1981 2000 restoration so far

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markintheair
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Your car is a: Fiat 124 Spider 81 FI - Corsa Rosso
Location: The Netherlands

1981 2000 restoration so far

Post by markintheair »

Hi y'all,

So far everybody has been of great help here, so thanks for that. Just wanted to share my progress that I've made in the last 18 months or so. I've been doing a full restoration (down until the last bolt) of my 1981 2000 FI. I've had it nearly 20 years now and ever since I got it, I wanted to do this restoration. Original color was Ivory White, but I decided to paint it Ferarri Corsa Rosso.

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Nearly everything is either restored, or when a part was too far gone I've replaced it. All brake & fuel lines have been replaced (as you can see), new head- and taillights, fully restored rear axle, all rubbers, reaction arms, controls etc are replaced and everything so far has been relatively pain-free. The bodywork wasn't the best, but after a lot of love at the body shop she now looks brand new again.
The interior currently look like this:

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Next steps are getting the pedal box installed and getting the heater box back in place. It's already kinda there, but I still need to install some of the insulating padding on top of the heater box.

After that, I'll install the engine and gearbox back in place! My aim is to have her on the road this summer.
Only the fool looks at a finger that points at the sky.
'81 FI Spider 2000
TX82FIAT
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Your car is a: 82 Fiat Spider 2000 CSO
Location: San Antonio

Re: 1981 2000 restoration so far

Post by TX82FIAT »

Wow, this is going to be like a new car. Great work.
Buon giro a tutti! - enjoy the ride!

82 Fiat Spider 2000
03 BMW M3
07 Chevy Suburban
markintheair
Posts: 56
Joined: Fri Oct 12, 2012 7:44 am
Your car is a: Fiat 124 Spider 81 FI - Corsa Rosso
Location: The Netherlands

Re: 1981 2000 restoration so far

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So, couple months later and she's done!

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I'm thinking about some upgrades later on like the ANSA exhaust, Abarth style bumpers and a programmable ignition, but that's all for next year. First a summer of driving around with my wife & kids and getting ice cream!
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'81 FI Spider 2000
spider2081
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Your car is a: 1981 Spider 2000
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beautiful looking car . Great job.
Enjoy your rides with the family.
Wolfman2332
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Your car is a: 84 black fiat 124 spyder

Re: 1981 2000 restoration so far

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That is absolutely beautiful! I commend your dedication and devotion to these fine cars, and the superb efffort to go to the lengths you have. Kodus to you my friend.
Black '84 w/tan top
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