Thanks Don ... well it was a nice ride, till it became like trying to pilot a runaway barge lol. Having spent my entire driving life w/ British and Italian sports cars that corner like go-karts, when I placed this build order I tried to set it up to handle maybe like an overweight Alfa Romeo or something. It never lived up to that and the steering got so horrible I just parked it for 3 yrs.

I'm paying the price now, in corrosion, many elec fails, rain leaks, disintegrating plastic, etc... very discouraging. But I'll try my best to rehab it - the grunt work is being done by a trusted shop (how rare is that now?) and I have the electrics and leaks to address.

What puts me off most is the rip-off cost of many Blazer parts ... $203 for a power seat switch??? (no aftermkt, no boneyard avail.) Come on . Parts for the classic British cars I service are mostly way cheaper, and plentiful. Looks like I'm gonna pump like $2 K in this Blazer ... but it's cheaper than a replacement, motor's fine, and it still may be one of a kind, the way i spec'd it. Updates soon

 

Up to now the Blazer was towing my 78 Alfa Romeo but that should be on the road soon. At 1080 kg (some 2200 pounds) it should be a bit more nimble than a Blazer. But the Blazer is going places the Alfa can't.

 

Hello from a former Alfa fanatic! You have stirred up mixed memories haha! My 1st car (I was 16) was a brand new 1978 Alfa Spider 2.0, Italian model with Dellorto carbs, smuggled into USA via Mexico by a friend of my parents in the shipping business - truly a once in a lifetime event. I fell so in love w/ it I kept it 8 yrs/120,000 miles, and convinced my Mom to buy a new 1980 Alfetta Sport Sedan automatic, one of the last made.

She drove it till she passed in 1994, over 200,000 miles (and 3 of those awful ZF Type 3 transmissions), but it did like all the US Alfettas, rusted viciously, constant bodywork. I had to lay it to rest after being T-boned by a huge Cadillac in 1995.

I myself owned 2 Spiders, a '67 Duetto, 2 GT Veloce 2.0, and a fantastic '73 Montreal V8 # 3202 of 3925 built (now in Amsterdam) ... and finally gave up on the rust battles. You may have the only Alfetta still alive my friend, good on you! They are all gone in USA.

My Blazer will hopefully be trailering my current sports car, 1972 MGB/ GT (rust-free!) from Florida to Colorado twice a yr - too long and boring a drive to put so many miles on the MG. This opportunity inspired me to rehab the Blazer, it's just a 2WD but it will do the job ... thanks for posting and stay well!

 

Oh, that sounds like quite a collection of Alfa Romeo's. Yeah incredible work to do a full nuts and bolts restoration. Happy to slowly getting towards something that looks like a sports coupe.