EarthwurmJurm Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 I saw sexyminors thread about his lada and thought I would make one of my own.. Here's the beast.. I've got a fiat 1800 twin cam engine lined up to go in which I will be picking up in the next couple of weeks.. so I'm looking foward to taking it for a cruise !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarthwurmJurm Posted February 21, 2007 Author Share Posted February 21, 2007 here's a few more oldish pics which I think I have already posted somewhere on this site and here's a sneak preview of the engine conversion.. a big update is on the way! And here's a pic of my cat Jasper's gonads for good measure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarthwurmJurm Posted March 7, 2007 Author Share Posted March 7, 2007 bit of an update, motor is running, bloody well actually. It seems to have decent compression, havent put my tester across it yet, but the lada starter motor has a fair bit of trouble turning it over it seems. so I guess that is a good sign! pics to come soon, she should prowling the streets within the next couple of weeks, so some scenic photos might be in order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarthwurmJurm Posted May 19, 2007 Author Share Posted May 19, 2007 A bit of an update.. I have sorted out a throttle linkage, we ended up using a pedal from a ford laser so after a bit of fucking around and cutting + bending, then some more fucking around we got that mounted up. It works pretty well, although it cos do with a bit more modding to get the pedal in the right position. Yesterday was a pretty big day as far as progress goes, as we had the car idling and moving under it's own power (!) about a metre foward and backwards down the driveway, so that was pretty leet and I'm stoked. I won't -really- be able to run it much or take it for a test drive till I get an exhaust made up, as it has no exhaust at the moment and is bloody rowdy. I have also mounted a chrome bumper from the fiat 125 I had on the front, and will be doing the same on the back.. it's a bit of a fuck around mounting them but here's hoping they will look heaps better/different from the factory ones, the front looks good anyway, albeit dirty. I will be saving my pennies for the next couple of weeks to pay for an exhaust (anyone got hookups in this department? or able to do cashies?) and tidying up little bits and pieces, then hopefully going for a wof! if all goes to plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarthwurmJurm Posted May 19, 2007 Author Share Posted May 19, 2007 also a big thanks to sexyminor for hooking me up with a non leaky radiator at the last minute! cheers mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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