As I cleaned up the garage with the car running (and the doors open of course) I heard a loud BANG and was hit by little pieces of plastic and the car shut down. When I looked at the engine I saw that my distributor had exploded!!
Someone on www.fiatspider.com was kind enough to ship me a distributor, but it was the wrong size. A few short days later my parents kindly purchased me a new distributor and rotor and she was back on the road. Make sure you keep an eye on your rotor mounting screws!