On the one hand it saddens me that these cars have become so valuable (because I cannot really afford one), but what you said about not being able to do any shoddy work or take shortcuts exactly because they are so valuable, is a good point and a redeeming factor to those high prices. It is a delight to see you doing this excellent work. I wonder if many people realize that when you are finished with one of these cars the quality and finish will be far superior to the original. Thank you for making these efforts. The cars deserve it.
Thanks so much guys...very timely (I was just talking about the body work discussed in this video yesterday) as this is exactly one of things I know I will have to have done this winter when I take on the task of properly restoring my car 12 years after a very poor job was done on it. It was a rolling resto, and I knew nothing about these things back then...I sure do now thanks to people like you. But hey I got 12 good relatively trouble free years of driving out of her...and it did look very nice for 9 of those years. Obviously my car had been hit and they tried to straighten and beat it into shape ending up using heaps of filler. I love the little gems of info like the spots welds that should be evident and how to tell if its in been rear ended. I got lightly tapped in the rear end a few years ago...creased the bumper a bit but what really shocked me was all the cracks and chunks of filler that fell off. I knew before (from going over the car with a friend who knew his stuff) that these guys took a lot of short cuts and that eventually things would start to appear. I'm ok with all of it, I've learned a lot and I know what I'm getting into this time around...plus I've learned to do some of the mechanical work myself. My 1750 came from a hot southern European climate so there was little to no worrying rust or structural corrosion on it...sills,crossmembers,floors etc were all solid. I had some preventative work done 6 years ago or so to stem the tide in any corrosion before I would get to doing her up right...so I have hope things arent too scary underneath. Still don't know if its best or necessary to take things down to bare metal or not...seems lots of philosophies around regarding this. Thanks guys for your generosity with these clips they are invaluable.
Man I wish you guys were just down the road (like you would be if I still Lived in Vancouver BC). I would have my 1750 in your knowledgable hands without any reservations. It's just so incredibly difficult to find people who A) know these cars intimately and B) Do skilled and ethical work on them. Your clips are going to figure prominently in the work that will be done on my car...They've given me the base knowledge and confidence to make sure whomever is doing the work...is doing it right. All of us who own vintage Alfa's are grateful for your enthusiasm and generosity in sharing and educating...I for one do not take this for granted.
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very nice work.....metal work is another world of thinking, glad you guys took the time to go their.....thanks.
On the one hand it saddens me that these cars have become so valuable (because I cannot really afford one), but what you said about not being able to do any shoddy work or take shortcuts exactly because they are so valuable, is a good point and a redeeming factor to those high prices. It is a delight to see you doing this excellent work. I wonder if many people realize that when you are finished with one of these cars the quality and finish will be far superior to the original. Thank you for making these efforts. The cars deserve it.
so u think it's over-restored ?
Thanks so much guys...very timely (I was just talking about the body work discussed in this video yesterday) as this is exactly one of things I know I will have to have done this winter when I take on the task of properly restoring my car 12 years after a very poor job was done on it. It was a rolling resto, and I knew nothing about these things back then...I sure do now thanks to people like you. But hey I got 12 good relatively trouble free years of driving out of her...and it did look very nice for 9 of those years. Obviously my car had been hit and they tried to straighten and beat it into shape ending up using heaps of filler. I love the little gems of info like the spots welds that should be evident and how to tell if its in been rear ended. I got lightly tapped in the rear end a few years ago...creased the bumper a bit but what really shocked me was all the cracks and chunks of filler that fell off. I knew before (from going over the car with a friend who knew his stuff) that these guys took a lot of short cuts and that eventually things would start to appear. I'm ok with all of it, I've learned a lot and I know what I'm getting into this time around...plus I've learned to do some of the mechanical work myself. My 1750 came from a hot southern European climate so there was little to no worrying rust or structural corrosion on it...sills,crossmembers,floors etc were all solid. I had some preventative work done 6 years ago or so to stem the tide in any corrosion before I would get to doing her up right...so I have hope things arent too scary underneath. Still don't know if its best or necessary to take things down to bare metal or not...seems lots of philosophies around regarding this. Thanks guys for your generosity with these clips they are invaluable.
Man I wish you guys were just down the road (like you would be if I still Lived in Vancouver BC). I would have my 1750 in your knowledgable hands without any reservations. It's just so incredibly difficult to find people who A) know these cars intimately and B) Do skilled and ethical work on them. Your clips are going to figure prominently in the work that will be done on my car...They've given me the base knowledge and confidence to make sure whomever is doing the work...is doing it right. All of us who own vintage Alfa's are grateful for your enthusiasm and generosity in sharing and educating...I for one do not take this for granted.
Great work guys - thanks for sharing!
i numero uno.
il parafango andava sostituito. come al solito usate tanto stucco.
what's wrong with the sound?
In ITALIA non si lavora cosi'! Questo è un pessimo lavoro.
Non è per voi,siete ancora in tempo per cambiare mestiere,fate troppe chiacchiere