1961 Italian Fiat 1100/D Special. A Restoration Project.

karlosdeville · 26th March 2007, 20:22

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Originally Posted by V-16

its just like the one u have in the pic...Karl i can feel it, ull be an integral part of this restoration hope u dont mind..!!

That does it...enough barking, im coming to see you end of this week pukka...and ill bring you some goodies as well! Sorry for the delay, but i believe in "waste time now, procrastinate later..."

V-16 · 26th March 2007, 20:24

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Originally Posted by karlosdeville

That does it...enough barking, im coming to see you end of this week pukka...and ill bring you some goodies as well! Sorry for the delay, but i believe in "waste time now, procrastinate later..."

Gr8!! Moralfibres coming too so we all can meet together. Lookin forward to it buddy!!

moralfibre · 26th March 2007, 20:38

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Originally Posted by karlosdeville

im coming to see you end of this week pukka...and ill bring you some goodies as well!

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Originally Posted by V-16

Gr8!! Moralfibres coming too so we all can meet together.

Chalo now I have company from Pune. Its going to be "3 to Fiat"

jyobeb · 26th March 2007, 23:40

My friend here in Madurai has a fully original 60 1100/d. I can send you photographs of any part you want, if you want.

V-16 · 27th March 2007, 00:33

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Originally Posted by jyobeb

My friend here in Madurai has a fully original 60 1100/d. I can send you photographs of any part you want, if you want.

Thanks buddy would appreciate photos of the car in different angles. Will defi get in touch with you once i start the restoration.

prabuddhadg · 27th March 2007, 08:57

This is one extremely interesting thread. Takes me back to my childhood days when we used to drive around in my uncle's black 1100. I was 10 and I still remember how I used to love its loud exhaust note. Was not a very reliable car and my father and an uncle had to tinker under the hood quite often.
My father still drives a Padmini. Prefers something he can tinker with rather than our ECU and sensor driven modern cars.

jsrakkar · 27th March 2007, 10:25

Well, this is surely coming out as a very interesting proccess....

Something, that i used to think about a long time ago when i was a teenager (To get a 1100 D, put in a diesel engine, colour it black, alloy wheels, lots of chrome.....

)

Will be following the proceedings closesly as even I am planning to embark on something similar in the near future (maybe in the next 6 months or so).

All the best V-16 !!!!

Regards,
Jaspreet Singh

karlosdeville · 27th March 2007, 13:44

Just remembered Ram has a lovely 1959 Gran Luce 1200, single owner, original paint etc etc....hehe a scale model anyways....
It is the same bodystyle as yours...thought it might be of interest...
(all pics courtesy Ram....we shot these two for a magazine article that never happened...)

V-16 · 27th March 2007, 13:50

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Originally Posted by jsrakkar

Well, this is surely coming out as a very interesting proccess....

Something, that i used to think about a long time ago when i was a teenager (To get a 1100 D, put in a diesel engine, colour it black, alloy wheels, lots of chrome.....

)

Will be following the proceedings closesly as even I am planning to embark on something similar in the near future (maybe in the next 6 months or so).

All the best V-16 !!!!

Regards,
Jaspreet Singh

Thanks Jaspreet, You will be pleasantly surprised to find how many people are interested in a Fiat here!!

planet_rocker · 4th April 2007, 15:58

@ V-16 - hows the restoration going on? please give the details, if possible. take care.

V-16 · 4th April 2007, 16:07

@ - Jyobeb : Buddy, awaiting your pics.

@ - planet rocker : Sure thing. as of now the progress is that we have got a donor car. The repositioning is taking place. I will post pics soon. was waiting for some work done to "show" as then its more interesting that way

manikjeet · 4th April 2007, 16:34

Waitng for the pic

was a silent till now and was following the thread very closely

salilpawar1 · 4th April 2007, 21:50

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Originally Posted by V-16

Sure thing. as of now the progress is that we have got a donor car. The repositioning is taking place.

Can u clarify what you meant by this?

V-16 · 5th April 2007, 01:22

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Originally Posted by salilpawar1

Can u clarify what you meant by this?

well salil, we thought of welding hand made panels but we have another car of the same type which we found without an engine and the body is sound in parts. So we'll just be using panels from the donor car (whose pics ill put up later) to fit on our car, thus replacing the badly corroded panels

V-16 · 10th April 2007, 02:30

Guys its been a while since I posted the progress.
"FACE OFF"

The 1100 was stripped of her "Face" and it was transplanted on to the donor car (a white fiat of recent origion).

