Club126UK
Fiat 126 Chat => Your Restorations => Topic started by: stephenc on June 14, 2017, 12:50:29 AM
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Hi fellow 126ers.
So here is my thread about my 126 that arrived last Saturday.
Here's a walk-round of it:
(http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx322/MrSteve/038_1.jpg)
(http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx322/MrSteve/040_1.jpg)
(http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx322/MrSteve/042_1.jpg)
(http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx322/MrSteve/046_1.jpg)
The engine cover handle isn't missing- I took it off because it is broken (it might be repairable).
And yes, the RH rear light is a LH one fitted upside down!
On to the interior now- it is rather dusty/mouldy from years off the road, but is in really good condition.
(http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx322/MrSteve/003_2.jpg)
(http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx322/MrSteve/005_1.jpg)
(http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx322/MrSteve/028_1.jpg)
(http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx322/MrSteve/001_2.jpg)
(http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx322/MrSteve/014_2.jpg)
(http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx322/MrSteve/016_2.jpg)
That's 41759 miles- no wonder the interior shows so little wear under the grime.
(http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx322/MrSteve/Monsoult_013.jpg)
I was pleased to find the arch on this side is essentially rust-free.
(http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx322/MrSteve/029.jpg)
Looks like that was the last year this little Fiat saw french roads.
(http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx322/MrSteve/033_1.jpg)
As there was no paperwork with the car, this is one of the few clues as to its age- it's a later first series as there are no vents in the door shuts.
(http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx322/MrSteve/027_1.jpg)
Time for a look at some bad points...
Looks like there isn't much left of the bottom of that A-post...
(http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx322/MrSteve/017_2.jpg)
That's an awful lot of filler there...
(http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx322/MrSteve/023_2.jpg)
...and there!
(http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx322/MrSteve/024_2.jpg)
Hmm, that's actually a rust hole there...and quite a gouge in the steel by the intake vent...whatever it was that fell against the car has also bent the drip rail as well. That wheelarch looks a bit suspicious too!
(http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx322/MrSteve/026_1.jpg)
Now that's an interesting repair...
(http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx322/MrSteve/022_2.jpg)
...it's french Meccano, n'est pas?!
(http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx322/MrSteve/021_1.jpg)
Looks like it's game over for that seatbelt holder then...surprisingly, it's a Klippan 'Made in GB'.
(http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx322/MrSteve/030.jpg)
Further bit of accident damage- battery has slightly crumpled that panel.
(http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx322/MrSteve/032_1.jpg)
That centre electrode is well past its sell-by date...
(http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx322/MrSteve/035_1.jpg)
I've started cleaning the interior so have taken the seats out to give them a good clean and will take the carpet out for a vac and shampoo.
I found the horn button in the oddments tray by the gearstick- just missing one of the springs, but that's easy to sort out.
I noticed that the roof has a small hole in it, so I will see if a bicycle puncture repair patch will fix that
As funds are limited, this coming month will see me getting the essentials to service the engine and make a start on the brakes with new shoes, cylinders and pipes.
I will also be squirting Plusgas on all the nuts and bolts I might need to remove too.
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That's Nice. (pun intended!)
You might be lucky with the engine, I've started a few that have looked worse than that! If the contact adhesive for the roof repair doesn't work I might be able to post you a free tube of out of date windscreen adhesive and a small patch of black vinyl. It should keep the water out for a while.
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That's Nice. (pun intended!)
You might be lucky with the engine, I've started a few that have looked worse than that! If the contact adhesive for the roof repair doesn't work I might be able to post you a free tube of out of date windscreen adhesive and a small patch of black vinyl. It should keep the water out for a while.
Hi
The engine turns, so that is hopefully a good sign.
I'll let you know if the roof repair works, or not- thanks for the offer. :)
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As I found the horn button was not missing, I cleaned it and then cracked open a tiny tin of metallic silver model aircraft paint and re-did the FIAT logo on the horn button.
(http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx322/MrSteve/003_4.jpg)
So that's 1 job ticked off...!