69 Spider owner from Indiana

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fiathead

69 Spider owner from Indiana

Post by fiathead »

Hi,
I own a 1969 Fiat Spider that was modified by Jerrari Imports back in 1972 and am located in Greenwood, Indiana. I'm the third owner of this car and have had it for about 14 years now. The car is largely original with around 50% original paint. The Jerrari shops modified the ignition with a Judson Magneto, installed a Weber 40DCN14 carb, aggressive cams, ported and polished the head and installed headers and a different exhaust. The suspension was lowered with Koni Reds (may have been Spax originally) and different front and added rear sway bars along with different wheels. Most of their work is intact as originally installed.

This is my 4th Spider. The others were a '77, '76 and '69. The '76 and '69 were both bought as basket cases and where parted out. The '77 was restored, then sold back in 2001. I'm on the hunt for another Spider project and am really glad to have found this website.

Tim
2ndwind
Posts: 548
Joined: Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:17 pm
Your car is a: 1982 Spider
Location: Cincinnati OH

Re: 69 Spider owner from Indiana

Post by 2ndwind »

Congrats on finding us! Although there are MANY helpful folks on this site we can always use more help from an experienced FIAT enthusiast (Is that a Fiatist?) like yourself.
Steve
1982 Red Spider 2000
1919 Old Town Sailing Canoe
FiatBen

Re: 69 Spider owner from Indiana

Post by FiatBen »

2ndwind wrote:Congrats on finding us! Although there are MANY helpful folks on this site we can always use more help from an experienced FIAT enthusiast (Is that a Fiatist?) like yourself.
That would be "Fiatista" :)
IndyMark

Re: 69 Spider owner from Indiana

Post by IndyMark »

Hey Tim, Its about time you joined the forum.
fiathead

Re: 69 Spider owner from Indiana

Post by fiathead »

Thanks for the welcome guys. The F.U.N event last month has reignited my interest in these cars. I've been trying to put miles on my Spider every day the weather allows and life is better because of it. I had forgotten just how much stress can be relieved with a drive in a Spider. It comes close to burning a box of 10mm through a Delta Elite in how much stress disappears.

BTW, missed you at the coffee thing this weekend.

Tim
xjware
Posts: 95
Joined: Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:29 pm
Your car is a: 1978 124 Sport Spider
Location: Fishers (Indy), IN

Re: 69 Spider owner from Indiana

Post by xjware »

South Side is soooo far away :lol:
1978 124 Spider
Central Indiana Italian Car Association
http://www.ciica.me/
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