Advise on engine swap needed.

[1973/126]

 What about something like this?
 

[1973/126]

 Now on eBay...

 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FIAT-500-1972-ABARTH-1242cc-Conversion-Unfinished-Project-/120979878899?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1c2af673f3#ht_1277wt_1186

[dajwid]

Quote Mr rust on day one

Hi Rudy & welcome, I might as well chip in first with my views. At the moment you have what sounds like a classic car restoration . If you start chopping it to take the larger engine with all the watercooling etc then it immediatly becomes a "project car".

Now on Ebay as ABARTH 1242cc Conversion Unfinished Project.

Quote Hudsonhenry:-

If you want to do a conversion properly, be prepared to spend a lot of time and a lot of money and most importantly, be sure that you can see it through before you start.


Suprise suprise, sadly a nice 500, could have had all the mods on a 650 tuned engine and still been street legal.

3500 and reserve not met, Though I can see he has invested a lot of money, just needs finishing, He even bought a panda head, can, carbs for the 650 engine....

[hudsonhenry]

Quote Mr rust on day one

Hi Rudy & welcome, I might as well chip in first with my views. At the moment you have what sounds like a classic car restoration . If you start chopping it to take the larger engine with all the watercooling etc then it immediatly becomes a "project car".

Now on Ebay as ABARTH 1242cc Conversion Unfinished Project.

Quote Hudsonhenry:-

If you want to do a conversion properly, be prepared to spend a lot of time and a lot of money and most importantly, be sure that you can see it through before you start.


Suprise suprise, sadly a nice 500, could have had all the mods on a 650 tuned engine and still been street legal.

3500 and reserve not met, Though I can see he has invested a lot of money, just needs finishing, He even bought a panda head, can, carbs for the 650 engine....

I spoke to Rudy a few times and he was very genuine chap who was determined to see the project through so I can only assume that his circumstances must have changed quite dramatically for him
 to have to sell it along with his beautifully finished Cobra replica.

I project like this takes time, mine has been three and a half years and I recon on another year before its finished. None of us know whats going to change in our lives over this sort of period.

The work he has done to it so far looks first class.

If it sells for close to the reserve he somebody will be getting a great project for not a lot of money.