1989 Alfa Romeo Spider

A busy week of deliveries

March 1, 2024

Tony’s had a busy week on the road this week. As I sit here writing this he is currently heading up the A65 on his

Alfa Repairs

February 22, 2024

Jonn has been repairing our 1989 Alfa Romeo Spider. Here are his notes on the work completed: Check digital clock not working in centre console.

Inspecting Our Spider

February 12, 2024

Jon has been inspecting our 1989 Alfa Romeo Spider in preparation for it to go live very soon through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions. While working

A New Arrival – 1989 Alfa Romeo Spider

February 7, 2024

We’ve welcomed a new arrival to our Pettistree HQ recently in the shape of our 1989 Alfa Romeo Spider Series 3. This low slung, Italian

A busy week of deliveries

March 1, 2024

Tony’s had a busy week on the road this week. As I sit here writing this he is currently heading up the A65 on his way to the north of Scotland for the weekend to collect 5 (potentially 6) classic motorcycles.

But earlier in the week he delivered the incredible 1992 Rover Mini Italian Job to one very happy Brian. Brian has been waiting patiently for the winning car as we discovered a slight vibration during the Pre Delivery Inspection and we did not want him to have the car until we had resolved the issue.

James accepted delivery of his 1982 Bedford HA van. Although James resides some distance from us here in Suffolk he has a vehicle storage facility close to our door so the journey we were expecting to have ended up a few hundred miles shorter. James is an avid collector of classic cars and we are lead to believe this win is the 16th classic he has in his collection. Enjoy the car James.

But the Alfa Romeo, recently won by double winner Lee is staying with us in our Hangar for a little while as Lee prepares his home for the new arrival. Lee would rather not see his Alfa sitting on the driveway whilst his building works continues so has instantly opted to have the vehicle dry stored with us and we expect to rearrange the delivery for early May.

Alfa Repairs

February 22, 2024

Jonn has been repairing our 1989 Alfa Romeo Spider. Here are his notes on the work completed:

Check digital clock not working in centre console. Connections good, face illuminates but no digits visible. Refit and leave as requires new clock. Adjust alternator belt. Look into steering issues. James fitted new top arms and springs to front and adjusted tie rods for an even wheelbase front to rear. Disconnect centre track rod and adjust so idler pointing slightly inwards to give more lock to the right. Adjust lock stops so from centre position steering turns 1.4 turns each direction. Fit new lock stop bolt to nearside. Refit track rods and wheels. Lower to ground and carry out basic tracking adjustment.

Top up clutch reservoir and lubricate linkage. Strip and fit new rear springs. Refit wheels and lower to ground. Stance is much better on standard springs.

Torque all wheel nuts and inflate tyres. Start pdi whilst in workshop. Take outside and run up to temp. Idle speed stumbles upon overrun but recovers. Adjust idle speed and test. Steering still pulls to the right when driving straight ahead. Recheck wheel base by measuring wheel centre to wheel centre front to rear. Offside front wheel appears to be further back in the arch ( caster angle ), but we have no way of checking this. Adjustable tie rods to front top adjustable arms set at different lengths on car. Requires 4 wheel alignment.

Inspecting Our Spider

February 12, 2024

Jon has been inspecting our 1989 Alfa Romeo Spider in preparation for it to go live very soon through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions.

While working on the car, Jonn made the following notes:

Remove front number plate. Drill out nearside front indicator/sidelight. Light bonded in

Finish sorting out nearside front side/indicator light unit. Drill out and cut bolts with cross head and refit and secure light. Continue with repairs. Get up on ramp and attend to steering issue. Measure track width and each track rod in length. Remove wheels and track rods.