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When I first saw the picture of this Yellow Fiat I knew I wanted to build something similar.  I ordered the Tamiya kit from my local hobby shop and even though it is a 1/24 scale kit this Gentleman is small.  I'm shoving a Blown SBC that I printed out in the business end and only running one seat.  So far I'm liking how it's looking. 

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That is crazy nuts. Those are small cars. I had a 600 and four of us lifted it and put it in the back of a long box dodge pickup with the tailgate down. 😂 

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2 hours ago, Sam I Am said:

That is crazy nuts. Those are small cars. I had a 600 and four of us lifted it and put it in the back of a long box dodge pickup with the tailgate down. 😂 

I know...it's pretty kewl looking.  Haha...we did that once with a VW but it was more than 4 guys.  

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32 minutes ago, DJMar said:

As a Fiat aficionado, I am both horrified and amused. :)

I hear ya DJ.  This kind of a build will take you where no man has gone before 😁

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32 minutes ago, TransAmMike said:

Gonna be a blast to drive....ha, well if you could😂😂

Thanks Buddy.  Yeah, maybe 50 years ago I'd take something like this down the 1/4 mile.

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It's been a min since I played around with this build so I pulled it back up front on the bench.  I have a somewhat front suspension and radiator set up for now.  Next order of business is to get the single seat fitted.  

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5 hours ago, rv1963 said:

Oh this will be interesting, I will be following along.

Thanks Robert.  Interesting indeed.

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I finally got some sunshine and good enough weather to shoot the White Surface Primer and some other parts on the Fiat.  

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4 hours ago, Old Nasty said:

Cute little bugger.  How about a little wind up key for a push bar.

Thank's Steve.  Haha...I put a key on the deck lid of a 34 Ford drag car I built.  Just don't have any left.  

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I decided yesterday that I didn't want to shoot any clear on the body as It's shiny enough and it's a drag car anyway.  I started the assembly process.

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On 5/10/2025 at 12:07 AM, Rattlecan Dan said:

You been into the glue fumes again? That's wild! Bet it's going to look great!

Haha...thanks Dan.  I'm thinking it's looking pretty kewl.

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This will probably be the last update on the Fiat as I'm getting pretty close on this one.  I got the radiator hoses installed, door panels in, rear cover finished, and black trim around the windows.  

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1 hour ago, gary jackson said:

zippy i aint riding in that  lol

Haha...I'll take the ride for ya.

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