79 Spider from New Zealand

[coupe20vt]

Hi All,

I have a 79 Spider.

Imported here in 1987 from USA, and converted to RHD. Was a road car - but then converted to a tarmac race car.

Has a Strada Abarth 130TC 2000cc Engine, Extractors, Side Draught Weber 45s, 131 5speed box, Uno Turbo front brakes, 15" Alloys, De-Bumpered with Abarth type bumper blocks.

I bought it because it was RHD, fairly rust free for a 36year old car, and had a lot of good bits. The bad bits were a dead engine, and basicly no interior - Has race seats & rollcage.

Engine is fixed - Replacement block/crank with high compression pistons. My plan is to make it road car - so plan to remove the front section of the rollcage (keep rear hoop) Remove the race seats & replace the interior.

Andy

[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:

Pictures can be easily and quickly resized using Windows.
You do not need to open the image file, therefore no image viewing software is needed.

1. First find where the image is stored on your computer.
2. Click on the image file to high light it.
3. Right click, then select "EDIT"
4. Click "RESIZE" in the upper left corner of the screen
5. Click on "PIXELS"
6. Make sure that "MAINTAIN ASPECT RATIO" is checked.
7. Retype "725" in "Horizontal" field.
8. Click "OK"
9. Save image, if desired. I put them in parallel folders with “resized” somewhere in the description..

It will now be resized and will show fully and properly on the forum, using standard Windows software.

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

Pete

[divace73]

Hey Andy
Good to see you have come to the other side...

[Rangoon]

Hi Andy,

Typical! I usually tune in here for a few minutes every day to catch the latest sign ups. The short period I take my eye off the board and another Kiwi signs up!

Glad to see you here. Where are you based - North or South Middle Earth?

Tony.