Found some really nice wider rims on eBay from South America with the 4x98 bolt pattern and took a chance but they turned out incredible and I have not seen any like them since. Rubber came from TireRack, nice autocross stuff but they are now 6 years old and have seen little pavement so probably not up par. Upgraded the suspension with International Auto's package including performance springs and 1" front sway. Still need to get the rear sway but it is not a priority and not really sure I will need one based on how the car feels. I changed out the exhaust with a performance header running to a Hushmaster muffler by Flowmaster and the way the muffler fits it will be hard to get a rear sway bar in anyway. I found dual down draft Weber (IDF40 13 15's) and although they indicated on eBay "just out of my car, runs great" they were pretty rough and had them completely rebuilt by some really great old dude in Sacramento that new a lot about carbs. For the interior I switched out all panels from red to black, put in a roll bar and have attempted to put in a stereo system that you can hear with the top down. Stereo is not the priority so it does not work but did for a while and sounded amazing (I think I blew something up again). Interior looks pretty sharp but the car only has 48K and has been garaged so there was not much to do here. Outside the car was in incredible shape with hardly a speck of rust anywhere. The guy before me had the entire undercarriage coated with some sort of a sealer, no rust underneath anywhere.
So, with all this, I finely got everything together and actually got her out on the road. After a few drives she started to quiet down some and smooth out although I knew I still needed to tune the carbs better. Smiles all around, I was back in my Fiat and after almost 10 years of looking at her she was finally out. Then, on the way to work one morning, the back rear wheels started to cease and warped both rotors. The problem was the rear break positioning valve had given up which I was able to get through IA. This is where I tend to screw up a simple fix, like stripping the brake line nut, which I did. So now my car sits again for multiple reasons; money, knowledge about repairing brake lines and where do you find them.
I decided to post my story in hopes there is another Fiat nut here in Portland who knows more than I and would be willing to share some knowledge. In addition to fixing the brake lines, I would also like to fine tune the carbs and eventually rebuild a spare engine that came with the car. With the dual carbs and header, I am missing the cam upgrade and thought it would be fun to rebuild the engine and truly set it up for autocross. Cheers, Mike
This forum has been a life saver for me. Lots of knowledgeable and friendly folk here.