MFX Posted 18August, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 18August, 2019 This week I pull the Alfarrari back into the shape it is supposed to be. clutch-monkey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 26August, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 26August, 2019 In this episode I jump into the rust repairs on the Alfarrari shell, and try out a shrinker stretcher for the first time. Scott930, firstone and JV911 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troubleshooter Posted 26August, 2019 Report Share Posted 26August, 2019 Jeff you're a fuchin' artist mate MFX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstone Posted 26August, 2019 Report Share Posted 26August, 2019 Nice work Jeff. I love that you have no fear mate. MFX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 27August, 2019 Report Share Posted 27August, 2019 Nice job fella 👏👏👏 TwoHeadsTas and MFX 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 31August, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 31August, 2019 This week I tackle the rust in a very ugly little corner of the frame rails. firstone and Scott930 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstone Posted 31August, 2019 Report Share Posted 31August, 2019 Nicely done. MFX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstone Posted 1September, 2019 Report Share Posted 1September, 2019 Bet you're glad for all the new tools since you started. MFX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 1September, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 1September, 2019 11 minutes ago, firstone said: Bet you're glad for all the new tools since you started. My garage doesn't look much like it did when I started my 911, and I must admit it is getting less and less like you average home garage. Accumulating tools is very satisfying and makes jobs much quicker. I could have folded all of those pieces in the vice like I did on the other cars, but now the process has been sped up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 1September, 2019 Report Share Posted 1September, 2019 Tool collection is both a goal, an outcome and a necessary evil. It also fuels the momentum because your projects can get more ambitious. like sticking a Ferrari engine where it looks like it will never fit! firstone and MFX 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 9September, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 9September, 2019 This week on the Alfararri, I give you an update on the adapter plate and then have a go at repairing some of the previously damaged panels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 15September, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 15September, 2019 In this episode I continue to repair some rust spots and start to fit the rear quarter panel. tazzieman and firstone 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 21September, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 21September, 2019 In this episode I continue lining up the new panels for the rear of the car, and to get things right I need to rethink the rotisserie. firstone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 29September, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 29September, 2019 This week I finish up the dolly to get the Alfa mobile and then work on getting the rear screen fitting to the car. firstone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 9October, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 9October, 2019 In this episode I remove the butchered b pillar from the car and fit the new one. Sounds simple doesn't it? hugh, firstone and LeeM 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstone Posted 10October, 2019 Report Share Posted 10October, 2019 Wow! MFX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 11October, 2019 Report Share Posted 11October, 2019 I can't even imagine how many times that battered shell was in a body shop and someone said 'she'll be right mate, we'll just dodgy it up, the owner will never know'. Or worse, the owner did know and didn't care. I once looked at a 105 to buy. In comparison Jeff's car is a straight rust free example. I've never seen a more rusty car with plates on it than that one. Never looked at another Alfa again after that! firstone and MFX 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstone Posted 11October, 2019 Report Share Posted 11October, 2019 I guess not many of them fared well then. I rekon jeffs got it sussed. Very clever mate. Self taught, the right equipment and oodles of enthusiasm. I've had talented men work on old rusty Falcons back through my early teens and twenties. You've got it. I wish we had better rust treatment methods then. I'd still own an XB 351 GS fmx auto and lsd, numbers matching. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 11October, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 11October, 2019 I have seen some cars that were immaculate, show winning, pristine examples that suddenly have a strange little bubble appear in the paint. Dig a little bit and what was underneath of these 'fully restored' cars was horrendous! You really don't know what is under that shiny paint, which is scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvs11 Posted 11October, 2019 Report Share Posted 11October, 2019 With old cars and rust... expect he worst and you’ll rarely be disappointed. Jeff, your willingness to dive in and keep cutting is scary and exhilarating at the same time. 👍👍 LeeM and firstone 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 12October, 2019 Report Share Posted 12October, 2019 Bloody good work Jeff 👍 Gotta love Mrs Jeff's segment too. Always very informative. In 1938 a car had a top speed of 364kph...in 1938??? 😳 Holy shit!! MFX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 13October, 2019 Report Share Posted 13October, 2019 In 1938 Rudolf Caracciola set a speed record of 432 kmh on the autobahn, in a 725hp Mercedes streamliner. It was the fastest speed set on a public road until Koenigsegg broke it in 2017 in Nevada. In 1938. Bernd Rosemeyer died the same day in an Auto Union, crashing at estimated 400kmh. He had no seatbelt and was flung onto the road and the car hit a bridge abutment. They stopped trying to set records on the autobahn after that. The Auto Union car was designed by Ferdinand Porsche. Maybe material for Mrs Jeff in a future episode, although a little morbid. LeeM and MFX 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 14October, 2019 Report Share Posted 14October, 2019 23 hours ago, Coastr said: In 1938 Rudolf Caracciola set a speed record of 432 kmh on the autobahn, in a 725hp Mercedes streamliner. It was the fastest speed set on a public road until Koenigsegg broke it in 2017 in Nevada That's just nuts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 23October, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 23October, 2019 After a bit of time off getting ready for World Time Attack, I am back into the Alfarrari and getting stuck into the rear end alignment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 31October, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 31October, 2019 This week I have a go at making the biggest panel I have made to date. The boot floor of the Alfarrari. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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