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Title: New Fiat 126 BIS owner, Tring HERTS
Post by: R1ANW on September 04, 2013, 10:37:12 PM
Hi, just acquired a little Fiat 126 BIS, 1990 "H" Reg. Blue in colour.

Currently a white'ish blue as the paint has faded but i'm sure some T-Cut and elbow grease will get it gleaming.

The plan is to give it a mild "rat look" with white wall tyres, chrome hub cabs, lowered suspension,
roof rack.

Job #1 is to get it running, it's been sat for a few years and won't start. I'll start with the basics, spark plugs, HT leads etc.

Any suggestions where I can source tyres, hub caps, roof rack etc are most welcome.

Thanks in advance.



Title: Re: New Fiat 126 BIS owner, Tring HERTS
Post by: Hazey-n-Marc on September 04, 2013, 10:59:33 PM
Welcome, I like the sound of your project. 12 inch wheels are your best bet for chrome caps, search the forum for the rest, there are many opinions on how to go about lowering.

Marc
Title: Re: New Fiat 126 BIS owner, Tring HERTS
Post by: Rusty's Uncle on September 05, 2013, 06:43:00 AM
Wow another 126 owner near to me that is rare. I am just down the road in Chesham. Welcome to the forum  :)
I use the Old Dairy garage at Tring in fact one of my cars passed the MOT there this week.
Happy to pop over and cast an eye over your car. I also picked up an old gutter mounting roof rack last week which I was going to advertise on the forum. You could get first shout on it .
Title: Re: New Fiat 126 BIS owner, Tring HERTS
Post by: kev126 on September 05, 2013, 12:47:05 PM
Welcome :) I'm into the rat look and stance scene as well
Title: Re: New Fiat 126 BIS owner, Tring HERTS
Post by: R1ANW on September 05, 2013, 10:19:12 PM
Thanks for the info.

"Rusty's Uncle", I've sent you a pm

Thanks
Title: Re: New Fiat 126 BIS owner, Tring HERTS
Post by: Rusty's Uncle on September 07, 2013, 08:28:54 PM
Met up with R1 & O2  today. Nice folks , dogs that did not bight me & a very low mileage Bis that will probably be one of the best with a polish and a new head gasket  :D
Title: Re: New Fiat 126 BIS owner, Tring HERTS
Post by: R1ANW on September 08, 2013, 09:51:00 PM
Thanks for coming around and taking us for a spin - really appreciated it  :thumbup

We've been busy today


Going to have a trawl of previous Forum posts to see if there are any preventative maintenance jobs we should be doing whilst engine is out - removal of thermostat seems popular.

Thanks
Title: Re: New Fiat 126 BIS owner, Tring HERTS
Post by: wsmitwil on September 08, 2013, 10:01:37 PM

Hello again, welcome to the club

One of the main things to do on a 126 is to clean out the oil filter

And Many bis owners have gone for an electric fuel pump, including me, after finding fuel that had leaked through the pump into the engine





Title: Re: New Fiat 126 BIS owner, Tring HERTS
Post by: kev126 on September 08, 2013, 10:46:44 PM
Indeed! Remove the thermostat from the housing and put back on. Facet solid state fuel pump works wonders!
Title: Re: New Fiat 126 BIS owner, Tring HERTS
Post by: chrisrhodesinlbz on September 09, 2013, 09:54:02 PM
Hello there, another Fiat 126 owner in the area! I'm just up the road in Leighton Buzzard.

Chris
Title: Re: New Fiat 126 BIS owner, Tring HERTS
Post by: R1ANW on September 15, 2013, 09:50:59 PM
Cylinder Head removed and off to be skimmed at http://www.corrycylinderheads.co.uk/

Should have this back by Wednesday, copper head gasket and full engine gasket set has arrived.

I've ordered the Workshop Manual CD to get the torque settings right when I re-assemble.

Thermostat removed

Oil Filter removed and cleaned, going to try and get the engine looking mint before re-fitting

Thanks
Title: Re: New Fiat 126 BIS owner, Tring HERTS
Post by: Pete126 on September 15, 2013, 10:05:01 PM
Great News ;D as a subscriber you could have downloaded the manual from the subscriber section :$
Title: Re: New Fiat 126 BIS owner, Tring HERTS
Post by: R1ANW on September 16, 2013, 11:43:42 AM
Ahh  :$

Oh well only a few ££
Title: Re: New Fiat 126 BIS owner, Tring HERTS
Post by: R1ANW on October 01, 2013, 08:32:50 PM
Had my first drive of the 126 today (around the back garden)

Glad to report no leaks, no water in oil - ran like a dream  :o

Got it up to temperature - fan kicked in, happy days

Need to sort the timing and idling speed and then its MOT time

I tried fitting a new choke cable that I ordered (solid metal rather than bicycle gear type), it's about 12" to short. It says Fiat 126 of the plastic casing but i'm wondering either
 

Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: New Fiat 126 BIS owner, Tring HERTS
Post by: Rusty's Uncle on October 09, 2013, 08:11:17 PM
Hi Rian , I bet that the little engine is as sweet as a nut. I did think that it might be worth doing a coolant flush as there may be some sealant in the water system. If you have not sorted the choke cable I have one here that will do the job  :)