Let the painting begin... Abarth.. why not :)

mdrburchette · Post by **mdrburchette** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 12:30 pm

The early models didn't have the lower grille. I don't know why they added it since I've never had an overheating problem due to air flow.

perthling · Post by **perthling** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:54 pm

Yep, the second (lower) grille cut-out was post-74.

So Cal Mark · Post by **So Cal Mark** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:57 pm

since North America was the primary market for the Spider, perhaps they anticipated the addition of AC or realized the need for extra cooling as the engines got larger

Braido · Post by **Braido** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 1:50 pm

Very nice pictures the car looks great! I noticed from the picture of the rear that you had the same problem as me. When i took the bumpers off i had to drop the gas tank after to get the drivers side bumper post off, what a pain!

stefhahn · Post by **stefhahn** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 6:35 am

Hi -

removing the rear driver side bumper bracket is easier than I thought - after a hint I got in another forum - I did this last spring by removing all the nuts around the tank and then lifting it up w/ my hydraulic jack (plus a rather big piece of wood to distribute the power) until I was able to access the bolt holding it. It will squeeze the big rubber hose a bit but left it intact (with some safety) - it's a 20/30 minutes job, a lot easier than I thought. I recommend to have a nearly empty tank at that point of time.

ciao,
Stefan

joshuagore · Post by **joshuagore** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 11:38 am

stefhahn wrote:Hi -

removing the rear driver side bumper bracket is easier than I thought - after a hint I got in another forum - I did this last spring by removing all the nuts around the tank and then lifting it up w/ my hydraulic jack (plus a rather big piece of wood to distribute the power) until I was able to access the bolt holding it. It will squeeze the big rubber hose a bit but left it intact (with some safety) - it's a 20/30 minutes job, a lot easier than I thought. I recommend to have a nearly empty tank at that point of time.

ciao,
Stefan

Hmmmm I will try this, unless of course I am low on fuel in which case I will drain it.

Josh

Braido · Post by **Braido** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 3:38 am

Mine is finished now, here are some photo's:

Braido · Post by **Braido** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 3:40 am

One more...

Chap · Post by **Chap** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 2:58 pm

Looks fantastic Braido! The turn signals, were they originally the side markers?

Edit: Mia Culpa, I see you posted about this already.

~Steve

mdrburchette · Post by **mdrburchette** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 6:25 pm

Very nice!

Braido · Post by **Braido** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:51 pm

Thanks guys, yes they were the side markers. I thought they looked more correct to the car so we changed them up a bit so they would work as the signal lights.

Thanks again for the comments,

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