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Simon124
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New member in Yorkshire UK.

Postby Simon124 » Mon Apr 17, 2017 5:01 pm

Evening all. :D

Picked up a RHD 1980 2.0L injection Spider last week to use as a base for my classic motorsport toy.

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I've spent 30 years competing in UK rallying, the past 10+ years in M3 BMWs; I decided that it was now time for me to seek some 'less focused' events and a RWD classic convertible appealed.

I'd always liked the look of the 124s and they're from an appropriate era for eligibility, but I don't know much about them.
There seems to be some very useful info' on this forum. 8)

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Re: New member in Yorkshire UK.

Postby RRoller123 » Tue Apr 18, 2017 7:00 am

Welcome! That is a beautiful looking car!
'80 FI Spider 2000
'74 and '79 X1/9 (past)
'75 BMW R75/6
2011 Chevy Malibu (daily driver)
2010 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Ext Cab 4WD/STD BED
2002 Edgewater 175CC 80HP 4-Stroke Yamaha
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Postby TwinFast » Tue Apr 18, 2017 12:18 pm

Simon124 wrote:Evening all. :D

Picked up a RHD 1980 2.0L injection Spider last week to use as a base for my classic motorsport toy.


Welcome ... I usually don't like the bumperless spiders, but this one is so nice. - This Fiat is so "british" RHD and old english white :D
Fiat 124 Spider 1.8L 1978
Jaguar XKR 4.2L 2009
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Postby cazzerz » Mon May 01, 2017 10:30 am

Nice looking Spider!
Zach

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Re: New member in Yorkshire UK.

Postby DRUMMOND » Mon May 01, 2017 11:31 pm

Welcome to the forum Simon124

Great looking spider there!

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Re: New member in Yorkshire UK.

Postby Simon124 » Tue May 02, 2017 4:42 pm

Thanks for the welcomes. :D

I've been keeping Mrs Simon happy in the sun on your side of the big Atlantic pond since a couple of days after collecting the Fiat; hence no updates worthy of posting.
I also have a few weeks of incapacity via scalpel + recoup' looming, but the real work will begin in earnest at some point during July.

There's a collection of very useful information on this forum. 8)
As the owner/operator of a few motoring/motorsport forums myself; I've refereed several heated debates and conflicting views about 'search button laziness'.

Is it considered poor form on this forum to ask a direct question of the members, that could possibly be successfully answered via a search? :?:

I've a ton of questions and I can ask them via very specific thread titles.

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Re: New member in Yorkshire UK.

Postby baltobernie » Wed May 03, 2017 5:18 pm

Generally speaking, you'll find the posters here to be quite forgiving of common forum blunders. Even guys WHO SHOUT IN ALL CAPS, post eight (different) problems in their intro and don't identify the model year/engine of the problem they're asking about usually only suffer minor burns, if at all.

By all means, take a stab at the Search button before posting, but solutions are often hidden in earlier posts unhelpfully titled "Help in Michigan", or something equally obtuse. Just like your forums, perennial questions such as, "Which oil/filter is best for my car?" appear every Spring, but are well-tolerated. Don't worry about being too polite; the Canadians have you covered.

Cheers,
Bernard


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