My Project : Fiat X1/9 "Lido"

Hope you fare well with all the flooding.

Just read through your Abarth thread, very nice work there!

Must be interesting sourcing parts, I assume most come from overseas.

Are you going to restore that 500 sitting in some of the Abarth photos as well?
 
lookforjoe said:
Hope you fare well with all the flooding.

Just read through your Abarth thread, very nice work there!

Must be interesting sourcing parts, I assume most come from overseas.

Are you going to restore that 500 sitting in some of the Abarth photos as well?
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Thank you, almost parts came from overseas, mostly eBay.
For Fiat 500, I already sold it for the budget of this Lido... Sad but true. :wink2:
 
Tuned engine test... Better. :)
She runs OK now. Completed this restore-stage.

Fully restoration will be start after Fiat 850 and Fiat 128 done. :sun:

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A Lido, an 850 and a 128?

wow that's some work you've got facing you. I'm really very happy a Lido is being saved, due to its rarity. I would like to see one with Daytonas on it though, even if not stock.

Good luck with the restoration!!!

What year/type 850 do you have?
 
MGandini said:
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Thank you for re-opening. :)

Jim McKenzie said:
wow that's some work you've got facing you. I'm really very happy a Lido is being saved, due to its rarity. I would like to see one with Daytonas on it though, even if not stock.

Good luck with the restoration!!!

What year/type 850 do you have?
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Thank you, mine is 1965 Fiat 850 Berlina. :italia:
I prefer Cromodora CD66, but sometimes may wear Daytona.
 
Restart the project with stripping.

With the Lombardi 850 Grand Prix.
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2 Xs here!
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Stripped!
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You've got yourself a very well known car there Toon

If I could find my copy of Phil Ward's X1/9 book I'm sure it's in.
I certainly featured it in '94 for !icsunonove! when editor in the UK.

Rare and pretty.
 
Sure looks like it, Pottsy.....!

9151 said:
.....If I could find my copy of Phil Ward's X1/9 book I'm sure it's in......
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....on page 40! "Owned, at the time of writing, by Geoff Oliver of London's X1/9 Centre"

Yer memry ain't bad fer an ol' fart, matey!! :fart:

cheers, Ian - NZ
 
I just noticed that your two X1/9s are right hand drive!

I did not know Thailand drove on the left, but Wikipedia says it is because of the Brisitsh influence from back in the day.

Good luck with your X1/9 project. Lots of meticulous work removing paint with a heat gun, it must mean that the body panels of the X1/9 are thick enough to resist warping under the heat.
 
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