Media blasting the Barnfind GTV

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6 жыл бұрын

I've finally sent the 1750 GTV away for blasting, time to find out what's really lurking under the car.
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@gerardscheffer8848 6 жыл бұрын

I want to say, just like Robert did, I admire your patience and perseverance. You know really well how to deal with this old cars. Seeing those holes in the bodywork fragile would discourage me. Great episode!

@EliteRock 6 жыл бұрын

Nice to see. Never owned an Alfa, but my late dad was an Alfista, he was still driving a 75 2000 GTV until almost literally the day he died (at 85), I gather he'd taken it out the day before he passed.

@robertboonzaier3204 6 жыл бұрын

Great episode.Enjoyed everyone so far. Admire your patience.!

@rivenmotors7981 6 жыл бұрын

Great update, enjoyed your progress.

@HomeBuiltByJeff 6 жыл бұрын

I can relate to project creep, but I would love it if my 105 came out that clean underneath. I don't like my chances. Look forward to watching this come together.

@Darthvolvo 6 жыл бұрын

You have car projects for days! You might as well do the build the way you want it. We can wait.👌

@andynixon2820 6 жыл бұрын

The GTV is a really sound car and an excellent find . As you say it's so much better to find a tired original car as lots of these suffered from really bodged cheap restorations in the past . A friend of mine told me about a 246 Dino he had in his shop for restoration , the car actually fell in half due to rust .

@JethroBronner 6 жыл бұрын

Andy Nixon Yeah I’ve been very lucky with this one. My 64 is a typical car that’s been bodged over multiple restorations, I much prefer the 1750.

@moggie100th 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you again - very helpful info!

@norbertr823 6 жыл бұрын

Glad you had such good results. Love the theme of getting the critical stuff right and downplaying the superfluous

@stevewuertz3598 6 жыл бұрын

JB-Thanks! Always enjoy following your progress. Any idea of the weight of the shell?

@rcpmac 4 жыл бұрын

Great lessons. Thanks for sharing.

@titanus49 6 жыл бұрын

Another great episode by Jethro on the barn find GTV. Amazing at how rough the welds on the chassis were executed by the assembly line workers at the Roslyn plant near Pretoria. look forward to the next informative episode.

@JethroBronner 6 жыл бұрын

titanus49 I find the East London Cars were much neater underneath.

@titanus49 6 жыл бұрын

oh ok Jethro. I was not aware that Alfa had an assembly plant in East London. I do know that they shared assembly with various Datsun models,and sometimes used Datsun paint colours with some of the Giulia Supers

@JethroBronner 6 жыл бұрын

titanus49 Yeah my 73 GTV was Datsun Maroon from factory.

@johncapidecallu8076 6 жыл бұрын

Can't wait for the metal work videos :)

@ChristianBorrman 3 жыл бұрын

love the funky music addition ;)

@bradpeterman8682 2 жыл бұрын

I dig your videos. Curious why you didn't just make the top of the frame detachable?

@malcolmyoung7866 6 жыл бұрын

Great news, Jethro...enough work to be getting on with but nothing major. Regards the jig, your necessary modification was simple and effective....looking forawrd to more progress...

@jamesdecross1035 2 жыл бұрын

Good to get a close up view of the rotisserie.

@malcolmscott4150 6 жыл бұрын

Great work even if taking longer so as to complete - a sound base will make for a great Q car that may look less than pristine but drive better than an original with a dodgy cosmetic restoration

@greghanlon2235 6 жыл бұрын

Congrats on not disassembling anything this episode. I was wrong. Don't be bummed about the rotisserie - no one engineers something perfectly the first time and smart people like yourself learn from their mistakes. Keep at it.

@JethroBronner 6 жыл бұрын

Hanlon Greg When I move the 64 GT onto this rotisserie I’ll redo the hoops at 75% scale. Should solve all the issues.

@novi0974 4 жыл бұрын

@@JethroBronner ... would you be so kind as to post a drawing of the rotisserie .. i dont want to reinvent the wheel.. yours seems to be brilliant !

