Professional and sophisticated quality presentation, better than 99% of the car repair/restoration series that are being broadcast. No hyperbole just the essentials. Someone should get you into a series and give you a broader reach.
There is something mesmerising and relaxing about watching Jethro's videos. The metallic sounds of the tools and the components, seeing how everything is designed and well made. Watching someone who knows what they're doing, and has the tools and equipment necessary to do a good job. A wonderful video - thank you.
I really appreciate the lack of background music in your videos: it makes them kind of "intimate" and very relaxing to watch. By the way, fully agree with you on the pointlessness of adding electric fuel pumps to cars that didn't have them originally.
I agree with that 100%, in view of originality. But also in terms of longevity - a car that has sat a long time, as classics tend to, benefits from longer cranking before it starts, giving the oil pump a chance to lubricate things while the float chambers fill up with fuel. By the time the engine catches, oil pressure is there and internal components are lubricated.
@@MLC... You can achieve the same pre-start oil pressure build with an electric pump: just remove the pump fuse ! Been doing it for decades on my two classics come spring time outing.
Yes, but that is extra work in the starting procedure. My classics get driven once a month, if they are lucky, so building oil pressure is always a good idea before starting. But as Jethro says in the video, these mechanical pumps are pretty reliable. I have been driving classis Alfas for 31 years now, of which about 17 years was daily driving. I have only had 1 mechanical pump failure in al that time.
Whoever this car belongs to couldn't have asked for a more knowledgeable and capable person to provide TLC for their Alpha. Kudos for your (continued) commitment to vlogging it!
This is a well thought out video. Attention to detail. I love hearing you explain as you go without music distraction. Looking forward to the next instalment.
Nothing worse in a classic than to find none standard parts, or poor, unqualified, repairs. So happy to see this one being lovingly restored, if only partially.
Yes a classic with half-measure repairs is often worse than one that's just worn out. Hopefully this car will drive like it should once it's back on the road.
Incredibly therapeutic viewing, with the birds chirping in the background. Thanks as always for a great video, looking forward to seeing things develop in 2022.
I live in Brackenfell, Cape Town, and in the 90's a friend had a saying, the best 2nd hand car you can buy is a brand new Alfa! I tended to agree with him, but I think there weren't many mechanics who could work on them. When the Uno's came out I vowed never to buy one, but when my daughter needed a car, you guessed it, I bought a 2nd hand Uno Pacer 1400! It had a few problems, like the carb the guys took about 5 attempts to fix, the rear rubber shock mounts tore out, the welsh plugs started leaking, etc, but after everything was sorted my opinion of Italian cars had changed a lot. My daughter fell in love with her first car, and it really had character. I loved it when the engine fan came on and the whole car vibrated! Unfortunately it was T boned by an Isuzu bakkie and written off by the insurance. We were all quite sad to see the Uno go. The spark leads were from Lancia! Thank you for your relaxing videos.
Out of all the car build content out there you and Soup classic motoring have the best film making. I know you guys must spend soo much time editing, but it’s worth it. I’m sure we all appreciate it. Super informative and your depth knowledge is incredible. I’m glad you have such a cool space as well, keeps the motivation alive. Keep up the great work!
It's a pleasure to see such quiet, competent work on a classic Alfa! It does, however belie the exhilaration of driving one with the sky as your roof and the wind in your hair!
The rubber mount is also a kind of thermal insulation so that the carbs and fuel is not warming up too much. I always enjoy your videos. One of the best out there 👍
That was very satisfying. Your notion of the electric fuel pump being inappropriate for rather intangible reasons is the sort of thing people expect from me, so well done and keep it up! It may not be easy to define what makes a modification proper but the concept is still valid.
It’s not something that’s easy to put words, but cars have a feel, and some things are not appropriate for them. And electric pumps in an Alfa doesn’t fit.
Jethro, you continue to kill it on this build series. I could definitely watch you work for hours. Your friend will appreciate all the time and effort you put into this restoration.
Jethro, I'm astounded at your handling of these engines. You appear too young in years to have acquired such in depth knowledge of any engine never mind the 105 series. I could watch you doing this stuff all day. Excellent video as always.
I suspect that Jethro has a guru lurking in the background somewhere. How would he know about using a power steering pump to prelube the 105 engine? That's an old-timers trick.
By the way, having worked in the Italian automobile industry, I can tell you that RHD versions do tend to be a last-minute job, as for Alfa Romeo the market of reference was always the Italian one, and back then even more so. Of course, with modern engineering tools an resources, RHD Alfas are just as good as LHD ones, but back in the 60s and 70s there was a lot of corner-cutting regarding RHD-specific hardware!
