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Fiat 126 Chat => Tuning & Customising 126 Models => Topic started by: Rusty's Uncle on July 02, 2009, 12:04:03 PM
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:oops2: I just spent all of our holiday spending money & have not told my wife :oops:
So I could now be in HOT WATER </8
On the plus side [-/ I am now the proud owner of , wait for it! :)
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The full race/rally spec 800ccs professionaly modified by Italtune with Alquati parts 126 engine, 50+ bhp I am told :yikes:
all your fault Eklipze ;D
:wave: :arty: :wave:
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LOL!!!
I knew someone on here would snap it up! :D
If your missus asks I'm out of the country indefinitely :oops:
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:) I must have seen your post just after you stuck it up, rang the guy & he was totaly shocked that he got such a quick response but after a quick chat he gave me first refusal but I had to wait until this morning to get down there so a lot of exitement & nail biting as I know having been a member of Fiat car clubs for over 30 years that genuine Alquati parts only fall from the bottoms of Rocking Horses & you have got about as much chance of coming across a complete engine (all be it part dismantled) as you have to win the national lottery. As the engine is based on a modified 126 crankcase it seemed only fitting & right that it came back to the 126 folk. Slightly worried about the guy telling me about how steering got a bit vague when you got over 90 mph ::)
He was quite a special guy as he has 3 Cinquecentos & 1 seicento . One Cinque he drives has a modified 60hp engine & the other he has fitted a Punto Sporting 16v engine & tweeked it to 80+hp. Not bad for a guy who has just celebrated his 70th birthday !
When I got the engine in my boot he asked me if I needed more padding to secure it. I said no problem I do not drive too fast these days. His imediate reply was "I do"
Amazing guy [-/
Anyway Eklipze you had better keep your head down as my wife grew up in Kinloss & I think she went to school in Elgin so she knows the territory & is a dead shot with a cold wheat bag ! </4
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awesome cant wait so see some pics of the horse pooe!!!
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was it on ebay? or listed on the forum?
looking forward to seeing some pics.
Regards
Chris
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was it on ebay? or listed on the forum?
I spotted it in the classifieds on Fiat Forum, tbh didn't realise it was that rare
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Sweet!
Have you decided who is getting the engine in your will?
For after the wife kills you. :D
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It does not look much at the moment as it has been hiding under a bench for 25 years with the head off but the guy was not only a highly qualified engineer but also spent his working life as a test pilot hence the need for speed! He had the foresight to grease the bores before he laid it up & it turns over very nicely & even better there is no lip at the top of the bores which suggests little wear. I measured the bores & with a diameter of 85 mms that gives a capacity of 795 ccs . Early days but I am going to take my time with this one as I think it is such a rare piece of Fiat tuned engine & proberbly looking at getting it looking good & sorted for next year. I believe that Italtune ceased trading about 25 years ago & Alquati about the same time but not entirely sure on that one , any info appreciated. [-/
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please keep is updated with pictures, would make a great article, maybe practical classics would be interested or one of the italian classic car mags?
Regards
Chris
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ha ha i knew you would go bonkers for that!!! i was very tempted to have a look at it myelf but unfortunately i told my wife..... looks like your doing a complete rebuild as i wouldnt hold much hope running on engine seals and gaskets that havent had any heat in them for quarter of a century just look at the state of them in a stock engine !!! if you need any help just let me know . [-/
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Looks like its Aldi beans for a while :D You jammy bugger [-/
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Who dares wins Pete & I have told my kids , my parents , my neighbours & the lady on the checkout at Tesco but not my good lady so I may well yet be bought to justice :oops:
"Testicalis non connectis" as they say at the Womens Institute or "Scrotum Half Full" could be the order of the day !
Anyway found out more today so I am going to start a new thread [-/