Popular Post azzurro Posted April 25, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2017 The 130 alloys are 14"x6" and with 205/60 tyres the rears rub on the inside of the outer guard, and are quite low geared compared to the factory 175/80 or 85 series tyres. I do like the look of them tho! So had a set of 14"x4.5" factory steelies blasted by @Mr Vapour and they turned out pretty good. as collected from Burger Fule meet, good ol Mr V rattle can primed to stop flashing i ran a strip disc over the tyre sealing area and then primered them And then top coated. I used the light grey that i did the floor and engine bay with with a bit more roof white in it (not quite enough grey left!) I didnt sand them at all, but it turned out ok and they have had way more attention than they deserve already. I have some 185R14C tyres that ive been saving for this since getting them from @kiwi808 when he moved down sarf that have a thin whitewall on them to install when the paint is dry, as well as trim rings and dog dishes. Presidentiale! Should mean i can drop the front a bit to even out the nose high stance and still steer, as presently the front is wound up as high as it goes. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post azzurro Posted June 4, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2017 Got a couple pf the whitewalled tyres fitted up, but for whatever reason I didnt really like them. They would fix the rubbing issues on the outside of the rear tyre: and would have made a big difference to the gearing compared to the tyres on the 130 rims! But for whatever reason i didnt really like them, didnt match what was in my head. Still cleared everything, Anyway, so i got some 185/65R14s put on from the stash and i liked them less. Meh No photos cause i reckoned it looked lame/shoulda kept the other tyres on Will keep an eye out for some wide whiote flappers, there are some brand new ones on tme at the mo - any one got some?. So these have gone back into storage after rolling exactly 1m, but i have consolidated three sets of rims and tyres into one, so thats a spacesaving win i suppose. Found a 'DESIGN BY pininfarina' badge on an Alfa at Pickapart, which made me happy cause that place really didnt, and the car is back to looking like this, which tbh is pretty sweet imo. Other stuff, it seems to run very reliably and well. Only a few small fiddly things - Windscreen mostly doesnt leak, still a few drips onto the drivers heel area, so sunvisor is back on - Kenwood 4ch amp ive had for 20 years that was running 6x9s off an ipod decided to short to ground internally, so swapped out for a spare 2 channel fusion but only after blowing 3 fuses - tappets reset, a couple were a touch loose, much quieter now - plugs on 3 and 4 seem a bit richer than the rest (which are good), i suspect fuel pooling in the manifold - adjusted handbrake (will adjust back a bit!) - adjusted clutch pedal - adjusted gear linkage - replaced rotten boot seals with subaru legacy door seals (they looked likely and so it was!) - swapped the horns for a working one (ex same alfa) - ordered some spare key blanks, just need them cut - ordered a speedometer drive, but it seems to swap it out the tranny has to drop almost all the way out , so wont be doing that for a while! - cleaned some old mouse nests out of the long vents from the bumper to the firewall I need to build a carport to keep this and/or the 125 in so that will probably be next.. As for this, just keep driving it, but could do with a few upgrades maybe - exhaust (more noisier - sounded awesome when the back fell off at nationals and wasnt that noisy with just the manifold) - will replace the big middle muffler with a resonator or straight pipe and see how we go - triple sideys (one day) - pointsless ignition (maybe sooner) 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post azzurro Posted July 7, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 7, 2017 So this is living outside while the 125 sits in the garage with flat tyres Ive put foam floor mats under the carpets to keep them off the floor, but it really needs a roof. Anyway, ive swapped out the old exhaust from under the back seats back. Took out 2x offset mufflers and some patched up 1.75" pipe that both leaked and was quiet, (and fell off at nats!) and put one straight through muffler with 2.25" pipe from the croma turbo. old rubbish on top, new hotness on bottow Sounds pretty good, but now makes me want to do the rest 2x 1.5" secondaries back as far as they will go (currently to the drivers feet area) but will probably pay a guy, cause holy hell exhaust fitting is a fiddly frustrating job on your back in the rain! Also made into a magazine, NZV8 feature on Parked up Out-west from Queens Birthday 23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post azzurro Posted July 22, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2017 Run though the Waterview tunnel on the way to this months OS Burger Fuel Stoddard Rd Meet, to test the new exhaust 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzurro Posted December 16, 2017 Author Share Posted December 16, 2017 Havnt done much with this while ive been playing with the ute, except drive it to monthly meets. Here it is with another sweet torsion bar suspension vehicle at the october meet these flippin sweet sweet pics from the november one thanks to @MichaelJFox on his Rolleiflex and on the way to the december meet it ran out of gas despite the gauge saying half full until the AA man put $20 of 95 in and it dropped to under a 1/4. Once rolling again it was too late to make it to Mt Wellington So we had a solo MEAT at Lincoln Rd MEAT! