Fiat 126 -73 restoration [ Now: It's ALIVE...!!! :) ]

[Tate]

[pietschokkenbroek]

  Makes my happy, looking at it 

[Landy-Pilot]

That paint job looks sweeeeet!!

[fixit]

have you body sanded the paint?
 paint job looks brilliant
quick quick lock the shine in with polish (of your choice) for the ultimate wet look
 

[Tate]

Thank you guys!

I have to shock you and confess that the paint is actually intended for heady-duty equipment. Therefore it has only 90% (at it's best) shine if you compare it to a car paint. This was my choice and I hope that it will be more stronger than basic car paint.

[Tate]

Fu**ing stud bolts..   This already happened earlier but now I got it finished. Those front leaf spring bolts started to spin. I should have removed them already before painting the car but I was lazy



This was so stuck that I couldn't remove it



Fire in the hole!



Then I made 2 x this





Welded them



2-component epoxy primer



surface coat

[Tate]

Front wheel hub threads had taken some damage so I decided to drill the threads open and install stud bolts.



New horn



New gas tank + level sensor



Steering gear fully overhauled with new gaskets and oil

[Landy-Pilot]

Looks like you've had a busy weekend!! Good Work

[Fiatos]

Oh, you've welded the new stud bolts!
It's easy to renew the bolts when drill a hole from the interior. Then you must not weld and in future it's easy to renew it.

[Tate]

New rubber sealings



New steering column switch from forum user "midvillesb"



Parcel shelf cover cleaned and washed



High end hifi system waiting for installing.. (already installed but I have no pics yet)



New front suspension parts painted



Same here



Rod ends for front suspension arms



Same with rubber covers



My another 126 from 1975 has proven to be valuable in donating parts..

[Tate]

Brake disc adapters with new steering knuckles



Testing how they fit together



Waiting for new springs



Engine has still a lot to do



In case you get thirsty while driving this beast...   (windscreen washer fluid tank)



And last picture is the cherry on the top of this cake.... my new daily driver   Peugeot 205 1.4 Green with sunroof, central locking, electric windows, Gutmann 13" alloys etc  

[kev126]

Great work so far! Cool 205

[Tate]

New custom made stainless steel braided brake hoses with anti-acid fittings





Intake manifold parts



I had to make the intake hole slightly bigger

[Tate]

New custom made rear shocks finally came from GAZ. Damn they are nice...!   





New orginal KYB rear vs. GAZ

[1973/126]

 Amazing.This is just getting better and better