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Re: UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 07/07/08 GEARBOX BACK ON AND NEARLY READY TO
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General UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 19/09/08 STRIPPED IT READY FOR A RESPRAY!!
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General UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 19/09/08 STRIPPED IT READY FOR A RESPRAY!!
Re: UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 07/07/08 GEARBOX BACK ON AND NEARLY READY TO
right, been to windsor for a long weekend, and therefore not done any more lol!
But, last thursday, matt came down to my garage to give me a hand but unfortunatly, i'm not getting a spark
so after 3 hours af trying to sort it out and find the problem, we gave it up as a bad job
but.......the auto electrician is coming out tomoz morning (thursday) to sort it out for me and get it back up and running, and wire up my fuel cell sender unit so it registers on the standard fuel guage on the UT clocks so no need for an aftermarket guage yay!
then its a case of running it up to temp, then changing the oil and filter, then bleed the clutch and job done
Dunc
right, been to windsor for a long weekend, and therefore not done any more lol!
But, last thursday, matt came down to my garage to give me a hand but unfortunatly, i'm not getting a spark
so after 3 hours af trying to sort it out and find the problem, we gave it up as a bad job but.......the auto electrician is coming out tomoz morning (thursday) to sort it out for me and get it back up and running, and wire up my fuel cell sender unit so it registers on the standard fuel guage on the UT clocks
so no need for an aftermarket guage yay!then its a case of running it up to temp, then changing the oil and filter, then bleed the clutch and job done
Dunc
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Re: UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 07/07/08 GEARBOX BACK ON AND NEARLY READY TO
good news with the fuel gauge! will save a little bit of extra weight.... lol.
good news with the fuel gauge! will save a little bit of extra weight.... lol.
Re: UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 07/07/08 GEARBOX BACK ON AND NEARLY READY TO
well, bad news from the auto electrician!
he came and checked a few things and found my coil dead! ordered a new coil but we werent sure its the right one, it didnt work So, now ive got another coil, hopefully the correct one, ready to fit which i havent had time yet! hoping once ive fitted this we're ready to go!!!
so, to keep myself ammused, i made some gear linkages!
On the UT, they tend to wear out about the 50 - 60k mark and therefore are all pretty much knackered nowdays! unfortunatly, theyre not available from fiat anymore, but IF they have old stock, they come out at about £150+ for the pair!!! And even then they'll eventually wear out again!
Mine were currently being held on by Zip ties as i didnt have a clue how to get new ones or get around the problem! Zip ties werent the best option and were deffo not gonna last much longer lol
so, with a little help from a lad called Ant on Turbo Collective, he showed me how to make some 'Rally' spec linkages. These are the sort of thing used on rally cars and race cars alike.
Using Rose Joints, some threaded bar for adjustment, and a few bolts and washers i came up with these
I used high quality Rose Joints, self lubricating and have bronze liners. They also have a grease nipple and are fully service able!
As you can see, a much better solution to the zip ties lol
Heres a couple of them fitted
Soon as id fitted them i jumped into the drivers seat and tried going through the gears! What can i say!!! Gone is all the wallowing around gear stick! gone is the nasty "guess the gear" changes, its now VERY presice, VERY tight and feels solid as a rock!
one of the best mods ive done! gonna be hard getting used to having such a perfect gear change! ever since ive had my UT, its always been crap! lol
Dunc
well, bad news from the auto electrician!
he came and checked a few things and found my coil dead! ordered a new coil but we werent sure its the right one, it didnt work
So, now ive got another coil, hopefully the correct one, ready to fit which i havent had time yet! hoping once ive fitted this we're ready to go!!!so, to keep myself ammused, i made some gear linkages!
On the UT, they tend to wear out about the 50 - 60k mark and therefore are all pretty much knackered nowdays! unfortunatly, theyre not available from fiat anymore, but IF they have old stock, they come out at about £150+ for the pair!!!
And even then they'll eventually wear out again! Mine were currently being held on by Zip ties as i didnt have a clue how to get new ones or get around the problem! Zip ties werent the best option and were deffo not gonna last much longer lol
so, with a little help from a lad called Ant on Turbo Collective, he showed me how to make some 'Rally' spec linkages. These are the sort of thing used on rally cars and race cars alike.
Using Rose Joints, some threaded bar for adjustment, and a few bolts and washers i came up with these
I used high quality Rose Joints, self lubricating and have bronze liners. They also have a grease nipple and are fully service able!
As you can see, a much better solution to the zip ties lol
Heres a couple of them fitted
Soon as id fitted them i jumped into the drivers seat and tried going through the gears! What can i say!!! Gone is all the wallowing around gear stick! gone is the nasty "guess the gear" changes, its now VERY presice, VERY tight and feels solid as a rock!
one of the best mods ive done! gonna be hard getting used to having such a perfect gear change! ever since ive had my UT, its always been crap! lol
Dunc
Re: UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 07/07/08 GEARBOX BACK ON AND NEARLY READY TO
awesome.
i saw about the electrical problems, but having never done much on a car with coils and dizzy and amplifiers etc (instead of just coil packs) - i didnt really have much to advise with!
awesome.
i saw about the electrical problems, but having never done much on a car with coils and dizzy and amplifiers etc (instead of just coil packs) - i didnt really have much to advise with!
Re: UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 21/07/08 NEW CUSTOM MADE RALLY SPEC LINKAGES
nice work with the linkages, you need a blue peter badge now lol. what was the differnce in price with the home made jobbies compared to the fiat ones?
nice work with the linkages, you need a blue peter badge now lol. what was the differnce in price with the home made jobbies compared to the fiat ones?
