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So I bought this off the bay a while ago for £102.  cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220069266956Its a one owner job with 95k on the clock. This week i finally picked it up using an A-frame which I bought a while ago. I towed it back to Fatha_Bo11ox's garage for evaluation.  god-awful wheeltrims!   The bodywork is quite decent actually, it has the original paint all over. There is no real external rot but I coud see some grot hiding under the bumper, more about that in a moment. Engine bay looks all present + correct.  The engine runs well but the exhaust makes a right din, the seller had clonked it while loading it onto a car trailer. I had a ratch about and found:  Busted exhaust manifold.  I forgot to take any pics of the interior; it is in good nick but is grubby. A proper seats-out scrub-up should work wonders. The elec sunroof, locks, windows and radio aerial all work properly which is nice! Moving round the car I spotted the standard-issue milky windscreen, duly placed on the 'to ignore' list:  And getting to the back a fuel leak.  Closer investigation revealed that this is just the rubber pipe which is leaking so not too bad. Continuing to look for rust, this was visible behind the bumper:  So I took the wheelarch liner, sill and wheelarch trims off for a proper look.   A bit of rot there but not catastrophic, also a bit on the wheel tub but again fairly easy to repair. rear end of the sill has gone, the rest of it is good though:  The other side is starting to go, but is nowhere near as bad. I think it will pass a test OK. Finally while digging I noticed the back box:  So the shopping list is a 'new' manifold, replace or re-silver one headlight, welding to sill and arch, fuel leak to fix, new back box and an intensive clean-up. I think it will be quite a rewarding little project if not particularly ground-breaking, the bones are there of a very nice car. I have got a new 'proper' CO2 bottle and sheet of steel at the ready and will get stuck in next week.... more pics soon! |
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT! |
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Nice find, there's just something about an Alfa......you seem to have done well with rust, seeing as the car was originaly made from alka seltzer tablets!I presume those hip-cat wheel trims look even better in the bin.......
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mrj
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very nice car, i am still in love with them.... the wheel trims are very nice , too. Why did you bin them ? ;D I had one of the last 75s built, there was a special edition incl. Recaro seats, special 2-piece alloys and a small badge with the production number on it on the center console. I loved this car, though i spent almost 2.000 DM (~1000 Euros] in the first two weeks.... after a couple of weeks i sold it then, as i realized, there were a couple of more DMs to spend... still made a good profit... if you are looking for spares, i could have a look, my old boss (who had an Alfa dealership in the 90s) still has quite a large stock of OEM parts.... as he will be my new boss from march on, i could have a look, what is left....
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- 1971 VW 1600 TL Fastback
- 1978 Passat GLS Variant
- 1980 Audi 100 5E
- 1981 VW aircooled panel van (sold)
- 1983 VW Jetta Mk.I
- 1984 VW Polo Coupé
- 1984 VW Passat hatchback
- 1987 VW Passat Variant
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Feb 12, 2007 16:32:12 GMT
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Out of all that, get the fueltank fixed 1st - good 2nd hand fuel tanks don't exsist anymore, & they are a curse word to repair, & will always spring a leak somewhere new...............it was the bain of my life for at least 2 months !!!!!!! I will find out a source of spares for you (somewhere close hopefully)
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71 Alfa GT 1300 Junior
89 Alfa 75 3.0 V6 Veloce
89 Alfa 75 3.0 V6 America
2015 C220 estate Daily shunter
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Feb 12, 2007 16:37:08 GMT
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Cheers JATMT!!!!
I really need an exhaust manifold, there is one on the bay but it will be nearly £40 including shipping. i'm hoping I can find one for less than that, though I will get it if I have no other leads by the end of the auction...
Weldfest begins tonight!!
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT! |
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Feb 12, 2007 16:58:53 GMT
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71 Alfa GT 1300 Junior
89 Alfa 75 3.0 V6 Veloce
89 Alfa 75 3.0 V6 America
2015 C220 estate Daily shunter
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tigran
Club Retro Rides Member
In rust we trust. Amen.
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New clunker - Alfa 75 2.0 TStigran
@tigran
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Feb 13, 2007 13:23:14 GMT
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Cool looking thAng.
p.s. inboard discs?! Awesomeness at it's most awesome.
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1964 Rover P5 i6
1987 BMW 525e - The Rusty Streak
1992 Micra K10
2001 BMW E46 316i
2002 BMW E46 330Ci
2013 BMW F31 320d
2018 BMW G31 530d
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boxerman
Europe
I simply love Alfa boxers
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Feb 13, 2007 19:53:08 GMT
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that rust is nothing serious for a 75 from 1989 I've seen much worse cases lose the seatcovers too  a lot of parts are no longer available for these cars, like petroltanks, but rear brake calipers are getting hard to find too love the colour by the way |
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PSST, I know my english is bad, but why don't yo try talking Dutch
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Feb 13, 2007 19:56:26 GMT
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Nice work! How did you get on with the Aframe?
