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General Category => Buy/Swap/Sell [Announce ONLY] => Topic started by: Mat Francis on January 11, 2011, 06:43:00 PM

Title: Free Alfetta :(
Post by: Mat Francis on January 11, 2011, 06:43:00 PM
As per the title, I'm hoping to give someone this project rather than scrap it. I had every intention of finishing it myself, but simply don't have the money or storage for it anymore.

Car is a 78 model, and "sort of" runs. All the rust has been cut out of it and new metal welded in, for pictures, see this thread http://www.alfaclubvic.org.au/forum/index.php?topic=1479.15

Plenty more info on request.
Title: Re: Free Alfetta :(
Post by: bt46 on January 11, 2011, 07:01:44 PM
Your not giving away my old red alfetta are you Matt lol. Did the red alfetta replace this white one?
Title: Re: Free Alfetta :(
Post by: Mat Francis on January 11, 2011, 07:18:26 PM
Nah don't stress Dean, this "yellow" one has to go, so that your red one gets a better home. The white one's got the TS gear in it, and is my road car for the moment, while i fix up a 90 as a more civilized daily. Too many cars!
Title: Re: Free Alfetta :(
Post by: bt46 on January 11, 2011, 08:25:26 PM
All good mate i was just glad it went to a good home (other than burrows the destructo lol). Thats a solid little car and even though its not real straight that paint job was very extensive with lots of bare metal and about 1000 bucks worth of 2 pac product on it. PM me if you ever have any questions as to what the hell i did what for to fit the V6 running gear.
Title: Re: Free Alfetta :(
Post by: DADSGIULIA on January 11, 2011, 09:54:49 PM
hi i know its free but has it got a motor?
Title: Re: Free Alfetta :(
Post by: dehne on January 11, 2011, 11:00:40 PM
chuck up some pics opf the 90 ur fixing,
good to see that ur heading in the right direction
Title: Re: Free Alfetta :(
Post by: deano on January 11, 2011, 11:30:03 PM
bt 46, I don't know how you managed to spell legend incorrectly....  ;D That little alfetta had the honour of sharing the backyard with my 75 for a while. Glad also that shes home safe now.

Keep the white one as the roady Matty! And find yourself a nice 3.0 for the red one and get stuck into it! I wanna be getting passed by you by the end of the year. If you want something civilised I know of where you can pick yourself up a clean el futura that just had a head gasket replaced.... Dunno about the guy who fixed it though  :-\

Title: Re: Free Alfetta :(
Post by: bt46 on January 11, 2011, 11:47:08 PM
destructo you should start collecting these free shells for all your write offs lol
Title: Re: Free Alfetta :(
Post by: Tooey on January 12, 2011, 01:53:56 AM
Haha it's actually an EF Deano.

It's running fine and will continue to as long as I don't let you touch it.

Do really need to get rid of it soon tho...time is running out!
Title: Re: Free Alfetta :(
Post by: Mat Francis on January 12, 2011, 12:11:44 PM
Cheers Dean, I'll definitely have a few questions in the future, so that would be great. Also will have to arrange to give you the steering wheel back too at some point.

Quote from: DADSGIULIA on January 11, 2011, 09:54:49 PM
hi i know its free but has it got a motor?

Yes. If you are going to take it on as a project, it will come as a complete car, minus the carbies. Mechanically it is still complete, just needs screens, dashboard and interior fitted, all of which i can provide with it.

I am not going to part it out though. If no one is going to take it whole, I'm going to be cutting repaired panels out of it and keeping them for future use. This seems a bloody waste though, when the body has had so much work done to it already.

Burrows: I've got enough to worry about without your enthusiasm and expensive advice mate. Let's go camping soon.
Title: Re: Free Alfetta :(
Post by: Darryl on January 27, 2011, 01:57:31 AM
I'm really interested in this to save rust repair work on my turbo Alfetta. I'm also minus an interior and various other bits after things became a bit wet and muddy... Have sent pm and email.

Have you got pics of it as it is now?
Title: Re: Free Alfetta :(
Post by: Mat Francis on January 27, 2011, 10:44:23 AM
Hi Darryl,

Sent you an email with current pictures.

Forgot to mention that I don't have a good dashboard for it. I've got one in another car which you are welcome to, but it's very sad.
And also didn't mention the interior; it's not in the car, but i have everything you will need in the shed.

And yes, if you are going to go to the effort of saving the car, it is all free. (On the condition you send me progress photos every now and then  :))
Title: Re: Free Alfetta :(
Post by: enzo1891 on February 01, 2011, 10:24:39 PM
hi mat
you still have that alfetta?
what is your phone number
Title: Re: Free Alfetta :(
Post by: Mat Francis on February 03, 2011, 01:50:54 PM
Unfortunately the plans for it have fallen through.

It is still here, and if it's not taken in the next fortnight, i will be cutting it up.

0415 765 129
Title: Re: Free Alfetta :(
Post by: 1969read on February 03, 2011, 07:21:43 PM
Mat l still have a ((free)) front 90 bumper in storage Jason ;D
Title: Re: Free Alfetta :(
Post by: Mat Francis on February 03, 2011, 08:24:46 PM
Ah thanks Jason. I will give you a ring in the next few weeks to organise giving you your wheels back! Have decided definitely going to restore the 90 as a daily driver, just gotta re organise the rest of the cars and earn some money first.

Back on topic, I have found a home for the car.  ;D Sounds like it could have a tough life ahead of it, but at least it will get some use.
Title: Re: Free Alfetta :(
Post by: deano on February 03, 2011, 09:59:25 PM
From what I'm hearing with talks of interiors etc, I believe it'll end up a nice road car!
Title: Re: Free Alfetta :(
Post by: dehne on February 04, 2011, 12:55:39 AM
get some pics of ur 90 up mat show us the goods, and then let me know what parts u need
Title: Re: Free Alfetta :(
Post by: Mat Francis on February 04, 2011, 01:10:40 PM
Pics on the weekend after I give it a quick wash and re organize cars. Il start a new thread for it. Gonna need a few bits and pieces
Title: Re: Free Alfetta :(
Post by: 1969read on February 04, 2011, 05:22:52 PM
Matt l have new headlights tail lights super dash, reco wheels etc, cheers Jason
Title: Re: Free Alfetta :(
Post by: 1969read on February 04, 2011, 05:23:45 PM
Also have four litres of 2 pac blue
Title: Re: Free Alfetta :(
Post by: dehne on February 05, 2011, 12:06:20 AM
1969 can you put some pics up and prices for ur items
Title: Re: Free Alfetta :(
Post by: Alfetta2000 on April 07, 2011, 11:50:15 PM
Hey Matt,
I'm going to start restoration on that Alfa soon. Just have to clear out a few cars of my own to free up some space and funds. Do you still have the windscreens and bumpers for it? At the moment I'm thinking of painting it black or even silver with black details, but that's a long way down the road yet. Will start on the mechanical side of things and then tackle the body. Still needs a fair bit of work from the looks of it, such as cleaning up the welds a bit more and will try to get it as straight as possible to avoid too much filler. The main aim is to take it back to bare metal and start from there. It will defiantly be an excellent road car when I'm finished with it.