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    Project Car Hell, Fun With Fastback Fiats Edition: Dino or 128 SL Coupe?

    Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: The $15,000 Fiat Dino?

    Fiat To Jump On Elise-Based Sports Car Bandwagon For New Dino
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    08/30/09

    In reply to Project Car Hell, Fun With Fastback Fiats Edition: Dino or 128 SL Coupe?
    That Dino calls me to Hell quicker than every Slayer album I've ever purchased.
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    Image of Maymar Maymar
    08/30/09

    In reply to Project Car Hell, Fun With Fastback Fiats Edition: Dino or 128 SL Coupe?
    As much as it'd be hell to restore the Dino, it'd be worse to have to ride shotgun while an underling drives. Lucky for me, I'm not an Italian mob boss with underlings.
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    Edited by Maymar at 08/30/09 11:03 AM Maymar was starred Maymar was unstarred
    Image of skitter skitter
    08/30/09

    In reply to Project Car Hell, Fun With Fastback Fiats Edition: Dino or 128 SL Coupe?
    Turn a race car into a street car rather than a street car into a race car?
    Brilliant!
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    08/30/09

    @skitter: Street car to race car to street car, though? Madness!
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    Image of lilwillie lilwillie
    08/30/09

    In reply to Project Car Hell, Fun With Fastback Fiats Edition: Dino or 128 SL Coupe?
    I see numbers, I see cage. If hit has a proper log book and history in that book it is the winner.

    Nothing like showing off the racing heritage and trying to better the 28th out of 35 average finish in Production or Improved Touring class the car most likely had through its life.

    Racing Fiat for the win.
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    Edited by lilwillie at 08/30/09 9:09 AM lilwillie was starred lilwillie was unstarred
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    08/29/09

    In reply to Project Car Hell, Fun With Fastback Fiats Edition: Dino or 128 SL Coupe?
    So the Fiat Dino has the Ferrari Dino engine, but lined up north-south rather than east-west, right?

    As much as I like Murilee's suggestion of swapping in an Alfa Romeo engine, I'd rather go with something more reliable, like maybe a Northstar V8.
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    08/29/09

    In reply to Project Car Hell, Fun With Fastback Fiats Edition: Dino or 128 SL Coupe?
    As hellish as the Dino is, it's probably more rewarding, which offsets a goodly amount of the hell.

    Now, having a car with a full roll cage being a tempting daily driver...you will wish for hell after a few weeks.
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    Edited by that ain't the way to have fun, son at 08/29/09 10:09 PM that ain't the way to have fun, son was starred that ain't the way to have fun, son was unstarred
    Image of dulcamara dulcamara
    08/29/09

    In reply to Project Car Hell, Fun With Fastback Fiats Edition: Dino or 128 SL Coupe?
    Dino my ass! The rat pack will be living under the hood of that dog.

    I'm a Minardi, so this comment will rot unseen. Why bother?
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    Novaload Is Just Plain Novaload Again promoted this comment Edited by dulcamara at 08/29/09 9:37 PM dulcamara was starred dulcamara was unstarred
    Image of Novaload Novaload
    08/29/09

    @dulcamara: No, you're funny. You should bother. Bonus points for "rat pack."
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    Image of SeanKHotay SeanKHotay
    08/30/09

    @Novaload Is Just Plain Novaload Again: I second the motion!
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    08/29/09

    In reply to Project Car Hell, Fun With Fastback Fiats Edition: Dino or 128 SL Coupe?
    Fire suppression takes all the Italian out of the 128 SL. You could probably make a decent chunk on the motor and you might be able to sell enough other goodies (what few remain) to get it into LeMons territory, then drop a junkyard 3800 in the back; if not, you're a decent four-banger - turbo/SC Ecotec, VW 1.8T, hell, even a turbo Volvo redblock - away from an awesome track car you can drive home on 93 octane.

    If you buy the Dino, you're obligated to restore it. And restorations of already-rare cars that are prone to self-destruction are distilled essence of Hell.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    08/29/09

    In reply to Project Car Hell, Fun With Fastback Fiats Edition: Dino or 128 SL Coupe?
    Nothing cooler than a Dino.
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    Image of SeanKHotay SeanKHotay
    08/29/09

    In reply to Project Car Hell, Fun With Fastback Fiats Edition: Dino or 128 SL Coupe?
    My college roommate had a Fiat 128 sedan with a sidedraft Weber 38 (40?).

    You could hear him coming up the hill two blocks away and hear the carb intake when he turned the corner...
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    Image of CptSevere CptSevere
    08/29/09

    In reply to Project Car Hell, Fun With Fastback Fiats Edition: Dino or 128 SL Coupe?
    I remember seeing a Dino for sale on the Lemon Lot on post when I was in the Army stationed in Italy. I already had a '65 Malibu SS so I didn't buy it. Maybe I should have anyway, I'm pretty sure that one had an engine. Finding a Fiat Dino engine here would be as hellish as finding a Chevy 283 in Italy.

    I like the Fiat 128. Yeah, put turn signals and a horn on it and drive the damn thing. Here in Arizona, where you can license everything on wheels, including snowmobile engined golf carts, it wouldn't be a problem.
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    Image of SeanKHotay SeanKHotay
    08/29/09

    In reply to Project Car Hell, Fun With Fastback Fiats Edition: Dino or 128 SL Coupe?
    A old Fiat that runs?! That's just begging to let you down....
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    Image of McHoon McHoon
    08/29/09

    In reply to Project Car Hell, Fun With Fastback Fiats Edition: Dino or 128 SL Coupe?
    I love this phrase: "very nice Fiat X 1/9." Honestly, has such a thing ever existed? My first car was a chartreuse 1974 X 1/9, and the build quality makes that quote laughable.
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    Image of UDMan UDMan
    08/29/09

    @McHoon: Your first name doesn't happen to be Dave, does it?
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    Image of McHoon McHoon
    08/29/09

    @UDMan: no, it's kyle
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    Image of McHoon McHoon
    08/30/09

    @UDMan:

    Does my car ring a bell? I sold it, in San Antonio, in 1980 or 81.
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    08/30/09

    @McHoon: Dave's not here. (snicker)
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    UDMan promoted this comment McHoon was starred McHoon was unstarred
    Image of UDMan UDMan
    08/30/09

    @McHoon: The reason why I asked is a past acquaintance (can't really call him a friend or we would still be in touch) I worked with, who's name is Dave, had a Chartreuse Fiat X1/9 as his first car, while I had an identical colored Opel. Obviously, my car lasted a bit longer, and started in the rain.
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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    08/29/09

    In reply to Project Car Hell, Fun With Fastback Fiats Edition: Dino or 128 SL Coupe?
    I like the Dino, but the seller seems unclear on the definition of the word "complete".

    The Dino is cooler than the 128, and a restoration of a rare (gotta find original parts) car will always be more hellish than a race (whatever parts will work) car.

    The Dino is the clear hell.
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    Image of Dhillaz 2.0 Dhillaz 2.0
    08/29/09

    In reply to Project Car Hell, Fun With Fastback Fiats Edition: Dino or 128 SL Coupe?
    What I find amusing about the 2400 coupe is that the car has no motor, but he's tagged it as "ferrari powered" and romantically reassures us "The orginal engine was Bertone styled coupe with Ferrari 2418cc V6 engine which produced 180bhp @6600rpm. "
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    08/29/09

    @Dhillaz 2.0: It won't be orginal until you get an engine back in it and fix the dent and clean up the interior. Then it'll be orginal beyond your wildest dreams.
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