1988 Alfa Romeo Spider

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… Read more: 1988 Alfa Romeo Spider – Drivetrain Reinstalled

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… Read more: 1988 Alfa Romeo Spider – Engine Back Together

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… Read more: 1988 Alfa Romeo Spider – Continuing the clean-up

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… Read more: 1988 Alfa Romeo Spider – Disassembly, inspection, and cleanup

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… Read more: 1988 Alfa Romeo Spider – Re-sealing the engine