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'78 spider restoration
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2014 9:26 pm
by brackie1
I am new at this I was hoping to get all the pic on the same post but for some reason I can't so I will do them individually. Here is anothter view.
Re: '78 spider restoration
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2014 11:43 pm
by dbr
Very, very nice.
I am just about to start restoring a 1978 Fiat spider, so these pictures are a great inspiration!
Re: '78 spider restoration
Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 1:18 am
by vandor
Hard to tell, is it black, or dark blue?
Re: '78 spider restoration
Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 3:41 pm
by brackie1
Its black. I am getting ready to put a new weber on it next week. Doesn't need it but the new one comes with a chrome air cleaner. I will then take off the old exhaust manifold cowling which I don't use anyway. I have the original air cleaner on right now.
Re: '78 spider restoration
Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 3:50 pm
by brackie1
Hi, Casba, I really like your white 71. Particularly the French stitched dash. Where did you get it and was it hard to install. I put a new surround dash on mine looks good but Ilike yours better.
Re: '78 spider restoration
Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 9:37 pm
by vandor
It is a used dash that was recovered by a upholstery shop, so it was as easy to install as a stock dash.
There was a shop in California many years ago that made these, but I don't think they are around any more.
Re: '78 spider restoration
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2014 6:01 pm
by brackie1
Wonder if it could be attached to a dash surround and then put in place?
Re: '78 spider restoration
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2014 10:40 pm
by vandor
I would just show the pic to a local upholstery shop and ask them to replicate it with your dash.