Lancia Fulvia

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hermes

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211 posts

200 months

Wednesday 2nd September 2015
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Hi all. Having enjoyed reading about the work people have been doing on their cars, I though I should post some pictures of mine.

The car is an S2 Fulvia HF Lusso in RHD. When I bought the car, it was constructed mainly of rust, grease, waxoyl, and rubber rust encapsulator
(either that, or the rust, grease and waxoyl had combined to form a new substance). There are some serious bits of corrosion around, but bodywork
is not my thing, so I've been working on all things mechanical while I continue to put off the inevitable. The aim is to end up with a reliable daily driver,
rather than a show car.

So, first, the rear springs had to go



Now, if I had been sensible I would have done all of the rear at the same time, but I didn't. New springs fitted.



Then I decided to overhaul all of the rear end, so brakes, axle, handbrake all got some attention.



So far so good, so I decided to drop the front subframe, and overhaul the front suspension. I also wanted a good look at
the transverse spring having seen how bad the rears were. How hard could it be?

Some pictures of the mess at the front.







Once everything was apart, quite a few bits ended up being replaced. Most of the rubber mounts went, as did the
track rods. The brakes, steering boxes, and leaf spring all got overhauled, and most of the subframe along with the
wishbones got repainted or powder coated. A new starter motor, alternator, and electronic distributor also went in.

Quite a bit of the electrics got mended at the same time!

This is one of the aluminium A frames after paint



The front spring after overhaul, back in the cross member box



Front suspension - you can see it now!



Everything back in



And here's the car itself



Next on the list for the winter is to fit some Dellorto 40's. This means fitting a proper oil catch tank
(a saga with its own post elsewhere on PH), and then start researching bodyshops - gulp.

Hope this was of interest!

Furyblade_Lee

4,107 posts

223 months

Wednesday 2nd September 2015
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LUSH!

Pebbles167

3,417 posts

151 months

Wednesday 2nd September 2015
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Gorgeous thing, and the sound they make! Look forward to more pictures! (Perhaps even a few video's wink)

dbdb

4,311 posts

172 months

Wednesday 2nd September 2015
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A beautiful car.

Mermaid

21,492 posts

170 months

Wednesday 2nd September 2015
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Such a good looking car, and a rally success too.




rhinochopig

17,932 posts

197 months

Wednesday 2nd September 2015
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Removing the bumpers? Personal taste I know, but I think the shape of the car benefits their removal.

hermes

Original Poster:

211 posts

200 months

Thursday 3rd September 2015
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I think the front bumper may be holding some of the valence together biggrin

Paul S4

1,181 posts

209 months

Thursday 3rd September 2015
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These are great cars. A pal who is an historic race mechanic looks after one of these. They are quite complex I understand ? Is it true that Lancias of this period were 'over engineered' ?

Mr Tidy

22,065 posts

126 months

Thursday 3rd September 2015
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Lovely car!thumbup

anonymous-user

53 months

Thursday 3rd September 2015
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I spotted this one at the recent Silverstone Classic, lovely things...




Chris Stott

13,185 posts

196 months

Thursday 3rd September 2015
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Beautiful!

marcgti6

1,340 posts

212 months

Thursday 3rd September 2015
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That looks great, very pretty cars smile

dnomyar

367 posts

187 months

Thursday 3rd September 2015
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Fabulous example!!
Early 80's I had a Zagato Sport, 1600, coupe, wooden steering wheel and an electrical release on the dash for the hatch-back.
Such fond memories, VDP83J RIP...........

Depthhoar

673 posts

127 months

Friday 4th September 2015
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I could forgive that car any amount of mechanical and bodywork frailty.

Gorgeous.

Lucky guy!

hermes

Original Poster:

211 posts

200 months

Monday 24th April 2017
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Well it's been a while, but not much to report. The only work done last year was a check over of the cylinder head and
replacement of the head gasket. The car is back out and about for the summer, and I've managed to track down a pair
of Solex 42's to try instead of the Dellorto 35's currently fitted. I've also started to talk to people about bodywork repairs,
so that may happen later this year too.......


rallycross

12,747 posts

236 months

Monday 24th April 2017
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very pretty little cars these and yours looks superb.
I have a pair of as new Dellorto DRLA 45's fully rebuilt available.

W00DY

15,467 posts

225 months

Monday 24th April 2017
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That is stunning! Very high on my "must own" list.


I'd love to see and hear more about it.

hermes

Original Poster:

211 posts

200 months

Tuesday 25th April 2017
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Well my Solex 42's arrived a day earlier than expected. Unfortunately, one is not so healthy! Accelerator pump lever is snapped (weldable?),
and the fuel outlet into the chamber (no idea what the technical term is), also has damage on one side, although I'm not sure what the effect
of this is. The joy of Italian ebay shopping.....




I do have a set of Dellorto 40's, but they are a proper mod for the Fulvia due to their size with a different manifold and possible chopping of
engine mounts in order to get the bonnet shut.




Gratuitous rear end shot, to try and cheer myself up.


ParanoidAndroid

1,359 posts

282 months

Tuesday 25th April 2017
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I keep looking at these, sorely tempted, I think it's such a pretty car (although my wife disagrees so maybe its a bloke thing). Think I'd be looking at a 1.3 though as the 1.6 seems rare as especially in right hand drive (although left hand drive wouldn't bother me). HF another step up again in terms of cost and rarity!

samoht

5,633 posts

145 months

Tuesday 25th April 2017
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Wow, looks really nice, very elegant lines.

The engine bay shot sent me off googling, as I'd understood these are V4s, but there's only one cylinder head visible.

Now I understand it's a narrow-angle vee engine, with each cam straddling the valves of all cylinders - just like Volkswagen's VR6 that I had hitherto thought was 'innovative'. I guess it's just another case where 'innovative' means 'copying Lancia' :-)