Connors Spider

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BEEK
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Connors Spider

Postby BEEK » Sun Feb 26, 2017 9:33 pm

My son was wanting his first car. We already had a 3000gt for him which he wanted real bad. But the insurance was not going to let that happen. So after checking insurance rates for a 16 year old in florida a mazda miata was one of the cheapest cars we could find. He reluctantly agreed to drive one of those as his first car. So we were off to find a car. We looked at many cars most were a POS that were in his price range (2500.00). On the way to the last one we saw a spider on the side of the road. No for sale sign or anything, just a spider sitting on the side of the remote country road. We decided to take the scenic route. This was the only way we even ran across this car.



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1977 spider 60k miles. very original! floorboards are perfect but there is body rust. So for 1500.00 it was his car.

he now has 1000.00 to spent to make it roadworthy.

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In all my years working on fiats i have never seen a gas tank in this poor shape. It crumbled with a touch, The paint was the only thing keeping the structure.
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75 spider
, 6 Lancia Scorpions, 2018 Abarth Spider, 500X wifes, 500L 3 82 Zagatos. 82 spider 34k original miles, 83 pininfarina, 8 fiat spider parts cars
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fiat218
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Re: Connors Spider

Postby fiat218 » Sun Feb 26, 2017 10:51 pm

Holy crap. So if the tank is that bad hows the rest
Jim
East Grand Forks MN
1970 Fiat Spider BS1 ( FOR SALE
1969 124 AS Spider
2017 Abrath
2018 Alfa Romeo 4c Spider

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Re: Connors Spider

Postby BEEK » Mon Feb 27, 2017 5:36 am

floorboards and shock towers are perfect, has rust in the usual body places. Rockers were rotten, but behind them was perfect. I will add pictures soon
Automotive Service Technology Instructor (34 year Fiat mechanic)
75 spider
, 6 Lancia Scorpions, 2018 Abarth Spider, 500X wifes, 500L 3 82 Zagatos. 82 spider 34k original miles, 83 pininfarina, 8 fiat spider parts cars
son has 78 spider

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Re: Connors Spider

Postby RRoller123 » Mon Feb 27, 2017 5:58 am

That is going to be fun, Father and Son projects are the best! My son Tim is a skydiving expert...... um, we don't do that together.
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Re: Connors Spider

Postby fiat218 » Mon Feb 27, 2017 2:18 pm

RRoller123 wrote:That is going to be fun, Father and Son projects are the best! My son Tim is a skydiving expert...... um, we don't do that together.

:lol: chicken
Jim
East Grand Forks MN
1970 Fiat Spider BS1 ( FOR SALE
1969 124 AS Spider
2017 Abrath
2018 Alfa Romeo 4c Spider

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Re: Connors Spider

Postby RRoller123 » Mon Feb 27, 2017 4:53 pm

Agreed! :mrgreen:
'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
2003 Jaguar XK8
2003 Jaguar XKR
2021 Jayco 22RB
2019 Bianchi Torino Bicycle

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Re: Connors Spider

Postby AriK » Mon Feb 27, 2017 6:37 pm

Floorboards, shock towers and rocker panels perfect...that gas tank!!!? :shock: if that's the effect of ethanol gas, God help us.

BEEK
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Re: Connors Spider

Postby BEEK » Mon Feb 27, 2017 9:21 pm

rockers were shot, but the structure behind the rockers is perfect
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75 spider
, 6 Lancia Scorpions, 2018 Abarth Spider, 500X wifes, 500L 3 82 Zagatos. 82 spider 34k original miles, 83 pininfarina, 8 fiat spider parts cars
son has 78 spider

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Re: Connors Spider

Postby ORFORD2004 » Mon Feb 27, 2017 10:10 pm

if that's the effect of ethanol gas

You should know those americains better. It was MOONSHINE :lol:

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Re: Connors Spider

Postby fiat218 » Mon Feb 27, 2017 10:14 pm

So water prolly got in the tank, how eles would that rust thru
Jim
East Grand Forks MN
1970 Fiat Spider BS1 ( FOR SALE
1969 124 AS Spider
2017 Abrath
2018 Alfa Romeo 4c Spider

BEEK
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Re: Connors Spider

Postby BEEK » Thu Mar 02, 2017 9:08 pm

pictures of the body rust

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the trunk after fuel tank removed

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the front suspension

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the shock towers

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after the students removed the front suspension

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i have never seen a shock come apart this way, we did not take it apart, it was this way when we took the car apart

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students busy at work taking apart the suspension, Connor is the close one on the right

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Automotive Service Technology Instructor (34 year Fiat mechanic)
75 spider
, 6 Lancia Scorpions, 2018 Abarth Spider, 500X wifes, 500L 3 82 Zagatos. 82 spider 34k original miles, 83 pininfarina, 8 fiat spider parts cars
son has 78 spider


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