Yes that clutch mechanism is one of those instances. It actually works very very well and has a great pedal feel when it’s new, but it wears fast and then it’s terrible.
Man you should see the dogs breakfast of linkages on Moto Guzzi Eldorados to convert from Left brake/Right shift to visa versa! It's a nightmare! #soitalian!
... even the floor pan is bigger on the left .. Alfa did well considering the small RHD market compared to the LHD market .. especially Australia's small market and strict Australian Design Rules .. luxury taxes on cigarette lighters and Air Con ..
So happy to see oldschool repairs with Cutting-edge knowledge applied; "-Well this rubber bushing don't cut it, let's lathe a brass one..." Superinspiring, good quality Vid and truckloads of 'Need-to-know-stuff' 👍 Spitze, as they say in Germany 🏆
Always nice to see a job done before I tackle my own overdue 105 rubber carb mount replacement. Thanks. And having the engine and gearbox out sure facilitates a whole host of jobs to be done more easily.
Great presentation as always, and excellent job. Seeing that release bearing rise as you tightened those nuts was a moment of pleasure. Thanks for sharing this with us.
The Giulia TI Super actually had dual electric fuel pumps from factory. But of course that was a special homologation version built for race use. I had a very odd problem on my 105 fuel pump where either the hole or the pushrod had become ever so slightly oval and kept seizing up when it rotated. I would mount it and everything looked and worked ok. Then it would stop working again. Took me a while to figure out but in the end I opted for an electric pump. Thank you for your very informative, relaxing and beautiful videos!
Thank you! Yes the Ti Super is a special car. I've only ever seen one, and that was at Retromobile in Paris in 2016. I think in your case an electric pump does make sense. Thanks for watching!
Fantastic job. Your explanation and your video footage are awesome. And I appreciate so much the advanced engineering of Alfa DOHC '60 engine, one of the best ever built engines in the world. Thank you for your job.
Always very good! One of the channels that made me do it too! I do not have your level of professionalism yet... But I inspired myself on your videos! Keep it going!
My old RHD Lancia Thema had a weird crossbar setup for the brakes rather than mounting the master cylinder on the other side. Must be an Italian thing. Great to see your attention to detail on this job.
Beautiful to watch as always. I can’t wait to someday have my own Alfa to play with like this. You are a credit to the community, and if you ever feel dispirited, let us know, we will prop you up!
Righteous save! Steering boxes packed with grease, just like every air-cooled VW. Seriously fantastic repair. Was it cost effective, time saving, "correct"? Look at the outcome! It's becoming increasingly more common amongst the "professional" repair services to turn business away or state the repair isn't possible, because the repair will be challenging or break the hourly book rate. This will become increasingly problematic as more and more people endeavour to break themselves from their dependency of the off shore solutions. It will be the grassroots, pro/hobbyist that will save the classic car hobby.
Brilliant as always!Im restoring(trying to at least!) my 1750 Roundtail Spider and these videos are so clear and informative and in such a calm manner,really helpful.Thx!
Loved this vid, didnt think the cinematography could get much better but here we are its amazing. Its really cool to see how Alfa solved certain problems in the day and how they designed their parts. I havent ever worked onan alfa but they do look fun to work on and simple enough. Cheers Jethro hope youre well :)
Lovely stuff, as always. I have one of those inlet manifolds in a box in the garage, must check the rubber mount types now with that but if extra knowledge from your video
Excellent content Jethro as always albeit I was a bit nervous with the vertical gearbox mounting technique however as always you made it look relatively effortless 👍🤘
Nice video! It reminded me of the Alfa Junior I had in the late 70s. Did a full engine rebuild ( in my bedroom!) Including new cylinder liners & pistons. Very light engine, with outstanding design features, like the cam shaft sprockets ajustabilities. Can't wait to see your video on refitting. 👍
More great content. Your videos are always so relaxing. However, the angle grinder looked like it was itching to take a big chunk from your forearm. That probably wouldn't have made the final edit though. :)
Alfa Romeo Lover and has a Seiko Turtle pepsi on a nato strap what more do you ask for ? Maybe weekly videos hahah just kidding. Love your effort and grind for these vintage cars
Your videos are really enjoyable, I wouldn't complain if you made more! Another reason not to like electric pumps on cars equipped with the Weber DCOE is that they often provide way too much pressure, which then has to be dialled back with a cumbersome and ugly regulator to avoid flooding the float chambers. DCOEs only need about 2 or 3 psi in my experience, and the standard mechanical pump does not overload them.
Yes that's very true. These 105s did run a pressure regulator from the factory as well. But I find that the mechanical pumps put out a much more usable pressure than the electric ones.
