Started on my 105 project. Tear down to take the car to the body guy. I was going to tackle it myself, but a shop owes me a considerable amount of money for legal fees, and its not exactly paying it down quickly, so here we go.
The body looks fairly solid
so far. We shall see what happens when they strip the paint back.
Taking the car apart was quite unsettling. The driver's seat was bolted through the floor and sat on dimensional lumber. Wish I were kidding.
The fuel tank, taillights, front signal lights, vapor barriers, and rear parcel shelf were all caulked in with household caulk. The fuel pump was hanging in the truck by a single bolt on a strap of some sort. The driver's floor rusted away at some point, and a piece of sheet metal is grafted over it, probably with painter's caulk.
Good news is that I seem to have a complete car, less only a few items, such as a proper fuel pump and and the air filter part that goes over the engine.
I would very much like to meet and have a conversation with the fella that did this to this car, if only to interview the criminally insane.
Any Alfa guys out there? The rear quarters are either f'lared, bondo'd out or "massaged" so that the fender lacks definition and is no longer welcome. I see that alfaholics has a replacement to weld in. Perhaps there are other sources or ways to fix it?
