Steve, What is the access square hole marked with 0, 5 and 10 degree for? Also, is this access hole used to lube the shift lever inside the trany?
You are most welcome Karl. My pleasure to build a unit for you. I hope it provides as much enjoyment in the car as out.
Very nice, is that a brand new one or one you had rebuilt? Not many people are willing to sign their work now-a-daysAs we all know these are sexy machines and in some ways it is always the things that are under that beautiful shell that are the sexiest.
Behold the unboxing:
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Thanks Steve, great job. Thank you very much ‘tis a thing of uncommon beauty.
I don’t own museum pieces. This is the key to it becoming a car again and is something I wasn’t able to do on my own. You have participated in the resurrection of this car in a very substantive way. Thank you.
$1,500 Cost to buy car
$1,000 Parts
$1,650 Trany Rebuild
$500 Tranny shipping
$1,250 Remove old trany install rebuilt and new clutch
$5,900 Current running total
*Also need to repair rear end collision damaged bucked rear quarter panel. Possible new clutch and brake MC and rebuilt calipers.
Very nice, is that a brand new one or one you had rebuilt? Not many people are willing to sign their work now-a-days
Larry, the solution is to swap out the entire engine and trany with a modern comparable size 1.5l engine. Problem, no one has made a kit for that yet. If you look online you can buy a 1 or 2 year old 1.5l, 130 hp Honda Fit engine for less than Steve's $1,650 trany rebuild price (no insult intended).
Roughly. It’s still rising.
This proves the rule of buy the best car you can find. A cheap car is not always so cheap. The only thing on that list I won’t have to pay for is the transmission install. I do have to buy the clutch etc.
Careful what you wish for, but to be clear I am not sorry, its a hobby after all. I am making sure this fine car carries on into the future. Clearly with the help of others.
A rebuilt courtesy of our own Steve Hoelscher. Nice getting a signed piece of craftsmanship don’t you think?
Clearly an individual who cares for his work.
A rebuilt courtesy of our own Steve Hoelscher. Nice getting a signed piece of craftsmanship don’t you think?
Clearly an individual who cares for his work.
Not sure what your point is here. I assume that everyone is here on the forum because we all have an irrational affection for the X1/9. I see that there are three basic camps here on the forum. 1) Those that cherish the car in all it's original Fiat/Bertone glory and want to keep that originality for the most part in spite of it's quirks and shortcomings. 2) Those that want to keep them basically all Fiat, but are willing to spend a lot of time and funds to try and wring the most performance out of the SOHC Lampredi design. 3) Those that appreciate the basic platform and layout of the X1/9, but want the performance and reliability (?) of a non-Fiat drivetrain and are willing to spend the time, money, and effort to blaze into sometimes unknown territory. I for one, belong in two camps, 1 and 3. I am fortunate that I have the ability to spend the money I want on my hobby, which are these cars. People take up hobbies for the love of it, not necessarily for return on investment. Others need to be more frugal. Throwing out some numbers to try and make Karl (or others) feel stupid about spending more money on the car they love and want to keep, rather than on some untested non-Fiat engine swap seems totally inappropriate. Ok, I'm done now.$1,500 Cost to buy car
$1,000 Parts
$1,650 Trany Rebuild
$500 Tranny shipping
$1,250 Remove old trany install rebuilt and new clutch
$5,900 Current running total
*Also need to repair rear end collision damaged bucked rear quarter panel. Possible new clutch and brake MC and rebuilt calipers.
Now, I have to go out and look at mine that I just got back and see if Steve signed it. If not, he is going to have to pay for shipping back and forth to do it, haha.Are you going to clear coat this to keep the signature on there for eternity? Careful with it, this could be worth money some day. Maybe mount it as a dining table center piece and install another? It keeps the business flowing and the artwork alive!
Steve you should sign with a paint pen instead of marker to make it last