My 1967 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration Journey

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Mick124
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Your car is a: 1967 Fiat 124 Spider

My 1967 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration Journey

Postby Mick124 » Wed Aug 08, 2012 10:59 pm

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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djape1977
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Your car is a: 1970 fiat 124bc
Location: Belgrade, Serbia, eastern Europe

Re: 67 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration

Postby djape1977 » Thu Aug 09, 2012 5:09 am

sweet!
keep it up!

Weelan
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Your car is a: 1979 spider
Location: San Antonio, TX

Re: 67 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration

Postby Weelan » Thu Aug 09, 2012 1:28 pm

Looks great so far! Gonna be awesome when it's done getting painted!
-Ryan

1979 Fiat Spider

deftone

Re: 67 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration

Postby deftone » Sat Sep 15, 2012 7:23 am

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.

rontron2012

Re: 67 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration

Postby rontron2012 » Sat Sep 15, 2012 10:36 am

REALLY .............THEY MADE THE SPIDER IN 67 ? IS THAT TRUE MARK?

Gunsmith

Re: 67 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration

Postby Gunsmith » Sat Sep 15, 2012 11:32 am

What a great project! Thank you for letting us see the progress.

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FiatBen
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Your car is a: 1969 124 and 6 more
Location: northwest Arkansas

Re: 67 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration

Postby FiatBen » Sat Sep 15, 2012 3:53 pm

rontron2012 wrote:REALLY .............THEY MADE THE SPIDER IN 67 ? IS THAT TRUE MARK?


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Hillbilly in northwest Arkansas with more Spiders than cents :)

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ital
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Your car is a: 124 sport coupe 1972

Re: 67 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration

Postby ital » Sun Sep 16, 2012 3:51 am

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.
the new Fiat 124 coupe only website @

http://www.fiat124sportcoupe.com

Mick124
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Your car is a: 1967 Fiat 124 Spider

Re: 67 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration

Postby Mick124 » Mon Sep 17, 2012 6:47 pm

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

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FiatBen
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Your car is a: 1969 124 and 6 more
Location: northwest Arkansas

Re: 67 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration

Postby FiatBen » Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:05 am

Any pics of your rotisserie setup, specifically the attach points you used?
Hillbilly in northwest Arkansas with more Spiders than cents :)

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ital
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Your car is a: 124 sport coupe 1972

Re: 67 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration

Postby ital » Tue Sep 18, 2012 9:02 am

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!
the new Fiat 124 coupe only website @

http://www.fiat124sportcoupe.com

Mick124
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Your car is a: 1967 Fiat 124 Spider

Re: 67 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration

Postby Mick124 » Tue Sep 18, 2012 9:51 pm

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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FiatBen
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Your car is a: 1969 124 and 6 more
Location: northwest Arkansas

Re: 67 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration

Postby FiatBen » Wed Sep 19, 2012 9:02 am

Do you have pics of the rear mounting points? Thanks!
Hillbilly in northwest Arkansas with more Spiders than cents :)

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engineerted
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Your car is a: 1974 124 spider
Location: Farmington Hills, MI

Re: 67 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration

Postby engineerted » Wed Sep 19, 2012 9:31 pm

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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1978 124 Spider, Complete Restoration
1974 Fiat 124 F Production Race car

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engineerted
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Your car is a: 1974 124 spider
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Re: 67 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration

Postby engineerted » Wed Sep 19, 2012 9:39 pm

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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1978 124 Spider, Complete Restoration
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