131mirafiori forum

Hi you's in the  far North. You to Nick.Need to pick your brains on a conversion.When  you convert a 131R into a Stradale ( Bastardise )  do you need to fit roll cage  etc to strengthen body.Only looking a having hot motor and use as daily drive and odd track day. Cheers Gary

Welcome!

 No you do not need to fit a cage for such use.

If you drive very hard daily and do a lot  or racing or your racing are stages on gravel or very poor roads than maybe additional welding of the undercarriage could be considered.

Miro   

If you paint the car blue and white it weakens the whole vehicle and it needs a roll cage.   Any other colour doesn't need a roll cage. ;D

Thanks for that Miro. Yes its only for the road. Thought there might be a problem with the loss of rigid panels.Any colour as long it is not silver and brome.Have a stripped  pretty rust  free 131 in mind. Cheers Gary

The metal detector is swwitched on and so is the laser eliminator.

That blk needs to stay black...black stradale ;)

To be fair i think i wanted Geoffs lock up where they were more than the 131. Very nice size and natural light. ;D

Black Stradale would suit the owner. I agree with you on the lock up. Would make a great collective 131 project area.  ::) ::)

Blue to match my innocent blue eyes and white to match my purity are the two colours to go for.

haha ;D you guys don't need much encouragement to wind each other up do you.

I will be up next friday Gary. If so will tee up a time to make some templates for airbox and have a nosey at stilo.

Cheers Terry. Give me a call for a time. You know Geoff is colour blind.and other things

Actually if you paint it red it strengthens the body structure and than you can cut the roof off and  have a stradale convertible !

Miro

See my stradale convertible in action !  

cool miro

I see that the red paint that strengthens body structure has also been used on your race suit, obviously no power steering required on this car!

Hi Gary i think you should fit a roll cage just in case you roll her!

Convertible sounds good Will post a picture a my mates 131 soft top on monday.Jeremy i see  you have your  kit from Tomaz.What was the cost of shipping.Nick as we get older we slow down.Roll cage would be like the carrot.( its there see if it works).

i tried to sit into an abarth 131 2 years ago but couldnt fit in around the cage too round & still round ;) ;D ;D

Hay Nick don't go into detail as there is certain person with too many 131s who will start making comments about size and power to weight ratios etc.

Ok than look SWB 131  :) ;) ;D :D

Actually there was a convertible sport in the uk about a year ago sprayed purple with white leather interior for sale for a few hundred quid it looked sh#t ::)

Hi Enzo & miro look this is real car "the shortina"

Enzo,

The great WR has a replica of Enzo's Short version  ... except it is a cabrio !

This is the real style !

And this is the latest SuperAmercia 5th Avenue Stradale Rally Cabrio Version ...

Nice trim , ain't it ?

NOTE : No reinforcements due to REd color

PS: it must be out of our drving season if we have time for this s***!

Hi Gary

I didn't go for the full kit, only ordered the bonnet, boot and roof spoiler.  My 131 is destined to be a daily driver, so decided the wide arches and wide wheel base were not for me.  If the pannels were rusty, my opinion might have been different.  For those three items the postage via slow cammel was only 50 Euros, obviously the full kit will cost more.

Regards

J.

Who is the poor sod saddled with such a burden

Geoff was good fun getting there ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D