Our Baby With the bonnet of the donor car:

The 1100's Face....

Yes and its welded on the Donor Cars face, Now thats what I call a face off!!

I Think its a neat job.. na??

This is the 1100 without its Face. The Plastic... or should I say Iron Surgeon has accomplished a job very neatly.

Mai kissi ko mooh dikhane ke kabil nahi"

Well, its lke this, The 1100 was far too too rusted for salvage so we had to think of giving her stuff donated by another car. In this case a White Fiat with no engine and a body in quite a good condition. In this case the White Fiat, Herinafter referred to as the "Donor Car" would be giving its body to resurrect the 1100's soul.

This will become....

Like this....

The original Drums (Aluminium) of the 1100 and her Rims will be placed in the Donor Car replacing its OEs

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26th March 2007, 23:40	#49
jyobeb Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Madurai Posts: 1,010 Thanked: 704 Times	My friend here in Madurai has a fully original 60 1100/d. I can send you photographs of any part you want, if you want.
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27th March 2007, 08:57	#51
prabuddhadg BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 812 Thanked: 81 Times View My Garage	This is one extremely interesting thread. Takes me back to my childhood days when we used to drive around in my uncle's black 1100. I was 10 and I still remember how I used to love its loud exhaust note. Was not a very reliable car and my father and an uncle had to tinker under the hood quite often. My father still drives a Padmini. Prefers something he can tinker with rather than our ECU and sensor driven modern cars.
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27th March 2007, 10:25	#52
jsrakkar BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chandigarh Posts: 181 Thanked: 98 Times	All the Best Well, this is surely coming out as a very interesting proccess.... Something, that i used to think about a long time ago when i was a teenager (To get a 1100 D, put in a diesel engine, colour it black, alloy wheels, lots of chrome..... ) Will be following the proceedings closesly as even I am planning to embark on something similar in the near future (maybe in the next 6 months or so). All the best V-16 !!!! Regards, Jaspreet Singh
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27th March 2007, 13:44	#53
karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 11,976 Thanked: 18,277 Times View My Garage	Just remembered Ram has a lovely 1959 Gran Luce 1200, single owner, original paint etc etc....hehe a scale model anyways.... It is the same bodystyle as yours...thought it might be of interest... (all pics courtesy Ram....we shot these two for a magazine article that never happened...)
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4th April 2007, 15:58	#55
planet_rocker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bong-land Posts: 2,323 Thanked: 426 Times	@ V-16 - hows the restoration going on? please give the details, if possible. take care.
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4th April 2007, 16:07	#56
V-16 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 4,594 Thanked: 950 Times View My Garage	@ - Jyobeb : Buddy, awaiting your pics. @ - planet rocker : Sure thing. as of now the progress is that we have got a donor car. The repositioning is taking place. I will post pics soon. was waiting for some work done to "show" as then its more interesting that way
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4th April 2007, 16:34	#57
manikjeet Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: chandigarh Posts: 1,618 Thanked: 295 Times View My Garage	Waitng for the pic was a silent till now and was following the thread very closely
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10th April 2007, 02:30	#60
V-16 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 4,594 Thanked: 950 Times View My Garage	Guys its been a while since I posted the progress. "FACE OFF" The 1100 was stripped of her "Face" and it was transplanted on to the donor car (a white fiat of recent origion). Our Baby With the bonnet of the donor car: The 1100's Face.... Yes and its welded on the Donor Cars face, Now thats what I call a face off!! I Think its a neat job.. na?? This is the 1100 without its Face. The Plastic... or should I say Iron Surgeon has accomplished a job very neatly. Mai kissi ko mooh dikhane ke kabil nahi" Well, its lke this, The 1100 was far too too rusted for salvage so we had to think of giving her stuff donated by another car. In this case a White Fiat with no engine and a body in quite a good condition. In this case the White Fiat, Herinafter referred to as the "Donor Car" would be giving its body to resurrect the 1100's soul. This will become.... Like this.... The original Drums (Aluminium) of the 1100 and her Rims will be placed in the Donor Car replacing its OEs URL=http://imageshack.us][/url]
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