Fiat X1/9 – A Guide to the Prospective Fiat X1/9 Owner
Michael Hightower A few of the questions that are often asked on the X1/9 mailing list are, “Is the X1/9 a good car,” “How are they to work on,” and “What’s it…
February 2007
Fiat X1/9 – Interchangeable parts between 1300 and 1500 engines
The following is a list of parts that I know are interchangeable between a 1500 and 1300 X1/9. The columns indicate the part type, whether they go with or without…
Fiat X1/9 – How the Headlight Motors Work
Here’s how the headlight mechanisms work (this is off the top of my head, so there might be some omissions or screw-ups): The headlight motors have two breakers on the…
Fiat X1/9 – Thinning Valve Shims
Okay, so you need to thin down your shimsit’s not too hard, but it’s a skoshy bit time consuming to do it correctly. The first thing you’re going to need…
Engine Removal Pictures
Photos taken during the replacement of my 2F motor. Fellow collector, occasional music collaborator, pneumismatist, and all around bud, Eric Schena, is wearing the blue coveralls. Scott Wance is in…
High-Land Cruiser
Sarah’s 70-series Me next to the truck This is Sarah’s 70-series Land Cruiser in front of a gorgeous lake (loch?) and, um, a quite nice mountain. My ex and I…
Wild Scottish Rovers
SII 109 with treads Modified 89 with tractor tires More views of SII 109 with treads While driving up the A82 through the Central Highlands of Scotland, these two utterly…
Short-Lived Water Carrier
This is the old water tank I built for the roof rack of the ‘Cruiser. The part that is visible in the picture is 6" PVC pipe. Connected to that…
Dual Battery Setup
It seems a lot of folks already have a dual battery setup, but I though I’d show how mine is done. Thanks to Ed Cooke who used to work at…
Air Pump Removal
If your ‘Cruiser is like mine, then it’s eaten air pumps as often as I eat Thai food: Once a year. Gutting it is a possibility, but it’s worrisome to…
Weber DGAV Conversion
When the good folks at 4x4 Connection (née Land Cruiser Connection) moved from Sterling, Va., to Winchester, Va., they had to get rid of a lot of stuff that was…
Engine Removal Procedure
Disconnect the battery cables Drain the oil from the engine and drain the coolant from the system. Also, a few days before you start, spray all of the bolts to…
Best Of
Below are some of the best songs by Michael Hightower. These are my selections, and you might disagree. Might I recommend you listen to the other tracks available? Perhaps you’ll…
Unfinished Music
Unfinished music.
CDs/Downloads
From here you can download selected songs by me. More will be added later on. Baby Got Back – Gilbert and Sullivan Style Hey Hey Hey Anything Rose By Any…
Old music
Some old music.
New music
I have made some new music. This is where you can listen to it.