top removal

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spiderman1
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Your car is a: 1982 Fiat Spider
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top removal

Post by spiderman1 »

Hello Everyone,

Restoration is going well. I am about to remove my top tonight and I cannot find the thread that has good instructions and I dont wont to mess anything up.. Can anyone point me in the right direction for this.

Thanks so much.
David
ORFORD2004
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Your car is a: 1983 PININFARINA
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Re: top removal

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Remove the 2 cable attach under the rear window. Remove 2 bolt from the mechanism on each side and you can remove the top.
spiderman1
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Re: top removal

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are the side bolts a star bit of some sort-mine doesn't seem to have a norm head on it
ORFORD2004
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Re: top removal

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Mine are regular but who knows if it's original.
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Re: top removal

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star bit
Torx
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Re: top removal

Post by DRUMMOND »

its normally an Allen key wrench that is required

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