top removal

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spiderman1
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Your car is a: 1982 Fiat Spider
Location: Greensboro, NC

top removal

Postby spiderman1 » Thu Jul 28, 2016 6:05 pm

Hello Everyone,

Restoration is going well. I am about to remove my top tonight and I cannot find the thread that has good instructions and I dont wont to mess anything up.. Can anyone point me in the right direction for this.

Thanks so much.
David

ORFORD2004
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Your car is a: 1983 PININFARINA
Location: Sherbrooke, Qc, Canada

Re: top removal

Postby ORFORD2004 » Thu Jul 28, 2016 6:26 pm

Remove the 2 cable attach under the rear window. Remove 2 bolt from the mechanism on each side and you can remove the top.

spiderman1
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Your car is a: 1982 Fiat Spider
Location: Greensboro, NC

Re: top removal

Postby spiderman1 » Thu Jul 28, 2016 7:43 pm

are the side bolts a star bit of some sort-mine doesn't seem to have a norm head on it

ORFORD2004
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Your car is a: 1983 PININFARINA
Location: Sherbrooke, Qc, Canada

Re: top removal

Postby ORFORD2004 » Thu Jul 28, 2016 7:51 pm

Mine are regular but who knows if it's original.

ORFORD2004
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Your car is a: 1983 PININFARINA
Location: Sherbrooke, Qc, Canada

Re: top removal

Postby ORFORD2004 » Thu Jul 28, 2016 8:46 pm

star bit
Torx

DRUMMOND
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Your car is a: Fiat Spyder 2000 1980 Pininfarina

Re: top removal

Postby DRUMMOND » Thu Jul 28, 2016 9:43 pm

its normally an Allen key wrench that is required

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