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PeterR2170

Hi from Vancouver, BC

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Hello everyone. Just purchased my first Spider and looking forward to getting it back on the road. Hope to get some pointers from you guys. Have a great day. Thanx. :)
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AriK
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Another Canadian on board! Welcome to the forum. We expect you to share some pics with us soon! Pete will leave you instructions shortly! :D
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PeterR2170

Welcome. I'm also in the city.

Happy to point you to anything that may be helpful nearby.

Also happy to trade parts!!

Cheers,

Jordan
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Hi there, sounds like rain for Sat but next week sounds like a good time to be on the road.
So, some little details.... what year spider, locally bought? I believe there have been several for sale lately that look pretty good. There was one over in the Kootenays that looked really nice, just a pain to get to.
Keep fathers day circled for another reason...best of Italy and France in North Van.
Good luck and take a few pics and post them.
Chris
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Welcome aboard! You will find plenty of knowledgeable and friendly people here.

Here is a thread on how to post pictures directly to the forum:

http://www.fiatspider.com/f08/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=21014

And here is another picture-posting thread:

http://www.fiatspider.com/f08/viewtopic ... 12&t=23084

And here is a link to a map of Spider owner’s locations. Many forum members have listed their locations.

https://www.zeemaps.com/map?group=191825

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Welcome from the Island, Peter! You will find the folks on this forum to be invaluable as you go through your Fiat journey.
You might also find Clemente Motors on Kingsway to be a big help if you get in to real trouble.
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Thanx for the warm welcome. What I have is 1975 Spider. Got it at an auction, so don't have much history about it. Looks mostly original from what I can tell. Still working on getting keys cut since it didn't have any. Needs some work but not hopeless. :wink: Goal for this year is to get it running and fix the interior so maybe I can enjoy taking it out for a ride.
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I'll post some pics soon.
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PeterR2170 wrote:and fix the interior so maybe I can enjoy taking it out for a ride.
There is a fellow in W Van with plenty of interior parts. Check CL Van and you'll see some of the stuff for sale.
Chris
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[/quote]There is a fellow in W Van with plenty of interior parts. Check CL Van and you'll see some of the stuff for sale.
Chris[/quote]

Thanx for the tip Chris. I'll check it out.
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Peter, I should mention he has plenty of other stuff not mentioned. I stopped by there last Sunday when I was down and bought a FI fuel pump. I already had bought a spare engine, tranny and top from the fellow. Good guy to deal with.
Grant out in Surrey has a few things as well. He has a couple of heads, one with SerraL1 40/80 cams.
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narfire wrote:Peter, I should mention he has plenty of other stuff not mentioned. I stopped by there last Sunday when I was down and bought a FI fuel pump. I already had bought a spare engine, tranny and top from the fellow. Good guy to deal with.
Chris
I couldn't find it on CL. Do you have a link for his posting Chris ?
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email me at okcustomcut@gmail.com and I'll pass the info along.
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Hello there, glad to have another member in jolly old BC!
Regards,
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