  | |  | | Motor on the engine stand. Discount store stand adapted to the task with C-section steel 'wings' to clear flywheel on top. In front, a wooden prop cradling the crank pulley takes some of the load. | | |  | |  | |
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 | |  | | | Ick. Snotty substance on firewall, which appears to be dripping from heater hose actually originated from rear crankcase breather. Classic Alfa head gasket-itis, so it turns out I'd be doing this job anyway. | | | | | |
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| |  | | Close up of exploratory surgery on upper right fender reveals previous craftsperson was not shy about slathering the goop on with a trowel. In fact the bondo is so thick in places that it had not yet fully cured(! ) even though the paint is obviously several years old at least. Underneath bondo gnarly welding and a patch to the upper fender appear. Presumably car was hit high, as the lower front crossmember is straight. | | | | | | |
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 | | | | | Strange line in trough formed by the juncture of inner and outer fender panels hints that all is not well under that thick blanket of filler... | | | | | |
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| |  | | Ah, the horror. I know it's not supposed to look like this. Radiator brackets are crudely welded at grotesque angles; Is that a 105 battery tray glommed into the fender well? | | | | | | |
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