alfa....alfa romeo

[JeepcoMJ]

So, a friend of mine has a 76 or 77 alfa romeo convertible. one of the rare 2000cc ones. paid $500 for it

 

it's a bit rusty (repairable) but the engine/trans are in GREAT mechanical shape, save that it needs a clutch (completely nonfunctional).

 

here's what they look like

 

anyways, he was looking for body panels and came across a COMPLETE 77 alfa, same motor and everything. it's 70% restored with 4 spare black interiors, one aftermarket hard top, one good cloth top with rear window, 2 spare motors (rare sell $6500 or so rebuilt), 2 spare trannies, spare wiring harness, and all the body panels needed to finish out his current alfa (rockers, rear valance, rear fenders).

 

$600 for all of that.

 

he offered me this deal...I finish the "new" one, he GIVES me the old one and everything to fix it (rockers, rear valance, rear fenders, rear window/complete cloth top, spare interior parts, and clutch/throwout/pilot bushing).

 

I have a feeling this will turn out great. gonna put the "new" one together, throw a clutch in his old one, drive it through the summer, then it will be my winter restore project next winter.

 

oh, and I found a $700 hp lap top in my work's dumpster this week...it was the land lord's son's computer but he cracked the screen.

 

asked if I could have it, he said yeah. replaced screen (same friend sells/builds computers and gave me one), works great has wireless bluetooth and everything lol) and wiped it. man, this is definitely my week

 

 

anyone have experience with alfa's?

[summerinmaine]

Alfa: In the right hands, it's a dream. In the wrong hands, it's a nightmare.

[jaekl]

People still make those offers? It's a shame you can't make a living doing it. There are those wanna be people that have a dream of having a older car rebuilt but they have no skill, desire, or money to do it, but have an 'angle'. They find someone who likes doing it as a hobby and approaches them with the 'deal'. I'm not saying it is a bad thing. It's just comes with the territory when people find out you are a 'wrencher'. Just go in it with your eyes open and expectations clearly understood and agreed upon. The odds are equal to have a positive experience as a bad one. Bartering can easily create some hostile relations. Money has an established value. There is alot of room for interpretation with bartering.

[pantera1973]

As I recall in 1977 the Alfa Spiders all had the 2000cc engines , it was optional in the 1976's. Alfa's are beautiful cars, but like most Italian cars, parts and maintenance can be quite expensive.

 

Here's a 76 currently on Ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Alfa-Romeo-Spider-2000-Veloce-Rare-1976-Alfa-Romeo-2000-Spyder-Veloce-Low-Miles_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQitemZ190294528464QQsspagenameZRSSQ3aBQ3aSRCHQ3aUSQ3a101

 

And here's my Italian car:

 

[wolfpackjeeper]

all my experience has been with little british cars.

 

We had a little blue MG Midget with a spitfire motor swapped in that dad bought for $400 for a long time. It broke and we gave it away to a friend when we moved. Sweet little car.

 

My dad owns a 1967 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 ragtop. A sweet car. I am working on trying to get him to put it back together. It has been primered and the interior has been painted, he just needs to finish the assembly. He took it apart years ago, it already had problems with the wiring (british car) and somehow a queen bee of a swarming hive nested inside his drivers side mirror, covered the entire side of the car. Pretty impressive pictures actually.

 

Awesome wee though.

[JeepcoMJ]

People still make those offers? It's a shame you can't make a living doing it. There are those wanna be people that have a dream of having a older car rebuilt but they have no skill, desire, or money to do it, but have an 'angle'. They find someone who likes doing it as a hobby and approaches them with the 'deal'. I'm not saying it is a bad thing. It's just comes with the territory when people find out you are a 'wrencher'. Just go in it with your eyes open and expectations clearly understood and agreed upon. The odds are equal to have a positive experience as a bad one. Bartering can easily create some hostile relations. Money has an established value. There is alot of room for interpretation with bartering.

 

 

this can be a problem but won't be in this situation...I've known chris since I was 10. we get in touch and loose touch for awhile all the time, but are just as good of friends now as we were then...

 

he has NO knowledge of cars, I do. so we worked out the deal and he's more than happy with it (hell, we're gonna get PAYED to take the cars by the time all the spare parts are sold).

 

I can post pics by sunday probably.

[brdhntr]

i love the alfas. one of the first cars i worked on was an alfa. a pretty little red one. i helped a friends dad pull the motor. the car was only 3 years old. i was about 10.

 

on a side bar, the first car i worked on (enough to understand) was on a '48 ford pick up. i helped my dad take the motor apart........................it never got put back together. :dunno:

[dakineJ]

Do it :thumbsup: I had the fortune to drive a Spyder for a period of time a few years ago and loved every minute!