1966 fiat 850 coupe restoration

126dave

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hi guys, im about to start the full retoration of my little coupe, it needs floors welding etc, i have located a company that sandblasts the whole shell, so im starting with that.

but im also looking for a good workshop that can fabricate floor panels etc and do all the other small welding/brazing jobs to finish the shell....so any suggestions?


also, its a long shot, but do any of you have any contacts for spares or even whole cars for sale? :driver:
 

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yes, im a mechanic and have restored other cars in the past, however i always out source the blasting and welding....blasting is the only way to prep an old car, i found a place that puts the whole stripped car on a ''spit'' so they get all the underneath etc perfectly rust free.

i just need to locate a good workshop to finish the shell for me....then i can rebuild her.

floor panels are almost unobtainable, same goes for the front storage area,the floor there is rotton and no panels are availible, so i need a sympathetic workshop that will try to get the work as original as possible, they will have delivered a fully blasted and primed bare shell to work on....

the car is going to be mildly up graded with Abarth inspired lowering/tuning...
 

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do share where got good blasting workshop. a lot of us are restoring old skool cars
 

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Long time didn't here from this thread..he must be busy diying..
 

126dave

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yes, ive been busy, and to be honest id forgotten id posted on here !!! the car is still in progress, and is due to go off for blasting and welding this saterday 13th, i finnaly found a welder i can trustwith my rare new panels ive found !!

engine and suspension is all finished, im starting on restoring the interiuor now.
 

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i dont tend to take many pictures....the works done so the works done really, pictures are'nt that important to me...:-)

ive started on my 600d abarth project now as well....

if there are any other 1960's fiat enthusiasts out there please get in touch [email protected]
 

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hope the links work, a few shots of the bare shell ready to go, the gearbox/transaxle is done as you can see, and the 600d is starting its transformation to abarth 850 berlina corsa specs

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a couple of shots of the 600d, its waiting for the 903cc engine, and abarth front radiator shell and rear boot supports from germany...ive already lowered it a slightly, and its sitting on 13'' cromodora rims....and it now has 9mm neg camber on the front end... when the coupe is done, the 600 will be totaly stripped as well for full body seamwelding and restoration
 

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