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzurro Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 This is being a boring and reliable work horse On the way home from BF meet above, the LF brake got a bit draggy and hot and it is due for a WoF, so time for a bit of a service. Turned out one of the 3 NEW! brake cylinders in a caliper was a bit rusty and got jammed so it got a clean out (rust came off with a copper brush) and rebuild with lots of rubber grease (which i didn't know of when i built them!). The other three probably need the same treatment. No photos becasue my hands were covered in brake fluid. I also installed the Fiat 1500 water pump pulley a dude from Aussie sent me randomly (thanks bro!) so i could replace the sketchy one i made from cutting and welding two std 124 ones together, and a new belt. I pcked up a timing tab thing from a bargain bin at a swap meet and chucked it on - the engine only has a TDC mark - no advance markings so this will be nice to have a better idea on ignition timing (factory says 6 deg BTDC at idle, i run it around 10 (i think!) ) Gave it an oil change and cleaned out the centrifugal filter. This is a 'later' engine and also has a modern style oil filter under the inlet manifold that as far as i can tell does almost nothing at all as its one the low pressure return side from the head. I swapped that anyway with one from the pile i got from RoackAuto for like $1.20 each + shipping Also swapped out my very nice (and very expensive @ 65 Euro!) NOS Magnetti Marelli dizzy cap because its got a bloody crack in it leaking all the sparks electricity out, so its back on the crusty one from the car at Smash Palace that works better than the off-brand cheap but new one i had spare, so will do untill i splash out on another NOS one from ebay Still has holes in the secondary pipes (so no Wof untill sorted) so im gonna take the opportunity to get them extended down the car a bit more - any suggestions for a good exhaust shop out west? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzurro Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 Had a bit of wind on Tuesday night, max gust of 218kph recorded at Manukau Heads (30km to the sw) which is one of the highest wind speeds ever recorded in NZ, and a local home weather station station recorded 188kph and 185kph gusts, with 100kph average for a period of 3 hrs. Scary stuff! Anyway, the 'temporary' shelter station id rigged up couldn't quite jangle that much energy, and collapsed onto the wagon! There is no damage i can see, its all strapped down onto the roofrack. You can see how the arches have snapped/bent on the leeward side, it was literally blown flat. All four of the upright 'feet' have been torn out of the baseplate which is dynaboilted to the driveway. 3 large Karo trees fell onto the garden shed Ute is fine but stuck in this position til i dismantle the carport. No other damage thankfully but cleaning up all the trees and stuff will eat into my car time,.. 8 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post azzurro Posted July 2, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 2, 2018 Not done much with this since dismantling the carport that fell on it, (no damage) as the ute has been hogging all my limited car time. WoF has now expired and the front half of the exhaust still needs replacing (Car is otherwise fine, starts and runs great). Im happy with the rear half, but as the front half needs replacing i want to run twin pipes from the manifold to the diff as per the 2300 Abarth S Coupe exhaust below (twin pipe section is much shorter currently and is blowing pretty bad) Eventually triples and extractors too, but not for a while, and like most Fiats the cast manifold is actually better than most aftermarket attempts. Anyway, it has been sitting outside on the lawn getting rusty , but have finally found some dry storage for it. Sleep tight sweet prince, ill see you in summer xox 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post azzurro Posted June 16, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 16, 2019 @Nominal mentioned me in Spam the other day, and i had actually been thinking how it was just rusting way, again... On 14/06/2019 at 20:12, Nominal said: https://oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/49260-azzurros-1966-fiat-2300-familiare/ About time for an update from @azzurro - probably rusting away again. ___ Its pretty much been sat in this barn since my last post a year ago, except for when the barn was used for a wedding and it got pushed outside - groom was italian and stoked with it, and apparently it was used as a prop and is in some of the wedding photos, lol Its always been a bit of a pig to start when its been sitting for more than a day or two (first pop otherwise) as the fuel pump takes a long time to suck gas up from the tank, and the slightly flat battery wouldn't have lasted. It was also running a bit flat/missy when i put it away. I cranked it for a bit hoping for a miracle, but before i flattened the battery I pulled the carb top off to fill the bowl with gas, but it had a lot of brown sludge in the bowl so took the whole thing off and gave it a quick dismantle on the ute tail gate. Also adjusted the linkage to get full secondary opening, and with some gas in the bowl it fired up pretty much straight away A quick check of the brakes, lights and etc, and swapped spots with the ute, patted the resident donkey, and drove it home no worries at all. Its such a lush cruiser, its supposed to have 85 series tyres so its pulling 3500 rpm in 4th at 100, so while its more than happy there, its nicer to take it easy. However, it sounds great with a hole in the exhaust - the secondary opening fully has also given it a bit more top end howl too, and the small 6 is so smooth. Drive reminded me