bought my first car - a '68 FIAT 1100D

planet_rocker · 4th November 2007, 21:21

did you blow a head gasket during the nandi hills drive? hows the car doing now?

ronk · 4th November 2007, 21:29

haha.. well ya.. car's still running, but the radiator water is completely frothy..
though no much difference in performance..
psycho did some tuning, apparently car was running too lean..
do i get the hed gasket changed now?estimated cost any idea? every third day ther's a new problem!! guess thats how the car is becoming more reliable!!
stuck to 60 throughout the drive!!!

mech.9n · 14th November 2007, 18:32

good looking car. is this buy any chance the same fiat that you drove down from mysore with alex cherian

ronk · 16th November 2007, 10:19

hey thanks..ya it is that one.. haven't managed to pick up anymore.. !!!

sumitkalindi · 16th November 2007, 10:47

Am I allowed to cry in this forum??? @ronk, your car brought my memories back of the same color Premier Padmini I grew Up in, She was more than our car, she was my sis, my extension, After I left Kolkata to delhi, she was sold. Guess my dad never loved her so much.

BTW RONK, take good care of her,

and she will never let you down.

O.T. If any bhpians come to know of a premier padmini, with the number WNF5196 Please P.M. me. I had been looking for the car to re-aquire it for too long.

mech.9n · 17th November 2007, 21:21

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Originally Posted by ronk

hey thanks..ya it is that one.. haven't managed to pick up anymore.. !!!

i am sure you will pick up more and you might find something better!

ronk · 18th November 2007, 17:01

hey...sumit.. uya..will sure look after her!!!!

@ ninen. thanks.. hope i do manage to atleast get this one in good shape!!

bullboy · 18th November 2007, 21:10

hey your car seems to have instrument panel lifted from a matador f305.

ronk · 19th November 2007, 11:19

oh but apparently this is the stock one that came with the 1100 d..

Stanher · 19th November 2007, 15:07

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Originally Posted by bullboy

hey your car seems to have instrument panel lifted from a matador f305.

Nope, as ronk said, its the original instrument cluster/panel that came with 1100 delights....it was changed 'back' to the horizontal single-piece one from the 'President' model onwards.

karlosdeville · 19th November 2007, 16:08

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Originally Posted by Stanher

Nope, as ronk said, its the original instrument cluster/panel that came with 1100 delights....it was changed 'back' to the horizontal single-piece one from the 'President' model onwards.

Actually the last of the Delights in 71 (ish) featured the black faced red needle meter we grew familar with on Padminis.

Stanher · 19th November 2007, 20:48

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Originally Posted by karlosdeville

Actually the last of the Delights in 71 (ish) featured the black faced red needle meter we grew familar with on Padminis.

And I thought all this while that this was a padmini meter on this car!
The ashtray of course is a later one right? Because I've seen even presidents with the chrome-top ashtray.

karlosdeville · 19th November 2007, 21:06

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Originally Posted by Stanher

And I thought all this while that this was a padmini meter on this car!
The ashtray of course is a later one right? Because I've seen even presidents with the chrome-top ashtray.

Later Delights and most Presidents came with a black ash tray, including mine...actually Ive never seen a President with a chrome ash tray.

1100D · 20th November 2007, 03:18

Does the Matador F305 have same IP as the Delights?

Stanher · 20th November 2007, 22:26

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Originally Posted by karlosdeville

Later Delights and most Presidents came with a black ash tray, including mine...actually Ive never seen a President with a chrome ash tray.

Hmm......well I thought the car I had recently come across (with the delight grille & president type meter) was a president (it happened to have a chrome ashtray)...maybe it was a delight only...

4th November 2007, 21:21	#76
planet_rocker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bong-land Posts: 2,323 Thanked: 426 Times	did you blow a head gasket during the nandi hills drive? hows the car doing now?
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4th November 2007, 21:29	#77
ronk BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 157 Thanked: 51 Times View My Garage	haha.. well ya.. car's still running, but the radiator water is completely frothy.. though no much difference in performance.. psycho did some tuning, apparently car was running too lean.. do i get the hed gasket changed now?estimated cost any idea? every third day ther's a new problem!! guess thats how the car is becoming more reliable!! stuck to 60 throughout the drive!!! Last edited by ronk : 4th November 2007 at 21:31.
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14th November 2007, 18:32	#78
mech.9n Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: mysore Posts: 21 Thanked: 0 Times	nice buy good looking car. is this buy any chance the same fiat that you drove down from mysore with alex cherian
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16th November 2007, 10:19	#79
ronk BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 157 Thanked: 51 Times View My Garage	hey thanks..ya it is that one.. haven't managed to pick up anymore.. !!!
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16th November 2007, 10:47	#80
sumitkalindi BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kolkata Posts: 376 Thanked: 17 Times View My Garage	Am I allowed to cry in this forum??? @ronk, your car brought my memories back of the same color Premier Padmini I grew Up in, She was more than our car, she was my sis, my extension, After I left Kolkata to delhi, she was sold. Guess my dad never loved her so much. BTW RONK, take good care of her, and she will never let you down. O.T. If any bhpians come to know of a premier padmini, with the number WNF5196 Please P.M. me. I had been looking for the car to re-aquire it for too long. Last edited by sumitkalindi : 16th November 2007 at 10:49.
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18th November 2007, 17:01	#82
ronk BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 157 Thanked: 51 Times View My Garage	hey...sumit.. uya..will sure look after her!!!! @ ninen. thanks.. hope i do manage to atleast get this one in good shape!!
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18th November 2007, 21:10	#83
bullboy BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 608 Thanked: 89 Times	hey your car seems to have instrument panel lifted from a matador f305.
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ronk BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 157 Thanked: 51 Times View My Garage	oh but apparently this is the stock one that came with the 1100 d..
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20th November 2007, 03:18	#89
1100D Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 4,390 Thanked: 4,096 Times View My Garage	Does the Matador F305 have same IP as the Delights?
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