I run a 3 psi electric pump by my fuel tank and that feeds my mechanical pump on my triple 40 DCOE 240z. No regulator needed and perfect for filling bowls without a ton of cranking as the car sits for long periods of time between use.
Great to have you back Jethro. Quick question, you mentioned that the quality of modern rubber isn't as good as back in the day? Could you (or someone) explain to me why that is? Thank you in advance.
I couldn't tell you exactly what's changed in the manufacturing process, but rubber parts do not last as long as they used to. I have some original rubber parts from the mid 60s that are still in great condition, and the remade parts that you can buy new are often falling apart in a couple of years.
@@JethroBronner FYI Pirelli used to make a lot of the rubber parts for Alfa back in the day (including the carb isolators) and they used the best quality rubber available which is why they tended to last so long. Many modern repro parts are poorly made and just use whatever rubber is cheapest. I went through this when restoring my own 105 and with things like the door seals where I couldn't get the aftermarket seals to work properly, unlike the genuine Alfa NOS seals I bought which worked perfectly.
@@JethroBronner I am also concerned about this. I must replace my 1982 Alfetta GTV carb rubbers now, the original ones are finally cracked at 40 years old. So are there different brands available these days? Should one look for a specific type of buy from a specific supplier? I doubt I will find a set here in SA.
Jethro you could probably do with a dial gauge and magnetic base, that would make the clutch adjustment measurement a breeze. Seeing you have a lathe you probably already have one.
@@JethroBronner in particular yes, the front of the cylinder head, the rear main seal, and the back of the valve cover gasket. Watching your videos, especially the technical ones, has helped me work up the courage to dive into working on the car. I've done lots of wrenching on lots of Japanese cars but this Spider is the first Italian car in the family in decades. It was bought, running and driving well, for $500 by my brother 5 years ago and he handed it on to me a year ago. It turned me into an Alfa and Italian car enthusiast single handedly.
Great to see your attention to details on this job. I own a 1966 LHD duetto 1600 producing a series of strange noises after firing up ... but after a few mile's mild revving in third running surprisingly fine. I wonder if you could give it a thorough overhaul to make it as perfect as yours. Modern, electronically spoilt cars from the late sixties onwards don't have this kind of character so well worth preserving, hence experience and every effort put in to keep them 105s in perfect running condition is priceless. Mechanical engineering on this level will outlive digital EV crap by ages.
Gosh, what a great installment! I enjoy all of your stuff, but it seems I particularly like it when you're turning the wrenches. I'm curious about your comment on the quality of rubber parts; 60's production versus contemporary. Maybe it's the composition of ingredients that were used compared to today. You'd think with advances in chemistry, today's stuff would be better.
I'm not sure what changed, but Pirelli used to make many of the rubber components for Alfa, and they were really high quality. It's not uncommon to find new old stock rubber from the 60s that's still in excellent condition, whereas I've had new rubber come apart in the packaging after a year or two.
19:00 All those years working on my (and other people's) Alfa, I didn't know about that pressure plate adjustment! Of course, it was only my '66 Sprint that had the cable clutch... Have you ever come across one with a fully rod/lever actuated clutch, no cable? I saw only one ever.
Thank you for another fantastic video. I learned a lot regarding sloppiness in linkage. I hate to bother you with this question; it seems as if I should know this BUT-I'd love to hear you address when to use a gasket sealer on a gasket and when would you install them dry. I am thinking of the mechanical fuel pump installation-that was a dry install but the intake manifold did use gasket sealer. I don't want to be "one of those guys" who makes silly rookie mistakes . Also, great tip on installing the tranny with the engine nose pointed down. It never occured to me.
From the factory they didn’t use any gasket sealer. I tend to use it where there is lots of oil moving passed, or where’s there’s oil under pressure, or coolant under pressure, or where the surface has pitting. I’ve found that the fuel pump isn’t a weak spot for leaking, given it just has a trickle of oil through it.
Outstanding content! Anxiously waiting for the next part. By the way! I can see you have dismantled the CD200. When are we going to see a series on that?
“Preload on the release bearing surface”. Words you’ll never hear in 100 years when some guy on WorldTube is showing you how to work on a classic 2080 Amazon Hydrogen Hybrid with the molten salt reactor package.
Lovely work and I can appreciate the challenges you face restoring these cars living where you are. I used to have a 1950’s Merc in South Australia and I had to overcome similar issues with parts availability and general re-engineering to solve problems. Loved every minute of it though! By the way, I didn’t catch if the thrust bearing was changed or not?
Well done! Just noted your channel and I'll be back. BTW.....I could not figure out what automatic timepiece you are wearing; looked really nice. Thanks!
