Recent 2nd owner of an '80 FI Spider. Totally rust free, but some missing small parts:
The chrome bezel around the dimmer knob in the light pannel. Can't find a source. Suggestions appreciated. Or, does anyone know the size & thread count so I can approach some options.
Can't find a sun visor clip (ie adjacent to the rear view mirror).
Missing the latch for the passenger side "wing" window.
Disclosure and Promise: I previously restored an MG-TF 1500 to show condition, meaning that it got to the point that I would no longer drive it. I've had to confirm that I won't go to the same extreme again....but its getting close.
JB
Spider in Sacramento, CA
-
SunnySideUp
- Posts: 640
- Joined: Fri Apr 09, 2010 3:02 pm
- Your car is a: SOLD
Re: Spider in Sacramento, CA
Welcome to the forum and congrats on your '80 Spider. Put an ad in the "Cars/Parts Wanted" section for the bits you need and you'll probably get a response relatively quickly.
As for the "afraid to drive" scenario, just leave a small ding or scratch on it somewhere.
That may help alleviate the fear of someone putting one on for you and you can go about just enjoying the car with its "character marks."
As for the "afraid to drive" scenario, just leave a small ding or scratch on it somewhere.
That may help alleviate the fear of someone putting one on for you and you can go about just enjoying the car with its "character marks."SunnySideUp
-
RRoller123
- Patron 2020
- Posts: 8179
- Joined: Sun Nov 13, 2011 2:04 pm
- Your car is a: 1980 FI SPIDER 2000
- Location: SAGAMORE BEACH, MA USA
Re: Spider in Sacramento, CA
Welcome!
This is a procedure that I have been developing for a little while on how to post pictures here in the Forum. Hope it is useful, and comments are always welcome.
HOW TO POST PICTURES IN FIATSPIDER.COM
Well that picture-posting thing sure is confusing. Took me forever to figure it out. Here is what I do:
First, you must post your pictures on photobucket.com or one of the similar competing websites. You can't post pics directly from your computer. So set up a free account there first. The instructions here reference photobucket.com.
Then in your FS.com post, look for the "Img" box at the top of the post, #9 from the left in the row of command icons.
Put the cursor where you want the pic to appear in the post (leave a few spaces after text is a good idea) and click the "Img" button/icon above.
Then go to the photobucket.com site (or competitor) and find your pic. Hover the cursor over the pic and a drop down menu will appear. Then click the "Direct Link" or similar button. In Photobucket, it will respond with a "copied" indication.
Go back to your FS.com post and make sure the cursor is EXACTLY in between the 2 Img boxes: [img](cursor%20in%20here)[/img] then right click and hit "paste" and the web link for the pic will show up in between the 2 img boxes. DON'T hit the IMG button a second time. MOVE your cursor out of the IMG info you just created before you hit enter.
Now when you post the post, the pic will be there!
Remember that if you delete the photobucket "master" pic, it will no longer appear in the posting here on FS.com
Also: there is a size limit to the pictures that can be displayed here, I think it is 750 pixels in width, someone correct me if I am wrong. So you may need to resize (typically downsize) the pics so that they fit properly and all of the pic is displayed and not cropped. What I do is really simple: I email the original picture to myself within AOL. AOL will automatically prompt you to see if you want the picture "optimized". Say "yes" and send this new pic to yourself. I then save it with a "small" addendum to the picture name and put this optimized picture up on photobucket. It works every single time like a charm.
This is a procedure that I have been developing for a little while on how to post pictures here in the Forum. Hope it is useful, and comments are always welcome.
HOW TO POST PICTURES IN FIATSPIDER.COM
Well that picture-posting thing sure is confusing. Took me forever to figure it out. Here is what I do:
First, you must post your pictures on photobucket.com or one of the similar competing websites. You can't post pics directly from your computer. So set up a free account there first. The instructions here reference photobucket.com.
Then in your FS.com post, look for the "Img" box at the top of the post, #9 from the left in the row of command icons.
Put the cursor where you want the pic to appear in the post (leave a few spaces after text is a good idea) and click the "Img" button/icon above.
Then go to the photobucket.com site (or competitor) and find your pic. Hover the cursor over the pic and a drop down menu will appear. Then click the "Direct Link" or similar button. In Photobucket, it will respond with a "copied" indication.
Go back to your FS.com post and make sure the cursor is EXACTLY in between the 2 Img boxes: [img](cursor%20in%20here)[/img] then right click and hit "paste" and the web link for the pic will show up in between the 2 img boxes. DON'T hit the IMG button a second time. MOVE your cursor out of the IMG info you just created before you hit enter.
Now when you post the post, the pic will be there!
Remember that if you delete the photobucket "master" pic, it will no longer appear in the posting here on FS.com
Also: there is a size limit to the pictures that can be displayed here, I think it is 750 pixels in width, someone correct me if I am wrong. So you may need to resize (typically downsize) the pics so that they fit properly and all of the pic is displayed and not cropped. What I do is really simple: I email the original picture to myself within AOL. AOL will automatically prompt you to see if you want the picture "optimized". Say "yes" and send this new pic to yourself. I then save it with a "small" addendum to the picture name and put this optimized picture up on photobucket. It works every single time like a charm.
'80 FI Spider 2000
'74 and '79 X1/9 (past)
'75 BMW R75/6
2011 Chevy Malibu (daily driver)
2010 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Ext Cab 4WD/STD BED
2002 Edgewater 175CC 80HP 4-Stroke Yamaha
2003 Jaguar XK8
2003 Jaguar XKR
2021 Jayco 22RB
2019 Bianchi Torino Bicycle
'74 and '79 X1/9 (past)
'75 BMW R75/6
2011 Chevy Malibu (daily driver)
2010 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Ext Cab 4WD/STD BED
2002 Edgewater 175CC 80HP 4-Stroke Yamaha
2003 Jaguar XK8
2003 Jaguar XKR
2021 Jayco 22RB
2019 Bianchi Torino Bicycle
-
rocky
Re: Spider in Sacramento, CA
JB,
Welcome. I just now saw your post. Since you're in Sacramento, Gary Chartrand, aka Spyderman, has a whole garage full of spider parts. He lives in Sacramento on "U" Street. His contact number is 916-505-7171. Really a great guy and knowledgeable about our cars. Good luck.
Greg
'77 Spider
Welcome. I just now saw your post. Since you're in Sacramento, Gary Chartrand, aka Spyderman, has a whole garage full of spider parts. He lives in Sacramento on "U" Street. His contact number is 916-505-7171. Really a great guy and knowledgeable about our cars. Good luck.
Greg
'77 Spider