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sledbc

Hello from Northern BC, Canada

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On a spur of the moment deal last week I was able to trade an ATV for a nice little 79 Spider for my wife. It's in really nice condition, new paint, upholstery, but needs some oil leaks and electrical things fixed which we will work on.
Great forum, I can see there is a wealth of knowledge here and it is already much appreciated.

Already bought a nice set of 15" hyperblack wheels from Alisons Automotive and they're on the way.

Here's a picture of my wife's smile when I surprised her with the keys to the car :)

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RRoller123
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Your car is a: 1980 FI SPIDER 2000
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Welcome aboard! You will find plenty of knowledgeable and friendly people here.

Pete
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4uall
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Your car is a: 1980 Fiat Pininfarina Spider 2000 F.I.
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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hello & welcome to the best place on earth :mrgreen:

all three ladies look happy
Jay

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kilrwail
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Your car is a: 1978 Fiat 124 Sport Spider
Location: Perth, Ontario

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Welcome aboard! And nice find! How far north? I have a nephew in Wells.
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narfire
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Your car is a: 1980 124 spider
Location: Naramata B.C.

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Hi there. Where in the great white north do you hang your hat? Northern BC... North of PG?
Anyway this is a great source of info to any issues the fiat might on the VERY odd occasion it needs attention. :wink:
The vendors in the States are great, just have them MAIL your bits and pieces up UPS is rather expensive. An alternative is to contact Ital Motors in Edmonton, they have Fiat and Alfa parts as well.
have fun, the better half looks happy..
Chris
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72 work in progress
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sledbc

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Yes, north of P.G. In Kitimat.
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Kitimat... kinda a straight run to Terrace but I remember some good twisties from there to Rupert... just have to pick the day I suppose. Have a good water tight top.?. :mrgreen:
Nice to see the Fiats in just about all corners of the southern half of the province. Yours must be the most remote I know about on the forum. Perhaps might be one in Finland....kind of out of the main-stream.
There is another recent fellow here from PG who is doing an engine build...
Enjoy and feel free to ask any questions should the new addition act up in any way..
Chris
80 FI spider
72 work in progress
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sledbc

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That's right, I got the car from Terrace actually. Body and paint are real nice, interior is great, engine leaks like a sieve. I'm going to start with one thing at a time, I'd like it to be a nice little reliable run around for the wife on sunny days, that's all. Top is mint :) but wipers don't work :( haha
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If you have a dry covered place this winter to keep out of the little bit of snow that can happen up there :P , a simple engine re-build can be done quite inexpensively. Might consider an intake and carb change to liven up the performance...
Chris
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2018 F350 crew long box
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triple post...
Last edited by narfire on Wed Jul 31, 2013 1:02 am, edited 1 time in total.
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double post... man this sucks...
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sledbc

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narfire wrote:If you have a dry covered place this winter to keep out of the little bit of snow that can happen up there :P , a simple engine re-build can be done quite inexpensively. Might consider an intake and carb change to liven up the performance...
Chris
Yes, It will definitely be kept inside haha. We have had 62" of snow in 24 hrs here before, probably not the best place for a convertible :)
I would totally consider an engine rebuild in the winter if necessary but I would need to find someone to do that for me, I am not taking my winter off of snowmobiling to work on a car :)
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