Always nice to watch your videos, but this time I wonder why it is that we mechanics rarely use the correct torque settings when bolting stuff onto our engines like the inlet manifold etc. Are we too lazy or confident in our torque sense of our own hands? Also, why use gasket setting compound on inlet manifold and not on the fuel pump gaskets? Anyway, love your videos, keep up the good work!
I have not done it yet. My 64 Sprint GT has a damaged cross-member, and I will have to repair that some day. It seems like an enormous amount of work, so I'm not really looking forward to it.
Great video,,, I own 2 Lancias,, so I'm even more of a masochist than you are. How many watches you got boy? Where did you get that strap for your PADI Prospex? I just put a jubilee on mine,, but now I've seen that,,, i might need another change!
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Professional and sophisticated quality presentation, better than 99% of the car repair/restoration series that are being broadcast. No hyperbole just the essentials. Someone should get you into a series and give you a broader reach.
Haha that would be the dream!
I wish I had the patience you have when working on cars. Its like a Buddhist monk in a workshop. Thank you Jethro.
Patience is something I’ve had to cultivate over the years. I wish I could say it came naturally.
What a well spoken, intelligent young man.
Jethro's thoroughness is akin to that of the watchmakers of classical timepieces!
There is something mesmerising and relaxing about watching Jethro's videos. The metallic sounds of the tools and the components, seeing how everything is designed and well made. Watching someone who knows what they're doing, and has the tools and equipment necessary to do a good job. A wonderful video - thank you.
That's very kind! Thank you!
I really appreciate the lack of background music in your videos: it makes them kind of "intimate" and very relaxing to watch. By the way, fully agree with you on the pointlessness of adding electric fuel pumps to cars that didn't have them originally.
I agree with that 100%, in view of originality. But also in terms of longevity - a car that has sat a long time, as classics tend to, benefits from longer cranking before it starts, giving the oil pump a chance to lubricate things while the float chambers fill up with fuel. By the time the engine catches, oil pressure is there and internal components are lubricated.
@@MLC... You can achieve the same pre-start oil pressure build with an electric pump: just remove the pump fuse ! Been doing it for decades on my two classics come spring time outing.
Yes, but that is extra work in the starting procedure. My classics get driven once a month, if they are lucky, so building oil pressure is always a good idea before starting. But as Jethro says in the video, these mechanical pumps are pretty reliable. I have been driving classis Alfas for 31 years now, of which about 17 years was daily driving. I have only had 1 mechanical pump failure in al that time.
This is terrific. I never realized that the mechanical clutch was adjustable. That answers a long-standing question. Thanks J.
Whoever this car belongs to couldn't have asked for a more knowledgeable and capable person to provide TLC for their Alpha. Kudos for your (continued) commitment to vlogging it!
He's a great guy, so I'm very happy to put in the effort.
This is a well thought out video. Attention to detail. I love hearing you explain as you go without music distraction. Looking forward to the next instalment.
Nothing worse in a classic than to find none standard parts, or poor, unqualified, repairs.
So happy to see this one being lovingly restored, if only partially.
Yes a classic with half-measure repairs is often worse than one that's just worn out. Hopefully this car will drive like it should once it's back on the road.
Incredibly therapeutic viewing, with the birds chirping in the background. Thanks as always for a great video, looking forward to seeing things develop in 2022.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I live in Brackenfell, Cape Town, and in the 90's a friend had a saying, the best 2nd hand car you can buy is a brand new Alfa! I tended to agree with him, but I think there weren't many mechanics who could work on them. When the Uno's came out I vowed never to buy one, but when my daughter needed a car, you guessed it, I bought a 2nd hand Uno Pacer 1400! It had a few problems, like the carb the guys took about 5 attempts to fix, the rear rubber shock mounts tore out, the welsh plugs started leaking, etc, but after everything was sorted my opinion of Italian cars had changed a lot. My daughter fell in love with her first car, and it really had character. I loved it when the engine fan came on and the whole car vibrated! Unfortunately it was T boned by an Isuzu bakkie and written off by the insurance. We were all quite sad to see the Uno go. The spark leads were from Lancia! Thank you for your relaxing videos.
Yeah those Unos were great. One of my really good friends had one when we were teenagers. He had an Uno, and I had a 71 GTV.
You are one intelligent person to figure all that out and explain it so clearly. Thank you.
Thank you haha, that's very kind.
Out of all the car build content out there you and Soup classic motoring have the best film making. I know you guys must spend soo much time editing, but it’s worth it. I’m sure we all appreciate it. Super informative and your depth knowledge is incredible. I’m glad you have such a cool space as well, keeps the motivation alive. Keep up the great work!
Wow, thank you! But Soup is on a totally different level! That guy is unbelievable.