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Feb 13, 2007 22:19:52 GMT
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can price you back box
will pm you
will see if manifold might be be good to get
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2001 HONDA CT110 (NOT RCV)
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Nice work! How did you get on with the Aframe? A-frame is amazing! I cannot get my head around how the towed car steers itself, it just does! Magic. |
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT! |
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Feb 14, 2007 16:19:28 GMT
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Haha! I told you it was didn't I!!
Imagine what it was like for me.... sitting in the car operating all the lights, indicators etc (as we didnt have a backboard) whilst the steering wheel is dancing around!!
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Snoozin
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Toyophile
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Good score, the rust doesn't really look as bad as it could have been as well! Especially by Alfa standards *shudder*
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Feb 16, 2007 10:02:49 GMT
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done a load of welding this week! Pics to follow shortly if anyone's interested.
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT! |
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suffolkpaul
Part of things
Retro Free - just a pug 406 with 230k miles on it...
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Feb 16, 2007 10:12:51 GMT
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looks a good find mate. you cant really knock £40 for a manifold can ya??
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Feb 16, 2007 10:21:21 GMT
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I can, as I am a PROPER TIGHTWAD!!!! I like paying traveller scrapyard money for stuff, eg a fiver. However it looks like i'll be paying £40 this time!
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT! |
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Feb 16, 2007 21:32:14 GMT
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So, I have done a load of welding on the Alfa this week. I started by tackling the worst bit, the rotten NSR arch. The front and rear edges were gone and I thought it would be better to repair them individually than replace the entire arch. Conveniently there is a plastic wheelarch trim so the repairs need not be 100% perfect cosmetically. Patching the inner arch:  I replaced the rotten bit beneath the bumper:   Then I started on the rear of the sill, the inner needed a tiny patch, then a good dousing in weld-through zinc paint:  I reconstructed it a bit at a time.     This might not look like a lot of work but I have been in the garage till 10pm every night this week! No pics from the Friday night but I repaired the holes in the inner wheel 'tub' (in the pics, above the spring) and painted it all up with zinc paint. I also took the fuel tank out, in order to sort the manky pipes and fuel leak. While doing this I got a load of petrol in my ear, which interestingly is among the most excruciatingly painful experiences I have ever had. The tank is not rotten so I will re-fit and re-seal the sender and repaint the tank, then reinstall it with new pipes. More pics when i do more work!!!1 |
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT! |
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Feb 16, 2007 21:57:33 GMT
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awwwsom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111111111111111one!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111
top stuff
where you learn to weld like?
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Feb 18, 2007 12:58:43 GMT
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Awesome progress there.
Always fancied getting a 75 at some point (and a GTV as well).
Never seen the rear suspension before it looks quite an interesting setup.
How good a weld do you get with weld through primer. I have never used it myself before but often thought about it particularly on sills.
I was once told years ago by someone not to use it on anything structural as it weakens the weld (this could be a load of wibblepoo but I still havent used it)
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Not been terribly productive this week; I finished welding the inner wheelarch and primed and sealed everything (forgot to take a pic). Then I attacked the fuel leak by whipping the tank out:  It is a 'new' replacement tank but is already starting to bleb up a bit so in true R-R style I cleaned it up and gave it the satin black treatment:  While it was out I attacked the rust hole in the boot floor:   Again I welded and sealed it all up then forgot to take a 'finished' pic Next I attacked the sender unit as it was this that was leaking. The return pipe stub was rotten so I chopped it off and cemented a new piece of copper pipe into place with 'chemical metal':  There was also A tiny pinhole in it so I sealed that up too. I let the stuff cure for a day then I put it all back together with loads of 'police lubricant' (copper grease)  And reinstalled the tank with new bolts, and new fuel pipes and hoses and clips.  At this point I realised that there was a tiny bit of movement in the new pipe stub - the chemical metal had let me down.  What a load of bo11ox that stuff is, the pipe was a really neat tight fit in the sender, all it had to do was seal it but it did not work. So I took the tank out again, removed the sender, and now I will take it to work on Monday and repair it by soldering (what I would have done in the first place if I had thoght of it ) what a waste of time. I bought that manifold off ebay and am waiting for it to arrive (pay £13 for '48h' delivery then wait a week for the fuggin thing) that will be the next job. |
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT! |
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