Sorted, we're both pleased with the new front look as now the car looks leveled up with sills paraller to the road.
General Henry the Orange 4x4
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Sorted, we're both pleased with the new front look as now the car looks leveled up with sills paraller to the road.
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Much better, only problem is Lucy can no longer get into the car!
Really looking purposeful!
Loving the word "paraller", fantastic. Have you just added the skoda springs then?
Should I say " equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging"?
Yes, 5 door rear felicia NOT estate.
No I think you should stick to the original it leaves more to the imagination. Very good what's the estimated lift that they've given then?
It was approx. 30mm+ , so probably 20-25 when they sattle down a bit.
John's rear shacles re not original ones, last owner made them with extra mm.
John's rear shacles re not original ones, last owner made them with extra mm.
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Ah so that's more so why it looked a lot higher at the back, well it looks good for that bit extra.
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Yep, it was always a bit bum-in-the-air and looked really odd once the bulbars and sparewheel were put on the front.
I'm very pleased with the results - if we get a dry day between now and 4x4 days I may even change the interior!
Now bring on the weekend, I'm ready, except I may need some jerry cans, used nearly a full tank doing a 160mile round trip!
Did you do anything with the camber in the end, or is this just with the Skoda springs? And I'm being lazy but wondering out loud - for the front springs do you need an external spring compressor or do you remove the shock and compress from inside the spring? I have one of those type compressors you see, but not the former.
Looking really good though, great work!
This is the spring compressor which i'm using. I would not try any of the pair of v clamps and threaded rod. The lengt of the spring and compresion rate required to assemble the to bearing is a bit to much for them.
In Henry case, as John is aware of - the car have some parts sourced from other cars.
Front shocks were 4x4 type with M12 bottom holes, but hub carier is 2WD with M10 holes, holes were not enlarged (normally they would be) and M10 bolts fitted, therefore no use for my Magic Camber bolts, but the good thing is that the slack in the shock bottom holes was enough to gain 2mm .
In Henry case, as John is aware of - the car have some parts sourced from other cars.
Front shocks were 4x4 type with M12 bottom holes, but hub carier is 2WD with M10 holes, holes were not enlarged (normally they would be) and M10 bolts fitted, therefore no use for my Magic Camber bolts, but the good thing is that the slack in the shock bottom holes was enough to gain 2mm .
As the transplant discussion has started in LVJ thread regards FIRE engines here is a table which i found online some time ago.
It shows basic info and some interesting motors available in Brazil.
It shows basic info and some interesting motors available in Brazil.
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So from the list I would say the following are best candidates if youre keeping the top end?
1242cc SOHC 8V 70.80mm 78.9mm 9.6:1 SPI 61/5500 98/3000 176A7.000
1242cc SOHC 8V 70.80mm 78.9mm 9.6:1 SPI 60/5500 98/3000 176B1.000
Im assuming the compression ratio needs to be identicle.
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Not sure about the 1108 carb figures. Appeared in the Uno just post facelift and was marketed as the Uno "60", only became a 55 when it went injected in the Punto etc. If you want to keep the top end that (or any 1108) is the one to have as the bore matches up, and the 1108 ran with the same carb and near identical jetting. Pair with the 4x4 cam and you've still got the mechanical fuel pump.
That's not Brazilian engines, that's the 'Brazil' series of engines - like the 'FIRE' series of engines. i.e. the 903 pushrod and its relations.
So in theory what sort of figures are achievable from:
-1242cc bottom,
-1108cc carbed head,
- panda 4x4 cam
- re-jeted carb from panda and mechanical fuel pump.
-1242cc bottom,
-1108cc carbed head,
- panda 4x4 cam
- re-jeted carb from panda and mechanical fuel pump.
866 cam's from P75 does have the fuel pump drive thing, but it's round . Unfortunately my CNC man refused to try machine the lobe from it. The 866 ring constant height is same as the highest point in the 4x4 cam, some modern CNC / lathe could do that for sure.
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I'm not really following the specs conversation very well not being technically minded but thanks for having it! I do know that GerTie uses a modified Brasil engine.
Don't the italians have some special cams to uprate their 4x4's without engine swaps?
That mk1 punto is getting too dear to be a donor now.
Don't the italians have some special cams to uprate their 4x4's without engine swaps?
That mk1 punto is getting too dear to be a donor now.
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some oldschool sharp file and a pair of skilled hands will do the trick
, but why not to use electric low press pump for carbs? Pump in my 0.9 ohv decided to give insufficent pressure, so as a quick temporary bodge{ right, temporary, it works for over a year like that} I used spare fiat 130 pump, old 45 years old Facet electric fiat spec. pump. All works well wth 0.9 ohv carb equipped with fuel return pipe. In "fire" family engine without lobe and rod for fuel pump and without fuel return pipe at the weber tlf carb just use "fire" mechanical fuel pump , it will not be proppeled by the lobe, but still it will serve as a fuel return sender to the tank{it has two "one way" spring valves inside , pressure from electric pump will open/operate them}, just remember to put the working low pres fuell pump between tank and mechanical one .
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Catch twenty two when I tried that...
...the bike carb's had no return so fuel would spill out of the overflows. I made a funnel to fit an X1/9 1300 carb' but it was knackered and leaked everywhere.
If the carb' has a return then you can use a 4psi pump but if not you'll just make a flammable mess.
...the bike carb's had no return so fuel would spill out of the overflows. I made a funnel to fit an X1/9 1300 carb' but it was knackered and leaked everywhere.
If the carb' has a return then you can use a 4psi pump but if not you'll just make a flammable mess.
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This...
http://www.ebay.it/itm/PETROL-FUEL-...Sw37tWA7zF&clk_rvr_id=953782203917&rmvSB=true
...is a Panda 4x4 efi tank from the continent. Would a Punto fuel pump fit or will it need to be adapted. If you want to run efi it would be easier to start from a new tank than steam, foam and coat your old tank before cutting and welding it.
http://www.ebay.it/itm/PETROL-FUEL-...Sw37tWA7zF&clk_rvr_id=953782203917&rmvSB=true
...is a Panda 4x4 efi tank from the continent. Would a Punto fuel pump fit or will it need to be adapted. If you want to run efi it would be easier to start from a new tank than steam, foam and coat your old tank before cutting and welding it.
