1978 Lancia Beta 1300 Coupe
Discussion
carinaman said:
Breadvan72 said:
The Juke is to my eyes a hideous monstrosity.
It is. But it's different and not like anything else. There's that Lancia Delta Zagato Hyena beast and the Juke that looks like a Warthog.Edited by carinaman on Sunday 29th June 08:57
Strictly speaking that grille should go with chromed headlamp surrounds, but this is all unoriginal anyway. I could have bought a brand new grille, but deliberately bought a used one because a shiny new one on such a scruffy car would stand out ludicrously. YAJ will stay involuntary rat look for a while yet. The problem is that if ever I start trying to make it look spiffy that could become a mega project and ker chingga chingg.
The car is still an utter blast to drive. You really do have to rev the tits off it to get performance, and it is just a super little hooligan. The exhaust is loud and wakes up people dozing off at the wheel of hewyarge modern cars up as this tiny, shabby blue rocket hurtles past them.
The car is still an utter blast to drive. You really do have to rev the tits off it to get performance, and it is just a super little hooligan. The exhaust is loud and wakes up people dozing off at the wheel of hewyarge modern cars up as this tiny, shabby blue rocket hurtles past them.
Breadvan72 said:
Evo said:
Found this on the Betaboyz pages, you driving off 
No, not me, but the chap who bought the car in April. I bought it from that guy last week. I don't drive in the middle of the road!
Just popped by to say thank you for all of your help Breadvan72.
Breadvan72 said:
The interior, explained:
We just need to organise some Student Union like wheeze at your chambers to get this Beta immortalised in the next version of GTA?You could be like the plummy English lawyer to some pimp? You meet with them on street corners just along the road from where the pistol was dropped down a drain in the last installment of The Wire? Payment is passed through the lowered window of the Beta Coop?
Edited by carinaman on Thursday 31st July 17:38
Roy my mobile mechanic has been off sick, but is now back in action and giving the Coupe a bit of a going over.
Handbrake inspection reveals:-
1. The pistons have been put on upside down.
2. The pads are the wrong size and don't fit properly.
3. The cable is seized, so the calipers have not been self adjusting properly.
4. One wedge had fallen out but is still there and can be repositioned.
Also, the back wheels were held on by, in effect, two studs, as someone has fitted studs that are way too short and only grip by two threads. Yikes!
My eBay clicky finger is getting a workout.
Handbrake inspection reveals:-
1. The pistons have been put on upside down.
2. The pads are the wrong size and don't fit properly.
3. The cable is seized, so the calipers have not been self adjusting properly.
4. One wedge had fallen out but is still there and can be repositioned.
Also, the back wheels were held on by, in effect, two studs, as someone has fitted studs that are way too short and only grip by two threads. Yikes!
My eBay clicky finger is getting a workout.
Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 15th August 17:47
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