Loads of work gets done on the Fiat Barchetta

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body work and most of the mechanics get sorted on the Barchetta in this episode.
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@sinadzelasha 4 года назад

Few people in the world will appreciate such a person, his attitude is appreciated and I wish you success!!!

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

kind words thankyou.

@fhwolthuis 4 года назад

I must admit I thought it was hopeless this car when you first showed it. But now it has made real progress! Good job! 👌🇮🇹

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

Glad you like it!

@marcbrasse747 4 года назад

If you do all your work as thorough as this and with this same honesty and for a decent price I'd love to be your customer. Trouble is I drive the wrong brand and live in the wrong country. :-)

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

No worries. Thanks for your support. Best you can do for me is share my videos in your part of the world. Thanks

@marcbrasse747 4 года назад

@@ItaliaAutos My part by the way is The Netherlands. :-)

@user-vc9db6qj2k 4 года назад

It's pronounced "Barketta" (little boat or little ship in Italian). Love the grey body/red roof combo, years ago used to own a Peugeot 306 cab with these colours, best imo. 👌🏼😎

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

yep its just one of those words that comes out CH not K in the English language.

@georgenechifor4886 4 года назад

Great episode. What I find as really great is not only the amount of good work and skill, but also the amount of honesty! No matter what the project is. Great job mister!

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

i try to prize my self on being honest. no point lying as its bites you back further down the line.

@SAVING_ICONIC_MACHINES Год назад

What a stunning 🤩 little car it is, and great job restoring it. Iv just bought myself one and il be uploading a video on it this weekend ❤❤

@ItaliaAutos Год назад

Nice.

@SAVING_ICONIC_MACHINES Год назад

Look forward to showing it off lol. Maybe il bring it to you if it needs anything doing.

@sanelb1147 2 года назад

love watching this kind of videos after work.. so relaxing

@ItaliaAutos 2 года назад

Thanks for watching

@garysimpson3900 4 года назад

Great job sir. Will look fantastic when finished.

@adamjow8405 4 года назад

Coming along very nicely. Doing great job. Can't wait to see how it looks at finish 😀

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

You and me both!

@davidcollin7466 4 года назад

great video as usual interesting to see the barkettas turn around ive had a mx5 now have a mark 3 mr2 and ive always had an eye on the barketta to all great little drivers cars !

@neilwalsh4058 4 года назад

What a turn around from when you got it. Was interesting to see the belt and variator renewal. Thinking of doing variator on mine over winter when I'm not using it.

@user-fk5ds7kv4r 4 года назад

i can‘t help it, but you‘re just a really nice guy! always enjoy watching your videos!

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

I appreciate that!

@neilmcclary3589 4 года назад

Great vid and l thought the music was spot on . Intresting little car once again l keep spying intresting alfas in your unit

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

Yeah always new stuff. Some of them mine some customer cars.

@dieselpowerworks 4 года назад

Good progress! Man I wish we had these little cars in South Africa

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

Surprised you didn't.

@lee2217 3 года назад

Remember when these came out The company I worked for used to do paint work for the fiat dealership Always liked them

@wingpingfan7500 4 года назад

incredible work, well done and keep up the great work.

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

Thanks. Hopefully anothee update on it towards the end of this month.

@massimomancini7019 3 года назад

under the car, for its age there is a large amount of rust?

@doveronefoxtrot4417 4 года назад

I love watching these ! So mesmerising!👍

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

Glad you like them!

@ChopsGarage 4 года назад

Brilliant vid mate you really cracked on with that! Had a go at few vids on my channel now like the 20V Coupe and Thesis

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

Cheers. Ill have a look tonight.

@TheSuzukiLT 3 года назад

@@ItaliaAutos I mikin mopin ml l.

@mancaveproductions00 4 года назад

Spot on color match, well done..

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

ill have to give the paint shop the credit for that lol.