I swear, I'm sending over my Alfas to you for restoration and service, from America... lol
Your videos are very, very calming. I even like all the bird sounds in the background!
Thank you very much!
The best technical videos on TH-cam. Makes me miss my Weber carbs.
It's a pleasure to see such quiet, competent work on a classic Alfa! It does, however belie the exhilaration of driving one with the sky as your roof and the wind in your hair!
They are exceptional cars out on the road.
The rubber mount is also a kind of thermal insulation so that the carbs and fuel is not warming up too much.
I always enjoy your videos. One of the best out there 👍
That was very satisfying. Your notion of the electric fuel pump being inappropriate for rather intangible reasons is the sort of thing people expect from me, so well done and keep it up! It may not be easy to define what makes a modification proper but the concept is still valid.
It’s not something that’s easy to put words, but cars have a feel, and some things are not appropriate for them. And electric pumps in an Alfa doesn’t fit.
Didn't my '74 GTV have an electric pump in the rear of the car?
As always, just perfect. Filmed and edited perfectly, full of knowledge... Please keep going.
Will do! Thank you!
That factory inlet manifold gasket was horrible to remove .. hated it ..
Thanks for the memories
Oh it's such a pain. And you have to clean both the manifold and the head.
Jethro, you continue to kill it on this build series. I could definitely watch you work for hours. Your friend will appreciate all the time and effort you put into this restoration.
Yes and he's a great guy too, so I'm really happy to put in the extra work. Next up is swapping out the steering box and fixing the brakes.
Jethro, I'm astounded at your handling of these engines. You appear too young in years to have acquired such in depth knowledge of any engine never mind the 105 series. I could watch you doing this stuff all day. Excellent video as always.
Haha I’m not that young! But thank you!
Jethro has repeatedly referenced having done it the wrong way previously which is how most of us learn.
I suspect that Jethro has a guru lurking in the background somewhere. How would he know about using a power steering pump to prelube the 105 engine? That's an old-timers trick.
By the way, having worked in the Italian automobile industry, I can tell you that RHD versions do tend to be a last-minute job, as for Alfa Romeo the market of reference was always the Italian one, and back then even more so. Of course, with modern engineering tools an resources, RHD Alfas are just as good as LHD ones, but back in the 60s and 70s there was a lot of corner-cutting regarding RHD-specific hardware!
Yes that clutch mechanism is one of those instances. It actually works very very well and has a great pedal feel when it’s new, but it wears fast and then it’s terrible.
Man you should see the dogs breakfast of linkages on Moto Guzzi Eldorados to convert from Left brake/Right shift to visa versa! It's a nightmare! #soitalian!
... even the floor pan is bigger on the left .. Alfa did well considering the small RHD market compared to the LHD market .. especially Australia's small market and strict Australian Design Rules .. luxury taxes on cigarette lighters and Air Con ..
Such a pleasure to watch you work, you have a relaxing style and good eye for detail, thorougly enjoyed on my part!
Thank you for watching!
Thanks for another top post. I agree that your work should be more widely viewed, it is one of the best car channels out there.
Well I'm going to upload more frequently and then hopefully I'll get some more traction.
So happy to see oldschool repairs with Cutting-edge knowledge applied; "-Well this rubber bushing don't cut it, let's lathe a brass one..." Superinspiring, good quality Vid and truckloads of 'Need-to-know-stuff' 👍 Spitze, as they say in Germany 🏆
Thank you!
Always nice to see a job done before I tackle my own overdue 105 rubber carb mount replacement. Thanks. And having the engine and gearbox out sure facilitates a whole host of jobs to be done more easily.
Glad I could be helpful
Wow, that airbox is a work of art😲.
Yes it's a lovely casting! I know it's not as efficient as the later style, but I really love the look of the pre-68 style intake.
It's always such a pleasure watching you work on these old Alfa's. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Glad you like them!
Great presentation as always, and excellent job. Seeing that release bearing rise as you tightened those nuts was a moment of pleasure. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Glad you enjoyed it
Ah, nice 60's Alfas, great soothing pictures and 70's watches...Seikos? Let me get a drink...
Yeah it’s a Seiko reissue Turtle, the SRP 779
And the Fulvia 🤤
@@JethroBronner just got myself the cliche Willard SPB 237 reissue for Christmas. I can relate, what do you shoot on Sony Alpha?
Always learn something new and interesting from your videos great work.
Thank you!
Beautiful work as always, looking forward to seeing more progress on this car - it's a cool project to do a running restoration on a car like this.
LONG TIME NO SEE!!! Great to see another one of your videos!!!!!!
Thank you!
