WantAnX1/9
Stuck in gear, leaking fluids, fire in progress...
This thought was inspired by a very topical post on reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/cars/comments/d01k25/when_is_parts_availability_for_an_old_car_worrying/
This question also includes the option of buying parts from Obert/Bayless/Vicks, etc. that currently are available, before they vanish.
I know the X 1/9 drivetrain was also used in the 128/Ritmo/Uno, so I am not so concerned with that very much at all. I look at Obert/Bayless/Vicks/eBay, and I can still get new engine gaskets, cams, pistons, rings, bearing kits, ignition components, wires, all of the things one would really need for rebuilding a SOHC 1.3/1.5 Fiat engine.
What parts should we set aside and prevent from being scrapped, so that we have them when they are needed? Tail lamps, when they crack due to age or accidents? All of the glass?
To start, I am sure the targa top should be horded. Interior parts, except for seat covers and carpets...Probably also the EFI and ECU parts, I would think. Does anyone make them, even copies, anymore? Another I was reading about is windshields for the X 1/9---are the windshields shared with any other Fiat models?
You can get almost any part for an original Mini, or many (not all) of the old MGs, Triumphs, Jaguars.
I see some members on this forum are taking the long view, and have several X 1/9s (some to drive, others as parts cars). If you have the space (and a spouse who tolerates it!), this really is a smart move.
So, what parts do you think we should hoard so we can keep our babies on the road for the long term?
I just want to contribute to the discussion on this forum so I, and others (perhaps some lurkers like I once was?) can learn more about these fine cars.
https://www.reddit.com/r/cars/comments/d01k25/when_is_parts_availability_for_an_old_car_worrying/
This question also includes the option of buying parts from Obert/Bayless/Vicks, etc. that currently are available, before they vanish.
I know the X 1/9 drivetrain was also used in the 128/Ritmo/Uno, so I am not so concerned with that very much at all. I look at Obert/Bayless/Vicks/eBay, and I can still get new engine gaskets, cams, pistons, rings, bearing kits, ignition components, wires, all of the things one would really need for rebuilding a SOHC 1.3/1.5 Fiat engine.
What parts should we set aside and prevent from being scrapped, so that we have them when they are needed? Tail lamps, when they crack due to age or accidents? All of the glass?
To start, I am sure the targa top should be horded. Interior parts, except for seat covers and carpets...Probably also the EFI and ECU parts, I would think. Does anyone make them, even copies, anymore? Another I was reading about is windshields for the X 1/9---are the windshields shared with any other Fiat models?
You can get almost any part for an original Mini, or many (not all) of the old MGs, Triumphs, Jaguars.
I see some members on this forum are taking the long view, and have several X 1/9s (some to drive, others as parts cars). If you have the space (and a spouse who tolerates it!), this really is a smart move.
So, what parts do you think we should hoard so we can keep our babies on the road for the long term?
I just want to contribute to the discussion on this forum so I, and others (perhaps some lurkers like I once was?) can learn more about these fine cars.
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