Time to Rebuild My '79

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124JOE
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Joined: Fri Jun 24, 2011 7:11 pm
Your car is a: 1978 124 fiat spider sport 1800
Location: SO. WI

Re: Time to Rebuild My '79

Postby 124JOE » Sat Apr 23, 2016 7:57 pm

im so jelous :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
when you do everything correct people arent sure youve done anything at all (futurama)
ul1joe@yahoo.com 124joe@gmail.com

msjulian
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Joined: Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:19 pm
Your car is a: 1979 Spider 2000
Location: Newburgh, IN

Re: Time to Rebuild My '79

Postby msjulian » Tue Apr 26, 2016 2:45 pm

Christmas in April...

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Thanks Autoricambi for the great service!

msjulian
Posts: 32
Joined: Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:19 pm
Your car is a: 1979 Spider 2000
Location: Newburgh, IN

Re: Time to Rebuild My '79

Postby msjulian » Wed Apr 27, 2016 6:59 pm

After a good bath to wash off 37 years of gunk and replacing the shift forks, synchros and springs it's time to put it all back together. Can't wait to be able to use use 4th gear again without having to bitch slap it in to gear.

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msjulian
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Joined: Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:19 pm
Your car is a: 1979 Spider 2000
Location: Newburgh, IN

Re: Time to Rebuild My '79

Postby msjulian » Mon May 02, 2016 9:14 pm

Trans rebuild finished and ready to go back in. Just waiting for the block to be bored and then on to the paint and body work...

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vandor
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Joined: Sat May 23, 2009 1:23 pm
Your car is a: 1971 124 Spider
Location: Texas, USA

Re: Time to Rebuild My '79

Postby vandor » Tue May 03, 2016 11:25 pm

Sure looks nice! In the pic from April 27th the bolt for the 5-R shift fork is not installed. I hope you did not forget about it :-)
Csaba
'71 124 Spider, much modified
'17 124 Abarth, silver
http://italiancarclub.com/csaba/
Co-owner of the best dang Fiat parts place in town

msjulian
Posts: 32
Joined: Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:19 pm
Your car is a: 1979 Spider 2000
Location: Newburgh, IN

Re: Time to Rebuild My '79

Postby msjulian » Wed May 04, 2016 8:18 am

I think that was taken before I installed the shifter rod...

I did have a question about your short shifter adapter. How much shorter is it then the stock chrome shifter?? I was wanting to get the shifter down so it doesn't look like a shifter out of a rat rod.

vandor
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Joined: Sat May 23, 2009 1:23 pm
Your car is a: 1971 124 Spider
Location: Texas, USA

Re: Time to Rebuild My '79

Postby vandor » Wed May 04, 2016 11:12 pm

Around 4" shorter, from memory.
Csaba
'71 124 Spider, much modified
'17 124 Abarth, silver
http://italiancarclub.com/csaba/
Co-owner of the best dang Fiat parts place in town


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