'79 Fiat Spider 2000 - Michigan

[aevansgatech]

My spider is ready for a weekend trip now with the luggage secured to the back! I think it looks fantastic so big thanks to my parents for the gift!

[aevansgatech]

My spider is ready for a weekend trip now with the luggage secured to the back! I think it looks fantastic so big thanks to my parents for the gift!

[rlmiller]

I'm jealous, I've been keeping my eyes out for something like your leather suitcase thinking it would look cool on the rack. Your pics proved I was right so now I have to begin looking harder. Nice car.

[aevansgatech]

Before and after using Eastwood Calyx Manifold Dressing. Wow, what a difference it made!

[aevansgatech]

Took a few minutes yesterday to check on the steering idler fluid. Following Pete's great instructions, I found the upper chamber to be dry (no surprise) and the lower chamber to be 3/4 full of dark, grey, thick fluid. I pumped it out with a vacuum pump and cleaned it out the best I could, and topped off both chambers with gear oil.
http://www.fiatspider.com/f15/viewtopic ... id#p253517

[RRoller123]

Excellent! That is what this forum is all about. Sharing data and experience (I have little of either, but it is growing and I will keep posting as long as it is helpful).

[sonosml]

Hi, glad your enjoying your spider. Hope to see you at FFO this summer.

IA-Mike

[Nanonevol]

[quote="aevansgatech"]Before and after using Eastwood Calyx Manifold Dressing. Wow, what a difference it made!

Did you use that on your cam covers also? Looks great!

[aevansgatech]

Yep, I used it on the whole exhaust manifold and as much of the cam boxes/covers as I could get to without taking it apart. It's great stuff

[aevansgatech]

Hi, glad your enjoying your spider. Hope to see you at FFO this summer.

IA-Mike

Definitely! It's going to be a great event. I'm managing the Poker Run this year, so I hope many of you guys get a chance to participate.

[Nanonevol]

Yep, I used it on the whole exhaust manifold and as much of the cam boxes/covers as I could get to without taking it apart. It's great stuff

Thanks for the tip. Pete had recommended it to me so I think I'll invest the $25 or so. Expect to have the hood open a lot soon!

[RRoller123]

Nick: Raynham is a good meeting point about half way. They have a cruise every other Thursday at the old dog track. Couple hundred nice cars, great food/music, and now maybe TWO Italian cars.

It alternates Thursdays with the Bass Pro Foxboro Cruise (2000+ cars, not kidding....)

Pete

[aevansgatech]

Finally had a chance to get the Spider out of the garage... to load on a flatbed tow truck!

This winter, I've done a lot of maintenance and modification, but I'll be sending it to a mechanic in our local club for the water pump/timing belt.

I completed:
-New front brakes (hard lines, flex lines, pads, rotors, caliper seal kits)
-Taillights (un-doing the mess from the PO)
-Allison's front turn signals
-cleaned cam towers and exhaust manifold with Calyx coating
-Soft fuel lines + filter
-changed steering idler fluid and cleaned up assembly
-Radiator and hoses
-Fixed the frozen wiper valence and motor
-added side and wheel emblems
-Installed luggage rack
-Installed trunk LED lighting
-Wired up cigarette lighter
-New Bosch ignition coil
-Hoping to put a radio in before Freakout!!