Oh, and don't forget Pat, I will not be nearly as concerned about my paint as you!!

SoFlaFiat wrote:I'm thinking mud flap..

With your skills have you thought of flaring the back half of the fender flare so it looks built on...vs bolt on?

SoFlaFiat wrote:Oh, and don't forget Pat, I will not be nearly as concerned about my paint as you!!

You say that now!!

Ptoneill wrote:

SoFlaFiat wrote:Oh, and don't forget Pat, I will not be nearly as concerned about my paint as you!!

You say that now!!

And when my wife catches me with a microfiber cloth... wiping down my trailing arms

Told you so! It will become your new reality!

I just wish my reality included time to work on the car!
I promise! Back at it very soon with many updates to come as I get this thing rolling!!

SoFlaFiat wrote:
I just wish my reality included time to work on the car!
I promise! Back at it very soon with many updates to come as I get this thing rolling!!

get a head start

Nice!!
Can't wait!!!

i'm jealous alan.... i'm going to have to wait til next winter to start building up my engine... but i guess since my car will be done, i'll need something to do anyways...

Don't be jealous, be inspired

Every day now, I think I'm at the end of my summer crunch and something pops up. While I thought I might get a full weekend working on fiat stuff... Off I go to work in the morning! Crap!!

At long last the summer crunch is nearing an end!
I managed to get this one done about 40 minutes before the owner arrived. I did end up having to take the man's Range Rover to the car wash and drop it at the airport for him so I lost time with that rubbish!



Then I got this one done...



And now I can get back to my car!!!

First thing was to pull the motor back out from under the car and install the newly (ok, a couple weeks now) modified alternator bracket and pulley.



I had to modify my top bracket as well.



Now all lines up nicely! Thanks again Pat for bringing this one to my attention!
Tomorrow will not show a lot of progress on my car as I will clear up a back log of dash work for some Fiat friends!
But, I only have one meeting on Monday morning and will spend the rest of the day with my car! So, look out, I'm back at it!!

Dash Work? Yay!!!!

Currently on road trip with the 1800.... Will try to post a pic. I know I still need to post those stickers!

You need to get a car hauler to Melbourne next weekend! How's that for a road trip?

It's so good to get back to my cave!!

I came up with the perfect excuse to not do dash parts... Andy is on a road trip and not answering my text

So I went about fitting my oil cooler!



I had to cut away some stuff and then weld back the seams in the cross member.
Then I spent an hour looking for the right fittings to connect hoses to the adaptor...