That Sprint GT was well optioned. Disc brakes on each corner and impeccable styling. Hope to see you bring this one back to life!

Gave a like as soon as you said, "Continuing this channels tradition of tearing things apart and not putting them back together" That'd totally be my channel.

BIG FAN! Let’s see what happens next!

Brilliant work on alfa and film and edit . your just so calm, this is inspiring.

Filming and editing this should take you quite some time. I imagine that requires much discipline when so much is rusted and seized. Thanks for taking us through this journey. It is a lot of fun to watch! Can’t wait for the next episode!

I’m a relatively new subscriber and a new classic Alfa owner, and I have to say I really enjoy each and every video you’ve put out so far, Jethro...each one has helped me understand more deeply the ins and outs of your varied Alfa models, and my own (a Series 2 Coda Tronca Spider) by extrapolation. Your quick-edit style and matter-of-fact delivery is refreshing and calming...I honestly thinks it helps Alfa newbies (like me) to not fear tearing into our elderly cars, for fear of somehow breaking that unknown ‘Alfa Mystique’ that makes them go down the road. Be proud of your efforts here. Love your channel honestly, Jethro...keep up the great work! 🍀

Evening Jethro 😁 Tell me about salt and rust as I live in the UK 🇬🇧 lol 😆 Great channel and your so cool about everything your do 👍🏻 Cheers Stevie 😎🇬🇧

Can't wait for your next episode I want to do that to my 74G TV great job

Man I could watch this all day. I miss my Giulia!!! Good job with the videos. Cant wait to see all the results.

nice work muchacho

Great start - looking forward to next instalment :)

Another great video, thanks dude.

Hey Jethro ... Great to see man . Just a point about the seized bolts, why not heat them up with oxy . The steering wheel (all of them) has 3 special holes 6mm 1.25 pitch threads to enable holding a purpose made tool . They are not hard to make from 8 mm bar or sheet metal. I will show you my rotisserie I have made in the form of a towable registered trailer... One of a kind if you would like.. Well done ..! Regards

The steering wheel has two threaded holes in the hub to receive the Alfa factory puller. You could easily mock-up a reasonable facsimile and not worry about buggering-up the ring.

awesome video. keep going

Good luck Man.

Great to see what lies beneath on these cars. My step front is the same colour and could do with similar tlc, a fact I’m trying to ignore at the moment!

Looks good, hopefully not too many surprises once the paints stripped.

Nice break to the silence in my day

As you sussed out, Italian built cars made up to the 80's had absolutely no regard for rust prevention. It's what killed the genre in the US; not only did the body work rust horribly, it meant the service work was a nightmare as everything took three times as long. Nice SKX...

As usual . Jethro does a great job explaining how to dismantle various bits and pieces on his Sprint Not too sure about brake fluid being allowed to just drip out all over the floor.

Try equal parts Automatic Transmission fluid and Acetone and let it soak for at least an hour. You could also try the heat, tap, torque method. This is what they use on brass instruments that have been seized for many years. I stripped the front end of my MK2 1750 GTV to bare metal. You won't be sorry, it really does give you peace of mind.

Failing to not "bag n tag" your parts during disassembly is akin to trying to put together a jigsaw puzzle that doesn't have a picture. Yeah, it can be done but it's so much easier with clues. (Jethro, I didn't listen to old farts like me either when I was young)

From what was shown in your videos on this car the corrosion/rust was mostly superficial. I am in Nova Scotia, Canada where all the vehicle manufacturers do their corrosion testing, starting in 1968 with Toyota. We tend to use heat: I.e. an oxy-acetylene torch or a magnetic heat induction device, to loosen stubborn fittings, exhaust pieces, brakes, etc.. There is no way around it. Your vehicle could have used the liberal application of penetrant fluids to aid in loosening everything before untorqueing the fasteners. You don't go at them dry, even in South Africa. Also, first torqueing them a little tighter before attempting to untorque them usually works. It is surprising that the fasteners rusted so readily because of their zinc plating that you mentioned that you had re-done. A few months in the North Country shouldn't have been that detrimental. Usually, it takes years for that to occur. Did you remove the sacrificial anodes from the body when you first re-built the car? If so, bad mistake. A phosphate coating is better than zinc plating for body and structural fasteners. I've been able to achieve this with 'Evaporust' or something that is similar. Better luck next time. Thank you.

Daddy... What son? I need a new lift, garage, diamond, GTV... can you help?

I know that feel, rusted bolts can make a job triple as long :(

Is the electric gun something new