examination of 75 begins. Is it a good car

So im wanting to rstore the 75. So now i have to take lots of panels off and find the rust. Foaund lots. Some bad some nothing. The bad stuff is not structural so its looking good at the min im pleased.

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...2/DSC00052.jpg

This is not to bad. Has not gone all the way into the panel so im pleased.
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...2/DSC00053.jpg

The wheel arch is realy clean and rust free. Wow
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...2/DSC00055.jpg

Ok so the front jacking points have rusted through the floor. I can see from the inside of the car. I heard the jacking points are and easy fix. Is this true. What should i do.

Originally Posted by gavin dack

Ok so the front jacking points have rusted through the floor. I can see from the inside of the car. I heard the jacking points are and easy fix. Is this true. What should i do.

easy if you can weld if not will cost abit

And check the rears as they all seem to go

Good job i weld for job

Can i get new ones that i just fit. Cut the old ones out and fit the new ones in.

Im going to cheak the rear now.

Cheers bud

Can i get new ones that i just fit

No longer available I'm afraid. Options I'm aware of are:
Fabricate your own (They're a fairly simple)
Cut some good ones out of an old car
Just weld in some plate and carry a trolley jack

How the boot floor looking, particularly under the rear lights?

Originally Posted by tempra

No longer available I'm afraid. Options I'm aware of are:
Fabricate your own (They're a fairly simple)
Cut some good ones out of an old car
Just weld in some plate and carry a trolley jack

How the boot floor looking, particularly under the rear lights?

Listen to this man your old car passed its MOT by the way

is tempra a good alfa dude then.

Yes i was looking at them and i will see if work will let me fabricate some up. What thicknes metal should i use. The boot yes is very rusty but ive known about that for ages. Thats a easy job.

it seems inside the car under the carpet its wet. Is this just condensation.

your old car passed its MOT by the way

'Course it did!

it seems inside the car under the carpet its wet. Is this just condensation.

Where abouts?

Has your car got a tan leather interior and used to have quad headlights??

Originally Posted by tempra

'Course it did!

but my spider failed today

Originally Posted by tempra

'Course it did!


Where abouts?

Has your car got a tan leather interior and used to have quad headlights??

YES. Do you no off it.

Under the carpet in the drivers side foot well.

There is some more rust. Not bad not a huge amount should be ok to weld new parts in.

Right the car has its seats and carpets out. The next stage will be seeing iff work will let me have it there on a sunday then u can cut thye bad bits away with the plasma cutter. Then i can see how hard the jacking points will be to fabricate new ones.


The rear jacking points have not rusted through the floor so i hope that will be ok. Mabye a bit off welding still to do on them do build up the coroded parts.

Cheers Gavin

It used to be a regular at Brookland Italian car thingy back in the day - had a funny private plate and those God-awful quad headlamps: glad you've returned it to normal Always looked cared for and obviously had a lot of cash spent on it - nice rare interior too.

Water in the footwell is probably coming from the perforation around the jacking point?

Check the mounting points for the watts linkages on your rust hunt, and up in the rear damper mounting points (Very hard to see the rot there)

Have a butchers at this site: www.colinmacdougall.com
Show's some of the usual suspect areas.

Best of luck - nice to see a good car being saved

Thanks for the help.

Yes alot off cash was spent on the car, It was good in the dy but since my dad pased away and the car went into storage it went rusty.

Yes thanks i will do. The car is hopefuly being stripped to the shell.

Ill look at the website thanks. Can you recomend any good paint shops i can get it sprayed at. Cheers Gavin.

No idea about paint I'm afriad - made sure I bought a car with good paint in the first place as the mechanicals I can do, but paint I'd have to pay for and it's ££££££ for a good job including all the door shuts etc.
Try EMC racing - they aren't a professional paint shop but have a booth and an oven thingy I think - could give you a firm quote as they know 75's inside out.

Originally Posted by gavin dack

Thanks for the help.

Yes alot off cash was spent on the car, It was good in the dy but since my dad pased away and the car went into storage it went rusty.

Yes thanks i will do. The car is hopefuly being stripped to the shell.

Ill look at the website thanks. Can you recomend any good paint shops i can get it sprayed at. Cheers Gavin.

I've seen a few things by MGS (I think) which look exceptionally good, but I think they are fairly expensive....

Is it the same 75 that was featured in Auto Italia years ago (when it had TSW blades fitted)? I seem to remember talking to the owner at National Alfa Day, it was sporting a CF scuttle cover, centre lock Auto Delta Wheels and conversion to single spark! Cream/Buscuit leather also amongst other things......very very nice car in it's day if it is!

Originally Posted by neejah

I've seen a few things by MGS (I think) which look exceptionally good, but I think they are fairly expensive....

Is it the same 75 that was featured in Auto Italia years ago (when it had TSW blades fitted)? I seem to remember talking to the owner at National Alfa Day, it was sporting a CF scuttle cover, centre lock Auto Delta Wheels and conversion to single spark! Cream/Buscuit leather also amongst other things......very very nice car in it's day if it is!

Not sure what you mean buy TSW blades fitted. But yes sounds like the car. Its only a single spark because its had throttle boddies fitted with new managmeant. But yer sounds like the smae. heere is the article from auto italia

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...er_02/red1.jpg

Cheers Gavin