Watching you work on the Guilia Ti and find solutions to each of the electrical issues really shows how talented you are. Have a new appreciation for these videos as I binge the entire lot!
Being able to fettle Italian electrics places you in the category of genius! Had you gone to school in GB, you would have been strongly counselled to do anything other than this kind of work. Having a good mind disqualifies a person from becoming a car mechanic/auto engineer/motor technician. For that reason, good mechanics are as rare as hens teeth. With a background in engineering and later tech education, I really appreciate an intelligent individual who communicates this much enthusiasm and a wide variety of skills. I have worked with one such individual, and he runs a successful workshop in Birmingham - specialising in Alfas. He spent his teen years looking after his dads old Giulia. Hence my interest in this excellent channel.
Personally, I would have kept the front "pristine", then change the grill and then perhaps add to additional lights where they were used on the 1600 models... Great channel Jethro. Totally hooked.
Another great informative video by Jethro. You seem to be very competent in fixing a myriad of problems on this TI. Better than many so called Alfa mechanics and auto electricians. Keep up the great videos Jethro. Just as a bit of observation. The TI has Natal Pietermartizburg registration plates,and the Fulvia has Capetown plates
Yeah the Fulvia was bought in Cape Town, and will need local NR plates before it goes back on the road. I will put the Ti on NR plates once I do the paperwork for the new engine.
Love your cars and just on a side note you should put a 30A relay in for the fan and not put all that load on d ignition switch...keep up the good work
Looks great Jethro. My 67 has an electrical fan, wired into a thermostat. Kicks off and on and keeps my 1600 cool in the hot summer months in the Midwest USA. Thanks for sharing. As a side note, could you tell me the dimensions of your new shop? Thanks for the videos, keeps me motivated for my own Alfa sagas!
LOOK! It's a "Banana Boy" from "Maritzburah"! (I left P-town in '96 and only very, very recently replaced my PEMKO riveter ;-)) I enjoy your Alfas bud - they're VERY hard to find here in the USA and if/when you find a decent one it's rather pricey; I sooo wish I could afford to bring mine over back then!
Jethro, I am astounded that a car of this vintage does not have a cooling fan thermo-switch screwed into and exposed to a water canal in the block or somewhere else in the cooling system?
Try some LED lamps for back up lights and all the other lights too. Much less taxing on the alternator. And you can get the exact factory color lamps “kelvin” rating.
Just a thought, if you want to get a bit fancy... you can install a delay relay on the radiator fan's electrical feed, so that it does not switch on for a predetermined time after receiving power, say 20 seconds for example. This will take away some load off of the battery when you're starting the engine, as well as potentially extend the life of the fan since it won't be cycling through full power/low power each time you start the engine.
Jon EMCL I thought about doing that, but I decided I wanted the spots in the Centre of the car, not at the sides. It would require quite a long bracket that wouldn’t be very stable over the distance if it were mounted on the bumper bolt. Also the bumpers only have one bolt per side, this way it has two bolts which prevent the brackets from rotating. But yes if the lights were off to the sides that would be the best option.
@@JethroBronner I would think round bar, bend to mount to the bumper mounts would be more solid, then you can place the spots anywhere along that bar without the bracket. Aan idea, know its your beater so no love lost either way. Enjoy your videos n ingenuity. cheers
I continue to be late to the game and catching up. I wouldn't wire the electric fan to the ignition, that's a lot of current to be pulling through the ignition switch. Wire it to something always on, and run it through a thermoswitch. Best is to weld a bung directly to the lower radiator, but you can also get switched that mount to the fins of the radiator.
Great videos and I love the cars. I don't like to pick fault but the solution to stop the spots wobbling isn't a bit dangerous if you have a collision with a pedestrian?
Jethro , I am looking for advice since you too have a Giulia TI. Problem is the bonnet won't pop up when its release is pulled. Any tips on its adjustment appreciated.
There is a spring that should open the bonnet but it's usually worn or missing. Here is a link to a replacement part. Hope this helps. classicalfa.com/st200-giulia-saloon-bonnet-hood-spring-plate/
Hello Jethro nice work you're doing I what a dream garage you have. Just one typ, you shoud not have the fan running all the time, that keeps the engine from heating properly in the first minutes of running. It is very simple to add a water temperature sensor to one of the water pipes. What that "sensor" does is that when the temperature rises above, let's say 90 deegres, the circuit closes and the fan runs. The way you´re doing will eventually kill the battery.
