126Bis Restoration By a Beginner... (Engine Rebuild Finished)

[naboula01]

New photos tomorrow... Bad Luck camera broken :S tomorrow new photos and update i promise :S
I am in Aydın do you know? Where were you?

[naboula01]

Soooooo....
The engine just came back from revision, finally... The man who worked on it told me that the ex-owner trated the car badly, and the garage who repaired it was a butcher... The engine is in very bad shape, and i shouldn't expect or plan to tune it :S  
Anyway, photo talks better than words, just look at these old connecting rods  

I changed the connecting rods, new piston rings, bed for the rod(that i couldn't find so i used Renault 1,4L engine which fit ), i bought a spring for the engine(there wasn't one), a full set of seals for transmission and engine, and some more that i couldn't remember...
We elevated the car with my father to work under it, but still kinda scary to get under :S

I painted the brake ans suspension just to look a little "cleaner".

I also painted the back of the car, when i was working on the electricity.
before

after

The "thing" under the fuel pump was cracked :S So we made a new one in wood Cause we couldn't find another one

The engine support are totally homemade!!! We couldn't find(yes there is a big lack of spare parts in Turkey) new ones.

I also painted the back of the car, and i am trying to rebuild the electrical system back there but... I don't know anything about electricity and i really don't understand what is what back there so, if anyone could lend me a hand it would be greatly welcome

I expect to run the engine this week, a least this weekend i hope to be driving it, wish me good luck

PS : DAMN this engine is a crazy thing how it was even working!!! I love this car

[Bar Vitelli]

Hi Naboula, are you using a Haynes manual to help with your restoration?  There is a section on the electrics that may be useful?  If you don't have one PM me your address and I can post one to you without charge, I've got three of them, people keep giving me them for free! 

[naboula01]

Haynes manuals? Do you mean the manuals of fiat for repairs? i think i have one but... i am still a newbie so... And also i have a huge exam next week so i don't have time... But i'll PM you for more info
Yesterday we finally finished the rebuilding    Finally!!!!!
So here is the transmission

The engine as it came back from repairs...

The upper engine



While installing the engine we had big problems with bolts and bolt holes... i had to change like 30% of the bolts and remake some holes because either they were missing or the were as flat as a table...
Like the upper engine the bolts weren't fitting so we put a long M8 stick in it and completed it with nuts

Annnnnddddd.... Here is the fianl sate of the engine painted with can sparys Hope you like the colors


I expected to get the car ona test run in a couple of days, i'll surely take a Vid of it and share it if it work, and share it again if it doesn't... So see you soon... very soon  

[naboula01]

Also i forgot to told, we had a problem with the charger, it's "rope" was touch rubbing the engine, we discovered that this was due to some bolts... the ex-butcher might have dismounted it, and while resaambling it, he didn't put it correctly, so it was skewed... We just dismounted the cap and refitted it, and it was gone

[naboula01]

Just bought a used Ditributor, and installed it!!! Ready to hit the road after i installed the engine on the car, and see if anything is wrong... Wish me good luck, because this weekend we'll see if i am a good at rebuilding cars

[Hazey-n-Marc]

Best of luck, let us know how it goes (good or bad).

marc

[Emin]

Good luck mate!..

[popik81]

where is your roof??

[Rusty's Uncle]

Best of luck I think that you have done an amazing job under difficult circumstances 

[michaelodonnell500]

Loving the wooden fuel pump spacer!

[ciaoflyer]

Loving the wooden fuel pump spacer!

I second that!  Good Luck!

[naboula01]

After a long day here i am... Quite desperate and sad, but still i have hope... We refitted then egine and all the electrical stuff etc, but... the engine doesn't work, we tried every thing we could thought but unfortunately it wasn't working... So we put some gas in the carb and here it goes!!! So know the engine is ok but we fuel pump isn't working, it isn't pumping... When we pull on the gas tube it is like there is a hole somewhere and air is coming from somewhere... however we checked every tube and all of them are ok... so we'll certainly dismount the pump tomorrow... Anoyone has this kind of prob or any advice?

[Rusty's Uncle]

Did you check the amount the fuel pump actuating / push rod sticks out from the spacer and gaskets. If the Bis is like the aircooled engine, off the top of my head , the rod should stick out about 1.5mms on the low side of the cam and 4mms on the high side.

[Hazey-n-Marc]

Are you using proper fuel line clamps? Jubilee clips do not close round and allow air in. Is the pump diaphragm ok? You have got enough petrol in the tank haven't you?

Marc