Hi,

I have decided to show some details of the renovation of my Fiat 124 Spider 76. The most of photos below were made about one year ago. I suppose that for the most of the members presented project isn't anything new, but I decided to share with you.

I bought my car at the beginning of year 2009. The condition of the Spider wasn't bad, but car wasn't running. Of course, the engine was seriously damage. The engine was totally blocked...

Dismantle of engine




Signs of the problem
The wrong timing of the belt or the valve was weak..Results are clear.


The camshaft also was a problem.


The new engine for the Spider
I decided to buy another engine with gearbox and renovate it.



Restoration of the new engine





Taking out an old engine



The new engine is ready





In the big short it is the end of the restoration of the engine in my navy blue Spider.
If will be interest I can add more photos of renovation other parts of the car.

Regards,
Blaise

Very interesting !
Bad valve !

Oh man! May I never have to see that first hand... ouch!



Best of luck bringing it back to live. And thank you for sharing the process.

Just a quick question. I always wondered if the color in my car is an original color. Yours looks a lot like mine. Is that a metallic blue? If so, is it original? If so, can you provide the color code?

Unfortunately, I don't have a info about the code in the car, so I can't tell it exactly. The guy who is renovating the cars tell me that my code is:
- BLU LORD 438
I suppose that you know this site.There are informations about color paint code - http://www.spidercenter.com/

I will add the photos of my car soon, so you will can see it in details.

Blaise