1977 Spider Restoration

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Frankd1
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Your car is a: 1978 Spider
Location: Southwestern Ontario, Canada

Re: 1977 Spider Restoration

Post by Frankd1 »

Beautiful! I realize this is an older thread but would you happen to know the color code and name for the blue paint?
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Odoyle
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Joined: Mon Dec 01, 2014 10:06 pm
Your car is a: 1983 Pinafarina Spider
Location: CA

Re: 1977 Spider Restoration

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The paint is made by Delfleet PPG. Paint code is 198520
toyfiats
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Your car is a: 1981 Fiat Spider
Location: Concord, CA

Re: 1977 Spider Restoration

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Since this thread got bumped back up to the front, do you mind me asking how you restored the center consoles, and where you got your carpets from? I've been largely unhappy with most of the kits I've seen, and may have to go to an upholstery shop and have them make up a custom set.
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Odoyle
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Your car is a: 1983 Pinafarina Spider
Location: CA

Re: 1977 Spider Restoration

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For the center and lower console I used a padded dash filler to fill any cracks, then sprayed the parts with a texturized paint to simulate a vinyl pattern. Then I sprayed them with a tan vinyl paint I purchased from World Upholstery using a standard paint gun. The dash was replaced with a fiberglass replica from Germany because the old one was cracking in the sun even after being restored.

As for the carpets, it has been a while but my recollection is I purchased them from Vicks. Very happy with the carpets, high quality and fitment is good.
toml
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Joined: Thu Dec 09, 2010 10:40 pm
Your car is a: 1978 spider

Re: 1977 Spider Restoration

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You did an awesome Job. super meticulous.
It's great another 124 is saved from the heap!

Congrats!
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