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My 1967 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration Journey

Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 10:59 pm
by Mick124
Hi Guys,

I want to share with you the journey I am on with regards to restoring my 67 Fiat 124 Spider (Series 1). I have had the car for approx 7 years and have been procuring parts over that time. The car is now at the panel beaters.

Car on its way to sand blasting
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car at panel beater
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Floor repairs
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Wheels restored
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New grill found
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Re: 67 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration

Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 5:09 am
by djape1977
sweet!
keep it up!

Re: 67 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration

Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 1:28 pm
by Weelan
Looks great so far! Gonna be awesome when it's done getting painted!

Re: 67 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 7:23 am
by deftone
Looking good! A '67 as well, must be one of the oldest on the board. Myself and a few others have '69s, but I havnt heard of another '67 on here.

Re: 67 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 10:36 am
by rontron2012
REALLY .............THEY MADE THE SPIDER IN 67 ? IS THAT TRUE MARK?

Re: 67 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 11:32 am
by Gunsmith
What a great project! Thank you for letting us see the progress.

Re: 67 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration

Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2012 3:53 pm
by FiatBen
rontron2012 wrote:REALLY .............THEY MADE THE SPIDER IN 67 ? IS THAT TRUE MARK?
http://www.fiatspider.com/f08/search.ph ... mit=Search

Re: 67 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration

Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2012 3:51 am
by ital
Great progress there Mick. Would like to point out one thing. The new hub caps you have are the latest production type. The stainless steal is thicker then the originals and will not dent easy (the good part) Unfortunately the bad part is the very poorly made centre logo. (which is just a wafer thin decal) The chrome lettering will become dirty in no time because water with brake dust and dirt will seep behind the plastic disk. Water will also oxides the decal and ruin its beauty. I suggest that you remove the plastic disk and spray automotive clear coat over the logo. (not lacquer based spray can stuff!)

Guaranteed the logos will remain shiny and black for a long time

Unfortunately the 2 small holes will show.

Re: 67 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration

Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 6:47 pm
by Mick124
Thanks Ital,

I have two sets of original hub-caps and will be restoring a set. I too dislike the two holes in the centre cap. It was my intention to also use a set of original centre caps and modify the new outers to fit the old centre...

Regards,

Mick124

Re: 67 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration

Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:05 am
by FiatBen
Any pics of your rotisserie setup, specifically the attach points you used?

Re: 67 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration

Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 9:02 am
by ital
Thanks Ital,

I have two sets of original hub-caps and will be restoring a set. I too dislike the two holes in the centre cap. It was my intention to also use a set of original centre caps and modify the new outers to fit the old centre...

Regards,

Mick124
Excellent idea there Mick!

Re: 67 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration

Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 9:51 pm
by Mick124
Rotisserie was made by the panel beater working on the car. It looks a bit rough but it does the job...

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Support through the grill section and mounting to crossmember mounts.

Rotisserie is quite high. A little too high for my liking..It seems to work though.

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Re: 67 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration

Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 9:02 am
by FiatBen
Do you have pics of the rear mounting points? Thanks!

Re: 67 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration

Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 9:31 pm
by engineerted
The bumper mounts are perfectly acceptable to use for mounting to your rotisserie. That is what I did and so have many other. Sorry no photo, that was seven years ago.


Ted

Re: 67 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration

Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 9:39 pm
by engineerted
engineerted wrote:The bumper mounts are perfectly acceptable to use for mounting to your rotisserie. That is what I did and so have many other. Sorry no photo, that was seven years ago.
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Ted