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: Up to a complete make-over

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

Its already some time ago I posted news, obviously due to lack of time. The business is taking most of the attention as is family life.
Anyway: status of the Giulietta resto is not yet extensively reported here and therefore some updates.
Dismantling is ongoing but very slow. Interior is partly dismantled. Engine and gearbox lifted from the car. and thats where we are right now. Hope to be able to prepare enough for it to go to hungary.

Plan is that it will be returned to its original colour of Bluette. Since the interior is grey with white cloth, I thought it to be the best combination, although a bit dull. Surpise is I found the front seats original covers being red vinyl with whote cloth. Would match so much better to the bluette. So I really contemplating this now.
At least there is a supplier for this upholstery in Italy. He makes full interiors available.

Giulietta Sprint WVJ750

But first there will be a lot of welding and refabrication of parts!

WVJ 750 ontmanteling