Thanks for this video. I bought by 1981 X19 in 1991 and still have it. it has 78K miles on it and i have been rebuilding it with the next agenda item being replacing the window and getting the car painted. My car has been garaged almost all of its life so good news is I don't have rust but this video was great for helping me understand what to watch out for and the process of getting the window out, and cleaned up ready for painting. thanks.

I flinched when Ant blew that rust at the camera lol

Nice clean work!!👌👌

I love it, it’s such a nice sports car

I owned 3 of these

🤌Fix it again Tony 🤣 I've just purchased one for $500 USD in a darker green. First Italian car for me. Good work bub 👍 subbed

You did a very good job of designing then building the metal repair piece quite nice acually.

@paulturner6498

Жыл бұрын

It’s quite simple, when you have all the correct equipment

Ant 6 un grande.. ❤️ ❤️❤️👍👍👍

Widziałem cały odcinek 😁

Probably more X1/9s sold in the UK than in Italy.

I had a X1/9 for a number of years around 1998 to 2003 the issue with the rust at the base of the windscreen has also got to do with when people get into the car because it’s tight and low They tend to put one hand on the corner of the windscreen and shift their body weight to that corner to lower themselves down into the seat and when they get out they put their hand on the windscreen corner to pull themselves up and it causes cracking along the base of the windscreen and then water it gets in on those cracks and then it starts to rust out from there

Love it, I'm still owned mine!

A curious man who is looking for owning one of these cars here: is it possible to find parts for repairments? what are the good places for parts? both mechanical and cosmetic parts

This is such a nice colour for an X19, I have a silver one and a blue Gran Finale, I think this colour was only made in the 1300cc versions from memory. Great cars to drive, the engine buzzes away like it's got a wasps nest camped behind your head.

@emrecenkers9721

2 жыл бұрын

Hi , that color belongs to 74 and 75 1300 cc models.Pistachio Green.

Volvo 240 had this problem front screen

*I wanted to buy this car. But by the time I got to see this episode it was a rerun and the car had long been sold.* All I could think was an X1/9 fixed up by Ant Anstead would be trouble-free. And the color was like nothing I've seen before on this model. If you have the means, you should drive one. It is so choice.

Сейчас эта серия на Discovery заканчивается. Где увидеть полный выпуск? Пацаны,умеете делать вещи. 🔥 С Наступающим❄🎄🎁🎈🎉🎊🎀🎆🎇

Done such a “ great” job that he couldn’t be bothered to re- install that nice shiny bit around the windscreen and fitted a universal rubber surround. And yes he is full of himself.

@paulturner6498

Жыл бұрын

So full of himself, and that prat Brewer

@jwserge

Жыл бұрын

A-ha-h ))) That's it !

All those exagerrated facial expressions lol

@theephemeralglade1935

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's kind of a Sesame Street style of narration.

@0:06 No, but can imagine driving it through South London in 1986 when it cost 200 quid.

I'm surprised at the statement in the video about how modern cars use the windshield to strength and the X1/9 is from an era where that wasn't done. I say this because the X1/9 windscreen is epoxied in and Fiat even imbedded a heater wire into the epoxy which you are supposed to connect to a 12V source to soften it. This is exactly how the windshield is part of the structure. A rubber mounted windshield does not add support. Perhaps this windscreen was replaced already and did not follow the factory installation technique.

Gandini designed at Bertone

Hello extra

Bronze filler rod trick is pretty neat

1988 LANCIA DELTA 🙏

Midas Touch🇦🇺

You replace the bad metal with metal and it will just rust in the same spot. :-)

I think that's the only area that hasn't rusted on my X/19!

Bizarre how much he gushed about the X1/9 and its styling, yet sulked like a toddler when asked to work on the TR7.

@seymourskinner2533

3 жыл бұрын

Because the x1/9 is a classic. And the tr7 is a parts bin nightmare that’s demonstrates why they failed.

@neutronalchemist3241

3 жыл бұрын

The X1/9, other than being a realy stilish car, is a supremely rational roadster. The way a small sporty two/seater should be designed, both for weight distribution and exploitation of the space. When Leyland introduced the TR7, at the Geneva car show, Giorgetto Giugiaro couldn't believe that car was ready to be put in production.

