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Nineties; Previous
owner restoration |
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March 2008;
Discovery |
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April 2008; Visit & decision |
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28 Oct.'08; 31st Birthday |
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Rest of 2008; Gathering parts |
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March 2009; Pick up |
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April 2009; Preparation |
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May 2009; Status check &
disassembly |
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June 2009; Continued disassembly |
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August 2009; Almost no progress |
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September 2009; Some progress |
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October 2009; Donor vehicle disassembly |
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28 Oct.'09; 32nd Birthday |
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November
2009; Searching for a welder |
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March
2010; Welding preparation |
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April
2010; Little progress |
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May 2010;
Continued paint removal |
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June 2010;
Move to welder |
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July
2010; Welding (lh front wing mounting rail) |
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August
2010; Continued welding (lh & rh front wing mounting
rails, service area & engine bay, lh & rh front wing) |
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October
2010; Continued welding (front valance, lh & rh
sills, rear wheel arches) |
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28 Oct.'10; 33rd Birthday |
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November
2010; Continued welding (lh sill, front jacking
points, windscreen frame) |
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January
2011; Continued welding (lh + rh rear window frame +
lh C-pillar dent removal) |
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February 2011;
Pick up of donor roof, annoying discoveries |
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March 2011;
Continued welding (spare wheel well, door openings) |
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April 2011;
Continued welding (rear valance, final exhaust bracket,
body lower ends, sill ends, back-up light bracket) |
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May 2011;
Continued welding (boot
opening, sill seam behind door) |
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June 2011;
Donor parts from an Alfa 33 SportWagon |
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August 2011; Visit to welder |
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September 2011;
Gathering some parts |
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28 Oct.'11; 34th
Birthday |
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November 2011; Continued welding
(lh rear shock absorber dome, chassis details, rh body
above sill) |
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December 2011; Continued welding
(back-up light bracket, small items, roof replacement) |
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January 2012; Continued welding
(A-pillar trim, front wing brackets, bonnet release) |
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February 2012; Continued welding
(jack bracket) & pick-up of body at welder |
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March 2012;
Registration extension |
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September 2012; Front subframe
part purchase |
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28 Oct.'12; 35th
Birthday |
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January 2013; Boot repair |
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March 2013;
Registration extension |
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April 2013; Continued boot welding |
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May 2013; Final boot welding |
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28 Oct.'13; 36th
Birthday |
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February 2014;
Door repair |
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March 2014; Continued door repair |
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April 2014; Lucky find |
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May 2014;
Status check & continued door repair |
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June 2014;
Some parts found & final door repair |
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October 2014;
Pick-up of door & assembly of doors |
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28 Oct.'14; 37th
Birthday |
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November 2014;
Found some windows |
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December 2014;
Some small progress |
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January 2015;
(Almost)
Final disassembly |
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March / April 2015; Coating
removal |
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May 2015: Continued coating
removal |
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June 2015: Continued coating
removal |
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