1969 Fiat Spider AS
Posted: April 24th, 2014, 8:27 pm
* New mid and outer sills
* New footwells
* Because the beam attached to the A post under the left front wing had to be repaired also the left front wing and front valance had to be replaced
* Rear panel restored to AS rear lights as the previous owner had installed BS lights
Below some pictures of the past period
I collected the car 2 weeks ago. Bit of a windy drive without the front screen!
Last weekend I installed the front screen but I have difficulties to install the bottom stainless steel trim. I have done this before without difficulties some 10 years ago. The screen is new but I checked the dimensions and it's the same as the old one. Also the rubber is new. Procedure I followed before and now:
1: Fit rubber around screen
2: Fit screen and rubber in frame
3: Fit rope in rubber lip on bottom part of rubber
4: Fit frame and screen on car (flange in front of the dashboard (which I have removed) and fit bolts
5: Pull rubber lip across the flange with the rope
Any tip or trick would be appreciated to help fitting the stainless steel strip.
Regards,
Charles