@roofdownfun 4 года назад

Good job that Neil, well done. 👍

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@letsflyaway1 4 года назад

Looking good well done👍👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

Cheers

@zoze 4 года назад

Great video, great car, great job!

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

Glad you liked it!

@cav4290 4 года назад

You should try to tidy up the cam cover, light sand blasting works wonders and will may the engine bay look much cleaner - same for the undercarriage, although there you best option would be dry ice blasting. Great work so far.

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

i think someone has had a go at it. it will prob be on the list.

@ShieldTonHD 4 года назад

The progress looks nice

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

thanks

@FABDST1 4 года назад

Very good job !

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

thanks

@danieleiaccino8008 2 года назад

very good job done

@porsche356a 4 года назад

Neil do you recommend replacing the rocker cover gasket with a new item when you do a cam belt on a twin cam/twin spark engine? You really have turned this car around!

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

I would yes as its a common leak point

@karenmurray3098 4 года назад

wish i had a shed ! the fiat is starting to look great .should be a fun little car when it's all done

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

a shed! ive got a unit full of old projects lol.

@eidanchris 4 года назад

Hey mate like I've mentioned in your first video on the barchetta I'm also fixing up one I remember in the first video you considered changing the hood because it seemed to leak, that might not be necessary as a common problem on this model and might just be as easy as FIAT BARCHETTA WINDOW REGULATOR set I found on eBay for about 17 usd and in my case a new back window for 125 euros. Plus the hood you got already is perfect for that silver paint. Just send me a message if you struggle to find these part. And again thanks for the videos very much enjoy your work.

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

cheers its something on my list to look into.

@carminevolpe3707 4 года назад

and if the rear foot brake has no effect then the brake force regulators are tight

@1strongbow285 4 года назад

Nice videos , just subscribed looks like ive been missing out 😀

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

Yep lots of interesting stuff to watch

@1strongbow285 4 года назад

Italia Autos Only from Wednesfield so nice to know your only round the corner for parts and things , looks like watching your addictive videos from now on 👍 Cheers

@sm70911 4 года назад

Great job on the repaint, and the cam work. Is the corrosion on the underside from winter driving ?. Car design is beautiful, i like how the headlights ref the covered headlights of old Ferraris, also good you got one without the 3rd brake light . Unreal that they didn't think to sell the Barchetta in California, or any US market, esp considering how many MX5's have been sold.

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

thanks. yeah rust if from uk winters

@JJHurst 4 года назад

Another stunning fiat that was gone to soon and not exploited nearly enough, RHD would have been great , and I suspect the 5cyl turbo engine in the coupe would fit if you put the battery in the boot. That would have made the Barchetta a real competitor against the 986 Boxster...Fiat do consistently miss a trick. Good work and the paint match is bang on...👍

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

Yeah definitely missed a trick.

@tonye2695 4 года назад

Great video and really enjoyed the bodywork process. I note you dry sanded everything, why or for what reason would you wet sand? Will be fun little car when done. ✅

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

I dont know why anyone would wet sand as its so much easier and less messy dry sanding.

@joemalone7385 4 года назад

@@ItaliaAutos You can achieve a better finish with wet and dry paper in my opinion, plus, the wet sanding helps to keep the dust down and stops the finely gritted paper from clogging up.

@giorgostzavaras5686 4 года назад

The paint job looks great, but there is a slight dent on the bonnet. Its just to the right of the centre...

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

yep i know. gutted it didnt show up when i flatted it.

@oxulucozcan4923 4 года назад

I'm new to your channel and you really know your cars. question though; wouldn't that place cause a trouble for an air filter when driven into a puddle?

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

No as the lif has a seal on it.

@AdamAus85 4 года назад

I'm looking at doing cam belt etc. Soon on my 2.0 JTS. Variator is almost $300 in Australia. Is it getting to the point that we should be trying to repair these things?

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

Yeah but the repair kit is crap.

@AdamAus85 4 года назад

@@ItaliaAutos Alrighty. And what is tell tale sign of it needing replacement besides the diesel like sound some folks have described?

