750 Series Giulietta Spider

Started by 1750GTV, May 02, 2013, 07:37:55 PM

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1750GTV

Engine is also slowly coming together ...

Chris
1957 Giulietta Spider (750D)
1968 Fiat 500F
1970 1750GTV

1750GTV

Engine is done and the floors are in the car.

Getting along with it now.

Chris
1957 Giulietta Spider (750D)
1968 Fiat 500F
1970 1750GTV

Craig_m67

Cripes, that's lovely!
Has it been painted or just vapor blasted?
'66 Duetto (lacework of doom)
'73 1600 GT Junior (ensconced)
'03 156 1.9JTD Sportwagon (daily driver)

1750GTV

Both - vapour blasted first then coated with a clear heat-proof lacquer (Dupli-Color High Heat Clear with Ceramic).

The guys at Classic Carbs (www.classiccarbs.com.au) did the rebuild. They are a Father/Son-in-law team who have a great passion for Alfas, particularly 750/101 Giuliettas.

Chris
1957 Giulietta Spider (750D)
1968 Fiat 500F
1970 1750GTV

Davidm1600

Hey Craig, I am so impressed by just how well the engine came up.

I need to get a set of webers I have for my Giulia Ti rebuilt so it is really good to see the quality of their work.  Thanks for the weblink to them.
Current:
2003 JTS 156 sportwagon
1969 Giulia sedan (x2)
1969 AC Fiat 124 sport

Past: '76 Alfetta 1.8 GT 
        '76 Alfetta 1.8 Sedan
        ' 73 2L Berlina

ItalCarGuy

They did my engine too. I was very happy with their work. Its coming along very nicely Chris!

1750GTV

Thanks. Nothing that a mountain of cash can't fix ...  :o

Chris
1957 Giulietta Spider (750D)
1968 Fiat 500F
1970 1750GTV

Davidm1600

I seemed to recall that you too might have used these guys for yours Derek as well.  Out of interest, can you guys give a roughish indication as to what to expect the cost of restoring a set of webers might be.
Current:
2003 JTS 156 sportwagon
1969 Giulia sedan (x2)
1969 AC Fiat 124 sport

Past: '76 Alfetta 1.8 GT 
        '76 Alfetta 1.8 Sedan
        ' 73 2L Berlina

1750GTV

Final photos of the engine.

Hopefully I pick it up next weekend.

Chris
1957 Giulietta Spider (750D)
1968 Fiat 500F
1970 1750GTV

1750GTV

... and the rest.

Merry Xmas,
Chris
1957 Giulietta Spider (750D)
1968 Fiat 500F
1970 1750GTV

1750GTV

The instruments are now cleaned, checked and restored.

I still have the original US instruments but as they were in a very sad state, I decided to source some good European ones instead. The ones I finally bought were in good condition but needed cleaning, new chrome and new dial faces.

I'm leaning toward converting the car to European specification as I also have the correct tail lights, head lights, front indicators, decals and now, instruments. I think the only other difference was the presence of 1/4 windows though I've seen lots of original first series European cars without them.

Chris
1957 Giulietta Spider (750D)
1968 Fiat 500F
1970 1750GTV

1750GTV

The underside is finished.

Now they move to the hammer & dolly work on the upper side of the body.

It's starting to look like a car again ...

Chris
1957 Giulietta Spider (750D)
1968 Fiat 500F
1970 1750GTV

massiveluvbuddy67

A fantastic effort thus far and my sincere congratulations.

Keep up the great work.

Best Regards
Phil

1750GTV

Thanks Phil.

I must say that at the moment I feel more like a bemused onlooker. Most of the work is way beyond my meagre capabilities and is being completed by competent specialists. When the time comes I will do the reassembly, but until then, I'm just handing out wads of cash ...

It's not a 'money's no object' restoration, but I am determined to do this only once and do it well. My wife is a little concerned because I may have already spied my next project ;D

Chris
1957 Giulietta Spider (750D)
1968 Fiat 500F
1970 1750GTV

Davidm1600

Hi Chris

A little inspiration for you.  I went down to the Italian Fiesta yesterday and this little veloce gem turned up.  I had fun with the Iphone, trying different photographic modes to capture it.  Cheers Dave
Current:
2003 JTS 156 sportwagon
1969 Giulia sedan (x2)
1969 AC Fiat 124 sport

Past: '76 Alfetta 1.8 GT 
        '76 Alfetta 1.8 Sedan
        ' 73 2L Berlina