Hi All,
I've just bought this car! I've always had a thing about Fiats for as long as I can remember. I've owned various 127s 128s including a rally prepped 3p 131s 132s x1/9s. However until last Wednesday I was a 126 virgin!I wanted (no needed) a fully prepped rally car (after chocolate that's my passion) to compete with asap, it needed to be cheap and cheeful though, sooooo........?600 later here we are! The car is bog standard (except for the safety equipment), a gearbox mounting is broken but I was given a spare engine, box and loads of bits and bobs with the car. My plan is to do a forestry event in the very near future, just nothing too hilly.
Thinking back to my earlier Fiats, I remember that many models parts were interchangeable, does anyone know if there is a straightforward engine swap for this model, ie, a larger capacity Fiat engine that would bolt on to the gearbox? Obviously engine mountings, exhaust manifolds and a bit of fabrication is expected....any ideas ?
Look forward to replies.