Our very own "barn find"...

[adriank]

i wouldn't stress about the wiring, these things are pretty easy i reckon. Wiring diagram attached (for a 74 GTJ) but should be almost the same for your 1750.

Otherwise there's a guy on the Alfa BB who has all the wiring diagrams http://www.alfabb.com/bb/forums/electrical-diagrams/21571-available-wiring-diagrams.html

Adrian

[enzo1891]

i remeber this car i pulled the engine and gearbox out when i was an apprentice, does dom still have yor motor and gearbox?

[Evan Bottcher]

Santa came a little early this year. 

[alfagtv58]

Oooohhhhhh...what goodness lies within?  Any box with that packing tape HAS to be exciting  

[Davidm1600]

Hi Evan, good to see you are going down exactly the same road I will need to one day with my '69 white 1750. 

I even seem to have the same rust issues you do with your car.  Like all, I too only have the map pocket on the LHS.  Papajam on the BB provides the wiring diagrams. 

One thing I would like to obtain if it were at all possible is to get a photocopy of the manual that the Centro Storico sent you.  I wonder if we could arrange something there ?

I managed to get a pretty rust free door (shell only) off Marc from Milano Spares, but straight unrusty doors, boot lids etc are really hard to find and when you can pricy.  The alternative is to buy new out of the UK.

Re the cills, another option is to get these through Classic Alfa or Alfaholics (UK), they have them in stock, ditto pretty much every part you will need to restore your GTV.  With the strength of the Aussie $ this could be a good option to look into.  Postage costs from the UK are a little pricy but on the other hand turnaround is pretty fast these days (well perhaps not right now before xmas).   I wonder if Santa might have visited such a place already for you?

[AikenDrum105]

Santa came a little early this year. 

That's a lot of Quadrifoglio back issues !

[Scott Farquharson]

He's shipping in an SZ piece by piece to avoid the over $1000 GST....

[Evan Bottcher]

I'm not allowed to open the box until Christmas day 

I know not much has happened on the GTV for ... about a year, but fingers crossed things are going to start moving again soon.  Over Christmas I'm going to try to get out and clean up a bit in the shed.  To get inspired I started a photo journal here:

http://alfa.bottch.com/category/1750-gtv/

Of course if anything _actually_ happens I'll also post here...

[ItalCarGuy]

Evan I really like your website. Those disassembly shots will come in very handy for me too if I ever put my 67 GT Veloce back together!
BTW Santa is pretty stingy at my house with alfa bits this year.

[AikenDrum105]

Santa is pretty stingy at my house with alfa bits this year.

He probably saw you polishing all those NOS shinies you have and mumbling 'The Precioussss'   - decided to give your chimney a wide berth. 

[ItalCarGuy]

You mean these ones

[Paul Gulliver]

Drool

[Evan Bottcher]

Come off it this thread is thus far about rusty and oily bits not shiny bits! Unfair hijack 

[ItalCarGuy]

whoops sorry!

[Evan Bottcher]

A couple of questions...

1.  What were the correct hose clamps for a 1968 Alfa?  (I'll have a look in my parts manual later)  What are opinions on modern replacements?
3.  What colour was the plating on the Lockheed large single booster?
2.  Has anybody got the clamp that goes around the radiator overflow tank?
5.  Anybody got an original jack?  I believe the correct type has a plastic handle and a foot plate with knurls to grip the pavement.

I'm making a big ol' list of stuff that I've got and haven't got, and it usually prompts a few questions.

cheers,
Evan.