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79 Fiat

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 9:17 pm
by rodman
My girl said yes.... Was looking at that MG in my early thread. But just found 1979 spider going to look at it in am. Girl friend said buy it. I have F250 Diesel think would be safe pull it with tow dolly??? What kinda rims are those???

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Re: 79 Fiat

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 9:40 pm
by BEEK
i need a better picture of the wheels

Re: 79 Fiat

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:23 pm
by rodman
BEEK wrote:i need a better picture of the wheels
Best i can until in morning I am going to go look at it.


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Re: 79 Fiat

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 11:02 pm
by Tobi
The wheels look like front wheel drive wheels with a wrong offset/big spacers.

Re: 79 Fiat

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 12:55 am
by Weelan
Wow cool. I had read your mgb post. No offence to the mgb but, the spider has way better lines. Hopefully the car checks out. Anything that could deter you? Sounded like in the other thread that you were looking for a serious challenge. This one looks like it has a lot of things that you can work on, hope the bones check out.

Re: 79 Fiat

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 8:22 am
by rodman
Weelan wrote:Wow cool. I had read your mgb post. No offence to the mgb but, the spider has way better lines. Hopefully the car checks out. Anything that could deter you? Sounded like in the other thread that you were looking for a serious challenge. This one looks like it has a lot of things that you can work on, hope the bones check out.
Challenge lol have you seen my current threads on restore im doing on my 1980 spider??

Re: 79 Fiat

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 9:05 am
by azruss
nice score. good choice. they both look like some work involved in getting them going. when all is said and done, the Fiat is a much more refined car. When i drive a Spider, i am always reminded of what a modern car it was in its time, where a MGB always had that "way-back" engineering. It was old technology even when it was new.

Re: 79 Fiat

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 9:15 am
by 4uall
Congrats :wink: Your whole world is about to change..........................for the better :mrgreen:

Re: 79 Fiat

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 9:57 am
by Weelan
rodman wrote:Challenge lol have you seen my current threads on restore im doing on my 1980 spider??
Oh haha, I didn't put 2 and 2 together. so then... Why another project when you have one that needs so much attention? Just cause? or to fill in the time between waiting for things on one car?

Re: 79 Fiat

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 2:42 pm
by rodman
Didnt buy it, rust and it would not turn over...

Re: 79 Fiat

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 9:59 pm
by 124JOE
the rims look like factory seel rims "iron cross"with beauty rings

Re: 79 Fiat

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 10:20 pm
by rodman
124JOE wrote:the rims look like factory seel rims "iron cross"with beauty rings
Yes that is correct... It would not start ' or turn over so I didn't want to take a chance being I had to haul it 700 miles on a trailer.

Re: 79 Fiat

Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 5:30 pm
by 124JOE
i got mine in reno
it did start
i drove it back to WI