My '87 Spree
Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 11:22 am
Hello fellow Spree crazies, I'm new to the forum but not new to riding my Spree. I figured instead of being a typical "n00b" and starting my time here by asking some irritating, over-asked question, that I'd share some pictures of my Spree because hey, pictures are exciting.
A little (or a lot) about it: 1987 model year, I've owned it for about three years now. It previously belonged to my friend's dad, so I had ridden it all summer when he decided to sell it. Instead of putting it in the paper for $600, he let me have it for only $200! For the past three years I've ridden it frequently in the summer and in good weather, but it doesn't run perfectly. It's never been able to idle, the starter motor no longer works, and the back tire... well, look at the pictures. I've been foolish to ride it as long as I have, and it finally blew out a couple days ago. By chance a buddy of mine had a wheel + tire and engine lying around, so I picked it up and have been wrenching on my Spree since. That's why it's not in running condition in the pictures.
Anyway, I've just ordered some brand new Dunlop K398's and I will be installing those when they arrive. I'm planning on switching out my starter motor with the unit from the spare motor I just picked up, and I'm not sure what to do about the idle. I guess the most obvious culprit would be the carb, but I'll have to do some research and build up confidence before trying to tackle that section.
My final consideration for really dressing up my Spree is some sort of simple spraycan paint job. If anyone here reads Sport Compact Car and saw their Subaru project car's paintjob, that's what I'll probably go for. They took flat-black spray paint and made it look like a stealth fighter. Here is my Spree as it sits today:
A slightly worn tire, then the same tire with the spare I picked up:
I look forward to spending time here and hopefully learning some new things and perhaps sharing my insight. After seeing the 90 MPH Spree (crazy!) in another thread I knew I was among experts/psychopaths.
A little (or a lot) about it: 1987 model year, I've owned it for about three years now. It previously belonged to my friend's dad, so I had ridden it all summer when he decided to sell it. Instead of putting it in the paper for $600, he let me have it for only $200! For the past three years I've ridden it frequently in the summer and in good weather, but it doesn't run perfectly. It's never been able to idle, the starter motor no longer works, and the back tire... well, look at the pictures. I've been foolish to ride it as long as I have, and it finally blew out a couple days ago. By chance a buddy of mine had a wheel + tire and engine lying around, so I picked it up and have been wrenching on my Spree since. That's why it's not in running condition in the pictures.
Anyway, I've just ordered some brand new Dunlop K398's and I will be installing those when they arrive. I'm planning on switching out my starter motor with the unit from the spare motor I just picked up, and I'm not sure what to do about the idle. I guess the most obvious culprit would be the carb, but I'll have to do some research and build up confidence before trying to tackle that section.
My final consideration for really dressing up my Spree is some sort of simple spraycan paint job. If anyone here reads Sport Compact Car and saw their Subaru project car's paintjob, that's what I'll probably go for. They took flat-black spray paint and made it look like a stealth fighter. Here is my Spree as it sits today:
A slightly worn tire, then the same tire with the spare I picked up:
I look forward to spending time here and hopefully learning some new things and perhaps sharing my insight. After seeing the 90 MPH Spree (crazy!) in another thread I knew I was among experts/psychopaths.
