its all coming together!

[wannabfast]

well ive got some progress done on the fiat...

engine is up, most of the wires are plugged in.. hopefully in the right spot!

here are some pics to tide you over!

[Lancimus]

i saw the first pic...and i thought...wow...that big red seat looks really out of place...lol...than i saw the red steering wheel and laughed...can't wait till it is done dude...excited to see some times...nice work

[cam]

looking good Thai:) thats steering wheel is tits:lol: we gotta have a special meet for the rebirth of the Fiat:thup:

[wannabfast]

oh will do! it will be the end of the break in period meet, where we will change the oil and transimission fluid and start tearing it up!

[jay]

U gonna paint that red so it matches your steering wheel and seat? Otherwise Im gonna start calling you a ricer.. er.. wait... you are, never mind.


:lol:

just kidding

[wannabfast]

*update* i gotta drop the transmission again, it was assmebled improperly, the shift fork for 1st/2nd gear is in the wrong position, or not moving right

[wannabfast]

well i got the transmission sorted out! its nice that its fixed, however im not entirely sure the thing is sealed, so i may go over it and slap a lot of sillycone on the seams

[wannabfast]

so it runs, but not very well, its carb related from what i can gather, i am also tracking down oil leaks again i traced them down to the fuel pump(mechanical) or in that vicinity

my civic next to the x
http://home.mn.rr.com/wannabfast/sidebyside.jpg

the $12 exhaust i made, along with the oil leak
http://home.mn.rr.com/wannabfast/exhaust2.jpg

[defiler]

Is it just me, or is that exhaust dangerously low to the ground?

[wannabfast]

hey, its got like 3" of ground clearance...

[defiler]

3"?... that is a little close... hopefully you don't bottom out anywhere...

[cam]

3"?... that is a little close... hopefully you don't bottom out anywhere...
yeah like the bottom of the parking ramp at moa:no:

hope to see the x at the meet:thup:

[wannabfast]

actually it wont because its higher than the wheels, it crosses under the section of wheels

[defiler]

So can that thing top out the speedo? It looks like the speedo says either 80 or 120 at the tops...

[wannabfast]

it goes up to 140, and no it cant, the old speedometer went up to 80, an that can bury the needle

the top speed is around 90

[defiler]

Not bad for a car that small.

[wannabfast]

not bad for 50hp..

[defiler]

true true:thup:

[sk8phreak88]

Thats about the same power my friends 63 mgb makes and it tops out arround there aswell... Well, thats all the faster we'll take her cause it's shaking so bad by just 90 :lol:

[defiler]

I was gonna buy an MGB a few years back but never did... those are neat little cars...


So is that an aftermarket speedo then, or from a newer year/model?

[wannabfast]

the cluster is from a newer x1/9, the stock cluster goes up to 130, i think theres something about having a needle point straight down off the gauge

[defiler]

I hate it when it goes off the gauge... I like to know exactly what speed I'm going...

[wannabfast]

ok, its running very nicely at the moment, i gotta do the exhaust still, and upgrade the alternator! i got a GM alternator ready to go in, i just gotta modify the bracketry and make an adjusting bracket and that will solve all my european electrical issues.. woot

[defiler]

What kind of problems are those? Do the European vehicles run at a different voltage as the US?

[wannabfast]

well its mainly old european electricals.. they used to use the body as the positive instead of ground, but this is not the case in this its just that every electrical device i turn on drains like 2v from the system... which SUCKS so driving at night is just sucky but ive taken the approprate steps to ensure that it stays at a decent voltage i.e having another wire to distribute the power better