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

karlosdeville · 24th June 2007, 16:58

dont bother chroming your side "pattis"...I have a brand new set in stainless steel with me.

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Originally Posted by V-16

Note the hammer marks on the metal. A lot of manual labour has gone into the metamorphosis already. I would call this a labour of love.

indeed it is...now when u making one for me?!

V-16 · 24th June 2007, 17:01

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Originally Posted by karlosdeville

dont bother chroming your side "pattis"...I have a brand new set in stainless steel with me.

Karl "Fiat" Bothe saves the day again.

indeed it is...now when u making one for me?!

Anytime for you my friend!! anytime!!

badboyscad · 24th June 2007, 17:40

pimp it up:

moralfibre · 24th June 2007, 19:13

Brilliant progress. Sorry I couldn't see it yesterday while I was there. Keep us updated Gogi.

V-16 · 24th June 2007, 19:24

Continuing from where I stopped..

Now see these rear and front door panels.

The engine bay gets its job done

This was what was done in the engine bay.
note the top left end and the right end corner below, where you can see the pieces missing, appeared cut out.
A portion of the fire wall and the air vent was removed from the original car from here...

And transplanted, thus.

On the inside too, these changes meant, extra holes in the right places to accomodate the various modifications made, keeping originality in mind. Note the round cut made to accomodate the air vent.

On its way to becoming this...I hope!!

I now wait for comments and suggestions as always.
Please keep them coming. Will post Wurth process pics soon. No work done today due to bad weather conditions.!! What the heck, the team does deserve a break

Technocrat · 25th June 2007, 13:07

Great work Gogi ji

I like the blue colour scheme.. Btw nice way to retain Chasis number I had thought similar :-)

All the best for further work & keep us posted :-)

superavi · 25th June 2007, 14:23

Meraviglioso, Superb, fantastico!

Looks like creation! We all learn from you V-16!!

Superavi

Ajaybiz · 25th June 2007, 15:41

I hope front door are going to open in its original style.

moralfibre · 25th June 2007, 17:02

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Originally Posted by Ajaybiz

I hope front door are going to open in its original style.

Hi Ajay, the front door is indeed opening on the original side. This particular model did not have suicide doors.

V-16 · 25th June 2007, 17:39

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Originally Posted by Technocrat

Great work Gogi ji

I like the blue colour scheme.. Btw nice way to retain Chasis number I had thought similar :-)

All the best for further work & keep us posted :-)

Thank you buddy.

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Originally Posted by moralfibre

Hi Ajay, the front door is indeed opening on the original side. This particular model did not have suicide doors.

Thank you Kiran.
Ajay, this model if you notice this model is a mix between the rounded fintail type Delite(the front) and the newer non fin typr back 1100/D.(the rear), hence this model came without suicide doors. Tis model also came with many oddities due to its metamorphosis from the rounded to a more squarish type of body. I will point them out as the progress goes on. Keep a close watch onthis thead.

Thanks everybody for the appreciation and interest shown in this project.Please keep suggestions and tips flowing.

NIP · 26th June 2007, 00:03

amazing !! kudos for undertaking such a project V-16 ! dont know how i missed this thread...! thread subscribed...eagerly awating progress reports

Ajaybiz · 26th June 2007, 16:22

My Grand Papa use to have Fiat but sold before my birth, seen her in one junk yard in my native during my recent visit.
Dont have enough funds to restore that beauti :(.
Any one wants this beauti or amby or Standard Herald or Gazal PM me ill arrange to get them from my native, plenty of them are resting in peace from last 20-30 years.

egangsta · 26th June 2007, 17:38

Gogi this is the first thread that I always open after logging in,its very interesting to read and go through the work in progress.Check out this colour combination..

Cheers Ed..

(All the best with the paint selection.)

V-16 · 26th June 2007, 17:44

Thanks Ed

Its great to have so many enthusiasts giving inputs.
The colour you have posted is the colour my paint guy also advised me for, only the top he said should be black, but I found this colour to bling. So I settled for the blue greyish shade. Of course the final selection is yet to be done hence im relying on friends like you to help me out.

