Neil, if Alfa gave out medals for perseverance in the face of rust ridden adversity you'd have ten. I was bolloxed just watching you, not one single item went smoothly, everything was a fight. I've bloodied myself working on everything Alfa made from the Sud to the 159 but that was epic.
What an undertaking to restore this car! Rust everywhere, not many would want to tackle this job. Whoever owns it must have a trememdous bond with it and extremely deep pockets? You looked knackered at the end Neil
Enjoyed this reminded me of when i use be working on cars all the time, but never had a workshop so any work underneath i use to tip the car over on to an old bed matress.
Like a rabbit in the headlights it's scary to believe the lack of owner maintenance...there was a time men were allowed to jump on the family transport on a Sunday for an hour or two...its not allowed now as there is always another gym class and kids to absorb. Any Italian car was never intended to be RHD and dependant on dealer maintenance at some hideous rate... Great upload thank you 👍
Do all these era Alfas rust this bad in Europe and UK? And this car is one of the very few survivors. I have a 1995 155 here in South Africa, no rust at all, nothing, nada. No salt on our roads. So it just boggles my mind to see how crispy this car is. Well done for saving it!
Top tip, replace the existing air filter box with one of the QV version. Then the engine breathes better and you have a little more suction noise and more horsepower. Not that that is much more :) No idea if they are still available but 10 years ago the hose cost about 20 euros. I've done it with my 146 1.8 ts, think it's a nice upgrade.
@@ItaliaAutos really? I must say, on all my Alfa rebuilds I change every single nut and bolt you mentioned for new items from alfaworkshop or partsworld.
I've been looking on the net and I've come across a website called Totally alfa , don't know if you've heard of them , based in Devon.They make a load of tools and parts at good prices including for the 145 , there is a radiator lower mount and wing braces made of stainless steel .
Was that car parked in the sea lol . I hate to think what the bill will be . Loved the missing hammer bit have the same problem with my glasses you think your going nuts lol. Great vid
I hate that when youve just had a tool and it vanishes. Only the other day I lost an 18mm socket that Id literally just been using. It had rolled under the trolley jack out of sight.......but of course its always in the last place you look!
Great to see someone is rebuilding a car that is beyond its best days. Like the 145 a lot. All thumbs up👍👍
Neil, if Alfa gave out medals for perseverance in the face of rust ridden adversity you'd have ten.
I was bolloxed just watching you, not one single item went smoothly, everything was a fight. I've bloodied myself working on everything Alfa made from the Sud to the 159 but that was epic.
Haha thanks
What an undertaking to restore this car! Rust everywhere, not many would want to tackle this job. Whoever owns it must have a trememdous bond with it and extremely deep pockets? You looked knackered at the end Neil
You Sir will tackle anything! Well done!
Yeah ill give anything a go.
Brilliant work, love the long format of the video too. Great to see effort going in to save a 145, they're becoming so rare now.
at least the Squadra tuning sticker survived :-)
well known here in Holland for it's jobs on almost every Alfa on the roads over here!!!
A bit faded but still alive and kicking
Enjoyed this reminded me of when i use be working on cars all the time, but never had a workshop so any work underneath i use to tip the car over on to an old bed matress.
Brilliant. Great to see someone else doing all this work. I feel encouraged, although my 156 project may be a lot slower!
Like a rabbit in the headlights it's scary to believe the lack of owner maintenance...there was a time men were allowed to jump on the family transport on a Sunday for an hour or two...its not allowed now as there is always another gym class and kids to absorb.
Any Italian car was never intended to be RHD and dependant on dealer maintenance at some hideous rate...
Great upload thank you 👍
Do all these era Alfas rust this bad in Europe and UK? And this car is one of the very few survivors. I have a 1995 155 here in South Africa, no rust at all, nothing, nada. No salt on our roads. So it just boggles my mind to see how crispy this car is. Well done for saving it!
Great video Neil. Gives me a good idea where to check for rust on mine.
Great video, doesn’t look as bad in there as I thought it would be 👍
Luckily no welding was needed.
Would take me 5 days to get as far as you got in 1 day. Awesome
Top tip, replace the existing air filter box with one of the QV version. Then the engine breathes better and you have a little more suction noise and more horsepower. Not that that is much more :) No idea if they are still available but 10 years ago the hose cost about 20 euros. I've done it with my 146 1.8 ts, think it's a nice upgrade.
Great video, take my hat off to you, massive amounts of work....
Watching this video makes me feel happy I sold all my 145 QV’s
I love working on them.
@@ItaliaAutos really? I must say, on all my Alfa rebuilds I change every single nut and bolt you mentioned for new items from alfaworkshop or partsworld.
I've been looking on the net and I've come across a website called Totally alfa , don't know if you've heard of them , based in Devon.They make a load of tools and parts at good prices including for the 145 , there is a radiator lower mount and wing braces made of stainless steel .
Yes I use them.
Good work. Considering the age of the car not bad really. Great to save this car
Enhorabuena por tu trabajo y darle una nueva vida a ese 145
thanks for watching.
Thanks for video very Wonderfull
You have repair boxer 145 1.6. I.e?
You know the weber pressure regolator?
Was that car parked in the sea lol . I hate to think what the bill will be . Loved the missing hammer bit have the same problem with my glasses you think your going nuts lol. Great vid
I hate that when youve just had a tool and it vanishes. Only the other day I lost an 18mm socket that Id literally just been using. It had rolled under the trolley jack out of sight.......but of course its always in the last place you look!
When I do this, I remove the drivetrain with the complete front axle (sub frame, steering, etc).
You can butni knew i was going to be restoring most of it.
Lovely Jubbly, labour must be most of the cost to doing such work.
I know your pain with rust and bolts. My 159 fights me and my mate too....
thanks for watching
Hunt the hammer haha.
Youre not going mad, that happens to me all the time, that and pencils haha.
Happening more and more the older I get lol
This car needed a complete strip and sanded back to bare metal. I think the rust issue is more extensive than you have found.
Will your QV end up like this and all previous Alfa, hope not.
Why did you take the indicators off?
why wouldn't I?
best thing on this car is the sparco strut brace lol
What electric ratchet do you use / would you recommend?
www.amazon.co.uk/Sealey-CP1202-Ratchet-Wrench-Drive/dp/B06XDDV3W4/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_60_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=W91SZ9Y675422MM0TEE5
What’s occurring?
Is the 147 engine finished?
And are those electric impact guns better than air ones?
na. thats coming up in december.
yes
You should really wear some hearing protection! I know it's hard to change old habits but you really should.
im pretty sure i did for most of the grinding work.
Grafting mate