The Giulia TI Super actually had dual electric fuel pumps from factory. But of course that was a special homologation version built for race use. I had a very odd problem on my 105 fuel pump where either the hole or the pushrod had become ever so slightly oval and kept seizing up when it rotated. I would mount it and everything looked and worked ok. Then it would stop working again. Took me a while to figure out but in the end I opted for an electric pump. Thank you for your very informative, relaxing and beautiful videos!
Thank you! Yes the Ti Super is a special car. I've only ever seen one, and that was at Retromobile in Paris in 2016. I think in your case an electric pump does make sense. Thanks for watching!
@@JethroBronner I’ve yet to see one live.
I love these videos. They relax me 😊
That’s what I’m going for 👍
Fantastic job. Your explanation and your video footage are awesome.
And I appreciate so much the advanced engineering of Alfa DOHC '60 engine, one of the best ever built engines in the world.
Thank you for your job.
Thank you very much!
Always very good! One of the channels that made me do it too! I do not have your level of professionalism yet... But I inspired myself on your videos! Keep it going!
Keep at it man. It's great to see someone making videos with the newer Alfas.
My old RHD Lancia Thema had a weird crossbar setup for the brakes rather than mounting the master cylinder on the other side.
Must be an Italian thing.
Great to see your attention to detail on this job.
Haha that’s a very last minute solution! But yes I think many of the Italian manufacturers did these sort of things for RHD models.
As always great job in the workshop and great job in the editing of the video that makes the whole thing very enjoyable to watch. Bravissimo 👏🏻.
Beautiful to watch as always. I can’t wait to someday have my own Alfa to play with like this. You are a credit to the community, and if you ever feel dispirited, let us know, we will prop you up!
Thank you very much!
Righteous save! Steering boxes packed with grease, just like every air-cooled VW. Seriously fantastic repair. Was it cost effective, time saving, "correct"? Look at the outcome!
It's becoming increasingly more common amongst the "professional" repair services to turn business away or state the repair isn't possible, because the repair will be challenging or break the hourly book rate. This will become increasingly problematic as more and more people endeavour to break themselves from their dependency of the off shore solutions.
It will be the grassroots, pro/hobbyist that will save the classic car hobby.
It's going to be important to share this kind of knowledge because of exactly that reason. I don't think many shops will take this work on these days.
Brilliant as always!Im restoring(trying to at least!) my 1750 Roundtail Spider and these videos are so clear and informative and in such a calm manner,really helpful.Thx!
Great to hear! Thank you!
Please do an episode on that beautiful Fulvia Coupe, one of my all time faves.
It's my brother's car, hopefully we'll get out to a cars and coffee soon and take it along.
@@JethroBronner Good taste apparently runs in the family.
Great video Jethro. Particularly regarding carb mounts and fuel pumps as I'm having these overhauled right now. Thanks buddy - we need these!
Glad to help!
Great video as always man! I love the detail you go into with these videos! These will be so valuable one day when I have an Alfa 105 of my own
Welcome back buddy it's been a while , real joy watching your precise professional work brilliant more vids please
More to come!
Great content as usual JB ...🇨🇦
Thank you!
Very satisfying to watch, another great upload!
Another great episode! Keep up the good work and keep those classics on the road 👍
Thanks! Will do!
Top work mate, as usual great vid. Thumbs up.
Thanks for watching!
Vary well done, as always.
Thanks again!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge, these videos are priceless!
Loved this vid, didnt think the cinematography could get much better but here we are its amazing. Its really cool to see how Alfa solved certain problems in the day and how they designed their parts. I havent ever worked onan alfa but they do look fun to work on and simple enough. Cheers Jethro hope youre well :)
Thanks! I'm going to try keep up the cinematic style and hopefully improve it too.
Lovely stuff, as always. I have one of those inlet manifolds in a box in the garage, must check the rubber mount types now with that but if extra knowledge from your video
Great video as ever Jethro!
Thanks again!
Another perfect video ! Thank you Jethro !
Glad you liked it!
very cool to see the clutch up close i have a 75 spider 2000 fuel injection my engine looks just like yours minus the fuel injection
It should be very similar, I think your car will have a diaphragm clutch pressure plate instead of the coil pack clutch.
That was a pleasure. Cheers!
Hey thanks man!
This video is a pure pleasure. Bravo Jethro
Excellent content Jethro as always albeit I was a bit nervous with the vertical gearbox mounting technique however as always you made it look relatively effortless 👍🤘
It's less risky than any other way of mounting the gearbox as the risk of bending the friction plate is minimal.
Nice video! It reminded me of the Alfa Junior I had in the late 70s. Did a full engine rebuild ( in my bedroom!) Including new cylinder liners & pistons. Very light engine, with outstanding design features, like the cam shaft sprockets ajustabilities. Can't wait to see your video on refitting. 👍
Mesmerizing. Once again a really good job !
