A lot of people talk about "the brown wire fix" for the Fiat Spider. I've heard about it and until recently haven't researched it much. Today I did some digging. I found a great article describing what to do and what issues it helps you avoid. Since I can't really do too much painting work on the Fiat until New England warms up, I'm going to take the opportunity to tackle small projects throughout the car. One of which will be following the instructions in this article. All it requires is purchasing a #10 wire and running it from the starter stud up to the #30 port on the back of the ignition switch. I'll report progress when I'm finished.
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On Christmas eve I picked up my fan and shroud from Uncle Fiat. I was super excited. I felt like Indiana Jones getting the last piece of an ancient puzzle. I had a lot of work to finish this week, but after it was done I quickly media blasted the fan and primed and painted it. It came out nice and pretty. This morning after letting it dry for a day I decided to try and put it in. I realized that it would be a lot easier if I removed some of the radiator hoses that I just had installed. Luckily no fluid was in the system yet. I also found out that the lowest screw on the shroud is much easier to reach if you remove the air filter cover (see pictures below). I was able to get two bolts in loosely, but the third lowest bolt hole is slightly off. I will require a helper to jiggle the shroud as I try and thread the bolt in. No big deal. So right now I have the hoses and air filter disassembled until I can get a friend over. I'm in no rush. I need to do some welding on the rear drivers side fender and replace some metal behind the rockers. After that is taken care of I will be able to gas up the tank and see if this beast starts. I suppose I'll need to buy a battery as well. Enjoy the pics. (on a side note. I was lucky enough to get my Uncle as Secret Santa. He provided me with some upgraded Xenon headlight fixtures. I'm pretty jazzed about that) |