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Aug 14, 2016 20:35:28 GMT
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You lot probably know this scenario all too well. I own a 86' Volvo 740 turbo sedan. it's far from nice but it does it job pulling trailers and engine blocks around fairly well. When I started looking for a successor for this car, something slightly bigger, possibly a van, or a large station wagon. I took a dive in the wonder world of car sales sites, and ended up with the exact opposite from what I was looking for. I now own a 1982 Autobianchi A112. (in my country the brand is Autobianchi, the type is Lancia A112 for some reason)  The previous owner said it didn't run, but it had MOT, wasn't that rotten on the typical A112 spots as it has been taken care of many moons ago, and the engine was rebuilt by owner before him. So this morning I took off a 100 mile trip to check the car out. Turned out the ad was completely honest. Engine looks recently rebuilt, all hoses, rubbers, brake cables, it's all new. A 100 mile trip back, and another 200 mile trip up and down with the Volvo + Trailer and it's home. I didn't actually expect it to be any good so I didn't bother grabbing a trailer the first time.  Couldn't let it alone so started screwing with it immediately. I love the looks of that forward flip hood so much!  Wasn't getting fuel by the looks of it (spark was fine). So put a external tank on the carb and it fired up immediately. After 30 ish seconds of running a farting sound came out of the fuel pump and it started blasting fuel trough the engine bay (didn't really think that trough, was convinced the pump was broken) Putting it all back together It runs fine but the accelerator pump was leaking really bad.  Some investigation made clear the membrane is garbage and I need to find a new one to get it to stop leaking again. Small setback, but it could have been way, way worse!  As probably already noticed, the paint is absolute garbage, so that needs sorting and the interior isn't much better either:  The vision for this car lies in the neighborhood of the Chardonnett rally cars, for example attending to the Monte Carlo Rally back in the 80's.  I really dig the vintage rally looks on these models so it will probably end up a little modified here and there. Can't wait to get this Italian stall... Minihorse? back on the road again! |
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ET
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Aug 14, 2016 21:41:14 GMT
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Nice car fellow dutchman!
I was looking into the A112 before I bought my MG!
From what I have heard these are pretty fun cars to drive, I hope you don't have to do a lot of welding on it!
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Aug 16, 2016 17:57:57 GMT
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Thank you!  The rust isn't too bad for this type of car since one of the previous owners has taken good care in protecting it from the corrosion monsters. Inside of the doors and roof for example is covered in a oily protection coating, and the common a112 places (strut towers & floor behind rear seats)Has been previously taken care of. Could do with some touch-ups but nothing major. Prediction is that the welding can be done this weekend. The part behind the front bumper has some work, about 3 inches of sill is rotten and the rear corners behind the arches are gone. Arches themselves, surprisingly are still quite solid. Anyhow, back to the pictures. So this Monday my dad went to a Lancia/fiat/abarth specialist in search of an accelerator membrane. Succeeded, put it in and no more leaks (I was at work so didn't got any pictures here sadly) But the maiden voyage was a success! It's quite quick for just a base version and the handling isn't disappointing either. Driving it trough the country side as a hooligan everybody is pointing and laughing. Missed driving something fun and unusual.  Occasional checks for leaks had to happen:  Next was pulling off all the bumpers and plastic to check for rust. Wheel arches were less bacon than I expected.  Damage report: Rear corners behind the rear wheel arches. Status: BACON 2-3 inch section of sill. All the mounting holes for the plastics. Redo a small part of the floor under the seats and a piece that needs redoing in the front of the car behind the bumper.   Last but not least. An Autobianchi without a flat black hood is unacceptable, so that had to be sorted immediately.  Trying to get the welding done this weekend and start prepping for paint. I need some fast progress to keep interested. Already have too many non running project cars. |
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Last Edit: Aug 16, 2016 17:59:17 GMT by styleheck
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Aug 16, 2016 23:03:06 GMT
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Nice car. Looking forward to following this one.
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1987 Alfa Milano/75
1979 Alfetta Mille Miglia
1976 Alfetta GT race car
1970 Lancia Fulvia 1.3 Rallye S
1968 Fiat 850 spider
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A A112, nice! and a fellow dutchmen. are you going for a 1050cc 70hp engine?
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tdk
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Aug 17, 2016 14:07:01 GMT
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Great little car, I also love that retro rally look!
Good luck, remember to keep us updated please.
