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Restoration of a vintage Fiat 500 F

Finally, after some search the Fiat 500 F, the car we desired, was found. The first photos show the Fiat 500 before the restoration
Fiat 500 before the restoration - Fiat 500 Restoration
... with rusty sills and wheel arches...
rusty sills and wheel arches - Fiat 500 Restoration
... and a ground that needed to be redeveloped completely.
rusty ground - Fiat 500 Restoration
First the rear left side part was removed and replaced by a new part.
rear side part removed - Fiat 500 Restoration
A wheel case and sills were renewed and grounded, the weldseams were grouted.
sills and wheel case were renewed - Fiat 500 Restoration
The front fender was removed, the wheel case was cut out.
front fender and wheel case removed - Fiat 500 Restoration
Then we removed the nner wheel case, adapted the outer sills, renewed and grounted the interior fenders.
inner wheel case, outer sills and interior fenders renewed - Fiat 500 Restoration
The foot pedal were removed and afterwords renewed...
foot pedal renewed - Fiat 500 Restoration
... the trunk tub adapted and welded.
trunk tub renewed - Fiat 500 Restoration
Afterwards, the priming and grouting of the front wheel cases as well as the adaptation of the fender follows.
 priming and grouting of wheel cases - Fiat 500 Restoration
To renew the wheel cases, the side part got ripped out.
side part ripped out - Fiat 500 Restoration
In just one step the right sill as well as the wheel case were finally renewed, adapted and grounted.
sills and wheel case renewed - Fiat 500 Restoration
After that we replaced the whole ground of the car and made the car stiffer.
ground welded - Fiat 500 Restoration
In the meantime we completely renewed the tail, the hood was installed and the tail cross beam was adapted. Now the body is assembled and examined for the correct gap dimensions.
hood renewed - Fiat 500 Restoration
After renewing the engine compartment sheet metals due to the intended sport rims and 155 broad all fenders were fixed with their sourroundings and the free movement of the wheels was examined. After some fine work, the body was ready to be send to the sandblast.
fender and rims for 155 broad fenders adapted - Fiat 500 Restoration
After the sandblast of the few parts that were not renewed, the body got grounded.
after the sandblast - Fiat 500 Restoration
After that the weldseams were firmly grouted
weldseams grouted - Fiat 500 Restoration
Of course the interior was not forgotten thereby! The picture shows the front internal area.
internal area - Fiat 500 Restoration
... and here you can see the back area.
back area - Fiat 500 Restoration
Capture of the underbody.
capture of the underbody - Fiat 500 Restoration
After the fitting of the roll-over bar the weldseams of the front and the fender were tinned. When that was done the internal area was grounded and luted. Finally the body as well as the doors and bonnets could be brought to the lacquerer.
roll-over bar - Fiat 500 Restoration
The fresh lacquered body...
fresh lacquered - Fiat 500 Restoration
... ready to get fully equipped.
fully equipped - Fiat 500 Restoration
The lacquered roll-over bar.
roll-over bar - Fiat 500 Restoration
The Engine and the transmission have already been deconstructed, cleaned and rebuilt with new parts like the cylinder, piston, clutch, distributor etc. The transmission only needed a "dental cleaning" at least there was no 'prosthesis' necessary!
engine - Fiat 500 Restoration
Finally the car could be reassembled: the front and rear axle as well as...
front and rear axle - Fiat 500 Restoration
... new shock absorbers and a new steering were installed.
shock absorbers and steering installed - Fiat 500 Restoration
The trunk with a new tank.
tank installed - Fiat 500 Restoration
The equipment and the arrangement of the interior.
interior - Fiat 500 Restoration
The fitting of the engine and the transmission.
fitting of engine and transmission. - Fiat 500 Restoration
The restored Fiat 500 F ready for the street!
Fiat 500 F ready for the street
... :-)
Fiat 500 F ready for the street - Fiat 500 Restoration