Hi from 8000 feet

bnrcfiat · Post by **bnrcfiat** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 7:42 pm

Just rescued 1978 Fiat 124CS1 from a fellow who thought is was Englishâ€¦only driven 2000 miles in last 12 years. Body is good, mechanicalsâ€¦hopefully. Bought one off the showroom floor 30 years ago, can remember why we traded it for a pickup. Could have been the weather when we moved to 8000 ft. I will have issues, but it will be fun reliving my youth.

ga.spyder · Post by **ga.spyder** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:40 pm

Welcome to the forum.Did the car ever run? That would have been his first clue it wasnt British!!

Craig

rlux4 · Post by **rlux4** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:18 pm

Hello, and welcome from 3000 ft.

You'll have to post pics of your new car for us to see.
Congratulations on getting her, and have fun reliving your youth. (As a lot of us are doing.)
Ron

azygoustoyou · Post by **azygoustoyou** » Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:03 pm

Hi from six feet one inch!! Congratulations and welcome!

narfire · Post by **narfire** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 1:14 am

Welcome .
Out of curiosity though,being a carb car, how or what does one deal with the altitude,or is it even an issue? I know when I lived at a ski hill years ago,I noticed the difference when I went for a run at 6000 feet compared to the valley at 1100 feet.

Spiddy · Post by **Spiddy** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 12:29 pm

ga.spyder wrote:Welcome to the forum.Did the car ever run? That would have been his first clue it wasnt British!!
Craig

And this from a Fiat owner?

ga.spyder · Post by **ga.spyder** » Sat Jul 11, 2009 1:25 pm

good point !!

After 3 British cars and now a Fiat,I must be a glutton for punishment.Someday I will buy me a nice Miata.....NOT!!

Craig

Europa · Post by **Europa** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:39 am

Welcome to the forum, from sea level.

bnrcfiat · Post by **bnrcfiat** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:18 pm

Quite a welcome, thank you. Yes, the car runs, pretty well actually and just over 58000 miles. Just spent 2 days cleaning it, the seat slide rails were frozen, took 4 hours to get them out and working. Did find things of interest under the seatsâ€¦$1.54 in change and some old registration papersâ€¦seems itâ€™s only been driven 2000 miles since 1997. Also discovered a new radiator, new disks, new distributor, new battery, rebuilt master cylinder and very little rust. The oil pan, however, appears to have had more than itâ€™s share of encounters with curbs and rocks. Temperature remained normal on the 4000-foot climb to 8000 ft and its new home in Brighton, Utah. Didnâ€™t really notice a performance decline from the altitude, but that might just be the low oxygen level in MY brain. Will make a few short test trips before the 150 mile run to Speed Week on the Bonneville Salt Flats in August.

ROOK1 · Post by **ROOK1** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 3:12 pm

Welcome! It's good to see another Spider form Utah on the forum. I am trying to put together a group of Utah Spider owners so click on the link in my signature and sign up.

Chris

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