1973 Fiat 124 Sport Coupe 1800
Discussion
Breadvan72 said:
citizensm1th said:
you know that afore mentioned can of worms
http://www.njfiats.org/joomla/images/stories/manua...
http://www.njfiats.org/
Grazie tanto, but NB US spec so query if bits and bobs different because 70s smog rules?http://www.njfiats.org/joomla/images/stories/manua...
http://www.njfiats.org/
I tell you what - this thread, the Beta 1600 one and Jack's 308 'influenzo' one have made me realise how much I've missed the annual Italian car meets over the last couple of years, and throughout this lockdown business.
Rockingham way back in August 2014, I miss days like these, pun intended....
Rockingham way back in August 2014, I miss days like these, pun intended....
OOOhya, and now be getting a bitta Busso in your life -
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Breadvan72 said:
Many thanks for that steer! The carb is now no longer for sale, because a reason ....
Anyone wanna Solex?
I used to work at a Fiat dealers when the 124’s, 131’s etc were current. A couple of cars that passed through the workshop had been fitted with I think a 36dcd Weber from a 3 litre Capri. I seem to recall getting the choke sorted was a faff, and you had to put a couple of spacers between the carb and the manifold so that it cleared the cam cover. Worked well. Anyone wanna Solex?
The AC version is very beautiful and soooooo sixties Eurocool. Perfect for arriving at Il Pellicano, an hour north of Rome and a jet set hang out back in the day, or maybe somewhere super classy on the Amalfi Coast. Said to be a delightful drive with its 1400 Lampredi and good suspension.
The ad for it says POA, so ooooh errr.
The ad for it says POA, so ooooh errr.
Very fabulous mechanic says -
"I agree Weber better option as all parts should be available, and the setup should be less quirky. The manual describes two options with idle on the Solex but once I'd driven it it then failed to idle again using the air bleed option. It also pops back on over-run which points to the main venturis leaking (i'd seen this happening at idle speed). The Weber will certainly be a good remedy & probably better for performance. May be a straight swap will look at your links tomorrow & do a bit of research.
It drives well with larger throttle openings though & sounds great. Suspension nice for handling & brakes felt good too. Very similar to Beta to drive but I agree it feels like it has more power. The timing I left alone until next time as it may be like that if has had camshafts reground or crank offset. Hard to tell on that but with more time & timing alterations it can be determined by road tests after each adjustment.
The white switch on the dash is not working - feels floppy. Will check next time if wired to anything. Same for horn & hrw, did try horn on
road test but nothing "
"I agree Weber better option as all parts should be available, and the setup should be less quirky. The manual describes two options with idle on the Solex but once I'd driven it it then failed to idle again using the air bleed option. It also pops back on over-run which points to the main venturis leaking (i'd seen this happening at idle speed). The Weber will certainly be a good remedy & probably better for performance. May be a straight swap will look at your links tomorrow & do a bit of research.
It drives well with larger throttle openings though & sounds great. Suspension nice for handling & brakes felt good too. Very similar to Beta to drive but I agree it feels like it has more power. The timing I left alone until next time as it may be like that if has had camshafts reground or crank offset. Hard to tell on that but with more time & timing alterations it can be determined by road tests after each adjustment.
The white switch on the dash is not working - feels floppy. Will check next time if wired to anything. Same for horn & hrw, did try horn on
road test but nothing "
Edited by anonymous-user on Sunday 12th July 07:12
The white switch, marked "made in England" is an aftermarket fixture of unknown function.
I will head back to Grockleshire by modern Jag in a bit (if it is still there after a night unlocked in central London - it can't be locked because of a gremlin in its central locking - all modern cars are rubbish). I have to do a a 90 minutes each way blat later today, from south Oxon to just outside Cambridge, to collect my daughter for a weeks's visit. If the weather is dry I might do that drive in the Fiat. My daughter will facepalm when she sees daddy arrive in yet another explodoheap from ye olden days.
It is hard to tell what my daughter, who is approaching sixteen, thinks of cars in general, and old cars in particular. I think that she is quite into stylish design, and she has said that my XK looks cool. She approves of anything that I have or have had that has pop up headlamps. She was briefly into Formula 1, but seems to have gone off it. She very much likes aeroplanes and wants to learn how to fly. She's logged an hour or so in a Grob Tutor via the CCF, and an ex RAF friend who taught me to fly in 1999 is going to take her up in an eighty year old Tiger Moth in a week or two. I am genuinely glad that she shows zero interest in my two (old and Italian) motorbikes.
Laughing at me in my bike gear (think fat old guy in black retro 70s racer style rig with an Italian tricolore helmet), I asked "why was the fat Power Ranger in only one episode?", to which she replied, quick as a flash "Because he rode a motorbike".
I will head back to Grockleshire by modern Jag in a bit (if it is still there after a night unlocked in central London - it can't be locked because of a gremlin in its central locking - all modern cars are rubbish). I have to do a a 90 minutes each way blat later today, from south Oxon to just outside Cambridge, to collect my daughter for a weeks's visit. If the weather is dry I might do that drive in the Fiat. My daughter will facepalm when she sees daddy arrive in yet another explodoheap from ye olden days.
It is hard to tell what my daughter, who is approaching sixteen, thinks of cars in general, and old cars in particular. I think that she is quite into stylish design, and she has said that my XK looks cool. She approves of anything that I have or have had that has pop up headlamps. She was briefly into Formula 1, but seems to have gone off it. She very much likes aeroplanes and wants to learn how to fly. She's logged an hour or so in a Grob Tutor via the CCF, and an ex RAF friend who taught me to fly in 1999 is going to take her up in an eighty year old Tiger Moth in a week or two. I am genuinely glad that she shows zero interest in my two (old and Italian) motorbikes.
Laughing at me in my bike gear (think fat old guy in black retro 70s racer style rig with an Italian tricolore helmet), I asked "why was the fat Power Ranger in only one episode?", to which she replied, quick as a flash "Because he rode a motorbike".
Blue 130 Coupe. Che eleganza! Gli interni più settanta di sempre.
An autobox, but maybe that suits the car. Guide price 7000 to 11,000 but surely it will go for well north of 11 -
https://themarket.co.uk/listings/fiat/130-coupe/c2...
An autobox, but maybe that suits the car. Guide price 7000 to 11,000 but surely it will go for well north of 11 -
https://themarket.co.uk/listings/fiat/130-coupe/c2...
Edited by anonymous-user on Sunday 12th July 07:31
Breadvan72 said:
It is hard to tell what my daughter, who is approaching sixteen, thinks of cars in general, and old cars in particular. I think that she is quite into stylish design, and she has said that my XK looks cool. She approves of anything that I have or have had that has pop up headlamps. She was briefly into Formula 1, but seems to have gone off it. She very much likes aeroplanes and wants to learn how to fly. She's logged an hour or so in a Grob Tutor via the CCF, and an ex RAF friend who taught me to fly in 1999 is going to take her up in an eighty year old Tiger Moth in a week or two. I am genuinely glad that she shows zero interest in my two (old and Italian) motorbikes.
If you bought her an X1/9 now, it would give you time to get it all sorted by the time she gets licenced.
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