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Got my "new" weekend car tonight!
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 2:17 pm
by jimincalif
A 1980 Fiat 2000 Spider. 2.0 liter, 5 speed, fuel injected.
Re: Got my "new" weekend car tonight! (jimincalif)
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 2:26 pm
by ColonelPanic
I had one like that (only silver) rear end me once. Slick little ride you have there, looks like it's in fantastic shape.
Re: Got my "new" weekend car tonight! (jimincalif)
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 2:36 pm
by star_deceiver
Very nice!!! I hope it's going to be a real weekend car and you're going to put some decent miles on it....Beautiful cars should be driven, not gawked at in a garage collecting dust!
Re: Got my "new" weekend car tonight! (star_deceiver)
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 3:20 pm
by jimincalif
Oh yeah, I'm gonna drive it. It's fixed up to look nice enough, but it is intended to be a driver, not a museum piece.
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:01 pm
by djkeev
HI,I worked for FIAT in the 80's. The 124 Spyder was a FUN car.IF you do nothing else, change the timing belt, if you don't know how old you belt is, replace it now and again in less than 50,000 miles. If it breaks, you do NOT want to foot the repair bill!They tend to overheat if I recall properly.It's good you got the stickThat wood on the interior can go wonky quickly so keep it dry. (dumb suggestion with a vert but....)And finally RUST : FIAT = RUST clean well, clean frequentlyDave
Re: Got my "new" weekend car tonight! (jimincalif)
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:26 pm
by KNINE
When I was in the Navy a friend of mine had one. He let me barrow it for dates. Fun car. Always had ignition problems and he was no mechanic. He sold the car for almost nothing. You'll have allot of fun with it.
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:52 pm
by Sublimewind
You should swap in a WRX motor and have some REAL fun with it.. lol.. A Flat 4 would slide in nicely..
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 2:28 am
by lovemyraffe
Nice. You could donate it to me if you wanted to.
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 2:56 am
by jimincalif
Thanks all. Timing belt is brand new, along with all new brakes, master cylinder, drivetrain flex disc and ujoint, tires and various seals, gaskets and bushings. It is a California car, no rust.
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:44 am
by ramenboy...
wow. thats' in great condition! i had a '76 fiat. loved it but here in chicago, it started to rust away quickly. glad y ou're in california! its good to live in 'the island that rust forgot...'
Re: (ramenboy...)
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:59 am
by Whelan
Congrats you got it!