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Vin · « **on:** May 23, 2005, 04:48:37 PM »

Hello eveyone, I've spotted a few from the Fiat Forum already.

I got my 126 FSM in Nov 2001. It's a 126 FSM first registered on 1st Aug 1986. It hasn't been on the road since 1994, when it failed the MOT for rotten sills and a crumbling alloy suspension mount. I bought it off my friend's uncle to rebuild it. I stripped the car down and replaced all the brake system, the sills and front wings. It all came to a standstill in Jan 2004 though when I got an 85 Panda 45 CL as a short term project, and the 126 sat quietly being neglected

. But then in January I bought a Fiat 900T Citivan as a project and decided I must get back to the 126 and finish it before I start something else. So all my attention has been to the 126

I put a new front panel on and finished the bodywork. New shockers, King pins, an alloy suspension mount (absolute pig as the captive stud broke, so I had to cut hole in the footwell & weld in new bolts.....took 2 days mucking about!!!!) were also fitted. I have yet to fit some new driveshaft gaiters.

Anyway she finally came back from the paintshop on Saturday, so the process of putting it all back together now begins.

Vin

maxlee · « **Reply #1 on:** May 24, 2005, 01:12:28 AM »

welcome to the club

sounds like you have bilt a mint 126

any pics?

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fiatfsm · « **Reply #2 on:** May 24, 2005, 09:40:43 AM »

Hello Vin, sounds like good progress with the 126.

Vin · « **Reply #3 on:** May 24, 2005, 12:42:35 PM »

I will get some piccys sorted soon, got to reduce them in size first though.

Cheers

Vin

Vin · « **Reply #4 on:** January 05, 2006, 10:24:34 AM »

Hello, back again.

Finally got it finished and MOT'd at the end of summer and had a few weeks running around the highways and byeways of Lincolnshire, too late for the show season though. It's currently in hibernation though with my Panda until the better weather comes along.

There is a picture of it here in my Fiatforum gallery;

http://www.fiatforum.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7047&cat=500&ppuser=3776&sl=v

Regards

Vin

fiatfsm · « **Reply #5 on:** January 06, 2006, 08:53:01 AM »

wow, that looks gorgeous vin... so does the panda

gregs656 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 06, 2006, 04:43:34 PM »

wow youve done a brilliant job on that . . . credit where credit is due and all that jazz.

hope you get as many or more hours of driving it as you have restoring it!

paul harbinson. · « **Reply #7 on:** January 09, 2006, 07:46:42 AM »

Welcome to the forum.The 126 is just out of the box.absolutly mint,and a mk1 panda cool.All the mk1's are gone over here I had a sisley until quite recently,cracking little buzz boxes.

Chris Lakin · « **Reply #8 on:** January 09, 2006, 06:01:46 PM »

blimey Vin!!!

thats beautiful, i have an 87 fsm, with that same russon scurro "red"

is that a perfect match for colour? it looks so in the pic

very nice job indeed!

regards

Chris

Vin · « **Reply #9 on:** January 11, 2006, 01:58:27 PM »

Thanks fellas, comments much appreciated.

Chris,

With the number from under the luggage lid my paint man was able to make up 'Rosso Scuro' so we got a perfect match.

Vin