BJW's FiveTen's Posted March 5, 2011 Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 Here is a pic of my first car. It is a 1980 Fiat Brava. Funny thing is back in the early 90's when I started to drive a lot of people thought it was a 510. It was nowhere near this nice then. But it is restored to where I'm proud of it and it is now a very rare car. Just wanted to share. I am so lucky to have my first car still. Enjoy I fuel injected it when I was 17. I spun a bearing my freshman year of college. That is what started the restoration. It was stripped to bare metal and dad and I painted it in the garage. I bought a 131sport that had been imported from Germany and that is where the euro bumpers and body cladding came from and the Abarth grill. It also has the euro int, and a close ratio short shift Abarth trans. The weak part of that car was the rear end. I blew up seven of them in High School. So it now has a custom Volvo/Dana30 Rear in it, and so far, it is still alive. The engine is mildly built, still injected. Dad and I still toy with the Idea of putting a Turbo on it. When my 510 runs circles around the Brava I have a feeling it will see some forced induction. I have a built KA24DE-T for my dime, so I cant wait to finish it to re-visit the Fiat again, It is done so I am going to leave it alone until I have another toy to drive. 5 Quote Link to comment
Ken_B Posted March 5, 2011 Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 Neat car, dont think I have EVER seen one. I would love to see more pictures!! :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
RadioRedline Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 FUcking Neat! Radio Quote Link to comment
Wide14u Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 you and your dad did a nice job on looks good Quote Link to comment
RadioRedline Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 More Oics?? Radio Quote Link to comment
Wide14u Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 this is just a sweet ride Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 Very cool. It looks like so many different cars. But also like nothing else I've ever seen. Quote Link to comment
moparvwfreak Posted July 11, 2011 Report Share Posted July 11, 2011 that thing is cool, kinda looks like a Delta from the front. wheres the interior shots though???!!!! Quote Link to comment
Jayden71 Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Awesome!! Just awesome. Good job!! 1 Quote Link to comment
ppeters914 Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 A friend had one in Hawai'i back in the 80's. Always breaking down, but he was no mechanic, liked to drink (like the rest of us), and drove the snot out it. Think the water pump blew or something, and he drove it 'til it seized. Don't remember. I'm surprised how nice yours looks. :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
phiz Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 That's cool! Does it still have the funky, single fat-post steering wheel? Quote Link to comment
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