azzurro's 1968ish FIAT 1100T

[azzurro]

Sent the gear shift cable off to http://www.melbarcables.co.nz/, and have had a couple of chats to Dave already about it along the lines of  "so im going to have to use a #4 cable and crimps, so can the diameter of the outer cable be larger?", and "i have these clevis pin mounts, will that work?" so im happy its in good hands and all will eventually be well. Once its back that will mean the mechanicals are as good as they will probably ever be, so get on to applying to reuse the plates, take it down for a VIN check etc, and try jack up some joker to agree to look at/sign off the rust repairs.

I also poked around on the internet for a 12" fan and ended up getting a Davies Craig (actually a Panasonic, but not complaining) from https://nzairfilter.co.nz/  and also an K&N filter as the factory one is missing, for all of the HPs. Very happy with their prices and service too.

 

Factory filter housing is MIA but should be able to make some sort of can to give it cold air from the intake on the otherside.

Good view of the aliex water temp sender pipe thing for the aliex gauge set

I Would have preferred a larger puller set up, but there's just not enough clearance between the rad and the engine (water pump pulley bolts)  on that side.

12" was the biggest i could be sure would fit on the front of the rad too, and glad i erred on the smaller side as its pretty tight!

Check out that cold air intake for the carb.

Ordered in a set of finest chinese gauges, to try triangulate whats going on, i think the oil pressure gauge is DOA, so will steal the one from the ute which doesnt have a sender hooked up yet...

Volt meter reads 1v high according to my voltmeter, lol

also did some upholstery, and 'fixed' the big hole in the drivers seat

Getting there...

[azzurro]

Installing the new gear change cable.

In my discussions with Melbar some bits were able to be made to match but some of their standard bits were not exactly the same dimensions as the Fiat original so i asked that they be left oversized and i could smoothing things down as needed, and also accounting for possible wear in the original.

This was the tips of both ends

Old and bung on the left, new on the right, with the original adjustment nut installed.

The tip on this end is the crimp and lives in the hollow end of the gear shift column, i filed that down a wee bit (basically the ridges from crimping) to fit and allow the cable to rotate smoothly with just the right amount of length (rounded the tip a bit more) so that the nut can tighten and the cable can still swivel.

That then gets installed in the lock nut and the brass screw and crimp installed in the column change shaft, along with a dampening spring and etc and then that whole lot is attached to the steering column. The Melbar guy said hes never seen such over complicated nonsense.

 

The other (gearbox) end is a bit simpler with a clevis end which they didn't have in a size that suited every dimension required, so went with the one that was right except for didnt fit the 6mm thick stamped pivot arm. I ended up filing the arm down which also lost a fair bit of slop from the slightly rounded top of the arm.

I also cut down the boot a bit as it was restricting the throw (as Melbar barry said it would)

Thats all back on the van and after a fair bit of adjusting it goes into all the gears again

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Next job is to sort out the cooling scenario. Original water pump had  fixed fan on its nose, but the Cheap replacement water pump is from a 1500 car that runs an electric fan and a different pulley mounting pattern, so i need to put in an electric fan as well.

A 12" pusher is the biggest that i could be sure will fit which isnt that big, but the OEM fan is 10" and doesnt have a shroud so i think it will be OK.

Sussing out a layout and attachment 

Been watching too much Puddin's Fab Shop so had to bust out the 'dimple die'

Much better strength and possibly airflow

Backside, try to seal off the fan like a reverse shroud so most of teh fans push will go through the rad instead of across it

Youmay recognise the alloy sheet from other projects like the sign of the year and the shroud on the 125P ute

This is the engine side, with the shroud wrapped around, no screws needed. Had the Radiator shop install a bung for a standard FIAT rad fan temp switch so set up will be the same as the ute (this is the factory set up on it) and as ive retrofitted on the 125 sedan,wagon. Just need to wire it in in yet.

Had an overflow knocking around for a while and it will work nicely to replace the factory 'full loss' system (as per pic above)

And view from the tunnel - this also has a 'floor' i need to install that basically makes an air ram to the rad and the little carb air box thing as well

NOMNOMNOM like a Basking Shark.

Will be test driving sooooon and turn it around to make a start on some rust (sliding door to start with)

Picked these up from @nzstato  (i already have his folder, chur bro!) and ill start making some repair panels like a friken boss while im waiting for paper work etc