I've been waiting for warmer weather to finish tuning the engine and replace the broken throtle cable. Hope to take it to it's first car show this spring, and if all goes well to the FFO 09. :thumbsup:
A few pictures...thought I had more online, but this is a good start.
Both are carbed 80s. The Teal one has dual DCNF 40s, header, ANSA exhaust. The Maroon one is pretty much stock...except for the front/headlights. :dance:
The 76 Ford van in the background is mine also...complete with 70s paneling, shag carpet (even around the dome lights), sink, icebox, rear circular captains, fender flares, fatty wheels, and liquor..um soda cabinet. :drink:
Hey Tony,sometimes the color on our X`s was not a choice....
but a decision based on condition,availability(in your area) and yr(the newer the better,right?).Anyway,I consider myself in this category,my blue 87 is 99.9% rust free and i based my buying decision on all of the above..........but i`m getting to like it,so i have to make the best of it and "fight" persons:sun: like you jajajaja...lol.And yes my engine cover is blue tooimp:
I was shopping for new side mirrors and happened to pick up a pair of simple chrome ones on a slender stem and a rectangular shape... and it just went POP! I continued to follow through with the trunk rack and wheel rims. I think if I polished out the bumpers that would been the crowning touch.
Going retro works with white... as my '69 WHITE Vette attests to also. Black accessories just seem to put a damper on the car. On Black Tooth now... quite the opposite... as I found flat black actually makes the Gloss Black stand out. I originally painted the rear spoiler gloss black, and it kinda disappeared and made things confusing to look at in the rear. Painting flat black just made it POP!
SOOO instead im gonna post this instead..
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7vA5GWqSnU"]YouTube - fiat x1/9 1st and 2nd gear twin carb[/ame]
pretty much stock exhaust... so thats all intake noise.. and the video doesnt do it justice.. my digital camera sucks at audio.. i gotta get a real camera and put the mic over the engine cover
mark. that is a very sweet car, i really loved driving a proper x when i was in seattle are you going to put in a 1500 in? i forget how much power your 1300 put down
I got mine (87) as well mostly because of the condition (about 99.5% rust free as well). Would have preferred a black or black/silver combo as color, but I can live with white
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