New 77 Spider owner in WV

[Bluehills]

I won the bid. My little Fiat was donated to a school and has been sitting for several years until they sold it on auction. So far I've found the driver front fender is rusted and it won't start. It will hold a charge though. I am looking forward to getting her back in top condition and on the road again. Anything you can tell me about where to find parts is very welcome.

[joelittel]

Autoricambi.us
allisonsautomotive.com
Vickauto.com
Midwest-bayless.com
Mrfiat.com
The parts for sale section on this site
Bruce's Parts Bin

And there are others too.

[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!

Pete

[RRoller123]

Sorry, I need to update the links, they aren't working on the new server....

[joelittel]

Change /F08/ to /F15/ and the links should work.

Or, for anyone who clicks those links and gets an error message, just change the 08 to 15 in your URL and you should be redirected to the correct place.

[RRoller123]

I think that this basic procedure works, I just need to copy and paste this new thread link into the old one and it should work ok. I also added the resize instruction at the bottom.

"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.
If you right click on the picture file location, you can edit it in windows:

Choose “RESIZE” then “PIXELS” then put 750 in the “HORIZONTAL” box. The vertical will automatically adjust to keep the photo proportional. Close the window, and choose “SAVE” while doing so, and you are all set."

[Bluehills]

Sorry it took me a bit to get back on here. Thanks for the comments and advice. I have a friend who will be helping me to look the Spider over some this week. We're going to check out the starter and the wiring. From there, time to start checking out parts. I will get some pics up once I get her cleaned up a little. She's been sitting in a shop for a few years so she's covered in dust still. Not the weather for washing cars.