I'm a college student in my senior year and after totaling my last car I got my hands on a '80 Spider w/FI about 2 and a quarter months ago for $1,400 and 2 weeks ago finally got it running.
These are old pictures from when the car first arrived, It cleaned up rather nicely, he left it set under a maple tree for a few years without a cover and without a car, he did have seat covers on the seats which after a Saturday night of saddle souping are by far the most comfortable seats ever.
Those are the original miles based on the cars history reports.
as you can see it's still in ruff shape.
The Car wouldn't start at first the starter coil and the fuel pump would not get power when turning the key. I still have yet to pen point that problem exactly however with a few wiring maneuvers involving the power windows this problem was quickly and cheaply dealt with for the time being. If you guys have any clues to what would cause this I'd appreciate the help.
After a few times having the car run, I noticed an over heating problem with the car, as it turns out the previous owner had the same issue and installed a manual switch for the fan, that's taken care of for now, but still rather cheaply.
I purchased a new top and replaced it. As you can see from the picture having a rubber floor mat as the back window doesnt work out to well, I have no idea what the last owner was thinking
The last owner had left me a complete set of KYB shocks in the trunk, and I quickly replaced the none working original ones.
Yeah I know look at how shining!
I've replaced the "none working" after market radio that was in the car from the previous owner with a low budget CD player for starters. I'm a sorta "shop hand" for Carlisle Acoustics a group of MECA competitors who have achieved World Champion Titles in SPL and Drive-By competitions in previous years. The Car will have a much better system put in once the car is in a well functionally safe operating level... so not anytime soon.
I've been patrolling this forum for the past two weeks looking reading and learning, and I've have to say the first thing I did after pulling myself away form the computer was to drop the front bumper, and man are these cars even sexier. I have yet to replace the turn signals but that just because of the 4th of July weekend, this is my Monday morning task. though out this week I'm going to get a few bids on paint. Its hard to tell from the pictures but the clear coat on the top of the car is completely gone, and spot on the hood where leaves gathered has left in in spots and not in others so paint is a must. And wheels, the current ones have aged rather poorly and from earlier pictures don't have the beauty rings. I've also calculated that the 13's with 60's run about 5 miles slower then the speedo, so i've been looking for 14's or 15's to help cure that. I'll take some newer pictures to show whats changed and how well it cleaned up this week once I get those signals and maybe tuck the rear bumper in.
Here is a link to a great troubleshoot guide for F.I. system,