Dismantling Alfetta Interior

[festy]

Yes they're held in by 4 cap head bolts, I can't remember the size but think they're 6 or 7mm.
Slide the seat all the way back to get the front two, then right forward to get to the rear ones.

[aggie57]

Al, that pic is a sad sight, leaving those poor bitches out like that is criminal

Alfa Duk , Imagine how i feel. I was picking up some bits & pieces from Alister last year and he showed my the shell. I said to him I brought a new  Piper Yellow Alfetta in 1980 registered AXL 395 from Talbot Motors in Melbourne  . He went and checked the old rego on the windscreen and guess what.  I get misty eyed every time that photo comes up.

Gully

Sorry Paul - I promise not to post it again.....

[aggie57]

Joe - in case no one has suggested this before, get yourself a cordless drill with a couple of well charged batteries, plus one of those cheapish large packs of bits and assorted hex head sockets, and make sure the pack has a couple of long extensions in it so you can get to odd places. 

If you want to keep the screws and bolts just grab a large plastic bucket that you can throw them in from a distance.  Throw all the odd bits in there as well and sort it all out later.  That'll save you a heap of time and make sure you take away as much as you can.  Whatever you don't want later can be ditched.

Also very useful to have a 1/4 drive socket set with an 8, 10 and 13mm socket. Very handy for tight spots.

[joestram]

Thanks again guys.

Nice idea regarding the bucket Alister.

Should time permit and I don't need the part (and if the part is still on the car) - does anyone need anything?

Thanks

[festy]

If any of these bits aren't spoken for (and you're happy to post them) I'm looking for a petrol cap (key isn't essential), hazard switch, speedo cable, parcel shelf (the one under the passenger side dash), fuse box cover and the lower plastic grille inserts that go behind the bumper.

[colcol]

A set of trim removing tools would come in handy, so you don't wreck all the clips and trim, they look like a 2 pronged fork, you could most likely get away with a metal trim removal tool, if you are not fussed about scratching the metal from the donor car, don't forget to video it with a clock running in the background, and post it on this forum for our amusement, best of luck, Colin.

[Beatle]

You shouldn't need a trim removal tool for an Alfetta coupe.  Nothing is clipped in place, it's all screwed.  You'll need a small flat blade screwdriver to prise the covers off the armrests and window winders to access the screws.

The chrome trim below the side windows is riveted in place.

Joe, if you get time, take the window winder cables and mechanisms.   Before removing them you need to wire the cables firmly to the barrel so it doesn't unfurl.  Mark them LH-RH  then undo the nuts holding the pulleys, then unbolt/de-rivet the barrels from the door structure.

The rear seat just needs a firm pull up on the front then lift it out, and the seat back is held through the rear firewall with big wingnuts.  Even if you don't take the seats, grab the wingnuts.