After spending some time cleaning up the engine bay we reinstalled the engine, hooked up all of the ancillaries, and installed the gearbox (with a new clutch) from below. All that’s left is to reassemble the interior around the transmission tunnel and this Alfa will be back on the road again!
The engine is clean and has had new gaskets and seals installed. It’s back together and ready to go back in the car. The next step will be to get it off of the engine stand to change out the rear main seal.
Because of the large amount of leaks, the entire front of the engine looked almost black. As you can see, some elbow grease along with some safety kleen (plus a drip tray) can do wonders for these Alfa Romeo blocks. Our parts have arrived. A new water pump, oil pump, complete gasket set and head…
Once we removed the engine, we mounted it to an engine stand and removed the cylinder head, front cover, and other items. While on the stand we’ll clean the engine with safety kleen and a brush. The cylinder head has already been cleaned up in this photograph, and the cams, gears, and bearings inspected. Alfa…
This 1988 Alfa Romeo Spider is in great condition, but its engine is pretending to be British – i.e. it’s leaking fluids everywhere. It’s time to re-seal everything with fresh gaskets, seals, and hoses, and to clean up the mess while we’re at it. The easiest way to do all of the work is actually…
We’ve had this 1977 Triumph TR7 Race Car in the shop before, and it’s been run locally in the VSCDA circuit for a few years now after the grandson of it’s original driver decided to pull it out and start racing again. This year’s project is all about safety. We’re going to update the roll…
This 1960 Jaguar MK IX arrived this fall from the other side of Michigan. It’s a beautiful car that has had some modifications done that the owner wishes to bring back to stock, including replacing the aftermarket alternator and power steering setups with an original generator and power steering pump. In addition, a GM T700-R4…
The owner of this rusty but untouched Jaguar XK120 is doing much of the work himself. He’s trusting us with some of the heavy lifting. Here are some pictures of he car as it arrived for us to do some of the disassembly. The car was so rusty that the body came off in two…
Hoping that your tree is bigger than ours and that all of your car parts fit beneath it! Happy Holidays from our crew to yours. Carl, Brent, Owen, Doug, Dan, Nick, and AlanEclectic Motorworks
Before this MGA can be painted we have to take care of some collision damage to the front end, especially on the left side of the radiator surround, radiator duct panel, and left front fender. After stripping the paint and bondo away we can really get a view of the damage and the attempted previous…