Giulietta: Separated engine & gearbox

Jan gave me some time ago a fantastic stainless steel parts cleaner, that only lacked degreasing fluid. Now that has arrived and last saturday we installed it all. The pump needed a new seal, which was found at Lemmen in Heythuijsen.
After connecting hoses and filling the hoses with fluid it started to run perfectly.
(as long as you tighten the hose clamps!)

Now my workshop was ready for dismantling and cleaning engine and gearbox parts. Jan lend me his little engine hoist again and we separated, after some persuasion, the engine from the gearbox.
Apparently the driveshaft stuck with its splines in the flywheel, which needed help from extra gravity (the manual stated that the 'box will separate normally under its own weight and its true!

Took the starter motor off.
Gearbox is awaiting a big degreasing job on the outside now. But I am curious how its internals will look. Should it need extra overhauling work?
It will need to be dismantled, but only after study of the manual!

The engine hangs now solely in the engine stand, and still I cannot crank the engine. It must be fully stuck and it will certainly need a rebuild.

next easter weekend I will start with taking out the remaining oil from the sump (if any) and start dismantling the exterior parts.

to be continued...

Giulietta: First Pics from the body shop

It seems the guys in the bodyshop are making good progress!
And the damages were not as dramatic as originally thought.
They put in a lot of delicate metal artistry to keep original shapes and sizes.


A- pillar rocker panel/floor



A-pillar and left side fender removed




Floor on driver side and left rocker panel cut out.




Front cross member can be seen. The whole front has been dismantled, steering arms and cross members are exposed. In the middle the bracket for the horn.

Giulietta: Up to a complete make-over

The Giulietta is on its way to the bodyshop in Hungary....