Why didn’t you install a relay and temperature switch to the fan ? The lights look awesome..👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 Oh yeah won’t be surprised if you burn out the alternator with those big lights..😢
Jethro, I was told that the Alfa Romeos had real good wiring and all of mine on a 73 GTV is good but I was wondering about the fuse panel. I bought a 12 blade fuse panel to replace my 10 plus 2 block panels and it would do away with the Torpedo style fuses. What are your thoughts here, use the new one or clean the Alfa panels and keep them original?
I suggest that a simpler more elegant solution to the wobbly spotlights would have been to replace those flexible mounting straps with something made of a cast metal.
Hello Jethro! Great video as usual. One question: why don't you paint those exposed metal patches. In Portugal they would rust straight away with all the rain. Is it dry enough there that you don't feel the need for it?
but in that way the fan doesn't allow the engine to heat in the correct way. Best way (my opinion) is to punt it under ignition but with an electronic thermostat that gives power just when it goes up to a certain temperature (a bit like a modern engine).....
Jethro, good explanation of the function of a relay switch. I may have missed it, but I didn't see you disconnect the battery before doing all that wiring and bulb changing. Didn't hear you advise your viewers to do so either. Step 1. Before doing ANY electrical work on a vehicle, disconnect the battery. All the more true for vintage Italian (or British) cars.
I can't see people putting money into these cars. They were unreliable brand new. My father had a 1967 Guila Super purchased new. It would stall out in the rain, never start in the cold and uglier than a mud fence. The cheapest Korean econo box is quicker, handles better and looks better, and has superior build quality. What's the attraction? I can see the Spyder which still looks beautiful but suffers from the same lack of performance and reliability, but this 4rd box?
Andy Nixon this is my “beater daily” so I’m not being too fussy. When I rebuild this car in a few months it’s all being done a lot neater and better. What would you recommend I do different?
TIMS PRB102 why NOT gloves?! I wear gloves for the simplest of tasks. Even a mild day wrenching results in cuts and scratches, and when working with 50yr old cars the grime is questionable at best. But, way to hand out the constructive criticism! Ugh, TH-cam comments.
Buy a pice of pipe (~10cm in length will do) and cut the rubber water hose, drill a hole in pipe put an water temp sensor on it and stuck it between rubber hoses. Sensor have 2 pins connect one to ground one to relay power (30A relay to drive a fan) and relay outputs to fan and one power pin of relay to 12v with is only with key turned in acc.. Don't use wd40 as contact spray it will fuck it up more, use wd to clean a surface then spray contact spray and then put license plate bulb holders. Heatshrink whole nippon connector bcs it can oxide and its exposed to water, you can see how factory done it with that big red wire.. And if you drill something put paint on exposed metal so it won't rust.
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Watching you work on the Guilia Ti and find solutions to each of the electrical issues really shows how talented you are. Have a new appreciation for these videos as I binge the entire lot!
Being able to fettle Italian electrics places you in the category of genius! Had you gone to school in GB, you would have been strongly counselled to do anything other than this kind of work. Having a good mind disqualifies a person from becoming a car mechanic/auto engineer/motor technician. For that reason, good mechanics are as rare as hens teeth. With a background in engineering and later tech education, I really appreciate an intelligent individual who communicates this much enthusiasm and a wide variety of skills. I have worked with one such individual, and he runs a successful workshop in Birmingham - specialising in Alfas. He spent his teen years looking after his dads old Giulia. Hence my interest in this excellent channel.
Personally, I would have kept the front "pristine", then change the grill and then perhaps add to additional lights where they were used on the 1600 models... Great channel Jethro. Totally hooked.
This is a lot more fun to watch now that my Alfa is running. It was fun before, but now I'm not stressing about removing cylinder heads.
Great problem solving episode, and everyone knows I am a sucker for rivnuts. Great work.
Would love a facility like that to escape too.
thats the whole key aspect to this...
I found your channel while i was searching for Gt junior videos. You do amazing work, keep making more. Greetings from Italy!
Great video, reminds me of my attempt to make my mums Renault 5GTL look like a Gordoni in the early 80’s . Best wishes mark
Morning Jethro 😀 Your such a cool guy 😎 Love watching how you fix things 👍🏻 Keep the videos coming and I’ll keep watching cheers Stevie 😎🇬🇧
Great videos have been driving and working on Alfa’s for many years and love the brand. Keep up the work!
