I want those rims!

I wonder how the guy in canada is getting on building his one of these?

Gold painted Lancia Beta wheels from the looks of it.

nope, betas are close but 5.5x14, these are 5x13 on this nice Italdesign concept-panda.Had a picture of them in some aftermarket fiatfamily wheels folder from the 80's

I overslept today so I haven't managed to get much done.



Drawn up templates to cut out.



Pillar drill, hammer, chisel and a bit of grinding and welding later...



...ready to test fit to the manifold...



...test fit the carb'...



...ready for it to probably not work tomorrow.

I need to take the throttle linkage from a spare Panda carb' to adapt the X-1/9 one.

Okay that didn't go according to plan.

I was supposed to fit the X-1/9 Weber today but noticed a few things first.

The throttle linkage was all wrong. I could try to find an X-1/9 cable and shorten it to fit. That would be a delay followed by a faff. I could use the Panda linkage but the throttle rotates the other way and it wouldn't be a straight fit. I tried adapting it to fit but in the end...



...I had to cut the X-1/9 linkage at the elbow and weld the Panda linkage to it backwards.

With the cable holder adapted to match...



...I think it's ready-ish to fit.

Indoor person said:

What have you done to the cereal box?

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Me said:

Br-br-br-br-brap! We is doin' it old school!

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The carb's fitted-ish...



...but it only works on full or three quarter choke.

I shut the choke down once the engine was warm and it died.
Started again and tried the throttle and choke together and she didn't sound right at all so I opened the choke and tried starting throttle only. Dead.
Hmmmmm, I put the remote starter in place and worked the throttle by hand looking down the barrels of the carb'. The throttle jets weren't squirting fuel into the carb' at all.

Who would have thought sitting on a shelf for a couple of years would knacker a carb'?

So my options are...

1/ Strip and rebuild the X-1/9 carb' and hope it works.
2/ Rig up a proper fuel pump regulator and use the Golf carb'.
3/ Contemplate the darkside. EFI!

Don't panic. Carb cleaner....... Don't strip, squirt

Alixcompo said:

Don't panic. Carb cleaner....... Don't strip, squirt

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That'll have to wait for the payday fairies next visit.

Fuel injection would require a complete engine as I had the cut the crank sensor bracket off to make it fit.
Also it would be a waste of time because the crank sensor would be vulnerable.

Just deleted a few Puntos from my eBay watch list.

shame you are not local to me...

http://www.albertlooms.com/stock/fiat.htm

they was gonna sell me a 899 engine with the marbella for £40 all electronics included and working with 25k miles. gearbox was gonna cost another £20

Dragon Man said:

shame you are not local to me...

http://www.albertlooms.com/stock/fiat.htm

they was gonna sell me a 899 engine with the marbella for £40 all electronics included and working with 25k miles. gearbox was gonna cost another £20

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That's a nice idea but a complete donor car could pay for itself once the parts I don't need are sold.

So a Panda 4x4 based Moke could be okay but this...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/kit-car-project-/331100763035?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item4d1724b39b

...could be brilliant.

There is a 4 wheel ranger kit on Ebay at the mo. Needs a chassis making for it.

Oh yeah the back is moulded as a pickup

Alixcompo said:

There is a 4 wheel ranger kit on Ebay at the mo. Needs a chassis making for it.

Oh yeah the back is moulded as a pickup

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The first bit of my post.

So making the 4x4 into a van has been a bit of a curse and I'm not using my Fantasia to collect engines any more...

https://www.fiatforum.com/fiorino/340943-fiorino-tuning.html?p=3391603

...I've got myself a proper Fiat van instead and may end up with a pick up shell as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDmWjpPVf68&feature=youtu.be

Pain in the cheeks! :bang:

How useful is a shed full of crap?



Spare diaphragm just in case.

The diaphragm on the complete carb' is nearly new and doesn't need replacing. The leakage is probably caused by this...



...where the new diaphragm was fitted ages ago the surface was over-prepared and the cast "O" ring filed down on two edges. So I'll be using the cast throttle pump linkage mount (I don't know if it has a proper name but that's what it does) from the old carb' (on the left) and some instant gasket (not black silicone) to see if that cures it.

Failing that there's always the original carb' with a better fuel regulator (that I would have tried first if people celebrated Jesus's birthday in June instead of stealing the Pagan Winter solstice).

Well that hasn't worked either. The leak is fixed, engine runs a lot smoother on choke but as soon as you touch the throttle it dies.

Oh well; the Tax runs out at the end of the month and I'm getting fed up so it may be scrapped yet.