General Fiat 1500 out and about
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Nice.
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lovely lines , :worship:
shame our DAMP British climate has stopped people driving the few that are still in the UK,
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My Dad had a Fiat 1300 and followed it with a Fiat 1500 in the mid Sixties. The 1500 was the first car I ever drove on a campsite in France. So good to see your photos as I think they are good looking and distinctive. Great to see more than one there - they are very rare now here. The 1500 was quite quick back in day with 80 bhp and Dad gave it a good thrash. Our MJ Trekking Panda has 95 bhp but is driven much more gently and would not be as quick on B roads. More power to your elbow.
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Hi, Sir! I love these lines! I wish I could have a 1300/1500 one day, even if "just" the Zastava variant.
I would like to ask that what are the know weak points of them?
And what are the parts, what can be exchanged with younger Fiats?
And for last, what was the original engine, do you know fuel consumption for the old and the 1.6TC?
I would like to ask that what are the know weak points of them?
And what are the parts, what can be exchanged with younger Fiats?
And for last, what was the original engine, do you know fuel consumption for the old and the 1.6TC?
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Hi, Sir! I love these lines! I wish I could have a 1300/1500 one day, even if "just" the Zastava variant.
I would like to ask that what are the know weak points of them?
And what are the parts, what can be exchanged with younger Fiats?
And for last, what was the original engine, do you know fuel consumption for the old and the 1.6TC?
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Being a car that is over 50 years old, various things need replacing at times. There is no particular weak point that I can think of apart from age.
For twincam and 5 speed gearbox conversion
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Experimented with engine mount brackets to get best offset. ( there are different types)
Converted accelerator pedal to cable using shortened pedal from 124 sport - needed to weld brackets for pedal inside and cable mount in engine bay
Cable clutch conversion - used 125 clutch pedal mounted on 1500 pedal box. To get pedal box out need to remove front suspension and steering column.
Made cable mount that had strengthening on both sides of firewall Cut hole in tunnel for gearbox and made a new cover.
Replaced 124/125 donut on end of gearbox with 1500 version to match up with driveshaft There were two types of speedo drive, one went the wrong way
Used original radiator with electric fan which had just enough clearance to engine
Other mod was 125 rear disc brakes. Used 125 axles etc all bolted in to 1500 diff housing
It is so long since I had the original engine I cant remember fuel consumption, and with twin down draft webers on the 1.6, and a love of the sound when I put my foot down, it can range from 10l per 100 km on a highway to not very far at all.
Here is a pic of the car at the recent Fiat Nationals
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Nice! Thank you very much!
And amazing car, looks really good!
Could you tell some about ride quality, and how does She perform with original, and with the TC engine? (Like overtaking, flexibility, highway cruise speed, city cruising, gear use)
And amazing car, looks really good!
Could you tell some about ride quality, and how does She perform with original, and with the TC engine? (Like overtaking, flexibility, highway cruise speed, city cruising, gear use)
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Nice! Thank you very much!
And amazing car, looks really good!
Could you tell some about ride quality, and how does She perform with original, and with the TC engine? (Like overtaking, flexibility, highway cruise speed, city cruising, gear use)
With original engine and gearbox it was very flexible and would cruise at 100km/h at about 4000 rpm, happily overtake other cars and no need to change down to 3rd unless on a winding steep hill.
The twin cam is still very flexible, but you notice the cams making a difference over 3500 rpm when it starts pulling harder and happily goes up to 6500 RPM
For criusing around the city or the highway 5th gear is fine and at 100km/h it revs at about 3600 RPM (There are different 5 speed gearboxes and some do not drop the revs that much from 4th to 5th. - maybe 3800 RPM at 100km/h)
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AutoItalia Canberra 2017
A Fiat club member LLew kindly drove my car to the show, while I drove a Bambino for another club member...
Autoitalia Canberra 2017 by geoffjessica, on Flickr
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A Fiat club member LLew kindly drove my car to the show, while I drove a Bambino for another club member...
Autoitalia Canberra 2017 by geoffjessica, on Flickr
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Thank you!
Nice pictures and cars!
On 2nd picture, what is that beige/sand one between your blue and the white 1500?
Nice pictures and cars!
On 2nd picture, what is that beige/sand one between your blue and the white 1500?
