Edit... Resto mod FIRST DRIVE

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fiat218
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What with miscuglia
Jim
East Grand Forks MN
1970 Fiat Spider BS1 ( FOR SALE
1969 124 AS Spider
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SoFlaFiat

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Miscuglio, you guessed it, is an Italian word, which loosely translates to:
mixture
blend
jumble
concoction
medley

I couldn't find a more appropriate name for this car :mrgreen:
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fiat218
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SoFlaFiat wrote:Miscuglio, you guessed it, is an Italian word, which loosely translates to:
mixture
blend
jumble
concoction
medley

I couldn't find a more appropriate name for this car :mrgreen:
Kool, I did look it up and sen it said mixture, makes sense
Jim
East Grand Forks MN
1970 Fiat Spider BS1 ( FOR SALE
1969 124 AS Spider
2017 Abrath
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juvius
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just got a chance to read your updates... man.... that dash is looking good.
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SoFlaFiat

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Thanks Steve!
I had a little set back this week when I pulled a "final straw" act. I was picking up some of my extraordinary mess and put my left over vinyl on a shelf. As I turned away, I thought I saw the shelf move a bit :shock:
I spun back around just in time to fend most of the crashing shelf from coming down on the car.

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The car and I both took a hit, thankfully minor. Makes me very glad to not have painted it yet!
Anyway, time for a major clean up!
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vandor
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Ouch!
And make sturdier mounts for the shelf :-)
Csaba
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Six Molly bolts, way too much crap up there and the real problem, the bottom two shelves removed to clear a Windsor 351 on a stand. Once the leg buckled there was no number of screws that would have held it.
So I got everything cleaned up and made a nice new work bench to boot.

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Then I cleaned everything up and put the old beastie away for a week while I head to Maine for the holidays.

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Everyone have a great 4th!!!
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njoconnor
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Sweet picture there at the last! Also..I will not complain about my "cramped" working space ever again! :D

Safe travels, and enjoy some lawbstah for me.

Neil
Neil O'Connor
Madison, WI
72 FIAT 124 Spider
12 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland Summit
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and a host of Audi's, Saabs, VW's, MOPAR's, Fords, and a Bimmer....
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BEEK
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my, thats a rather large first aid kit. hope it is just precautionary! :D
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Neil, when I say crowded garage, I mean it! Maybe if I had a smaller first aid kit....

Beek, I also have two fire extinguishers! Hopefully those are precautionary!!!
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cos
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lucky guys! i 'm so jealous! i have a small singe garage - so small it's impossible to work around the car, so my restoration takes place outside in the cold English weather.
I had to wait for months to get some good dry weather to spray the body. Then i had to t-cut all my wife's flowers.....from the overspray...
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I feel for you cos! Hopefully you have a decent stretch o weather during summer! I look forward to your updates!
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I sent the picture to my wife with the comment "at least our garage isn't this crowded".... She responded "in my mind it is" .... !
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fiat218
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Speaking about weather, geesh rain rain and rain, that all it does, did I mention winds too :roll:
Jim
East Grand Forks MN
1970 Fiat Spider BS1 ( FOR SALE
1969 124 AS Spider
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Well, here is my freak out weekend!

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Wish I was in Chicago but no...
Hope all who made it are having a great time at freak out! I'll definitely be there next year, where ever there is!
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