1980 Fiat Other

1498cc Built to DSP Specs

1980 5 speed - shorter 3rd gear

Clear

Listed again due to internet/email blackout. My ISP's email server went down and I could not respond to inquiries. Auction starts over from here. Item WILL NOT BE RELISTED NOR SOLD IF AUCTION NOT WON - In other words, this is the absolutely last time you will see this item. After this auction, it will be scrapped if not sold. I don't need the money, I need the car gone, and want it to go to someone who can appreciate it. This is not sold as a road-going vehicle, though it does include all stock parts to make street legal, and even smog (California eligible.) ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS HAVE BEEN UPLOADED. Ask for URL for pictures. This is a 1980 Fiat X1/9, built from scratch as an autocross car for D Street Prepared in SCCA and other sanctioned autocross and Solo II events including Pro Solo. It does not contain a roll cage or fuel cell and thus is not track prepared. This car was modeled after Bill Condrashoft's 10-year championship car, but with modifications he approved of to improve performance and handling. Car was completed in 2003 but I hurt my back and have been unable to run. It's time to move on. Car is available as-is, or you can take the parts and scrap the body, you're choice. I will not separate parts. If the vehicle does not sell, it will be sold for scrap, rims, suspension, camber/caster plates, Hoosier Autocrosser tires, spare engine, nitrous setup and everything. I don't need the money, I don't want to deal with anymore hassle. This car is meant for someone who is interested in autocrossing it. If you aren't interested in autocrossing it, then buy it for the parts which are worth far more than the car, then take the parts off and eBay them yourself. Engine was built to limits of SCCA Specifications from a brand new factory motor. It was balanced, head shaved to minimum, and built painstakingly by hand by me. Intake is larger injectors and a larger air box would be an improvement but isn't necessary. Suspension is Tokico adjustable inserts in VW Rabbit strut housings, with Eibach coilovers on aluminum perches under custom adjustable camber/caster plates. Wheels are (6) Sierra Pacific Racing Lights, aluminum 3-piece 9x13. 4 Hoosier autocrossers are mounted, and have been stored in black plastic with charcoal to absorb ozone to maximize shelf-life of tires. They probably won't win the nationals, but will get you started. Car is rough, but everything is there for a nationally competitive car with minimal work. Needs a brake caliper replaced, race engine lost bearings and is out, stock engine is in and running however. One shock will also need replaced or resealed. That's it. It's ready to go otherwise. Additional photos available upon request, but are to show lack of body rust. This car is rough visually, a project. Car is in Spokane, in storage with a friend. There are plenty of spares: race motor, intake, cams, heads, starters, alternators, transmissions and parts thereof, tow bar, stock wheels, race seats (need upholstered), and more. This listing is as-is. I will not make side deals. If you want just the race components, buy the car and take them off, then haul the car 10 miles to the wrecking yard where they'll give you $250 for it. Shipping/delivery may be possible, please inquire. Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Why is the Fiat X1/9 one of the best cars to autocross? What makes it so special, so fun? The Fiat X1/9 is the most successful mid engine production car in history. Mid-engine is important, because all of the weight of the vehicle is in the center. This means it has a low moment of center. A car is like a flywheel when it comes to turning, the more weight on the outside, the harder it is to start the turn, and to stop the turn. Mid-engine means all the weight is inside and thus the car turns much easier, much quicker. A well-balanced mid-engine car can not only outcorner most cars, but it is vastly better at transitions from one direction to the other, such as a slalom (which you often find at autocrosses). You turn the wheel and it reacts the very instant you do. Because the moment of center is so quick and the weight distribution so perfect, the X1/9 requires lightening fast reflexes to drive past 90% of the car’s capabilities. Once you acquire those skills, that fast reaction time, you will be able to drive any car because they will all be far easier to drive. Above all however is that the Fiat X1/9 weighs under a ton, so it is easy on tires, and everything else. A set of tires will likely last you an entire season, even if you go to Nationals (i.e. buy your tires at Nationals and use them the rest of the season.) And even though you are hard on the car, its so light and yet so well built that it won’t wear out as fast as bigger, heavier, and newer cars. A quick look at the rulebook will demonstrate why the Fiat X1/9 is a car to consider. Yes, its probably older than you, but then, so is my Sunbeam Tiger older than me, but it will still out accelerate most anything out there (not hard to do, 350hp, 2250lbs.) No, its not the “coolest” car out there, but you aren’t autocrossing to look cool, you’re autocrossing to BE cool, and being fast is cool last I checked. As an added bonus, you can run the X1/9 at many vintage events. This car comes with everything you need except a helmet, rulebook, and fresh set of balls that you’ll need to really drive this car how it needs to be driven through corners: foot on the floor (after you enter the corner…) and braking long after you think its too late. It includes spares galore, and even shop manuals (including a Fiat factory shop manual, as well as a Haynes manual.) The Fiat X1/9 was my first autocross car, and second, third, and fourth. I built this one from the ground up myself. Sadly, I became disabled and couldn’t run anymore. So, its available for someone else to take it to glory. Call it your first autocrosser, your first dedicated autocrosser, or your first nationally competitive autocrosser.