Fiat Parts Ordered! Both T Bird and X1/9 projects are go!

Kinja'd!!! "ImmoralMinority" (araimondo)
12/08/2019 at 17:22 • Filed to: None

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Trying to get the X1/9 on the road for Mrs. IM as a Christmas present. The parts place also has cars. The Lancia Beta Zagato was the car that inspired Griffith to build the Sunchaser, and was a direct competitor. In 1981, the Lancia was more expensive than the ‘chaser, except for the fully loaded GT Sunchaser (like mine, humblebrag) .

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T Bird will go in this week for a little more follow up. A wiring harness melted (which we need to figure out why) so we have no wipers or turn signals, and I had to order a replacement license plate light. My son comes home from college next week, and we are going to take it to the grumpy interior restoration guy together to get the estimate for that phase of the project. If I get the Fiat on the road, we will take it to him for the same type of estimate. The Fiat is in pretty good shape, but it needs a new windshield and new window and door seals. They are desiccated all to hell.

It has been a while, Oppo, but you are going to see progress.


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Kinja'd!!! themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > ImmoralMinority
12/08/2019 at 17:36

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Nice!

I found a guy with a bunch of fiero gas tanks for sale at a reasonable price. He got me a good one so now I just need to get some straps and the repair shop next to the storage place will do the swap when they get some free time this winter. Gonna be a good December for Oppo  projects, it seems 


Kinja'd!!! RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > ImmoralMinority
12/08/2019 at 17:52

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Ooooo, excited for sure on more X1/9 updates! :D


Kinja'd!!! SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > ImmoralMinority
12/08/2019 at 18:31

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Please keep posting, sir.  I have a rust-free X-er myself-- motor swap awaits.


Kinja'd!!! carcrazydan738 > ImmoralMinority
12/09/2019 at 08:48

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Great news! I love those fiats! Good luck on the T-bird too!