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fiat218
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Your car is a: 1969 124 AS spider

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If you all recall that I bought a 79 fiat from a guy in California
Every thing was Micky mouse put together,anyways the cross member bolt was snapped off and other one was loose, finally I got the piece cut out and I had a friend make a piece to weld in,
But as we cut this section out acorns came rolling out :shock: ,8 of them lol
Where is the California squirrel :!:
Jim
East Grand Forks MN
1970 Fiat Spider BS1 ( FOR SALE
1969 124 AS Spider
2017 Abrath
2018 Alfa Romeo 4c Spider
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SLOSpider
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Your car is a: 1973 124 Spider 2.0FI
Location: Lompoc, Ca USA

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That's MR California Squirrel to you punk!

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SLOSpider
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Your car is a: 1973 124 Spider 2.0FI
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This was taken after I thought my rear tire was feeling a bit squirrelly

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Hi jack over
1975 124 Spider
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1967 GT Mustang Fastback
fiat218
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Haha
Jim
East Grand Forks MN
1970 Fiat Spider BS1 ( FOR SALE
1969 124 AS Spider
2017 Abrath
2018 Alfa Romeo 4c Spider
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spidernut
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Your car is a: 1979 Fiat Spider Automatic
Location: Lincoln, CA

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Every time I drive past the house of your car's prior owner, I cringe after hearing your experience with the car. Sounds like you're making progress though!
John G.
1979 Spider (Owned since 2000)
1971 124 Sport Spider (Owned since 2017)
1977 Spider (Sold 2017)
1979 Spider (Disposed of in 2017)
1979 Spider (Sold 2015)
1980 Spider (Sold in 2013)
1981 Spider (Sold in 1985)
2017 Spider (Owned since 2019)
fiat218
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It been in the garage all winter, but Monday or Tuesday the peice will be welded,the I can put the front suspension back together ,got new motor mounts too
Jim
East Grand Forks MN
1970 Fiat Spider BS1 ( FOR SALE
1969 124 AS Spider
2017 Abrath
2018 Alfa Romeo 4c Spider
fiat218
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As I was putting the crossmember back in and new mounts, there a piece that bolts onto the mount on the driver side
This triangular metal peice that attach to the motor mount bracket and to the starter, what is that for?
Jim
East Grand Forks MN
1970 Fiat Spider BS1 ( FOR SALE
1969 124 AS Spider
2017 Abrath
2018 Alfa Romeo 4c Spider
So Cal Mark

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front support for that overly heavy starter motor
fiat218
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So Cal Mark wrote:front support for that overly heavy starter motor
Ok thank you, I was just wondering as I was putting it on
Jim
East Grand Forks MN
1970 Fiat Spider BS1 ( FOR SALE
1969 124 AS Spider
2017 Abrath
2018 Alfa Romeo 4c Spider
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