First Car! 1974 Fiat

[Choco]

Hey guys, so I bought my first car the other day and thought I would share it with you guys.

It's a 1974 Fiat 128 Sport coupe, the previous owner dropped a 1.5 Ragata engine and a 5 speed gearbox in it.

Cost me $850AUD

I have some wheels on the way, planning on new racing seats, getting rid of the the very small amount of rust.

Please feel free to comment/give me some advice on where to go.

Since the photo's I have given it a solid wash and polished her up, it's looking very nice.

 

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[CarMadMike]

Looks like a great project, good luck with it :)

[Impala SS]

Nice good luck!

[Mb]

Cool.

Revise the engine, other suspension, seats you already planned and of you go. :D

[Jazzi]

My dad had one of these back in the 70's :p

It was red and had the white Starsky and Hutch stripe running down the side.

 

Apparently it was a fast little car back when it was first launched, how is it running these days?

[EW]

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[Car Freak]

What Woddy said ^^

 

That's really quite a good buy. I'm really envious! Less than $1000!

[zo6dude]

Nice.

[Shy Guy]

I actually think it looks nice, you planning for a modern Fiat 4 Cyl engine swap?

[Jacob]

Lol @ Woody

 

I Like it! But im not Liking the white color.

[Choco]

My dad had one of these back in the 70's :p

It was red and had the white Starsky and Hutch stripe running down the side.

 

Apparently it was a fast little car back when it was first launched, how is it running these days?

 

 

Yeah it runs really well, I replaced the battery so now it's starting first time every time.

AS far as engine plans go, ill pretty keen just to keep it standard for now, no major changes.

I'lll get the most important stuff done first then get stuck into the engine bay, maybe with some extractors or something along those lines.

Depending on how it is going I might get a paint job, we'll see how it goes.

Thanks!

[Car Freak]

How much has your replacement parts cost you so far (seats, rims, battery etc)? i'd like to have a rough indication how much it costs to keep the car running. Obviously $850 is peanuts, but how much more has it cost you so far, as well as in future?

[Choco]

How much has your replacement parts cost you so far (seats, rims, battery etc)? i'd like to have a rough indication how much it costs to keep the car running. Obviously $850 is peanuts, but how much more has it cost you so far, as well as in future?

 

Yep no worries, the thing is Tassie has a pretty rockin' car club scene, where we pretty much just trade parts.

I payed $110 for the battery

Wheels were free (tyres included)

Seats I havn't bought yet, but I would think around $300-400 for a pair of good racing seats.

I am looking at a drivers side mirror which I would get for free.

A badge for the front for free.

Im getting some welding done on the right strut which would be around 200 I would think so.

 

To keep it running is pretty easy, just basic stuff like changing the oil, spark plugs etc just all those little things.

 

The thing is when you buy a old car (espeacially european) parts are a struggle to get, so if you have some friends that have the roughly the same car you can trade parts etc.

Im guessing your thinking of getting something like this?

If you are I would join a club or something, meet some people because you will be surprised how generous people are because all they won't is to see another classic car come back to life.

thanks