@lillebror1983 5 жыл бұрын

Looks good!!!

@modelleg 6 жыл бұрын

So far, so good.

@srenneigaard5703 5 жыл бұрын

Jethro, where do I get that scaffold holding the whole car body? Did you build it? Did you buy it and is it specific for the car model?

@novi0974 4 жыл бұрын

9.37 .. Jethro thats how they used to repair back in the day .. oxy .. brazing ..' bog ' filler .. panel beaters didnt have mig welders .. so if someone says " its all been done' .. by their standards .. yeah .. by your standards no :-) .. hats off to you ! These cars will be better than they ever were from factory ..

@DumbledoreMcCracken 4 жыл бұрын

"It's all been done." Yeah, show me the pictures and video.

@VwRosstorations 6 жыл бұрын

Along for the ride..

@raisingjunior6389 6 жыл бұрын

Looking good, after a year and I half working on mine I still have double the rust repairs left to do! Are you painting the engine bay and trunk ocre yellow?

@JethroBronner 6 жыл бұрын

Raising Junior Yeah the underside and the engine bay and trunk will be yellow

@jensduhem8904 6 жыл бұрын

Seems like a solid project! Are you replacing al bushings and bearings all around or Reusing them ?

@JethroBronner 6 жыл бұрын

Jens Duhem I’m replacing the ball joints, but restoring a lot of the original components. It will have new bushings too.

@faerieSAALE 4 жыл бұрын

Personally - I would have gone with a well maintained but thoroughly enjoyed used car look. It doesn't have to be perfect, can have dents and dings, and even bits that are cracked, tarnished, faded, scruffy-looking - but not a rat rod. As long as it is safe to drive and reliable - it's good to go.

@JethroBronner 4 жыл бұрын

I've decided not to rat rod this car after all. I'm doing a proper restoration.

@GlesgaNews 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant idea...

@benspeedschannel888 4 жыл бұрын

I remember my friend sending a Ford anglia shell to be blasted, about 45% of it came back 😳🙈🙈🙈😂😂😂😂😂

@benspeedschannel888 3 жыл бұрын

@Kyle Rylan grow up ffs

@DriversSide 5 жыл бұрын

You should have cut a section out of the wall to make the front door taller haha

@richardb.1414 4 жыл бұрын

Are there any Alfetta's down south there? Like the Alfetta GTV

@Kowalski401 6 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a great plan! Look at Chris Birdsongs spectacular sunbaked ratty turquoise Charger @junkerup for inspiration. Different car but same principle.

@homerfj1100 4 жыл бұрын

It's an obsession. I understand.

@tedenderpalmer6550 4 жыл бұрын

Hey looks good from here

@bigears4426 4 жыл бұрын

The italians didn't think of rust protection, beautiful cars and they rust away in just a few years

@rcpmac 4 жыл бұрын

Well, it doesn't snow a lot in Italy. BTW in that vintage I've seen chevys in horrible condition.

@mikenixon4637 4 жыл бұрын

Guitar amps in there?

@manuelgonzalez5508 4 жыл бұрын

Very young how do you know how to work on these cars can you explain a little about your background or history with these cars you sound very comfortable when tackling these cars???? If you could brief history well appreciated ohh love your videos👍

@JethroBronner 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I touched on it in my Q&A last month. Here's a link, kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mpidncadrrCqdqM.html

@neilmacdonald1676 3 жыл бұрын

How much does a car cost to blast?

@paulojrg 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah! I can relate to that philosophy - a punk intellectual.

@MrCouchIncident 4 жыл бұрын

I like the Seiko SKX007!

@JethroBronner 4 жыл бұрын

Well spotted!

@MrCouchIncident 4 жыл бұрын

@@JethroBronner 😁

@GTVAlfaMan 6 жыл бұрын

Have you ever noticed any difference in build quality between Italian and South African built Alfa Romeo’s?

@JethroBronner 6 жыл бұрын

Buick Mackane Yeah I’ve noticed the welds are a lot neater on the Italian Cars. I tend to go through the underside of my cars and neaten things up a little with the SA cars.