new member from cincinnati ohio

[guichy69]

Hi; My name is luis . I have 1981 fiat spider

[ga.spyder]

Welcome,Luis.Tell us a little more about your car,and post some pics so we can ooh and aaah over it.
Craig

[mbouse]

ooh, aaah. (practice)

oh, hi Luis. welcome to the site. Lots of Spider owner in and around Cincinnati. Drop me a line and i will put you in touch with some of the FIAT LANCIA UNLIMITED members in your area. Maybe you could join up with them for some cruise events?

[racydave]

Hi Luis!

[So Cal Mark]

welcome to the site. Tell us more about the car. Every Fiat has a story

[guichy69]

O.K., you asked for it! Here's the story of my '81 Spider..... I was told by Dave Yoka form MBS Specialy Cars (in Kansas City) that he bought the car from the original owner, restored it and sold it to his best buddies' mother-in-law Rita, from Oklahoma City. She owned it for 4 1/2 years, then retired. She told me she was "ready to fly and see the world, not have to drive it." She sold it to me last summer with 75k original miles. Since then I've installed a new battery and alternator, plugs and wires, assorted hoses, oh, forgot - new timing belt just before I bought it. Getting ready to have a valve adjustment. Anyone have ideas how much I can expect it to set me back? Know of any good mechanics in the area?

[rlux4]

Hello, and welcome.
How far is Cincinatti from Hilliard? That's where Jon Logan of Midwest124 is located. You're lucky to be in his neighborhood.
Your pictures didn't post, so I'm waiting to see your new jewel.
Ron

[guichy69]

Sorry, I'm having technical difficulties downloading my pics, looks like I need a tutor as well as a mechanic!

[joelbert2k]

Welcome to to community! This is one of the best places I've found for spider info. The guys (and gals) are great.
Here's a link to a tutorial on posting pics.
http://www.fiatspider.com/f08/viewtopic ... tos#p40188
Joel

[racydave]

Jon Logan is your best bet for service. He is close to Colombus.

[kilrwail]

Welcome to the forum. Lots of help available here.

[guichy69]

Thanks for the tutorial, Joel. Let's see if I can get this to work this time....

[guichy69]

I'm also looking to buy a shop manual, any recommendations?

Thanks!
Luis

[Tappy]

thats a fine example you have there !!

[baltobernie]

I'm also looking to buy a shop manual, any recommendations?

Thanks!
Luis

Nice looking car!

Tough to beat the factory manual, reprinted and sold by several vendors, including IAP: http://www.international-auto.com/index ... p&pid=2755 Part number 04251.

You'll also see the Haynes manual and others on eBay, etc. which are not as complete, but suffice for most repair jobs. There are some discrepencies between non-factory manuals regarding fastener torque specs, for example, so use caution.