Alfa Romeo 2600 Spider (RHD)

Big progress has been made throughout the summer. The car was moved from my garage to a company who allowed me to work on the car on their lift and provided extra hands for the heavy lifting of the engine etc. Engine & Gearbox The engine and gearbox is in, biggest hoist ever!! The heritage throttle bodies are fitted and looking the part and the harness for the fuel injection is finished for the injectors, knock sensor and lambda. The throttle control bar was well worn, so I had a small engineering shop create a new hollow bar and re-bush the casting. The exhaust has been fitted with the lambda sensor adapter. Cooling system The radiator and oil cooler have been fitted. We did have a problem with the drain tap on the block which leaked and had to be replaced, quite difficult to get at once the engine was in!!  We also had to do some remedial work on the output that is situated on top of the water pump, in short it had rotted through and I hadn't seen it. It required drilling a...

Progress stopped over the winter due to us escaping the cold for a couple of months. I started work again in March, doing a day or two a week and have made some good progress. Wiring Harness I routed the new harness around the car, this was made much easier as I had labelled it before I took out the old harness. I connected all the rear lights (newly chromed) and number plate light etc, then fitted and connected everything in the engine bay.  Engine bay The fuel, brake and clutch lines are in, with refurbished master cylinders and a NOS slave cylinder. The original reservoirs have been cleaned and painted. Everything else is now fitted in the engine bay ready for the engine fit.  The brake servo has been rebuilt and a NOS non return valve added to the newly painted vacuum tank. The regulator and relays have been checked, cleaned and refitted. I think I have fitted everything in the engine bay that I can prior to the engine. Engine The engine is fully rebuilt and includes a tri...