Greetings from (unseasonably grey) Austin, TX!

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124JOE
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Your car is a: 1978 124 fiat spider sport 1800
Location: SO. WI

Re: Greetings from (unseasonably grey) Austin, TX!

Post by 124JOE »

your in good hands steve
when you do everything correct people arent sure youve done anything at all (futurama)
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vandor
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Your car is a: 1971 124 Spider
Location: Texas, USA

Re: Greetings from (unseasonably grey) Austin, TX!

Post by vandor »

Steve,

Sorry, they are a new item and not yet on the site. They are $5 each and you need 2.
You can email me (csaba AT autoricambi DOT us) or call us 682-233-FIAT (3428).

>Or, is there a benefit to installing the bearing style?

It turns smoother, but in reality the leverage of the steering box is so great that it's not a noticeable change.
The stock hydraulic idler is actually kind of hard to move by hand.
Csaba
'71 124 Spider, much modified
'17 124 Abarth, silver
http://italiancarclub.com/csaba/
Co-owner of the best dang Fiat parts place in town
Spiddy

Re: Greetings from (unseasonably grey) Austin, TX!

Post by Spiddy »

Hi, and welcome to the site. Putting aside the spider talk for just a brief moment, I wondered if you can comment on the new Austin race track currently being built to host F1. The last I heard, Bernie Eccleston said he doesn't think it will be ready in time for next year's event as scheduled. Just wondered . . . :roll:

Enjoy the spider and once again, welcome. :D
txSteve

Re: Greetings from (unseasonably grey) Austin, TX!

Post by txSteve »

Hi Spiddy, well that would be interesting since the $250 million pledged from our state government is specifically tied to that race date, unless something has been renegotiated. Does not look good. http://www.insideline.com/car-news/work ... -race.html
Spiddy

Re: Greetings from (unseasonably grey) Austin, TX!

Post by Spiddy »

Thanks for the link, Steve. Very interesting. Sounds like too many fingers in the pie and too many egos. And don't forget, Bernie is a very greedy little billionair - alledgedly :lol: I'll try to follow the progress with interest.

Cheers
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