Not just once, but both times I entered it, at the 2010 FFO in Asheville, NC and the 2013 FFO in Long Island, NY. Unfortunately, I am losing my garage storage for this beauty and I refuse to leave it out in the elements. Now, in deference to Bob Brown, this is no Queen, but, as the many who have seen this car can attest, it’s a beautiful, well sorted, powerful X with low miles. The specifics follow:
-1980 Fiat X 1/9, 34,400 original miles, second owner, rust-free body.
-Completely renovated body, updated with early spoiler and Euro bumpers, finished in correct Bordeaux color.
-Seats custom reupholstered with correct pattern in bright white/black pattern to match upgraded interior. Perfect dash with updated 140mph speedo and working glove box door. Good carpets and custom embroidered floor mats. All new door and targa top moldings. Custom space saver spare.
-Completely rebuilt, high performance engine with decked block, new pistons, rings and bearings. Ported/polished shaved Euro head, performance Euro cam degreed with adjustable cam sprocket, ported and polished Euro intake and exhaust manifolds, aluminum crankshaft pulley, new water pump, custom stainless steel exhaust, new motor mounts, and a properly jetted 34 DATR carb. Custom cold air induction system plumbed from the left side air intake into a modified air cleaner assembly. The whole setup put out 104hp on the dyno, but is brutally dependable, driving to both FFOs as well as many local shows.
-Completely rebuilt trans with all needed gears/synchros/bearings/shifter forks replaced. Upgraded with 3:58 ratio Strada ring and pinion for highway cruising. Lightened flywheel with new clutch, new clutch master and slave cylinders with new slave cylinder hydraulic hose. Refurbished CD-91 wheels with good Sumitomo 185 60 tires.
-Completely rebuilt brake system with new rotors, calipers, brake hoses, emergency brake cables, and master cylinder.
-Completely rebuilt suspension with new KYB struts, FAZA front and rear lowering springs, new upper strut mounts, new wheel bearings and front sway bar. Eccentric strut mounting bolts with correct autocross alignment.
-Completely replaced cooling system with updated 3 core radiator, dual cooling fans with override fan switch, new water pump, thermostat, and hoses. (It NEVER overheats – even when stuck in downtown Manhattan traffic when I got lost driving to last year’s FFO.)
-All electronics work correctly, GM alternator mod, brown wire mod, and custom cruise control installation.
So that’s all I can remember I’ve done to the X, but I’m sure there is a lot I’ve forgotten that you can read about in my many posts. As I said, it’s not a Queen like Bob Brown’s beauty, but it is a gorgeous, very fast, nimble X that drives extremely well and is at home both at the racetrack (it won G Prepared at the local AutoCross in 2009) and on the highway (I drove it 10 hours down to FFO 2010 in Asheville, NC). Many on this forum have seen the X and can vouch for it, but I live 15 minutes from Philadelphia Airport so you could fly in and drive it back. If you want a well sorted, beautiful X that you can win at shows or at the racetrack, this is the one. Enjoy the photos. Now on Bring a Trailer at http://bringatrailer.com/2014/07/15/34k-mile-1980-fiat-x19/
$11,500 OBO
FFO 2010 Class Winner
FFO 2013 Class Winner
G Prepared Class Winner
-1980 Fiat X 1/9, 34,400 original miles, second owner, rust-free body.
-Completely renovated body, updated with early spoiler and Euro bumpers, finished in correct Bordeaux color.
-Seats custom reupholstered with correct pattern in bright white/black pattern to match upgraded interior. Perfect dash with updated 140mph speedo and working glove box door. Good carpets and custom embroidered floor mats. All new door and targa top moldings. Custom space saver spare.
-Completely rebuilt, high performance engine with decked block, new pistons, rings and bearings. Ported/polished shaved Euro head, performance Euro cam degreed with adjustable cam sprocket, ported and polished Euro intake and exhaust manifolds, aluminum crankshaft pulley, new water pump, custom stainless steel exhaust, new motor mounts, and a properly jetted 34 DATR carb. Custom cold air induction system plumbed from the left side air intake into a modified air cleaner assembly. The whole setup put out 104hp on the dyno, but is brutally dependable, driving to both FFOs as well as many local shows.
-Completely rebuilt trans with all needed gears/synchros/bearings/shifter forks replaced. Upgraded with 3:58 ratio Strada ring and pinion for highway cruising. Lightened flywheel with new clutch, new clutch master and slave cylinders with new slave cylinder hydraulic hose. Refurbished CD-91 wheels with good Sumitomo 185 60 tires.
-Completely rebuilt brake system with new rotors, calipers, brake hoses, emergency brake cables, and master cylinder.
-Completely rebuilt suspension with new KYB struts, FAZA front and rear lowering springs, new upper strut mounts, new wheel bearings and front sway bar. Eccentric strut mounting bolts with correct autocross alignment.
-Completely replaced cooling system with updated 3 core radiator, dual cooling fans with override fan switch, new water pump, thermostat, and hoses. (It NEVER overheats – even when stuck in downtown Manhattan traffic when I got lost driving to last year’s FFO.)
-All electronics work correctly, GM alternator mod, brown wire mod, and custom cruise control installation.
So that’s all I can remember I’ve done to the X, but I’m sure there is a lot I’ve forgotten that you can read about in my many posts. As I said, it’s not a Queen like Bob Brown’s beauty, but it is a gorgeous, very fast, nimble X that drives extremely well and is at home both at the racetrack (it won G Prepared at the local AutoCross in 2009) and on the highway (I drove it 10 hours down to FFO 2010 in Asheville, NC). Many on this forum have seen the X and can vouch for it, but I live 15 minutes from Philadelphia Airport so you could fly in and drive it back. If you want a well sorted, beautiful X that you can win at shows or at the racetrack, this is the one. Enjoy the photos. Now on Bring a Trailer at http://bringatrailer.com/2014/07/15/34k-mile-1980-fiat-x19/
$11,500 OBO
FFO 2010 Class Winner
FFO 2013 Class Winner
G Prepared Class Winner
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