Spare Tire Mount

RDSPYDR · Post by **RDSPYDR** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 2:04 pm

I was working in the trunk getting ready to redo the fuel lines and replace the wood, when I noticed that my spare tire isn't held in place. Underneath was what looks to be a large washer, and what appears to be a long threaded wingnut. How did Fiat secure the spare tire ?

I was thinking of either welding a nut to the trunk bottom or drilling a whole and double nuttting a threaded rod with fender washers for support.

124JOE · Post by **124JOE** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 2:42 pm

the nut is mounted in the floor
the spare goes in face up
the winged bolt with washer goes in straight down

DocGraphics · Post by **DocGraphics** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 5:16 pm

rdspydr, heres a pic of the raised nut mounted to the bottom of my trunk that the washer/wing nut think screws into.

RDSPYDR · Post by **RDSPYDR** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 5:55 pm

That would explain a lot. I have nothing that looks like that in the trunk. Guess it's time to fab one

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DocGraphics · Post by **DocGraphics** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 6:17 pm

Just noticed the year of your car.
Someone should chime in here soon that has one of the newer(than mine) cars about how it is in their trunk, seems like I've heard it mentioned before that the Spider 2000 has some differances in the trunk & don't have that.

redcars · Post by **redcars** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 9:41 pm

I have a 81 & 82 and the tire justs sets in the hole. I don't think there was anything to hold it in place from the factory.

htchevyii · Post by **htchevyii** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 9:45 pm

My '82 doesn't have any provisions for mounting.

vandor · Post by **vandor** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 10:10 pm

As the yearswent on Fiat/Pininfarina left some items out to shave down the costs. First the oil pressure gauge and the air horns, later the spare tire hold down...
I believe on the '83-85 Pinins the hold down returned, but it was a different kind.

whiterabbit · Post by **whiterabbit** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 8:37 pm

Yep, mine doesn't have a mount either. 81FI. I got tired of hearing it move around so I have some closed cell foam blocks wedged in there. Thought about riveting something in there like the earlier models have to secure it.

redcars · Post by **redcars** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 8:49 pm

If you can hear your spare tire back there you have too quiet of an exhast!

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