paint it black, baby

So Cal Mark · Post by **So Cal Mark** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:38 am

We've been working on a 78 Spider for a soldier that's deployed in Iraq. It's been converted to FI. We just got it back from the paint shop, changing the color from green to black. Next up is a new top and weatherstrip.

mbouse · Post by **mbouse** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:07 am

looks nice mark. but, i thought arnie schwartzkaput was going to make black cars illegal in smog heaven... or was that somewheres else?

So Cal Mark · Post by **So Cal Mark** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:32 am

this car doesn't have ac, so it's considered a heat storage source. We'll park it inside during the winter and used the stored energy as heat for the shop

mbouse · Post by **mbouse** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:49 pm

now, that is innovation!

tonyfromjersey · Post by **tonyfromjersey** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 3:17 pm

Mark,

That's awesome. If I didn't live a continent away I'd come help. Have you been keeping him updated or will it be a surprise when he gets back?

I was ordering parts from my deployed location, so my wife kept telling me "there's all these boxes showing up at the house." I told her it was TOP SECRET military equipment and not to open it. Too bad after almost 20 years of marriage and 21 years of service and counting she knows I'm full of crap.

Tony

azygoustoyou · Post by **azygoustoyou** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 3:20 pm

Looks awesome! You won't want to show to him until he gets back. Or else he'll want to go AWOL

So Cal Mark · Post by **So Cal Mark** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 3:30 pm

we've been keeping him updated regularly with pics, so it won't be a surprise. He's very excited to come home on leave in Aug and drive the car for a couple of weeks

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 11:27 pm

Nice work, that really looks good. I know nothing could cheer me up after being deployed for so long like driving a Fiat when I got home. He'll really appreciate that. Definitely for a deserving person.

adrians · Post by **adrians** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 5:14 pm

Mark,

Was it standard FI or aftermarket ?

So Cal Mark · Post by **So Cal Mark** » Sat Aug 01, 2009 10:05 pm

it was a complete stock FI system swapped onto the 1800. The car runs well and passed the smog check with flying colors. It's turning into a nice car, after lots of effort. Here are the latest pics of the new top and emblems. Next up is a dash and console

mdrburchette · Post by **mdrburchette** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 7:56 am

Very nice, Mark!

carl55 · Post by **carl55** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 8:51 pm

Hi Mark
Does it still have the smog pump ? If not, how much stuff could you remove ?
Carl

So Cal Mark · Post by **So Cal Mark** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 1:15 am

the FI does not require a smog pump or egr. It uses an O2 sensor, catalyst and evaporative system. We took it through the referee system and they approve the modifications and affix a new tag to the door jamb with the required equipment listed

So Cal Mark · Post by **So Cal Mark** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 1:47 am

we had the dash recovered in vinyl. The first pics are of the original dash and wood. The latter pics show the newly covered dash and the wood kit we offer

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