Its been quite a few years since the transmission fluid was changed so before a long road-trip to Florida I thought it was a good time to do so. Unfortunately it was very cold and snowing/raining.. Step one is to …
Alfa Romeo – Sticky ATE Brakes
The front right brake on the Giulia Super began sticking just a couple of weeks after the drive from Connecticut to Florida. When braking, the car would pull to the left. After a drive I noticed the right front wheel …
Junior Zagato Engine Work part 2
The following photos show the final upgrades and general clean-up. I’ve been driving the car over the last few days and have put 200 miles on her so far. As I’m still breaking in, I’ve not really pushed the Z …
1972 Alfa GTV 2000 Engine Rebuilding 2
Since the engine is out and the head and crankshaft are at the machine shop, it seemed like a good time to paint the engine bay. The entire car was painted back in 2004 but as the engine was running …
1972 Alfa GTV 2000 Engine Rebuilding 3
Finally all rebuild parts were together and the head and crankshaft were back from the very busy machine shop. Engine assembly was now at hand. With only three days to go before a long drive to an planed Alfa gathering …
Junior Zagato Engine Work
After driving my Z for hundreds of miles thorough Europe this past summer to attend the Centennial celebrations, I thought a full check up was in order after the car arrived home to New York – USA. A compression test …
1972 Alfa GTV 2000 Engine Rebuilding
After many years and many miles of enjoyable driving, my GTV started to leak coolant from the exhaust side of the front cover. The best way to replace this gasket is to pull out the engine. Upon removal of the cylinder head …