@markbowden7238

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, well that's probably based on the reaction you get (from idiots) if you own an X. Top three comments from experience are : I thought they all rusted away. What you driving that for? Is that a TR7? Trust me, it's pointless trying to explain.

Italy - Comrade! We will give you the rights to build millions of Fiat 124s! Soviet Union - Luigi! We will send you as much shitty sub-standard steel as we can get rid of!

日本語の同時通訳希望

Where's the rest? 🤷

@OggyGTA

3 жыл бұрын

You have to pay Discovery for a subscription.

@pass-my-test

3 жыл бұрын

@@OggyGTA oh.

@cpkdude803

3 жыл бұрын

You can watch for free on Motortrend app if your cable company package includes Motortrend TV

@pass-my-test

3 жыл бұрын

@@cpkdude803 or they could have uploaded it here. 🤷‍♀️

He was never used to direct traffic as a cop 👮 with those hands continuously flapping around

Where the fuck Is part 2?

and thats how you spend 5500 in labor to fix one problem on a car riddled with problems....

この車は大変だ。 日本でもこの車を良く見たけど、とにかく錆がひどい。 おそらく日本ではこの車は数台しか残っていないと思う。 雑誌や動画でも動体保存されているのを何十年も 確認した事がありません。 そんな意味では希少な車の一台になっているかもしれません。

Rust did in my 1976 Fiat 128 3p in 1988. Underneath the battery the car frame just rusted away; wish that I had taken up welding 🥽 !!

Last bit of repair was rubbish not last 6 weeks , thought he was to be the business , 35 years as a panel beater .

@markbowden7238

3 жыл бұрын

Do you mean it's not a good idea to use bronze filler rod? I have no experience with bodywork but I'm preparing an X19 and it's got quite a few pinholes.

@johnmorrow7080

3 жыл бұрын

@@markbowden7238 On his last bit of brazing he goes over rusty metal with a brass rod he didn't grind surfaces clean so still rust in joint , plus he gas welded when you can pick up decent MIG cheap on ebay even a spot welder cheap , go whole hog spot weld/MIG patch zink prime then seal with spot weld sealer clamp in place or use a body sealer , works just as well , must be a tutorial on here somewhere . good luck not bad little motors them .

@markbowden7238

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnmorrow7080 thanks, that's incredibly helpful... and I'm encouraged to learn and have a go at making a couple of structural repairs in steel. A previous owner had made some repairs with fibreglass and despite this not being correct, had done a good job so I probably won't go over those areas again unless I absolutely have to. Regards the underside, arches, exhaust bay, engine bay and interior, I've been removing as much rust as possible, then flooding the area with stop-rust to stabilise the surface. Sometimes months go by before I do the next stage which is to remove the stop-rust with paint thinner, before brush painting with grey etching primer. I'm hoping this will be a good base coat and it shows up the holes.

@johnmorrow7080

3 жыл бұрын

@@markbowden7238 Try watching this guys videos his patch work is amazing kzread.info%C3%A3oFunileiro01/videos

@cpkdude803

3 жыл бұрын

Actually, it’s lasted nearly a year so far :)

Again, factor in 23 hours @ £60 per hour or $75 and you returned $8,000, so basically all you’ve done is earned about $30 per hour wages, with all that very expensive equipment and premises to pay for, in other words you’ve lost money, yet again, you pair of complete prats

Fiat X1/9 "how to remove rust from under windscreen?" BURN IT

Buy golf r32

@salvofarnia8046

3 жыл бұрын

Uggg

@OggyGTA

3 жыл бұрын

Random.

@markbowden7238

3 жыл бұрын

Or anything else with four wheels and a petrol engine.

The rust is the only thing holding that P.O.S. together!

@OggyGTA

3 жыл бұрын

Sure.

@markbowden7238

3 жыл бұрын

Why you hating on that little car? Read up on Dallara, maybe imagine what it's like driving a mid engine car that can be lightened to 710 kg without carbon fibre. Maybe check out Manuel Dondi while you're at it.

Garbage car

@markbowden7238

3 жыл бұрын

Ever driven one? Didn't think so.