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Aug 28, 2016 10:30:14 GMT
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Thanks lads. Nah I'm staying with the original engine, it's freshly rebuilt so I don't really see a point in swapping it for a abarth right away. Not much progress here. Still rust busting, the mate that was gonna paint it is going on holiday the next two weeks so not in a rush either. Please take note that I'm not a panel beating wizard, but I'm quite proud of this one it's all eyeballing and whacking zincor sheet metal till it fits.  Still need to finish the other side and the front valance. Oh, and I bought some wheels for cheap. 13x6 ET13 BMW BBS Mahle wheels. Needs a millimeter from the center bore, wobble bolts and sticky tires. Almost perfect offset for these standard wheel arches  |
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Aug 28, 2016 11:42:42 GMT
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I really like these - keep the posts coming! |
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1968 Mini MkII, 1968 VW T1, 1967 VW T1, 1974 VW T1, 1974 VW T1 1303, 1975 Mini 1000 auto, 1979 Chevette, 1981 Cortina, 1978 Mini 1000 1981 Mini City, 1981 Mini van, 1974 Mini Clubman, 1982 Metro City, 1987 Escort, 1989 Lancia Y10, 1989 Cavalier, 1990 Sierra, 1990 Renault 19, 1993 Nova, 1990 Citroen BX, 1994 Ford Scorpio, 1990 Renault Clio, 2004 Citroen C3, 2006 Citroen C2, 2004 Citroen C4, 2013 Citroen DS5. 2017 DS3 130 Plenty of other scrappers!
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Rob M
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Aug 28, 2016 12:36:46 GMT
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Good stuff!
You have to love something that's a bit different to the norm.
That looks like a real fun drive, keep up the good work.
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Aug 28, 2016 17:31:14 GMT
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Oww YES, yet another Dutchman with a hot Italian little fun car! Great buy, lots of fun with it, in driving, but also the work on it! A real classic and rare these days! Keep up the good work, after all you already have the pace(#welding) !
Ciao
Bookmarked of course...
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Aug 28, 2016 17:49:55 GMT
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I like that. Especially like the idea of a rally replica. I'm all for something different. As an ex 740 owner I like the tow car as well. Can't beat a 740 on Dracos.
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Aug 28, 2016 18:09:43 GMT
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Oww YES, yet another Dutchman with a hot Italian little fun car! Great buy, lots of fun with it, in driving, but also the work on it! A real classic and rare these days! Keep up the good work, after all you already have the pace(#welding) ! Ciao Bookmarked of course... Thanks! Yeah they are really simple, couldn't believe all of the bolts just went out without resistance. And everything is nicely threaded. No fiddling around trying to grab nuts in places you can't even access like on some German cars I owned for example. It's a delight working on these things. Only driven it once for so far but it's cornering ability's surprised me for a 34 year old small car. It's feels glued to the road when you keep pushing, even on curse word tires and stock suspension |
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Such a cool little car !!!
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Aug 29, 2016 13:49:57 GMT
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Such a cool little car !!! yes, ditto.......with the rally kit, it will look awesome! JP |
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I know its spelled Norman Luxury Yacht, but its pronounced Throat Wobbler Mangrove!
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Sept 26, 2016 16:08:17 GMT
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Got some more work done, A phone died in the process so no documentation of the rest of the rust-busting. Used a friends sheet metal hammer set and a sack made of duct-tape filled with sand. May sound weird but it works really damn well shaping 1.5 mil plate. The front valance and the rear corners were completely rusted out, and since replacement panels for these cars are too much effort to locate It's all shaped by hand. So back to the pictures: Got some 70's/80's NIB bullet style mirrors in the mail.  Since mounting them on the doors is way too common;  Can barely see anything in them, but everything for the looks!  So back to the actual progress on the car fixing up the corners  Prep & Prime  Beige it is. It's actually registered as being beige so I just went for it, car will be resprayed inside and out later anyway)  Aaaaand I ran out of daylight.  Fender  Quick shot of the man and the machine during a little break after neighbors complaining about the paint stench, oops!  Still needs a few more coats, original color is still showing where the paint isn't applied thick enough. Guess it's the perks of using cheap rattle cans. Did turn out pretty good though, prep is everything. Even with cheap stuff you can get a decent result. Now it's waiting for some free time and decent weather. It won't last for years, but at least it looks better than the worn out blue shade it had. |
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Sept 27, 2016 1:23:31 GMT
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I like this, gawd knows why, but I like this. I also like the plans for it. In fact, I like it so much, I'm going to bookmark it |
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Sept 27, 2016 11:10:06 GMT
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Good looking car!
Those mirrors: See if you can find convex mirrors to put in them. I have a pair of similar mirrors on my MGB and they were useless with plane mirrors. With convex mirrors you can see better than with door mirrors. Motorbikejumbles are a good source.
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Sept 28, 2016 6:41:25 GMT
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Sept 28, 2016 15:02:58 GMT
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Yeah your car inspired me to just rattle can it at this point.
I used the 2 euro ''action'' Spectrum paint too, 8 cans gone and got 8 more to go.
Not using their clear varnish since I've used it on mopeds in the past and it's garbage.
Their primer isn't that great either, but I had some quality cans of beige filler/primer for the base.
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Sept 28, 2016 21:23:57 GMT
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.wett sanding with VIM  as in the lemon scented toilet scourer powder ? |
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..I did't before..12 cans..3 hours..2015....it's not fallen off..and preparation is all...wett sanding with VIM 
