Alfa Romeo 2600 Spider (RHD)

Engine The engine is apart and looks really good. I have had it dipped and cleaned and I'm now working out what bearings etc I will need. Good news is crank, pistons, liners and valves are all ok. Refurbing many parts While the car has been away at the fabricators, I have spent most of the summer examining all the parts that came off  the car. I have kept and will reuse as many of the original parts as possible and have had many hours of fun cleaning, repairing and repainting. I have rebuilt the heater box, it needed a new valve which sounds easy but the RHD models use a different valve so I ended up using he insides of a new LHD valve and the original outer casing of my valve. Fitted a new matrix while I was in there. I have had new bushes for all the suspension and most of the rubber parts on the car had hardened and perished. My spreadsheet of parts that lists everything that has come off the car or has been bought as a replacement now stands at 350 items, good thing is I photog...

Interior out All the interior has been taken out of the car and assessed, the seats were all good except for the foam which had disintegrated to powder and some of the old stitching which had simply rotted.  The seats have gone to Stitch Perfect  for repair, the plan is to use everything original. Clean off floor pan and underside All the inside of the car has been scraped off, and good news is there is no rust!  Many hours spent cleaning off the underside of the car, removing the old original bitumen based underseal with a heat gun and scraper, by far the worst job to date! Great news again very solid! Wiring Loom I managed to source a new wiring loom from Autosparks . I was a bit sceptical about its accuracy, however after comparing every circuit it was accurate both for colour and completeness. The only missing wires related to the rear number plate light, an easy patch in. Car ready for fabrication body repairs After a complete strip down, it looks like the car will n...