Hello. I took delivery today on a white 1978 Spyder 1800 with red interior. I am in love. Two questions: (1) How do I post a photo? (2) Any suggestions on mechanics anywhere around Thousand Oaks/Camarillo/Oxnard, California? This purchase was a total impulse buy and it's great....at least so far.
Julian
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divace73
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- Your car is a: 1980 Fiat 124 Spider Silver
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Re: I am excited to be new member here
welcome Julian
Using the search feature will give you some threads on how to post, basically you need to have them on a web based storage site, like photobucket or the like (not your hard drive), the copy details properties and then paste it in the Img button.
Mechanics, can't help with that one, I come from the land down under......where women glow and men plunder...(if you know the song)....
Using the search feature will give you some threads on how to post, basically you need to have them on a web based storage site, like photobucket or the like (not your hard drive), the copy details properties and then paste it in the Img button.
Mechanics, can't help with that one, I come from the land down under......where women glow and men plunder...(if you know the song)....
Cheers David
-=1980 silver Fiat 124 Spider=-
If you want to see pics of my car (and other random stuff) >>click here<< OR
see my >>You tube channel<<
-=1980 silver Fiat 124 Spider=-
If you want to see pics of my car (and other random stuff) >>click here<< OR
see my >>You tube channel<<
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bradartigue
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Re: I am excited to be new member here
Welcome aboard.
I strongly suggest you invest in some basic tools and a shop manual and at least learn the tune-up procedures on your own. Mechanics aren't that easy to find, even in CA where there are more than anywhere else. In Santa Cruz is Chris Obert, who is probably the most knowledgeable FIAT mechanic/parts place in this country.
I strongly suggest you invest in some basic tools and a shop manual and at least learn the tune-up procedures on your own. Mechanics aren't that easy to find, even in CA where there are more than anywhere else. In Santa Cruz is Chris Obert, who is probably the most knowledgeable FIAT mechanic/parts place in this country.
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RRoller123
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- Your car is a: 1980 FI SPIDER 2000
- Location: SAGAMORE BEACH, MA USA
Re: I am excited to be new member here
This is a procedure that I have been developing for a little while on how to post pictures here in the Forum. Hope it is useful, and comments are always welcome.
HOW TO POST PICTURES IN FIATSPIDER.COM
Well that picture-posting thing sure is confusing. Took me forever to figure it out. Here is what I do:
First, you must post your pictures on photobucket.com or one of the similar competing websites. You can't post pics directly from your computer. So set up a free account there first. The instructions here reference photobucket.com.
Then in your FS.com post, look for the "Img" box at the top of the post, #9 from the left in the row of command icons.
Put the cursor where you want the pic to appear in the post (leave a few spaces after text is a good idea) and click the "Img" button/icon above.
Then go to the photobucket.com site (or competitor) and find your pic. Hover the cursor over the pic and a drop down menu will appear. Then click the "Direct Link" or similar button. In Photobucket, it will respond with a "copied" indication.
Go back to your FS.com post and make sure the cursor is EXACTLY in between the 2 Img boxes: [img](cursor%20in%20here)[/img] then right click and hit "paste" and the web link for the pic will show up in between the 2 img boxes. DON'T hit the IMG button a second time. MOVE your cursor out of the IMG info you just created before you hit enter.
Now when you post the post, the pic will be there!
Remember that if you delete the photobucket "master" pic, it will no longer appear in the posting here on FS.com
Also: there is a size limit to the pictures that can be displayed here, I think it is 750 pixels in width, someone correct me if I am wrong. So you may need to resize (typically downsize) the pics so that they fit properly and all of the pic is displayed and not cropped. What I do is really simple: I email the original picture to myself within AOL. AOL will automatically prompt you to see if you want the picture "optimized". Say "yes" and send this new pic to yourself. I then save it with a "small" addendum to the picture name and put this optimized picture up on photobucket. It works every single time like a charm.
HOW TO POST PICTURES IN FIATSPIDER.COM
Well that picture-posting thing sure is confusing. Took me forever to figure it out. Here is what I do:
First, you must post your pictures on photobucket.com or one of the similar competing websites. You can't post pics directly from your computer. So set up a free account there first. The instructions here reference photobucket.com.
Then in your FS.com post, look for the "Img" box at the top of the post, #9 from the left in the row of command icons.
Put the cursor where you want the pic to appear in the post (leave a few spaces after text is a good idea) and click the "Img" button/icon above.
Then go to the photobucket.com site (or competitor) and find your pic. Hover the cursor over the pic and a drop down menu will appear. Then click the "Direct Link" or similar button. In Photobucket, it will respond with a "copied" indication.
