Fiat Dino Forum (FDF)

I'd rather try to remove the A/C unit that is in place of the glove box.

Try to follow the cables. They should end up in the fuses.

It's not behind the glove box, but above. Maybe it's still above the AC.

Are they also available as LHD (left hand drinking) for good ol' England?

I never thought about drinking from a mug whilst driving the Dino or walking the dog, but now I know at least it would be possible

I often heard about some versions of the Biturbo, too. But be aware that the internals of these gearboxes are often a bit different. It's usually not just a quick exchange of a set of gears. I've never did this conversion personally, but this was mentioned by some gearbox experts at our last technic...

Not only the Ozzies drive their Dinos in winter

I've asked Matthias, the No.1 Dino information source (http://www.dino-book.com/). He said all Fiats had FIAT rims. All 246s also until Fiat finished to produce Dinos in early 72. From then, the 246s got DINO rims.

It should be possible to get an approval for the 16 inch rims. It is important that the overall diameter does not change significantly. That's why the tire sections decrease when bigger rims are used - also for modern cars.

As usual in such cases, the outside diameter should not increase significantly. If the rim is two inches more, the tire section will be one inch less. I've seen the 16 inch wheels once on a Spider. It looks a bit strange to me. I don't like that modern look of low section tires on this car. But this...