of a few small things I had on my list that need doing for a WoF - Ill install an electric fuel pump as per the utes set up (i bought two for this reason) - the exhaust needs replacing between the manifold and the rear door - i backed into the rear bumper with my old van and so i need to check out the spare one - check the ignition timing - so far has been done by guessing - there are no timing marks on the engine (they are on the flywheel requiring timing to be set with the engine running on a stand - what the flip), OR, you need a special tool. Well this NOS bad boy turned up on trademe for $15 so i bought it NOW. Looks like a precision tool, but it kinda jams between the water pump and timing chain case, and then the hole in the blue part fits over a bolt and dangles over the crankwheel. More fiddling to follow 29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzurro Posted July 7, 2019 Author Share Posted July 7, 2019 Last few weeks ive been fiddling with this between rain showers. Starting my using my special tool Ap. 5030/7 for ignition timing inspection: The photo above is after adjusting it back form about 14deg (not a bad eyeball!) rather than 12deg, using the adjusting wheel on the dizzy However all in advance is significantly more than the 36deg max shown on the tool, so might have to look at limiting that in the dizzy. Gave it a quick wash, needs a proper polish and wax and some cavity and underbody wax . Assumed the position When i picked it up from storage i had to clean out the carb of fine brown grit. This was the fuel filter, pretty sure its rust from the lines or tank, but it was not new and could have been from itself? Either way, well over due. Chucked one of these electric fuel pumps in, same as the ute, mainly to to save cranking for ages when its been sitting while the mechanical diaphragm pump sucks gas up from the tank This is the cheap fuel filter after about 10 minutes (you can see the e-pump above it) . However its not got any worse than that after a lot more idling etc, so I might put the nice new K&N replaceable filter glass one in soon. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post azzurro Posted July 7, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 7, 2019 finally adjusted the clutch pedal properly relative to the master cylinder, the various adjusting nuts are very high under the dash and not made for human hands. Yay. However in doing so i broke the light switch out of the column, with my head. This is the third? time ive done this, the car cam with no end of hacks to get around the broken one it had, i got this off another 2300 nut as his spare, and it broke in the box on the way home, you can see the lump of JB weld on the front indicator To be fair they are pretty weak design relative to the spring and ball bearing they act against, and with the plastic being so old they just bust out. ITs also a special snowflake* because it spaces the column change ball and the outer steering column, so we must make do. (* for Eg found this NoS one http://www.epocacar.com/shop/en/internal/8933-devio-luci-fiat-2300-s-13-fili-nos.html for 213EUROs and its not even the one in my ca, its the one in the book ) Good ol JB Weld, (other epoxies are available), tricky to get them 'moulded' without slopping it down into the guts as well, but the old tape dams and several thin layers did the trick The 'ear' had also fallen off the indicator switch end, my boy donated one of his 20 sided dice to the fix Took the opportunity to clean and grease all the mechanisms including the gear lever control centre operational 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzurro Posted July 7, 2019 Author Share Posted July 7, 2019 Last* Wof fix job, the exhaust is chuffing (again) Lots of holes around the Y joiner Ive been here before And i wasnt the first rest of it not much better, ive cobbled this together with left overs and junk, and the rest is squashed and crunchy. . Time for something better The Abarth 2300S exhaust (second from bottom) is long twin pipe to a single over the diff then back into a twin tip. I6s apparently like having a long separation between the 2 groups of 3 cylinders, so lets do that too. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post azzurro Posted July 7, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 7, 2019 So plan is - twin 45mm (or 1 3/4") for most of the length, which matches the existing twin pipe from the manifold to the Y that is a muffler shop replacement that i will keep a very small part of, - into a single 57mm (or 2 1/4") pipe to match the existing rear muffler, that i cribbed from bits from the Croma Turbo i wrecked This was way more expensive than i thought, especially as a bought a nice new welder to do it with. Even my man-math was struggling. After watching some youtube and doing some actual math i started with making the new Y section from which everything else will be built from. and went forwards from there. The Y is right at the back of the floor pan and actually has a kick up towards the diff. Shiny stuff to the ex croma over the diff section And painted with some BBQ paint Pretty flash for a driveway job! Ended up using only the first 50cm or so of the old secondaries but turned out nice in the end. Shit is tight getting in and out. This is the new front section against the old part, the new Y joint ends adjacent to the white bit on old pipe so ive extended the primaries by like 2 meters. Unfortunately didnt take any photos of the whole thing as the rear half was installed so i could ensure the front half lined up Buttoned it all up just before dark and its surprisingly quiet, probably because i was used to the old blowing exhaust, but has a proper FIat rasp at around 2000 