Any way, a few head rebuilds later and some frustration regarding the badly rusting body, inspired us (Gabby included, as he had started rebuilding the ½ Fulvia, a series 1) to look for a donor car. We found this in the form of 1969 series 1 1.3 rallye. This purchase turned out to be real bargain, as hen we turned up to tow it away, the seller informed us that the sale included all his spares. This included an aluminium, bonnet, boot and door, a new exhaust, new carello lights, a rebuilt engine etc. etc.
When we got the car home we realised that al of the parts we needed were taken care of by the “spares" purchased and decided that this car was probably in better condition than our series 2 and that we should rebuild it.
This process, a project for both me and my son, started in March this year.
So here are a few for those who are interested, curious or sympathetic.
The series 2
The series 1
Gabby’s series 1
and another pic with one of his series 2’s in the foreground
We started by stripping and cleaning the subframe. This is me, very dirty and already losing my hair with all the work
Suspension parts re-bushed, painted and ready to be reassembled
The gearbox before
The gearbox after
Reassembly taking place
Sheldon spraying the driveshafts
The stress (good stress) is relieved by the view from our workshop
Gearbox in
Fitting the engine at home, not an easy task to line up
Its in
Had to copy someone’s colour scheme
An early morning view before sunrise – the best time to work on the car
Now phase 2, the rear suspension
More pics to follow in a few weeks time when the rear suspension is complete and we start tackling the body