Go back to your FS.com post and make sure the cursor is EXACTLY in between the 2 Img boxes: [img](cursor%20in%20here)[/img] then right click and hit "paste" and the web link for the pic will show up in between the 2 img boxes. DON'T hit the IMG button a second time. MOVE your cursor out of the IMG info you just created before you hit enter.
Now when you post the post, the pic will be there!
Remember that if you delete the photobucket "master" pic, it will no longer appear in the posting here on FS.com
Also: there is a size limit to the pictures that can be displayed here, I think it is 750 pixels in width, someone correct me if I am wrong. So you may need to resize (typically downsize) the pics so that they fit properly and all of the pic is displayed and not cropped. What I do is really simple: I email the original picture to myself within AOL. AOL will automatically prompt you to see if you want the picture "optimized". Say "yes" and send this new pic to yourself. I then save it with a "small" addendum to the picture name and put this optimized picture up on photobucket. It works every single time like a charm.
'80 FI Spider 2000
'74 and '79 X1/9 (past)
'75 BMW R75/6
2011 Chevy Malibu (daily driver)
2010 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Ext Cab 4WD/STD BED
2002 Edgewater 175CC 80HP 4-Stroke Yamaha
2003 Jaguar XK8
2003 Jaguar XKR
2021 Jayco 22RB
2019 Bianchi Torino Bicycle
'74 and '79 X1/9 (past)
'75 BMW R75/6
2011 Chevy Malibu (daily driver)
2010 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Ext Cab 4WD/STD BED
2002 Edgewater 175CC 80HP 4-Stroke Yamaha
2003 Jaguar XK8
2003 Jaguar XKR
2021 Jayco 22RB
2019 Bianchi Torino Bicycle
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Trifle
Re: I am excited to be new member here
Thank you for replies and advice. Photos worked. Ordered manual. Found autoricambi.com (wow). Found actual Fiat mechanic as well. And, best of all, the car is still working.
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RRoller123
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- Joined: Sun Nov 13, 2011 2:04 pm
- Your car is a: 1980 FI SPIDER 2000
- Location: SAGAMORE BEACH, MA USA
Re: I am excited to be new member here
Pics are fine. That red interior looks really sharp!
'80 FI Spider 2000
'74 and '79 X1/9 (past)
'75 BMW R75/6
2011 Chevy Malibu (daily driver)
2010 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Ext Cab 4WD/STD BED
2002 Edgewater 175CC 80HP 4-Stroke Yamaha
2003 Jaguar XK8
2003 Jaguar XKR
2021 Jayco 22RB
2019 Bianchi Torino Bicycle
'74 and '79 X1/9 (past)
'75 BMW R75/6
2011 Chevy Malibu (daily driver)
2010 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Ext Cab 4WD/STD BED
2002 Edgewater 175CC 80HP 4-Stroke Yamaha
2003 Jaguar XK8
2003 Jaguar XKR
2021 Jayco 22RB
2019 Bianchi Torino Bicycle
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Trifle
Re: I am excited to be new member here
Thank you but the looks are deceiving. I find new issues every 5 minutes. But it is surprisingly attractive. The upcoming thorough run-through of all systems, plus re-tuning it back to normal after having it California "smogged", will be revealing, a great long-term labour of love. I think I am going to get a custom plate -- "MARMITE".
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divace73
- Posts: 1380
- Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2010 5:59 am
- Your car is a: 1980 Fiat 124 Spider Silver
- Location: Sydney, Australia
Re: I am excited to be new member here
I'll be trialling to paint my blue interior to red, it will look very similar as the console will stay black (an maybe even the arm rests)Trifle wrote:Hopefully some photos show up here.
Very nice car
Cheers David
-=1980 silver Fiat 124 Spider=-
If you want to see pics of my car (and other random stuff) >>click here<< OR
see my >>You tube channel<<
-=1980 silver Fiat 124 Spider=-
If you want to see pics of my car (and other random stuff) >>click here<< OR
see my >>You tube channel<<
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Gunsmith
Re: I am excited to be new member here
Welcome to the forum. Great car! Some impulses are good and this is one of them.
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socaltino
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Welcome aboard. Nice car. It sure is nice to see more and more spiders on the road.
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Trifle
Re: I am excited to be new member here
Now that I have bern driving this car for 2 weeks, I am even happier. I read the various posts on this site so I have fair warning of the troubles I can expect to have but even so, it is so fun to drive, and so straightforward to work on, and has such character! Glad I did not get the TR4.