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ALFA ROMEO GIULIA-SPIDER
OWNERS WORKSHOP MANUALAlfa Romeo 1300, 1600, 1750, 2000 1962 - 1978Autobook By the Autobooks Team of Writers and Illustrators Alfa Romeo Giulia 1300 TI, GT Junior 1967 - 72 Alfa Romeo Giulia 1600 TI, Super 1962 - 72 Alfa Romeo Giulia 1600 Sprint GT, GTV 1963 - 68 Alfa Romeo Giulia 1600 Spider, Duetto 1962 - 68 Alfa Romeo Giulia 1.6 Super 1972 - 75 Alfa Romeo GT Junior 1.6 1972 - 75 Alfa Romeo GT Junior 1600 1975 - 76 Alfa Romeo 1750, GT Veloce 1968 - 72 Alfa Romeo 1750 Spider Veloce 1968 - 72 Alfa Romeo 2000, GT Veloce 1971 - 75 Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider Veloce 1971 - 78

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Autobooks Workshop manual list The following Autobook Workshop Manuals are currently available from Brooklands Books Ltd. Alfa Romeo Giulia-Spider 1962-1978 OWM 724 BMW 1600 1966-1973 OWM 732 Citroen 19-20-21-23 1955-1975 OWM 742 and 954 Fiat 500 1957-1973 OWM 751 Fiat 850 1964-1972 OWM 765 Fiat 124 Sport 1966-1975 OWM 925 Fiat X1/9 1974-1982 OWM 928 Land Rover Series 2 2A 3 1959-1983 OWM 895 Lotus Elan 1962-1974 OWM 600 Mercedes-Benz 190 & 200 1959-1968 OWM 854 Mercedes-Benz 230 1963-1968 OWM 851 Mercedes-Benz 250 1968-1972 OWM 971 Morgan Four 1936-1981 OWM 796 MGA & MGB 1955-1968 OWM 955* MGB 1968-1981 OWM 935* Opel GT OWM 727 Peugeot 404 1960-1975 OWM 995 Porsche 356 1957-1965 OWM 827 Porsche 911 1964-1969 OWM 166 Porsche 912 1965-1969 OWM 897 Reliant Scimitar & Portfolio 1968-1979 OWM 896 Renault 8, 10, 1100 1962-1971 OWM 715 Renault 16 1965-1979 OWM 755 Sprite & Midget 1958-1980 OWM 745* Sunbeam Rapier, Alpine 1955-1965 OWM 836 Toyota Celica 1600 1971-1977 OWM 804 Triumph Spitfire Mk. III, Mk.

IV, 1500 1969-1980 OWM 711* Triumph TR5 250 TR6 1967-1975 OWM 826* Volvo 1800 & 120 1960-1973 OWM 759 & 776 Volvo 164 1968-1975 OWM 782 Volkswagen Beetle 1968-1977 OWM 760 VW Transporter 1954-1967 OWM 834 * Glovebox edition Brooklands Books Ltd. 1991, 2000 and 2013 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of Brooklands Books Ltd. Whilst every care has been taken in the preparation of this book, neither the author, nor the publisher can accept any liability for the loss, damage or injury caused by errors in, or omissions from the information given. OWM 724 This do-it-yourself Workshop Manual has been specially written for the owner who wishes to maintain his vehicle in first class condition and to carry out the bulk of his own servicing and repairs. Considerable savings on garage charges can be made, and one can drive in safety and confidence knowing the work has been done properly.

Comprehensive step-by-step instructions and illustrations are given on most dismantling, overhauling and assembling operations. Certain assemblies require the use of expensive special tools, the purchase of which would be unjustified. In these cases information is included but the reader is recommended to hand the unit to the agent for attention. Throughout the Manual hints and tips are included which will be found invaluable, and there is an easy to follow fault diagnosis at the end of each chapter. Whilst every care has been taken to ensure correctness of information it is obviously not possible to guarantee complete freedom of errors of omissions or to accept liability arising from such errors or omissions. Instruction may refer to the right hand or left hand sides of the vehicle or the components.

These are the same as the right hand or left hand of an observer standing behind the vehicle and looking forward. CONTENTSAlfa Romeo 1750/2000 THE FACT that Alfa Romeo have convincingly won outright the World Championship for Makes may or may not explain the still-powerful attraction of any of the 1750 or 2000 Alfa saloon and sports-car range to the secondhand buyer. For all its supposed publicity value, success in motor racing is not always reflected in the successful makers production cars. And a superbly handling racing car does not mean that the firm which made it necessarily offer road cars with proportionally good handling, performance and character. Yet it is so with Alfa; every Alfa Romeo in the present car range has something about it that makes it stand out refreshingly from its competitors -even the Alfasud, which though underpowered, has extraordinary handling by any standards. None are by any means perfect.

But all are fun to drive - a rare and precious thing in cars. For a long time, Alfa have produced a typical range of cars -a compact saloon, a fixed-head coup and a two seater sports-car, or spider. The 1750 engine introduced to the British market in March 1968 first appeared in a neat, Bertone-styled revision of the extraordinarily shaped Giulia saloon, which had been powered by a 1500 unit. The new engine had an enlarged bore (2mm more) and stroke (6mm more) of 8088 5mm which in fact put its swept volume at 1,779 c.c., the cars name being a sentimental reminder of the immortally beautiful pre-war 1750 Alfas. A new, stiffer block casting was adopted, but apart from the use of an alternator instead of a dynamo, all the other details of the engine were the same - notably the handsone twin overhead camshaft alloy head with its two Weber twinchoke carburettors and elegantly branched exhaust manifold. The gearbox, like the engine an entirely characteristic Alfa unit, was a five-speed, with a long but stiff gearlever and one of the most pleasing and sweetly moving gearchanges we know -although the synchromesh was always a little weak, and needed cossetting before the gearbox oil had started to warm up.

The makers were unusual in laying more stress than is usual now (or then) on warming the car up for two minutes or so before moving off - a hand throttle was provided for the purpose. Another Alfa distinction was their adherence to a live back axle, which, by positive and geometrically ideal location (by A-bracket and trailing links), provided a back end with none of the usual vices of cruder live axles. Front suspension was the usual independent wishbone arrangement; coil springs were used as before, and telescopic dampers, plus a front anti-roll bar. For reasons presumably of production flexibility, steering was either Burman cam and peg type or recirculating ball - not the usual rack and pinion associated with good steering, yet providing steering of unusually high and delightful quality, with very little feel-blurring friction but no unpleasant over-liveliness. All-disc brakes were used. All of these points were of course inherited from the previous Alfa range, as were the bodies of the GT Veloce coup and the Spider Veloce two-seater.

The saloon offered comfortable seating - more comfortable if the driver was not too tall and had short-ish legs and long arms (this applied to all Alfas as it does still to the majority of Italian cars), tolerable room in the back, and a usefully sized boot. We found the turning circles rather too wide, and the brakes at first a little fierce. Minor control layout was criticized. The four-lamp lighting system came in for high praise, but we didnt think much of the ventilation, in spite of the provision of cabin outlets. The Sprint GTV has always been a darling of enthusiasts, to a large extent because of its perfectly proportioned Bertone body, yet also thanks to its performance, character and handling. In most opinions, there isnt a view of the car which is poor, which always made it a delight to own.

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