasting scheduled for mid next week!

bruno d 100% the best investment I’ve ever made.

They are beautifully made engines. I’m going to get into engine work this weekend, I have to original 1750 at the back of the workshop that I need to get apart so I can see what’s going on.

stewand 0 you end up with a pretty good diagram in your head of these cars once you’ve built a few. They’re pretty simple and minimal in a lot of ways.

titanus49 Well this car was half taken apart, years ago, with the intention of it going back together someday. I’m just finishing was was started back in 1980 haha.

Home Built By Jeff thanks for the encouragement man. Yeah I think it takes a lot mentally to finish a car, it takes a lot out of you.

Where's the Alfa Jeff and you have Mrs Jeff to keep you motivated, not every one has a Mrs Jeff ?

Haha, I have 3 cars on the go, I will try to get some finished before I start the Alfa.

Hanlon Greg Yeah gotta work on the building Cars aspect of it all.

When you're in a hole, stop digging. Start by looking at the current Alpha project by a few approaches: What new/used parts am I going to need to complete the list (everything from brake hoses to door seals), approximate the costs and double it (shipping, taxes, etc.), locate all those parts, start cranking the credit card. Also consider costs on motor rebuild, trans overhaul, new clutch, etc. Then add in body work, paint, tires, etc. and if I'm not mistaken your going to be at 30-40K Euros... most likely double that. What can I do to save money? How much do I want to spend? What's this all going to cost? What's the vehicle worth after this investment of time, effort and serious cashola? If you're mega rich, unlike most of us, none of these will phase you. (And you might be mega rich considering how well you've equipped your garage.) If you've got any project management software this might be a good time to start planning your success.

stathisko1 not on every part because I’m sending a lot of stuff out to be done by experts. In a 1 month build I can’t restore every part myself. But I will do major components like the engine and gearbox

Jethro Bronner i forgotten that it was an 1month build

Buick Mackane Yeah all of my cars are SA built. Cars do rust here, it’s a bit of a myth the whole “rust free” SA car thing.

James Steele I’m in South Africa, near Durban

Dirk Dützmann Cool, will do!

Whow, that`s really nice from you! It looks "selfmade", that makes it eve more symphatetic. Thank you!

per januschas Yeah I try not to do the music/time lapse thing because you don’t really have a sense of what’s going on. I used to do this for a living, now I’m changing things up a little.

I used to own an Alfetta 1978 model. a rustbucket for sure, but fond memories of how it handled. I'm looking for a late 60's or early 70's 105 these days, but I'd rather not do any rust repair, so looking at your 1750 GTV I got serioulsy envious....finding an alfa sans rust up north is like sourcing hens teeth, as roads are soaked in salty brine october-april.

per januschas Yeah I was in Norway for a couple of months with my 64 GT over December/January and the rust I got from just two months was pretty crazy.

Not surprised, and my 78 was rusted out completely in 1984. Kicking the tires left a bowl of brown cornflakes on the ground (lol/sob) Alfas are terrible in that respect. I guess to much fresh steel i.e. the recycled content is too low. Rustproofing is good business here.

I'm very familiar with these cars, so I can look at any bolt and tell you where it goes. But that said, I can only do that with Alfa 105 series cars.

I didn’t pay very much for it. The owner pretty much wanted it out of his shed, and he accepted a couple thousand euros.

That's what the gloves are for.

Yeah that's a British vs American thing I think.