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Here is the story. My mom got my dad this for his 50th birthday. It's a 1982 Fiat Spider, called Spider 2000 in the USA. Being in his early eighties now my dad was not driving it anymore and he wanted it to go to his grandson. Of course it's up to me to recomission it.  |
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1987 Alfa Milano/75
1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia
1976 Alfetta GT race car
1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S
1968 Fiat 850 spider
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My dad lived close to work so it's only got 42000 miles on it but still it's 35 years old and hasn't been driven in the last three years.  |
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1987 Alfa Milano/75
1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia
1976 Alfetta GT race car
1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S
1968 Fiat 850 spider
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So it needed basically all the hose replaced. Let's start with the radiator hoses, water pump, timing belt, tensioner and all the fuel injection lines.  |
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1987 Alfa Milano/75
1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia
1976 Alfetta GT race car
1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S
1968 Fiat 850 spider
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Probably you can also see that I've done a new master cylinder. And the rest of the braking system, new hoses, rebuild all calipers and a new compensating valve.  |
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1987 Alfa Milano/75
1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia
1976 Alfetta GT race car
1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S
1968 Fiat 850 spider
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Tires had tread but date coded 2001. I'd use them but I thought for my son safety first and got new ones  |
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1987 Alfa Milano/75
1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia
1976 Alfetta GT race car
1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S
1968 Fiat 850 spider
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Next up, fix drivers side power window (ridiculous in this car) and replace starter motor which has gone bad as of today.
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1987 Alfa Milano/75
1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia
1976 Alfetta GT race car
1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S
1968 Fiat 850 spider
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joeytalent
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Nice!
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One lucky lucky boy! Wish there was a spider lurking in my family! Looks in very good fettle as it is.
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Apr 11, 2017 22:11:17 GMT
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The fuel pump mounts were ready to let go.  |
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1987 Alfa Milano/75
1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia
1976 Alfetta GT race car
1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S
1968 Fiat 850 spider
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Apr 11, 2017 22:13:30 GMT
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Just when I thought I was near the end the starter gave up so I bought one of these low weight/high torque units. I love using these on Fiats and Alfas, what a difference.  |
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1987 Alfa Milano/75
1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia
1976 Alfetta GT race car
1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S
1968 Fiat 850 spider
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WOW fantastic F/I/A/T/ !!
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Last Edit: Apr 12, 2017 6:35:41 GMT by willemm
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Apr 12, 2017 23:27:56 GMT
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Original spare, never mounted.  |
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1987 Alfa Milano/75
1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia
1976 Alfetta GT race car
1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S
1968 Fiat 850 spider
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Apr 12, 2017 23:29:30 GMT
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Original spare, never mounted. |
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1987 Alfa Milano/75
1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia
1976 Alfetta GT race car
1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S
1968 Fiat 850 spider
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Apr 12, 2017 23:33:37 GMT
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Sorry for double post, couldnt figure out how to delete it.
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1987 Alfa Milano/75
1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia
1976 Alfetta GT race car
1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S
1968 Fiat 850 spider
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No rust. The result of a sheltered California life.  |
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1987 Alfa Milano/75
1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia
1976 Alfetta GT race car
1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S
1968 Fiat 850 spider
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Secret kill switch. Not so much as a theft deterrent (manual transmission do pretty well for that in the USA  ) as it's because he's in university and the car may sit unused for some stretches of time.  |
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1987 Alfa Milano/75
1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia
1976 Alfetta GT race car
1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S
1968 Fiat 850 spider
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always look at these on craigslist......never pulled the trigger, though, but its on the bucket list...
JP
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I know its spelled Norman Luxury Yacht, but its pronounced Throat Wobbler Mangrove!
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joeytalent
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Secret kill switch. Not so much as a theft deterrent (manual transmission do pretty well for that in the USA ) Love it. |
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always look at these on craigslist......never pulled the trigger, though, but its on the bucket list... JP Find a rust free one. Go through it as I have and you will get great bang for the buck. Even though Fiat have a bad reputation it's all about maintenance. I drove one for 130k and it only left me stranded once. |
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1987 Alfa Milano/75
1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia
1976 Alfetta GT race car
1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S
1968 Fiat 850 spider
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Apr 13, 2017 17:30:23 GMT
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Really nice machines these and it must be so nice to have a non rusty bodywork to work on. Its nice to have something a bit outof the ordinary. Lucky grandson!
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