Sound like a fun meet.I went to SpaItalia yesterday with Kermit. It was the first big trip I did with him.
More than 700 km (434 Miles) over the weekend without a single problem.
There were hundreds of his friends present, but only 3 other siblings. I catched them all in a single picture.
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What a fine collection of feisty FIATS. SuperbI went to SpaItalia yesterday with Kermit. It was the first big trip I did with him.
More than 700 km (434 Miles) over the weekend without a single problem.
There were hundreds of his friends present, but only 3 other siblings. I catched them all in a single picture.
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There were 4 options,Sound like a fun meet.
Did they allow you to drive the track?
Looks better than the Red Blacks did Friday night…Took part in the Italian Car Parade along Preston Street, Little Italy, Ottawa. Mine was the only X, but it had good company on a side street before the parade.
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There were a few different belt arrangements from the factory; not only with and without AC but also different AC layouts, and with or without additional smog equipment. And there are different pulley offsets to go with those configurations. You can mix and match those pulley profiles to achieve any layout you wish. There were also different pulley diameters so you can alter the drive ratios as well.Tonight (er, this morning),
I pulled the alternator out for what feels like the 7000th time. Thankfully the new one is far more willing to thread in than the old one, which makes it much easier.
I think I have determined that it's going to be possible to delete the water pump pulley entirely- eliminating an extra belt, and preventing future headaches with the water pump bearing and shaft seal.
It seems that I'll be able to drive the alternator off of the AC compressor belt. While this is more load than the V belt takes in factory form, this should still be well within acceptable amounts of load for a configuration like this.
edit: what an incredible design this water pump, water pump housing, AC compressor bracket, and pulley is
Yea, they still suck. Just not as bad.Looks better than the Red Blacks did Friday night…
Awesome, thanks for the tip! It appears* that the alternator pulley and AC compressor double pulley line up, with the one that drives the AC compressor from the crank, meaning I should be able to get rid of the split pulley on the crank, and have two points of belt tension adjustment. The alternator adjustments path of travel isn't necessarily ideal, but it shouldn't matter as the AC compressor will still be very effective as a means of adjusting belt tension.There were a few different belt arrangements from the factory; not only with and without AC but also different AC layouts, and with or without additional smog equipment. And there are different pulley offsets to go with those configurations. You can mix and match those pulley profiles to achieve any layout you wish. There were also different pulley diameters so you can alter the drive ratios as well.
Just as a side, some of the belt arrangements (depending on AC and extra smog equipment) are extremely difficult to work with. There isn't enough movement on either the alt nor the compressor to even get the belts on and off without having to stretch or force them. Another issue I've encountered is finding the best fit of belt size. None of the recommended sizes (of which I found several) were correct. In the end I purchased one of every size within the range and did a trial fit of each, then returned the unneeded ones.Awesome, thanks for the tip! It appears* that the alternator pulley and AC compressor double pulley line up, with the one that drives the AC compressor from the crank, meaning I should be able to get rid of the split pulley on the crank, and have two points of belt tension adjustment. The alternator adjustments path of travel isn't necessarily ideal, but it shouldn't matter as the AC compressor will still be very effective as a means of adjusting belt tension.
Looking forward to getting this car running again! Removing the WP has made it much less cluttered down there. I figure I should tackle the snail mount while it's all apart too.\
I may have gotten very lucky in that case- I absolutely could not even get the alternator out without cutting the belt, until I replaced the belts with the full set for my car (85, AC, no smog) from MWB. It seems the MWB belts were sized just right to allow tensioning and "ease" (it's relative lmao) of removal.Just as a side, some of the belt arrangements (depending on AC and extra smog equipment) are extremely difficult to work with. There isn't enough movement on either the alt nor the compressor to even get the belts on and off without having to stretch or force them. Another issue I've encountered is finding the best fit of belt size. None of the recommended sizes (of which I found several) were correct. In the end I purchased one of every size within the range and did a trial fit of each, then returned the unneeded ones.
Some of the variations. The ones you don’t have.I may have gotten very lucky in that case- I absolutely could not even get the alternator out without cutting the belt, until I replaced the belts with the full set for my car (85, AC, no smog) from MWB. It seems the MWB belts were sized just right to allow tensioning and "ease" (it's relative lmao) of removal.
At the very least, without the convoluted split pulley setup, and without having to get a belt installed across a double pully mounted in the worst to service position possible (WP), it should be miles easier. Admittedly, the belt drive system and the setup of the accessories is part of the reason I want to get rid of the WP there and never look at it again.
Something I didn't realize until struggling for an hour is that its near impossible to remove the WP pulley bolts with a sagging snail mount. I ended up jacking the car up a little bit by the engine (yikes, I know), eliminating the sag and making the removal pretty "straightforward" (again, relative).
Hey! Thanks for the info!Some of the variations. The ones you don’t have.
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This is what you likely have. Yes the main pulley, the AC compressor and the alternator should align. The biggest issue you will likely have is not enough belt wrap around the two driven elements, particularly the compressor.
You might consider adding an idler between the two to increase the wrap of the belt onto each pulley.
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The other issue you may have is getting a neck onto the face of the water pump housing if you going in that direction rather than the cross tube. If you are just making a cap then likely not an issue.
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That is a very tight space with the heater box deflector right there. I'm trying to remember how it was when I did mine. Is that a captured nut that is now spinning, or are there stripped threads?Lost the battle with my frunk cable replacement.
The lock itself won’t come off the bracket due to the internally threaded bushing spinning in the lock. The lock with bracket can’t come out of the space due to the lock sticking up too high.
Accessing the grubscrew to clamp the wire bent the cable as it goes into the clamp so now can’t feed it far enough into the clamp due to the bend to take up the slack.
New wire will be on the way and likely a new hole in the body to access the clamping grub screw directly to avoid crimping the wire…
Any other pointers to dealing with this part they built my car around is appreciated
What did you use to clean the old switches? In the past I made the mistake of using too strong of a cleaner and it also removed the printed label.Cleaned up the switches, and got new switchgear mounted. Just need to add labels, and it goes all together.
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Those are the old style, with the fibre optic (behind) embossed symbols. Cleaned with simple green and toothbrush, then re-blacked with a Mothers "Return to Black" type product.What did you use to clean the old switches? In the past I made the mistake of using too strong of a cleaner and it also removed the printed label.