Thanks again!
Great work as always thanks
Thank you!
Quality content as always
Thank you!
What a fantastic video, great to watch.
Thank you!
Love watching your videos - great work as always 👍
Thanks again!
More great content. Your videos are always so relaxing. However, the angle grinder looked like it was itching to take a big chunk from your forearm. That probably wouldn't have made the final edit though. :)
Haha I hadn't really noticed I'd done that until I looked back at the footage
Alfa Romeo Lover and has a Seiko Turtle pepsi on a nato strap what more do you ask for ? Maybe weekly videos hahah just kidding. Love your effort and grind for these vintage cars
Haha well maybe I’ll get the weekly videos thing down soon
Your videos are really enjoyable, I wouldn't complain if you made more! Another reason not to like electric pumps on cars equipped with the Weber DCOE is that they often provide way too much pressure, which then has to be dialled back with a cumbersome and ugly regulator to avoid flooding the float chambers. DCOEs only need about 2 or 3 psi in my experience, and the standard mechanical pump does not overload them.
Yes that's very true. These 105s did run a pressure regulator from the factory as well. But I find that the mechanical pumps put out a much more usable pressure than the electric ones.
I run a 3 psi electric pump by my fuel tank and that feeds my mechanical pump on my triple 40 DCOE 240z. No regulator needed and perfect for filling bowls without a ton of cranking as the car sits for long periods of time between use.
Excellent for amazing work
Nice episode, thx for sharing the info. Keep it up 👍
Thanks for watching!
Great to have you back Jethro. Quick question, you mentioned that the quality of modern rubber isn't as good as back in the day? Could you (or someone) explain to me why that is? Thank you in advance.
I couldn't tell you exactly what's changed in the manufacturing process, but rubber parts do not last as long as they used to. I have some original rubber parts from the mid 60s that are still in great condition, and the remade parts that you can buy new are often falling apart in a couple of years.
@@JethroBronner FYI Pirelli used to make a lot of the rubber parts for Alfa back in the day (including the carb isolators) and they used the best quality rubber available which is why they tended to last so long. Many modern repro parts are poorly made and just use whatever rubber is cheapest. I went through this when restoring my own 105 and with things like the door seals where I couldn't get the aftermarket seals to work properly, unlike the genuine Alfa NOS seals I bought which worked perfectly.
@@JethroBronner I am also concerned about this. I must replace my 1982 Alfetta GTV carb rubbers now, the original ones are finally cracked at 40 years old. So are there different brands available these days? Should one look for a specific type of buy from a specific supplier? I doubt I will find a set here in SA.
@@slasher9883 True. My 1973 Giulia Super still has the original carb rubbers and most suspension bushes. The Pirelli products were excellent.
Jethro, I know you mentioned you weren't gonna make a watch video yet. Nice piece you're wearing
It would be a short video.. Seiko Turtle and Ollech & Wajs P-101
Amazing as always - just amazing attention to detail
Thank you!
Lovely as always.
Thanks again!
Jethro you could probably do with a dial gauge and magnetic base, that would make the clutch adjustment measurement a breeze. Seeing you have a lathe you probably already have one.
Yes that would be a way to get it absolutely perfect.
This such good timing. I've got the 2L out of my 1979 Spider Veloce to completely reseal the engine, which is hemorrhaging oil.
Oof they often do. Especially around that front of the cylinder head.
@@JethroBronner in particular yes, the front of the cylinder head, the rear main seal, and the back of the valve cover gasket. Watching your videos, especially the technical ones, has helped me work up the courage to dive into working on the car. I've done lots of wrenching on lots of Japanese cars but this Spider is the first Italian car in the family in decades. It was bought, running and driving well, for $500 by my brother 5 years ago and he handed it on to me a year ago. It turned me into an Alfa and Italian car enthusiast single handedly.
Great to see your attention to details on this job. I own a 1966 LHD duetto 1600 producing a series of strange noises after firing up ... but after a few mile's mild revving in third running surprisingly fine. I wonder if you could give it a thorough overhaul to make it as perfect as yours. Modern, electronically spoilt cars from the late sixties onwards don't have this kind of character so well worth preserving, hence experience and every effort put in to keep them 105s in perfect running condition is priceless.
Mechanical engineering on this level will outlive digital EV crap by ages.
Yeah I think I'll still be driving my Alfa long after today's eco EVs are long since in the landfill.
Gosh, what a great installment! I enjoy all of your stuff, but it seems I particularly like it when you're turning the wrenches. I'm curious about your comment on the quality of rubber parts; 60's production versus contemporary. Maybe it's the composition of ingredients that were used compared to today. You'd think with advances in chemistry, today's stuff would be better.