@Vulcanier65 4 года назад

Is this part 1 of the Barchetta? Feels like this would be the 2nd one, but I can't find any ealier video about the Barchetta. Also the intro "again I'll be working on the Barchetta", suggets there is a previous one. Did/do I miss something? Anyway, nice job on this 'little boat'!

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

Its the 2nd one.

@lieberfreialsgleich 4 года назад

Would it be difficult, to swap a twin spark engine?

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

Into this. Prob fairly easy but a phase 1 engine

@robtt997 4 года назад

Please wear eye protection while spraying ! One of my best pals is blind in one eye because he didn’t . And you only have two eyes so take care of them both !!

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

i know i need to.

@TheFlyingBusman 4 года назад

I personally would have got a decent PDR repair sorted on the front panel. I’m not a lover of just throwing filler in. That said, seeing another Barchetta get another lease of life is no bad thing. Not many about and not a bad motor despite its Punto underpinnings.

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

paint was cracked so i t would of needed paint anyway.

@wred_e 4 года назад

Like your videos. Ever tried to fade the colour onto the next panel, or on the same, to get a smoother colour change?

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

I decided to paint front end first and then I'd blend if needed. Turns out whole car needs paint

@wred_e 4 года назад

@@ItaliaAutos got some own projects coming up, never painted before. How do you do the matching, just the paint code and hope for the best?

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

@@wred_e a good paint shop and the colour code.

@dee106ful 4 года назад

Did you weld up those holes under the scuttle?

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

No holes under the scuttle.

@carminevolpe3707 4 года назад

take a close look at the rear wheel arch boxes, they'll rust through like

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

All fine.

@carminevolpe3707 4 года назад

@@ItaliaAutos and when opening the roof, make sure that there is no kink in the window, otherwise it will tear quickly

@carminevolpe3707 4 года назад

@@ItaliaAutos looked good on me too, but was only held by the underbody protection, on the right rear wheel on the front where you can see an x, press once with your finger

@rasheedshaik5181 4 года назад

What do you call that tool that you used to take of the oil filter

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

oil filter removal tool

@rasheedshaik5181 4 года назад

@@ItaliaAutos 😂 cool

@rasheedshaik5181 4 года назад

@@ItaliaAutos while I have you do you know what would be the best stage 3 clutch option for my Alfa Romeo gt 1.9 jtd

@jonathanwebster4245 4 года назад

Hi, nice work on the front end, looks very tidy. What does the variator on the inlet cam do?

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

Jonathan Webster thanks variable valve timing.

@rezaq1 4 года назад

That car needs a Liqui Moly proline flush, an oil and filter change with some triple qx 10w40, run up to temp maybe for a few miles, and then immediately drained hot again. The oil looked black enough that the new oil is looking black already I bet!

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

it will get another oil change once its been run for 50 miles.

@carminevolpe3707 4 года назад

I would have changed the camshaft sensor at the same time. They also fail and then all the work with the timing belt has to be done again

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

i wouldnt because they rarely go wrong,on alfas anyway and there the same part.

@carminevolpe3707 4 года назад

@@ItaliaAutos for me it was defective after 130,000 km ... first sporadically then total failure. Read fault memory

@richardjohnson3463 4 года назад

Fantastic job

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

Thanks

@lieberfreialsgleich 4 года назад

Save time, filler and money and try pdr tools next time. It‘s!

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

I've got a dent on the boot I'm going to get some pdr tools and give it a go.

@nouvalari 4 года назад

Excellent work..........jealous as hell because you have a ramp and all my welding is on my back. Just make sure you leave plenty of drain holes free, mine were blocked and because the Hood leaked it filled up with water regularly. Did you manage to get a hood seal kit............i was quoted 600.00 euros which has prompted me to find a cheaper solution using sikaflex and bicycle inner tubes when i finish the floor.

@ItaliaAutos 4 года назад

not looked at the roof yet.