1970 Fiat 124 Special
Posted: January 11th, 2009, 9:41 pm
Hi Everyone,
It’s been quite a while since I posted on this forum so I thought I’d give you an update.
My 124 CC has been put on hold for a few months while I got my son’s car road worthy.
It started as a 1970 124 Special but by the time we got it, it was a pile of rust and body putty the exact same shape as a 1970 124 Special. There was considerable heartbreak when we discovered the extent of the rust.
The Engine is an OHV 1585 unit from a 131 Supermirafiori…Australian spec. It has had a full rebuild to standard specs apart from the ports have been worked on and the carburetor is of a 124 CC. We didn’t go for a twin cam engine because we wanted to keep it close to original and we were working to a tight budget.
The car is now on the road but still has a bit of work to be done on it to get it just right.
Bye for now.
Gill
It’s been quite a while since I posted on this forum so I thought I’d give you an update.
My 124 CC has been put on hold for a few months while I got my son’s car road worthy.
It started as a 1970 124 Special but by the time we got it, it was a pile of rust and body putty the exact same shape as a 1970 124 Special. There was considerable heartbreak when we discovered the extent of the rust.
The Engine is an OHV 1585 unit from a 131 Supermirafiori…Australian spec. It has had a full rebuild to standard specs apart from the ports have been worked on and the carburetor is of a 124 CC. We didn’t go for a twin cam engine because we wanted to keep it close to original and we were working to a tight budget.
The car is now on the road but still has a bit of work to be done on it to get it just right.
Bye for now.
Gill