I love this car. I wish they were available here. It looks so GOOD.
Another great informative video by Jethro. You seem to be very competent in fixing a myriad of problems
on this TI. Better than many so called Alfa mechanics and auto electricians. Keep up the great videos Jethro.
Just as a bit of observation. The TI has Natal Pietermartizburg registration plates,and the Fulvia has Capetown plates
Yeah the Fulvia was bought in Cape Town, and will need local NR plates before it goes back on the road. I will put the Ti on NR plates once I do the paperwork for the new engine.
You relocated the Automobile Club Torino emblem as well - great attention to detail.
Thank you for the detailed explanation of how a relay works.
Second video I've watched love the content just subscribed never got an in depth look thanks for the video
Love your cars and just on a side note you should put a 30A relay in for the fan and not put all that load on d ignition switch...keep up the good work
Nigel Coggins that’s a pretty smart idea. Will do 👍
Nigel Coggins and use a thermostat to control the relay. Best inserted into radiator.
Looks great Jethro. My 67 has an electrical fan, wired into a thermostat. Kicks off and on and keeps my 1600 cool in the hot summer months in the Midwest USA. Thanks for sharing. As a side note, could you tell me the dimensions of your new shop? Thanks for the videos, keeps me motivated for my own Alfa sagas!
Matthew Snedecor it’s 12 meters wide and 9 meters deep.
as a new sub, thanks for the welcome. Also thanks fore the awesome content, such a good idea with the additional rivnut bracket for the foglights.
LOOK! It's a "Banana Boy" from "Maritzburah"! (I left P-town in '96 and only very, very recently replaced my PEMKO riveter ;-))
I enjoy your Alfas bud - they're VERY hard to find here in the USA and if/when you find a decent one it's rather pricey; I sooo wish I could afford to bring mine over back then!
Jethro, I am astounded that a car of this vintage does not have a cooling fan thermo-switch screwed into and exposed to a water canal in the block or somewhere else in the cooling system?
Try some LED lamps for back up lights and all the other lights too. Much less taxing on the alternator. And you can get the exact factory color lamps “kelvin” rating.
I'd have made a bracket using the existing bumper mounts that ran from them up to the mounting position but yur way looks fine too tbh
Great video 👍✨
Fan should have an inline thermostatic switch. You don't want it running all of the time
Just a thought, if you want to get a bit fancy... you can install a delay relay on the radiator fan's electrical feed, so that it does not switch on for a predetermined time after receiving power, say 20 seconds for example. This will take away some load off of the battery when you're starting the engine, as well as potentially extend the life of the fan since it won't be cycling through full power/low power each time you start the engine.
loving the videos. But one question. Why not mount the spot light brackets where the bumper was mounted? A bit more work on bracket but no extra holes
Jon EMCL I thought about doing that, but I decided I wanted the spots in the Centre of the car, not at the sides. It would require quite a long bracket that wouldn’t be very stable over the distance if it were mounted on the bumper bolt. Also the bumpers only have one bolt per side, this way it has two bolts which prevent the brackets from rotating.
But yes if the lights were off to the sides that would be the best option.
@@JethroBronner I would think round bar, bend to mount to the bumper mounts would be more solid, then you can place the spots anywhere along that bar without the bracket. Aan idea, know its your beater so no love lost either way. Enjoy your videos n ingenuity. cheers
I continue to be late to the game and catching up. I wouldn't wire the electric fan to the ignition, that's a lot of current to be pulling through the ignition switch. Wire it to something always on, and run it through a thermoswitch. Best is to weld a bung directly to the lower radiator, but you can also get switched that mount to the fins of the radiator.
It looks like a beast now!!!!
Mitchell Bodmann Thanks man 👍
Wouldn't it be better to run a thermal switch into the radiator to control the fan?
Great videos and I love the cars. I don't like to pick fault but the solution to stop the spots wobbling isn't a bit dangerous if you have a collision with a pedestrian?
Jethro , I am looking for advice since you too have a Giulia TI.
Problem is the bonnet won't pop up when its release is pulled. Any tips on its adjustment appreciated.