R32_GTR · 26th June 2007, 17:49

awesome tin work boss...can barely see the seams and gaps....beautiful work....just make sure you choose the right paint scheme and an awesome paintshop to do justice to the bodywork....cheers!!

P.S. Whats the best solution for keeping the noise of the doors slamming to the minimum on these old warlords?? the doors are rough and loud aren't they? plus maintaining the seams and gaps...

View Poll Results: Which colour for the Fiat 1100/D Special?
Wine Red and White	35	25.93%
Blue and White	36	26.67%
Emerald Green and White	10	7.41%
Midnite Blue and White	54	40.00%
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24th June 2007, 17:40	#138
badboyscad Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TN Posts: 1,511 Thanked: 477 Times View My Garage	pimp it up:
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24th June 2007, 19:13	#139
moralfibre Team-BHP Support Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: MH-12 Posts: 8,443 Thanked: 13,956 Times	Brilliant progress. Sorry I couldn't see it yesterday while I was there. Keep us updated Gogi.
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24th June 2007, 19:24	#140
V-16 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 4,594 Thanked: 950 Times View My Garage	Continuing from where I stopped.. Now see these rear and front door panels. The engine bay gets its job done This was what was done in the engine bay. note the top left end and the right end corner below, where you can see the pieces missing, appeared cut out. A portion of the fire wall and the air vent was removed from the original car from here... And transplanted, thus. On the inside too, these changes meant, extra holes in the right places to accomodate the various modifications made, keeping originality in mind. Note the round cut made to accomodate the air vent. On its way to becoming this...I hope!! I now wait for comments and suggestions as always. Please keep them coming. Will post Wurth process pics soon. No work done today due to bad weather conditions.!! What the heck, the team does deserve a break
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25th June 2007, 13:07	#141
Technocrat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GTA Posts: 14,813 Thanked: 2,700 Times	Great work Gogi ji I like the blue colour scheme.. Btw nice way to retain Chasis number I had thought similar :-) All the best for further work & keep us posted :-)
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25th June 2007, 14:23	#142
superavi BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: London Posts: 286 Thanked: 29 Times	Meraviglioso, Superb, fantastico! Looks like creation! We all learn from you V-16!! Superavi
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25th June 2007, 15:41	#143
Ajaybiz BANNED Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,440 Thanked: 320 Times View My Garage	I hope front door are going to open in its original style.
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26th June 2007, 00:03	#146
NIP Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,180 Thanked: 152 Times View My Garage	amazing !! kudos for undertaking such a project V-16 ! dont know how i missed this thread...! thread subscribed...eagerly awating progress reports
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26th June 2007, 16:22	#147
Ajaybiz BANNED Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,440 Thanked: 320 Times View My Garage	My Grand Papa use to have Fiat but sold before my birth, seen her in one junk yard in my native during my recent visit. Dont have enough funds to restore that beauti :(. Any one wants this beauti or amby or Standard Herald or Gazal PM me ill arrange to get them from my native, plenty of them are resting in peace from last 20-30 years.
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26th June 2007, 17:38	#148
egangsta BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: thane Posts: 365 Thanked: 26 Times View My Garage	Gogi this is the first thread that I always open after logging in,its very interesting to read and go through the work in progress.Check out this colour combination.. Cheers Ed.. (All the best with the paint selection.) Last edited by egangsta : 26th June 2007 at 17:40. Reason: Spelling mistakes.
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26th June 2007, 17:44	#149
V-16 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 4,594 Thanked: 950 Times View My Garage	Thanks Ed Its great to have so many enthusiasts giving inputs. The colour you have posted is the colour my paint guy also advised me for, only the top he said should be black, but I found this colour to bling. So I settled for the blue greyish shade. Of course the final selection is yet to be done hence im relying on friends like you to help me out.
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26th June 2007, 17:49	#150
R32_GTR BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bombay Posts: 548 Thanked: 201 Times View My Garage	awesome tin work boss...can barely see the seams and gaps....beautiful work....just make sure you choose the right paint scheme and an awesome paintshop to do justice to the bodywork....cheers!! P.S. Whats the best solution for keeping the noise of the doors slamming to the minimum on these old warlords?? the doors are rough and loud aren't they? plus maintaining the seams and gaps... Last edited by R32_GTR : 26th June 2007 at 17:52.
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