hopefully get the box over onto the new engine tomorrow, new clutch etc and get the bay / loom tidied ready for new engine to go in

engine hoist only just fits in garage!

Are you lifting the car with the hoist, its the easiest way.

Cheers

D

the car is sat on axle stands

Yup, I can see that, but are you going to lift the car over the engine or the engine over the car.

I built up the unit then lifted the car enough to get the unit under the front of the car and then used a jack to lift the unit up into the shell.

Cheers

D

the engine was dropped out the bottom, there is enough room to get it out sat on a skate board without having to raise the car any further. the hoist was used to slowly lower the engine.
plan is to put the new engine on the skate board, push it into place then use the hoist to raise it

i done it the same way as arc both times

well today, got the gearbox and engine seperated - sorted out what was needed from the old block. broke the cento TDC sensor - oops! brought the 1108 block home and put it in the shed, it can rest there now!
got some new bits ordered from fiat (new hub-strut bolts).

my clutch was totally knackered. the release bearing was..erm, wobbly and had eaten bits of the spines on the pressure plate. Both sides of the friction plate had metal showing. hehe, oops!

photos, of course.

friction plate is like that on both sides. one of the springs rattles about on its own, and you can see the lovely groove that the release bearing has eaten out. I suspect it wasn't long before the whole lot fell apart!

Hey, looks :chin: intresting... I totally missed any topics of what you are actaully fitting, are you just fitting the 1242 8v or something else? Around Christmas too... Great present to self!

Regards

Adam

1242 8v, 75 bottom end (stronger than 60), 75 cam, ported and gas flowed head, skimmed to limit, multiangle cut valve seats, lightened flywheel, port matched inlet manifold, then of course the 40mm TB and chip from the old engine

also upping the cooling, new alloy rad, puntoGT fan switch and a low temp thermostat

clutch plate looks fine to me buddy bar the spring. cover is fecked tho

Cool :yum:

Don't break my hoist

clutch plate os ok as long as it dont got down to the rivets, but you was fitting new kit anyway wasnt you?

yeah i am, got a new valeo kit to go on.
old one just looks worn to me. guess its not as bad as i thought. release bearing and cover were totally screwed though!

jamie86 said:

Don't break my hoist

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trying not to

Your right abot the cover and bearing, the driven plate would be screwed if the material was flush (or worse) with the rivets. Obviously your cahnging it, so who cares!!

Cheers

D

arc said:

1242 8v, 75 bottom end (stronger than 60), 75 cam, ported and gas flowed head, skimmed to limit, multiangle cut valve seats, lightened flywheel, port matched inlet manifold, then of course the 40mm TB and chip from the old engine

also upping the cooling, new alloy rad, puntoGT fan switch and a low temp thermostat

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I've just helped a mate finish this conversion on his cinq. Where are you getting the low temp thermo and the the alloy rad? as his cooling is not too good and not enough space for a punto rad without too much modification

alloy rad from GCB in Bradford (01274 733 727). Low temp thermostat was made for me by Pete (fixitagaintomorrow). this thread should put you in the right direction: https://www.fiatforum.com/showthread.php?t=25351

arc said:

alloy rad from GCB in Bradford (01274 733 727). Low temp thermostat was made for me by Pete (fixitagaintomorrow). this thread should put you in the right direction: https://www.fiatforum.com/showthread.php?t=25351

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Thanks arc

Looks really interesting, and cant wait to see what your car pushes out when finished

nps
am aiming for the fastest n/a 8v cinq in the country

With that spec you'd be faster than a partially tuned 16v id say! Are you stripping your car of weight also? bucket seats etc or staying practical with full back seats etc?