There is a spring that should open the bonnet but it's usually worn or missing. Here is a link to a replacement part. Hope this helps.
classicalfa.com/st200-giulia-saloon-bonnet-hood-spring-plate/
Hello Jethro nice work you're doing I what a dream garage you have. Just one typ, you shoud not have the fan running all the time, that keeps the engine from heating properly in the first minutes of running. It is very simple to add a water temperature sensor to one of the water pipes. What that "sensor" does is that when the temperature rises above, let's say 90 deegres, the circuit closes and the fan runs. The way you´re doing will eventually kill the battery.
Why didn’t you install a relay and temperature switch to the fan ? The lights look awesome..👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 Oh yeah won’t be surprised if you burn out the alternator with those big lights..😢
Sent from being just a really cool Alfa, to being a badass alfa
Was a little concerned about what the outcome would be like at the end... but I have to say: it looks great!!! :)
Love the car, nice job on the head lights it looks good. But i think its going to rust due to the metal on metal contact... just a tip ;)
It looks so good
Jethro, I was told that the Alfa Romeos had real good wiring and all of mine on a 73 GTV is good but I was wondering about the fuse panel. I bought a 12 blade fuse panel to replace my 10 plus 2 block panels and it would do away with the Torpedo style fuses. What are your thoughts here, use the new one or clean the Alfa panels and keep them original?
I suggest that a simpler more elegant solution to the wobbly spotlights would have been to replace those flexible mounting straps with something made of a cast metal.
Jehtro, What’s with the Fulvia? Is it a 1st Series 1.3 Rallye?
Hello Jethro! Great video as usual. One question: why don't you paint those exposed metal patches. In Portugal they would rust straight away with all the rain. Is it dry enough there that you don't feel the need for it?
João Vale This is only temporary, just for a few months, and yeah the dry season is coming up.
Nice job!!
but in that way the fan doesn't allow the engine to heat in the correct way. Best way (my opinion) is to punt it under ignition but with an electronic thermostat that gives power just when it goes up to a certain temperature (a bit like a modern engine).....
Well done !
SKX007 with vintage leather NATO
Edit: olive nylon NATO
James H well spotted man! Yeah SKX007 is a great tool watch, I wear it everyday.
Hey Jethro checkout pistonheads latest " Back to the future " feature ,seems your on trend.
Jethro, good explanation of the function of a relay switch. I may have missed it, but I didn't see you disconnect the battery before doing all that wiring and bulb changing. Didn't hear you advise your viewers to do so either. Step 1. Before doing ANY electrical work on a vehicle, disconnect the battery. All the more true for vintage Italian (or British) cars.
a plastic cable tie for the relay? Really? ;-)
Orribili con tutto il cuore, nulla da ridire se ti piace sono contento.
I can't see people putting money into these cars. They were unreliable brand new. My father had a 1967 Guila Super purchased new. It would stall out in the rain, never start in the cold and uglier than a mud fence. The cheapest Korean econo box is quicker, handles better and looks better, and has superior build quality. What's the attraction? I can see the Spyder which still looks beautiful but suffers from the same lack of performance and reliability, but this 4rd box?
I love the enthusiasm but the engineering and electrical work is pretty bad . . . .
Andy Nixon this is my “beater daily” so I’m not being too fussy. When I rebuild this car in a few months it’s all being done a lot neater and better. What would you recommend I do different?
Not drill holes in the car like that to start with and why the gloves?
I don't want to constantly cut and scratch my hands, also I don't like having super dirty hands.
TIMS PRB102 why NOT gloves?! I wear gloves for the simplest of tasks. Even a mild day wrenching results in cuts and scratches, and when working with 50yr old cars the grime is questionable at best. But, way to hand out the constructive criticism! Ugh, TH-cam comments.
I dont even touch a tool without gloves and i work on cars for a living. Whats wrong with gloves?
This was so so bad and painful to watch..
expert20valvehlx well feel free to suggest some ways to improve.
Buy a pice of pipe (~10cm in length will do) and cut the rubber water hose, drill a hole in pipe put an water temp sensor on it and stuck it between rubber hoses. Sensor have 2 pins connect one to ground one to relay power (30A relay to drive a fan) and relay outputs to fan and one power pin of relay to 12v with is only with key turned in acc..
Don't use wd40 as contact spray it will fuck it up more, use wd to clean a surface then spray contact spray and then put license plate bulb holders.
Heatshrink whole nippon connector bcs it can oxide and its exposed to water, you can see how factory done it with that big red wire..
And if you drill something put paint on exposed metal so it won't rust.