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Re: My 1967 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration Journey
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 7:35 pm
by SoFlaFiat
That's awesome!!!!
Gotta love true professionals!
Re: My 1967 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration Journey
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2014 7:36 am
by Mick124
Re: My 1967 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration Journey
Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2014 10:35 pm
by Ptoneill
Wow...a Fiat kit car!!......great job congrats on your progress!!
Re: My 1967 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration Journey
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 1:07 am
by Mick124
Kit car?? I must be missing something with the last post. Definitely not a kit car...
Re: My 1967 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration Journey
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 1:38 am
by Ptoneill
Sorry...trying to be funny...it's just the amount of work that you have put into making this a great car by assembling it from scrap reminded me of someone building a car from scratch. It was definately meant as a complement you are much more skilled than I am!!
Re: My 1967 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration Journey
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 12:18 am
by Mick124
Re: My 1967 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration Journey
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 1:54 am
by Mick124
Re: My 1967 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration Journey
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 2:33 am
by Mick124
Re: My 1967 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration Journey
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 11:04 pm
by vandor
Nice!!
How are the cavities protected from rust?
Re: My 1967 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration Journey
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 10:55 pm
by Mick124
Epoxy primer applied to all bare metal cavities. This waterproofs the metal therefore protecting the bare metal from oxidation problems.
Re: My 1967 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration Journey
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 11:14 pm
by vandor
But does it not burn off when welding is done on those members? This is something I always wanted to know, how to protect a closed box section that I can't get to after welding.
Thanks,
Re: My 1967 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration Journey
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2014 12:23 pm
by djape1977
drill a hole and use waxing spray gun
on the end of plastic hose is a nozzle that sprays whatever goes tru in all directions. i usually use it for cavity wax
Re: My 1967 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration Journey
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2014 8:05 pm
by SoFlaFiat
Eastwood sells an internal coating with a disposable spray nozzle like that. Same sort as I used on my header interior.
And Mick! Great progress! The car will be better than new when done!!
Re: My 1967 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration Journey
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 11:06 pm
by MIGHTY 8
Reminds me of the old saying, how somethings are worth more than the sum of their parts. What appears to be basic metal panels welded together, end up being a beautiful spider!
Really want to thank you for allowing us to see parts of our cars we would normally never have a chance to see up close!
Re: My 1967 Fiat 124 Spider Restoration Journey
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 4:32 am
by Mick124
Thank you. The kind words and support from this forum only makes this journey more enjoyable.