greetings from southern california

[75spider124]

Thanks for a great forum. I've been reading / researching various topics for a few months now and I'm glad to see an active and knowledgable group. I'm picking up a 1975 spider tomorrow and bring it home to restore. It's in need of a lot of work so I hope to leverage the forum as a good resource in addition to my Hayes manual.

I'll be doing some rebuilding most of the mechanical parts, a bit of body work -- some dents, a bit of surface rust on one of the fenders, and some rust under the front grill and in the trunk next to the battery -- and a full redo of the interior. It's going to be a big project and I'm planning on doing everything myself, so I'm hoping to have it complete in 2-3 years.

Wish me luck!

-Jeff

[18Fiatsandcounting]

Good luck, Jeff! Lots of people have (or are) doing exactly what you are setting out to do: restore a spider. Fairly easy to work on, readily available parts, and fun to drive. What more could you ask for?

-Bryan

[rdv]

Hi Jeff!
and welcome! It's the right place for your project! You will find all the informations you will need or some members who will give you the right answers for sure!

The worldwide Spider Register counts various 75 Fiat Spider in Calfornia! So if you must find a suitable template in your area just have a look at:
https://www.fiatspider.de/register?Fahr ... California

Of course we are interested in some "before" pics of your car! Car data for the worldwide Spider is welcome too!

Good luck!
Ralf

[75spider124]

Thanks for the greetings! As soon as I figure out how to post images, I'll load some 'before' pictures.

-jeff

[calvinconrad]

Bradley Artigue wrote a good book. you might find it helpful. https://autoricambi.us/maintaining-the- ... y-artigue/

[124sport]

124 Sport Just introducing myself and my 1969 124 Spider that I have had since 1978. It was a rust bucket then! Not Now!
Great to be on board here!

[GreyDR]

Welcome! Looking forward to your project progress. Enjoy