First timer - 1st project car!

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First timer - 1st project car!

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I needed a new hobby since I recently quit smoking and I thought "why not," I love cars, and the Fiat Spider came up in a search and less than a week later, I bought one! I'm looking forward to the process, the experience, the pain, and the pleasure!

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Welcome to the forum! One thing's for sure there's plenty of pleasure while there will also be periods of pain. I just hope you don't get the urge to light up during periods of pain. Keep the pleasure my friend! :)
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What year is your Spider? Can you post some pics, please?
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Hello & welcome to the greatest place on earth :mrgreen: Plenty of support on all levels here :wink:
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I'll post some "pre-mod" pics as soon as I set up the pic site.
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Post by 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

This short instruction covers how to resize pictures so that they don’t get cut off at the right side:

http://www.fiatspider.com/f08/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=30441

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

Once Again, Welcome!

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1978 Fiat Spider, PreMods!
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Thats a nice car. If you change those wheels let me know, I like :)
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New tires and wheels are going on this week, are you interested in the wheels? The rubber is almost perished, but the wheels need a new home. Let me know.
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Interested. If tires are shot then wheels only would be ok. Are they 13" ? You can pm me prices or my email is briang1964@hotmail.com. Thanks! Brian
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Re: First timer - 1st project car!

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Cool, I'll do so tomorrow.
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Those wheels do look good. Not familiar with them, anybody know what they are?

Are they 13 inchers or what?
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Did a little researching today, they're a 13" CMS??? other than that I got nothing...
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nice looking car. as you've already found, lots of parts bought / sold here, as well as through some quality vendors who are also forum members/admin. lots of advice too for when you need it. welcome.
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Yep, great forum! Ready to get my hands dirty!
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