rpm or stabbing the throttle and seems to free rev a wee bit better. Tightening it all up properly means it now has no leaks, but it rattles on the cross member, i want to put a support off the gear box and I remembered that i forgot to weld in a O2 sensor bug so another couple evenings tweaking and upside down welding before a road test and butt dyno. 25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post azzurro Posted July 14, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2019 - made up an exhaust support from the gear box to the bit before the flexis, similar to how the 125 is set up - put a blob of weld on one holey weld (one! ) - took it for a hoon. Sounds great from inside, very quiet on cruise but a bark on the throttle and right at 2000 rpm and 4000rpm - rear pipe was touching the tow bar so adjusted the donut joint. - You can see the Y joiner at the rear seat, thought i may have needed a muffler in this section but it will hopefully be fine Only one sunny day this weekend, so did a few other little jobs, - after coil and resistance chat earlier in the week i checked the voltage at mine, it was about 10v. Based on googling its number to find out its specs, i think its a Ferrari or 6 cylinder Alfa ? came in a job lot so iunno) its quite a big larger diameter than usual anyway. Didnt even get warm on full 14V checked it after a exhaust sound test run . Si used the power from the fuel pump relay (already triggered by the factory coil feed) to power the coil and it seems a bit less missy when cold. Which reminds me I need to get a new Magnetti Marelli dizzy cap - there are cheaper versions out there but they are not very good. - also adjusted the idle mix on the carb a smidge richer, and i could slowed the idle speed a little more too. Engine now ticks away lovely, with a nice burble that you can only hear from the end of the exhaust, i think that the old one had quite a few more holes i didnt spot. - gave the headlining a scrub, and pulled out carpets, removed rubbish etc. - Put in a pretty subtle magnetic phone holder. - Gave it another wash, and then a wipe with an old polishy towel. Needs some more protection. I reckon its ready for a run to the WoF man one day soon. 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post azzurro Posted July 17, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 17, 2019 Took the day off yesterday because i missed the bus, so took this thing down to my usual WoF place. For some reason i only took this blurry potato while it was up on the hoist. GREAT SUCCESS! (one of the two number plate lights blown but he passed it on the basis i would replace it asap) Celebrated by slopping drippy subway all over the seats and my pants ate my lunch watching the kite surfers hoping for a massive tangle up Bought this on the way home too, hopefully slow down the cancer a bit In other WoF advisory related news, changed the brake pads on Lady Azzurro's daily, i think we got our monies worth! And after tidying a lot of crap from on and under this thing, pumped up all the tyres and dropped it off the axle stands for the first time in nearly two years, 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzurro Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 Jaysus, over a year since i last updated this thread! As detailed in the thread below, a couple of months after my last post we got notice from our long term landlord that were finally going to come back and renovate their small bach we had been living in for the last 13 years! We knew we would never get such a sweet gig in Auckland ever again, so Plan D (that had been bubbling for a few years in anticipation of this) was implemented and I got a good job on fairly short notice to commence in 2 months in Dunedin. Yay, but OMG so much to organise and sort. Cars went onto storage not far from Muriwai and we moved down to a short fixed term rental, and managed to have an offer accepted house on Christmas Eve Eve, but not moving in till Early Feb. Then Covid and yadda yadda, eventually got them all moved down via transporter company in late August. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzurro Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 Fleet in storage in Waimauku. Covers off for the first time in a year. Covid fucked my plan to do a roadie with some buddies back in March 2020, when they still had WoFs :] and in August finally managed to get back up to the 09 to get them running so they could go on a truck All running after replacing ALL the batteries and some minor fuel/carb issues (Gaffer whos place they were at tried to start them up but then left them connected ) So Handsome! On the small truck one by one to the Mangere yard before being loaded on the Linehaul 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post azzurro Posted October 17, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 17, 2020 Stopped in Wellington on the way back down to visit another 2300 foamer And collected these, widened factory steels, tyres have been holding air under his parts cars for nearly 20 years so i reckon the welds are good. Finally in Dunedin, in my very own garage! Nice to be able to make brum brum noises again Sunny is happy shes got somewhere comfy to sit in the garage And first bit of fiddling, replaced the carb linkages, so now it doesn't over center Also cleaned out the carb (again) replaced the fuel filter and tuned it with a vacuum gauge and now shes running nice and crispy. Like to get this a WoF for summer but i think i will need to refresh the brakes and maybe do the front wheel bearings (i stole the parts for the Ute a couple of years ago!). 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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