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baiones · Last edited by baiones on Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:01 pm; edited 1 time in total

Hi .

In the beginning of September i bought a series one 33 .

( now i have one of each series!!! Twisted Evil

)

The car had some rust, and as i cant send the car to a garage to take care of the rust, i'll just protect and repare it for now, to keep it from rusting further .

I plan to send it to a full body repair in maybe an year an year and half...

( my wife just freaked out when i bought another 33, so i cant use any more of our savings on it, i'll have to save for a while for that job... )

When it arrived, before doing anything to it :

Front drivers side :

Rear drivers side :

Front "other" side :

Rear "other" side :

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baiones · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:43 am Post subject:

The interiors :

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baiones · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:47 am Post subject:

I then managed to buy a complete interior from another one, with seats in better condition, a QVs, front grill, and proper working back lights .

I also got the metal part that rusted on the boot :

And started uncovering to beging the repair .

I used a dril to remove the rust :

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baiones · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:50 am Post subject:

Uncovering the boot :

Where i started :

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baiones · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:52 am Post subject:

First i used a special paint to apply over the rusted surface, a corrosion stop thing :

When it dried, i applied the primer :

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ALFA ROMEO 33 s16 QV
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baiones · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:54 am Post subject:

While the primer dried, i started removing the door rubbers :

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ALFA ROMEO 33 1.7 QV
ALFA ROMEO 33 s16 QV
ALFA ROMEO Sprint 1.3
ALFA ROMEO 156 SW "Train Edition" ( it's a JTD... )

baiones · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:11 am Post subject:

I tuned the engine a bit, it was running on 3 cyl...

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ALFA ROMEO 33 s16 QV
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baiones · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:14 am Post subject:

I then started to take care of the bumper supports :

The bumber in place, with the supports protected :

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baiones · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:16 am Post subject:

I removed the bit that was missing, the metal part where the boot lock bolts on, and puted in place .

As i dont have soldering equipment, here's how i managed to do it :

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ALFA ROMEO 33 s16 QV
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baiones · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:17 am Post subject:

The boot lid :

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BigAl · P4 Joined: 06 May 2003 Posts: 2990 Location: U.K Surrey

It's nice to see another 33 being restored, keep up the good work, of which you have a lot Smile

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Ben_nz · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 11:58 am Post subject:

I reckon!
You're dedicated / brave / crazy and I hope you didn't pay much for that car... Shocked

Last weekend I was at a scrapyard taking parts off a series 2 car, and it was much less rusty than your new series 1.
I see the series 1 cars just say 'Alfa Romeo' on the engine bay nameplate rather than 'Alfa Fiat Lancia Industriale SPA'. Cool

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baiones · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 1:06 pm Post subject:

baiones · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 1:12 pm Post subject:

flat4alfa · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 1:13 pm Post subject:

That's because it's a proper ALFA Wink

FIAT bought AR in 1986

Great to see another S1 survivor Cool

gritsop · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 1:56 pm Post subject:

Hi ,

We want more more more photos! And by the way if you agree please send me the photos for the NEW www.alfa-restoration.co.uk website that is being currently created.

Or as an alternative can I use the photos from this very post?

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baiones · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:03 pm Post subject:

john 33_16v · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:39 pm Post subject:

You're a brave man- well done.

John
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paulhide · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 5:25 pm Post subject:

Seriously good stuff. I love the interior of the series one.
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Oggie · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 6:56 pm Post subject:

I now think we know who the number 1 alfa 33 fan is.........well done.
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baiones · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:11 pm Post subject:

Oggie · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:43 pm Post subject:

I really like to think i am !!

When i was 20, and got my first 33, i allways wanted to go on a europe road trip...

I now still think of it, but 12 years later, and some really confortable cars before, i really dont know if it's still a good Ideia... Laughing

[/quote] Well Bobber, Lee, Paul and Myself (i did 1000miles) managed quite a few miles driving to Belguim and back earlier this year and other than Bobbers cooling issue we had no faults with the 3 cars we took.
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johnboy · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:18 pm Post subject:

Great job man Cool

yeah ive done spa three years in a row and the 33 never mist a beat Wink

you know you want to do that euro trip Wink

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baiones · Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:10 am Post subject:

Hi all!

SPA this year it's probably out of the question, but who knows next year...

Well, it was 3 days weekend here, and as on saturday some kid with a Saxo Cup smashed my SWs front on a roundabout, i stayed home all weekend, and managed to do some work on the 33 .

I finished the front : still needs some laquer, but for a first time i'm proud!!

Razz

I also disassembled the used back lights i bought, cleaned them, sanded the contacts that were a bit rusty, e fitted new lamps .

I'll probably mount them this evening when i arrive at home .

I also did the same job on one head light, but it was late, i didnt finish the other one...

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Baiones

ALFA ROMEO 33 1.5 QV
ALFA ROMEO 33 1.7 QV
ALFA ROMEO 33 s16 QV
ALFA ROMEO Sprint 1.3
ALFA ROMEO 156 SW "Train Edition" ( it's a JTD... )

baiones · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 10:34 am Post subject:

Update from last weekend :

I covered the chassis bumber supports entrance holes with polyurethane foam, so no humidity enters there :

The original ground wires connected to the chassis, but to prevent faulty grounds, i changed the "o" shaped terminal with some flat ones, that will connect to the loom with some flat ones to, and on that point i'll maintain the "o" shaped terminal do still make contact with the chassis .

It's beggining to look more like a 33 !!! Cool

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Baiones

ALFA ROMEO 33 1.5 QV
ALFA ROMEO 33 1.7 QV
ALFA ROMEO 33 s16 QV
ALFA ROMEO Sprint 1.3
ALFA ROMEO 156 SW "Train Edition" ( it's a JTD... )