razer
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Getaway Driver
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I just read this thread start to finish... WOW. I've been off of this forum for 6-7 years, but I accidentally bumped into a mint condition 850 for sale the other day and started googling. This is, as many have said before me, EPIC! Thanks for really making my day, Trent! Very sad to read about the loss of your wife, but the world keeps on turning, and I was really glad to read on and see that you did too!
Keep up the good work, I'll definitely bookmark this thread!
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Last Edit: Mar 18, 2016 1:21:23 GMT by razer
It's not what you drive, it's what drives you.
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1971 Fiat 850 sedanfr€$h&m1nt¥
@freshandminty
Club Retro Rides Member 99
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Mar 18, 2016 18:03:19 GMT
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So nice to see this thread revived the beigemobile getting some more love  |
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Feb 15, 2017 21:36:08 GMT
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Sweet ride and build out! What's the latest with this little gem?
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1959 Fiat 600, Lisetta is her name
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Feb 15, 2017 23:21:29 GMT
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Sweet ride and build out! What's the latest with this little gem? If you click on his username, it shows links to other threads he started. Always great reading. |
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Feb 16, 2017 17:19:37 GMT
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Still going. Very slowly, but still going. I will try and do a proper post to get up to date. For now here is a teaser of the new rollers    |
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Feb 16, 2017 19:31:17 GMT
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Often wondered where this project went since I have been a follower for who knows how long over on GRM forum. Subscribed here for more progress.
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Feb 16, 2017 21:56:38 GMT
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that was a roller coaster ride of an evening...amazing homebrew engineering!!
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating
'80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip
'97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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Affirmative. The GRM transplants demand a proper update.  |
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Feb 17, 2017 15:21:48 GMT
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Nice wheels, I've seen the centers but can't place them. What are they off of? I just scored these for my next 850 build.  |
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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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Feb 17, 2017 15:53:17 GMT
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Nice wheels, I've seen the centers but can't place them. What are they off of? 80's VW wheels  Banded out to 14X7.5" I plan on fitting some sort of Fiat hubcap to them. |
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azbd
Kinda New
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Feb 19, 2017 21:45:59 GMT
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Absolutely amazing build, I've been looking at a lot of build threads for 850's for ideas on mine and yours is truly inspirational. I'm going to be restoring a 69 850 spider but also love to go fast and want it to be my daily driver. I plan on upgrading the stock motor but will most likely do a swap later. I know you were thinking of doing a swap as well but can't find a light enough engine, I've been looking at the ford 1.0L ecoboost and leaning that direction and converting the car to all wheel drive(ultimate goal). What do you think of the 1.0 ecoboost its small enough and not a bike engine?  |
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dikkehemaworst
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 1,636
Club RR Member Number: 16
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1971 Fiat 850 sedandikkehemaworst
@dikkehemaworst
Club Retro Rides Member 16
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Sorry to hyjack the thread but Man ! My dream car! a RUSTFREE 850 spider. Never seen one that's not rusty ! Me jealous !! I build my latest 600 with an fiat 127 sport engine. It flew ! I dared not go faster than a 160 kilometers an hour. Autobianchi 112 abarth engines fit also. Reasonably reliable , and stay in Classic territory.
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What a fantastic build and story I had the biggest lump in my throat half way through ,truly inspirational and a real credit to you ditchdigger
Thank you for sharing
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I have to ask are there any updates on this please?
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I am loathe to admit that only very minor work has been done in the last year. Work has been very busy. Our body shop manager up and ran off leaving us very behind and it took a long time to find some suitable new people and get caught up. He was also the person I had made the deal with to do the body and paint so that left me hanging. In the mean time my daily driver was wrecked  No big deal as I wasn't terribly attached to it, but that made me resuscitate the Falcon as my every day car.  Which was all sorts of ball ache as it developed a ton of issues from sitting unused for 18 months. And then I foolishly bought another car that "only needed a motor rebuild" so should have been a quick project. 4 weeks later the 1098 engine still hasn't been touched at the machine shop  And seeing as how the mini stinks of mouse curse word I am now in the process of changing out the interior whilst I wait for the block and crank to be machined. The good news is that one of the new gents in the body shop is excited about doing the work on the 850 and has a lot of trade work that he needs done. The kind of stuff that is in my wheelhouse if you will. I get the opportunity to perform the BMW K100 head swap on a mini A series engine for him and he is happy about doing the arch extensions and paintwork on my Fiat. It is a perfect match. |
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Great update thank you.
Could you please do a thread on the k100 head swap?
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dikkehemaworst
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 16
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1971 Fiat 850 sedandikkehemaworst
@dikkehemaworst
Club Retro Rides Member 16
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Great update thank you. Could you please do a thread on the k100 head swap? +1 yes please do! |
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flashelmer
Part of things
I'm a Fiat man!
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Hope you're well! I miss you, and your cars, and your updates.
/Anders
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Small progress is actually being made. The shell is back in my workshop, just put away for now  I have been thinking about starting a new thread since all the photos here were ruined by photobucket Expect an update with all the small bits I have been working on |
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heck yes! an update! so looking forward to seeing more of this fantastic project.
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