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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!
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!
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.......
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.......
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.
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.
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