I'm not sure what changed, but Pirelli used to make many of the rubber components for Alfa, and they were really high quality. It's not uncommon to find new old stock rubber from the 60s that's still in excellent condition, whereas I've had new rubber come apart in the packaging after a year or two.
19:00 All those years working on my (and other people's) Alfa, I didn't know about that pressure plate adjustment! Of course, it was only my '66 Sprint that had the cable clutch... Have you ever come across one with a fully rod/lever actuated clutch, no cable? I saw only one ever.
Yeah most 105s have the diaphragm clutch, only the pre-68 cars have this type of clutch, so they’re not that common.
Wow , good job for that👍
Thanks 👍
Did this car's engine is the engine that you had rebuild before?
No this is a different car, although it is almost identical to that other car.
Ok, thanks for reply👍
Aaaaah! My favourite channel!
perfect as always !
That's very kind, thank you!
good stuff as usual!
Thanks!
Thank you for another fantastic video. I learned a lot regarding sloppiness in linkage. I hate to bother you with this question; it seems as if I should know this BUT-I'd love to hear you address when to use a gasket sealer on a gasket and when would you install them dry. I am thinking of the mechanical fuel pump installation-that was a dry install but the intake manifold did use gasket sealer. I don't want to be "one of those guys" who makes silly rookie mistakes . Also, great tip on installing the tranny with the engine nose pointed down. It never occured to me.
From the factory they didn’t use any gasket sealer. I tend to use it where there is lots of oil moving passed, or where’s there’s oil under pressure, or coolant under pressure, or where the surface has pitting. I’ve found that the fuel pump isn’t a weak spot for leaking, given it just has a trickle of oil through it.
@@JethroBronner Very nice. Thank you
Outstanding content! Anxiously waiting for the next part. By the way! I can see you have dismantled the CD200. When are we going to see a series on that?
Very soon! I'm going to try and get it done before I start publishing videos. I'd like to get all 6 videos on it out in the space of a month.
Good one Jethro. A small but important request, dont wear gloves operating a lathe and I speak from direct experience
Ok thanks, I’ll keep that in mind in the future.
“Preload on the release bearing surface”. Words you’ll never hear in 100 years when some guy on WorldTube is showing you how to work on a classic 2080 Amazon Hydrogen Hybrid with the molten salt reactor package.
There are no good quality parts of those rubber bridges. But there is one thing that should be in good shape: the support inbetween both caburators.
Lovely work and I can appreciate the challenges you face restoring these cars living where you are. I used to have a 1950’s Merc in South Australia and I had to overcome similar issues with parts availability and general re-engineering to solve problems.
Loved every minute of it though!
By the way, I didn’t catch if the thrust bearing was changed or not?
Thank you! I didn’t change the thrust bearing. It seemed to be in good shape.
Well done! Just noted your channel and I'll be back. BTW.....I could not figure out what automatic timepiece you are wearing; looked really nice.
Thanks!
Thanks! It’s an Ollech & Wajs P-101
@@JethroBronner excellent! Thanks!
man i wished i could affort an old alfa
Keep an eye out, you never know when there's a deal to be had!
Always nice to watch your videos, but this time I wonder why it is that we mechanics rarely use the correct torque settings when bolting stuff onto our engines like the inlet manifold etc. Are we too lazy or confident in our torque sense of our own hands? Also, why use gasket setting compound on inlet manifold and not on the fuel pump gaskets? Anyway, love your videos, keep up the good work!
I think eventually you develop "mechanic's feel" which is impossible to explain to someone who doesn't have it, but those who have know how it works.
Jethro is this a white Fulvia in the back? welcome to Lancia heaven!!!!
Yes the Fulvia is a 1969 1.3 Rally S. It belongs to my brother.
Hi , I follow your work with great interest. Have you done any front cross member 105 guilia work?? thank you
I have not done it yet. My 64 Sprint GT has a damaged cross-member, and I will have to repair that some day. It seems like an enormous amount of work, so I'm not really looking forward to it.
Great video,,, I own 2 Lancias,, so I'm even more of a masochist than you are. How many watches you got boy? Where did you get that strap for your PADI Prospex? I just put a jubilee on mine,, but now I've seen that,,, i might need another change!
I swap between the Seiko and the Ollech & Wajs. I think I wear the O&W 90% of the time. I got the strap from a Swedish company called Cheapest Natos.
@@JethroBronner Cheers!
What gasket sealant are you using? I've been struggling with my fuel pump oil sealing for years!
I use the Loctite Ultra Grey silicon