Hi from south carolina!

[dougpaulburdick1200]

Hi everyone, I'm Doug Burdick from south Carolina. It's been awhile since I've been on this site. I've been busy with family and work. Now that I'm about to retire, I can get on with my projects. I'm now in the middle of restoring a '59 1200 cabriolet. I have to use a more modern TC engine because the PO swapped out the original motor for a Ford Kent engine. I would have stuck with that but it threw a rod at some point before I got it. So it will now have a 1800 TC with a Lancia Scorpion exhaust cam housing which doesn't have the mount for the distributor, as I'll be using a block mounted distributor that has been converted to electronic ignition. I'll use a five speed that came with the engine, both of which came from a '77 spider.

[124JOE]

hello and welcome
you will find lots of info for you here

[RRoller123]

Welcome aboard! You will find plenty of knowledgeable and friendly people here.

Here is a thread on how to post pictures directly to the forum:

http://www.fiatspider.com/f08/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=21014

And here is another picture-posting thread:

http://www.fiatspider.com/f08/viewtopic ... 12&t=23084

And here is a link to a map of Spider owner’s locations. Many forum members have listed their locations.

https://www.zeemaps.com/map?group=191825

Pete

[AriK]

Hello Doug and welcome to the forum. That's quite the the artifact you have there. I believe your car originally came with an overhead valve engine that produced about 60 hp with a 0-60 mph clocked at 19 seconds. I don't think that there are other 1200 owners on this forum but there are surely lots of experts here who can help you debug any issues with with your twin-cam & 5 speed once you figure the logistics of the transplant. I'm sure you'll gain 7-9 seconds on your time as this car is almost 500 pounds lighter than a Spider. Happy retirement!

[dougpaulburdick1200]

Hello Doug and welcome to the forum. That's quite the the artifact you have there. I believe your car originally came with an overhead valve engine that produced about 60 hp with a 0-60 mph clocked at 19 seconds. I don't think that there are other 1200 owners on this forum but there are surely lots of experts here who can help you debug any issues with with your twin-cam & 5 speed once you figure the logistics of the transplant. I'm sure you'll gain 7-9 seconds on your time as this car is almost 500 pounds lighter than a Spider. Happy retirement!

Thanks everyone! Yeah, she would have had a nice, 1200cc pushrod engine, I think. But someone tossed it for a ford kent engine. Now she sports a 1800TC I got from a '77 spider. I just have to have the drive shaft lengthened, and finish the front disc brake upgrade. I have a set of front discs and the spindles from a 1500, with more power I need more brakes!