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Re: What did you do to your 126 today ???
« Reply #150 on: August 14, 2013, 09:19:41 PM »
 Getting ready for RR I finally changed my gearbox oil, fitted a cigarette lighter and a new head unit :P
 

 
1972 Fiat 500
1980 Fiat 126

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Re: What did you do to your 126 today ???
« Reply #151 on: August 14, 2013, 09:37:37 PM »
Lovin that steering wheel 73  :D

Fitted my headlamps tonight! YaY  ;D

Thanks Bar Vitelli for supplying the lamps and the advice, those links sorted me out, was panicking as I was trying to figure out how to adapt the headlight to take the more usual/modern wire clip to hold the bulb in, took me ages to figure out the large 2 pronged metal ring will hold the bulb nicely. Doh!

Anyway, here's a couple of pics to explain my panic


IMG_0563 by SpokoPies, on Flickr


IMG_0564 by SpokoPies, on Flickr

Bar Vitelli

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Re: What did you do to your 126 today ???
« Reply #152 on: August 14, 2013, 09:41:38 PM »
Phew!  That's great news, Keith and thanks for posting in case anyone else has the same situation...you had me worried there for a while so I'm really glad you got sorted!   :good:
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Re: What did you do to your 126 today ???
« Reply #153 on: August 21, 2013, 04:58:35 PM »
I picked up my chrome powder bonnet from the powder coaters today- very nice too!

one resprayed and another arrives- double trouble BIS style!!

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Re: What did you do to your 126 today ???
« Reply #154 on: August 21, 2013, 08:25:44 PM »
oooh Nice :P So you'll be with us next year :good:
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Re: What did you do to your 126 today ???
« Reply #155 on: August 21, 2013, 08:41:23 PM »
oooh Nice :P So you'll be with us next year :good:
I damn well hope so!
one resprayed and another arrives- double trouble BIS style!!

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Re: What did you do to your 126 today ???
« Reply #156 on: August 22, 2013, 10:06:08 AM »
Nice.

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Re: What did you do to your 126 today ???
« Reply #157 on: August 22, 2013, 12:28:27 PM »
Hey Stuey, that chrome paint looks great!

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Re: What did you do to your 126 today ???
« Reply #158 on: August 22, 2013, 10:27:34 PM »
 Got a battery for Spoko today, (077)

Not exciting in itself but,

Went to a new place in Belfast called Battery World, walked along the front of the building under the big Battery World sign, past all the big pictures of batteries, through the front door into the shop full of car, van and truck batteries, up to the counter with a stand on it displaying an assortment of smaller batteries and asked...

"Do you do batteries?"  :P

The girl's face was priceless,  :o ;D

..but she nearly instantly went into professional mode and asked what it was for, the guy behind the counter with her caught on straight away I was taking the P and near wet himself laughing  :lol: the more he laughed the more serious she tried to be, making me laugh and him laugh harder with me

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Re: What did you do to your 126 today ???
« Reply #159 on: August 23, 2013, 04:27:36 PM »
I picked up my chrome powder bonnet from the powder coaters today- very nice too!


You could have had your bonnet wrapped? I know a good bloke  ;)

Marc

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Re: What did you do to your 126 today ???
« Reply #160 on: August 23, 2013, 05:15:17 PM »
It's now going to have a chequer board paint job to march the colour on the rest of the car followed by a deep lacquer Job then hand pinstriped lines- but thanks for the thought.
one resprayed and another arrives- double trouble BIS style!!

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Re: What did you do to your 126 today ???
« Reply #161 on: August 28, 2013, 11:52:29 AM »
Snuck in an hours tinkering today, I only smelt of petrol a bit when I got home so Hazey might not have noticed.  ;D
Fitted the Polish 30S2 carb today, still on the old nearly dead pump and lines, ticks over better and slower than I could ever get that bloody weber 30dgf to but it still bogs down when the second venturi opens, hopefully just needs a bit of adjustment. It's great knowing that there are no bits missing from this one.

This carb seems to have been designed better for the 126, you can actually get to all four bolts quite well.
(http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/carburettor-Garage-find-Fiat-126-kit-car-Twin-Choke-Not-Webber-/231031349108?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT&nma=true&si=iljoEiws8%252BwoFaSrhYKZeegQRcs%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc)

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Re: What did you do to your 126 today ???
« Reply #163 on: August 31, 2013, 09:42:33 PM »
Looks like you've been busy Popik.

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Re: What did you do to your 126 today ???
« Reply #164 on: August 31, 2013, 09:46:04 PM »
toomorow will worst......... ;D but on tuesday will put all together and car will spotless.....