Re: UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 21/07/08 NEW CUSTOM MADE RALLY SPEC LINKAGES
came in at under £30 the ones ive made
bargain!
cheers For the comments
Dunc
came in at under £30 the ones ive made
bargain!
cheers For the comments
Dunc
Re: UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 21/07/08 NEW CUSTOM MADE RALLY SPEC LINKAGES
I wonder... Tipo's gear changes are a bit wobbly... perhaps a new set of linkages might tighten things up if it uses the same system as this - if not then off to Fiat
Looks good.
I wonder... Tipo's gear changes are a bit wobbly... perhaps a new set of linkages might tighten things up if it uses the same system as this - if not then off to Fiat
Looks good.
Re: UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 21/07/08 NEW CUSTOM MADE RALLY SPEC LINKAGES
hellcat, it sure will tighten it up!
get making theyre very simlar to the UT
Dunc
hellcat, it sure will tighten it up!
get making
theyre very simlar to the UTDunc
Re: UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 21/07/08 NEW CUSTOM MADE RALLY SPEC LINKAGES
mini update, managed to find these on ebay
New Genuine Fiat Headlight and Indicator complete
and also found this New Genuine Fiat D/S indicator
as i said, these are Genuine and i've been looking for a while for them. I know u can get non genuine items easily, but i'm fussy
These will be fitted after the respray as the current headlights will let the car down big time as theyre looking rather old now!
Just need to find a d/s headlight now and i'm sorted for lights
Dunc
mini update, managed to find these on ebay
New Genuine Fiat Headlight and Indicator complete
and also found this New Genuine Fiat D/S indicator
as i said, these are Genuine and i've been looking for a while for them. I know u can get non genuine items easily, but i'm fussy
These will be fitted after the respray as the current headlights will let the car down big time as theyre looking rather old now!
Just need to find a d/s headlight now and i'm sorted for lights
Dunc
Re: UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 21/07/08 NEW CUSTOM MADE RALLY SPEC LINKAGES
some people are just too fussy headlight looks nice and shiney!
take them apart and spray the silver bits that arent part of the main reflective bit black, smoked headlights will look good on the UT
could always do it with the old ones incase it doesnt work/you break something.
some people are just too fussy
headlight looks nice and shiney!take them apart and spray the silver bits that arent part of the main reflective bit black, smoked headlights will look good on the UT
could always do it with the old ones incase it doesnt work/you break something.
Re: UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 21/07/08 NEW CUSTOM MADE RALLY SPEC LINKAGES
already thought of this charlie boy
still no luck on the "getting it started project tho" lol
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Dunc
some people are just too fussy
take them apart and spray the silver bits that arent part of the main reflective bit black, smoked headlights will look good on the UT
could always do it with the old ones incase it doesnt work/you break something.
already thought of this charlie boy
still no luck on the "getting it started project tho" lol
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Dunc
Re: UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 21/07/08 NEW CUSTOM MADE RALLY SPEC LINKAGES
would i be right in thinking the gt linkages are very similar as well?
if so what were the sizes of the joints you used?
hellcat, it sure will tighten it up!
get making
Dunc
would i be right in thinking the gt linkages are very similar as well?
if so what were the sizes of the joints you used?
Re: UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 21/07/08 NEW CUSTOM MADE RALLY SPEC LINKAGES
the punto ones should be similar i would have thought. most things on the uno punto turbos were werent they?
the punto ones should be similar i would have thought. most things on the uno punto turbos were werent they?
Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 11/07/06*
Hiya! just poped over from the barchetta section and found your brembo mod very interesting. Well done.
A little help or guidence is needed as i would like to do this mod to my B.
Can you tell me if this would work, I,m running 17" kahn rsv alloys at the mo.
Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated. KC
right, heres tonites little update. hot weather made it hard work!
picked up my brackets for my brembos, and are you sitting down for this......£160!!!! OH MY LIFE!! they spend a whole day designing and making them! i nearly fainted!
one hundred and sixty pounds for 2 of these!!!
bolted on
heres what the attatch to the caliper like
how sexy are these!
wheel back on
deserves another pic hehe
then i went round to fit the other side all back together being as i had my hub back, but no luck
the rusty hub nut!
and heres a pic from the back of the wheel!
will deffo get the d/s hub on, disc, caliper, coilover bolted up and wheel on tomoz nite
Dunc
Hiya! just poped over from the barchetta section and found your brembo mod very interesting. Well done.
A little help or guidence is needed as i would like to do this mod to my B.
Can you tell me if this would work, I,m running 17" kahn rsv alloys at the mo.
Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated. KC
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Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 11/07/06*
yeah it will you might need the bracket thou. dont worry about wheel size if you use the fiat coupe brembos you will be fine becuase coupes only run 16" wheels
yeah it will you might need the bracket thou. dont worry about wheel size if you use the fiat coupe brembos you will be fine becuase coupes only run 16" wheels
Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 11/07/06*
Ah! Beware the ofset though! Coupes can only fit a few types of alloy on because they rub against the brembos.
Ah! Beware the ofset though! Coupes can only fit a few types of alloy on because they rub against the brembos.
Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 11/07/06*
Well you can, but you may have to run spacers to clear the calipers.
Well you can, but you may have to run spacers to clear the calipers.
Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 11/07/06*
It's not just a case of rim diameter.. oooh er
It's not just a case of rim diameter.. oooh er
Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 11/07/06*
:yeahthat: I know that 17" Stilo Blades need to run 20mm spacers to clear the 20VT calipers.
:yeahthat: I know that 17" Stilo Blades need to run 20mm spacers to clear the 20VT calipers.
