bubblegoose Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 just picked this up from steve today and im already in love has a rusty tail gate with worn hinges, lifted the gate up when i got home and opened up a massive bogged up rust hole in the back of the roof........oh well taking the tail gate to work on monday to fix up and will do the roof when i find some new boot hinges going to give it a massive service when she passed the wof, cambelt, water pump ect. need to fix the alarm and a few other niggly bits but all in all pretty good for a lancia going to keep this relatively stock and not destroy it like the lancer, anything i change will be reversible and original parts kept Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Dude So mean! Reliable serviced awesome daily FTW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urolaj Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Thats mean dude, i have had a lancia model sitting buy my tv for soooooo many years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borgweiser Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Delta Word Oldschool as... Love it, did my apprenticeship on these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Testament Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 nice although if thats the car I think it is i hope you didn't pay too much - although it sounds like you found out already. not mega fast but so fun to just boost around everywhere in que turbo whistles and noises etc. also go buy a huge pack of fish oil from supercheap and give it a masssive dose, inside sills and chassi raises, door jams, inside doors, corners of the engine bay etc. etc etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblegoose Posted December 19, 2009 Author Share Posted December 19, 2009 also go buy a huge pack of fish oil from supercheap and give it a masssive dose, inside sills and chassi raises, door jams, inside doors, corners of the engine bay etc. etc etc. too late for that i think and no it was pretty cheap also apart from the boot roof and doors what other surprises are held in this little euro cheese box? not going rust hunting but would be nice to know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isnowi Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Nice, check around the front strut towers for cracks, and also around the bottom of the rain tray, 2 prime areas for rust. Be ready for random italianess at the most inconvenient time. Mine used to open all the injectors when trying to start it sometimes, totally flooded the engine at the mst inoportune time. I also had electrics issues, headlight switch was pretty dodge in mine, every now and then a burning electric smell was followed by total darkness. Also if you want to see something pretty cool but a little scary, have a look in behind the heater controls etc, all the little pilot lamps are fibre optics from one light source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaMpylobacter Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 all the little pilot lamps are fibre optics from one light source. rolf. jaguar xjs spec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Legendary italian shit right there, my X1/9 has the same setup, circa 1981. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblegoose Posted December 20, 2009 Author Share Posted December 20, 2009 going to fix the rust in the roof and tailgate for now, will tidy the doors up when i give it a service mid jan. found a hole in the engine bay near the airfilter ive renamed it a cold air duct so i can ignore that one. haven't looked anywhere else really the 3inch hole in the back of the roof is enough for now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixmasterlex Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 So does it run? What;s it like to drive? These are 4wd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Testament Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 So does it run? What;s it like to drive? These are 4wd? this is the 1.6 turbo FWD. the 4WD 2L turbo ones have 4x round headlights and flared wheelarches (apart from the very first ones which they didnt make many of) among many other differences. 140hp/200ish Nm, about 1000kg reasonable hot hatch type handling on the limit, understeer in lift off oversteer out around town pretty nippy and responsive steering (no power steer) what I think is fun at least. worst point apart from rust would be the brakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblegoose Posted December 21, 2009 Author Share Posted December 21, 2009 worst brakes evar! tis terribly fun though boosted past my mate on the way back from picking it up and apparently all you can hear is wastgate roar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblegoose Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 can somebody confirm that the boot hinge is supposed to be parallel with the c pillar? i think i got it straight also big rust hole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsspeed Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 pics broken for me brew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblegoose Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 i know just uploading to another host oops too big Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sholdowa Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Sorry about that bog Joe... didn't know honest - I pointed out all the bits I know. Another classic is the drain for the sunroof blocking, which is fun when it empties itself over your head. As I said, brakes fade badly. Got some PDF manuals around somewhere, although I think they're inty ones. If you get stuck - which I doubt - I've got loads of Lancia contacts back in the UK. Best bit is when the turbo gets well worn... dump loads of fuel into the exhaust, lift off flamethrower. Been reading the regs on how to get my old inty into the country... 1991 16v. Nearly 20! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Testament Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Sorry about that bog Joe... didn't know honest - I pointed out all the bits I know. Another classic is the drain for the sunroof blocking, which is fun when it empties itself over your head. As I said, brakes fade badly. Got some PDF manuals around somewhere, although I think they're inty ones. If you get stuck - which I doubt - I've got loads of Lancia contacts back in the UK.Best bit is when the turbo gets well worn... dump loads of fuel into the exhaust, lift off flamethrower. Been reading the regs on how to get my old inty into the country... 1991 16v. Nearly 20! nah dude - they have locked it at Dec. 31st 1989 now........ so for a '91 you have to go the way of SIV's but unsure if LHD is ok or not atm. as I almost aquired something at xmas but didn't have time to sus the new regs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sholdowa Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 hmmm... be nice if ltnz updated their f'n websire then, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblegoose Posted January 6, 2010 Author Share Posted January 6, 2010 no worries have folted up a patch already, just waiting for the weekend to come so i can weld it up wof time on monday WOOO! maybe full respray as a celebration Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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