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Steve Cecchele
The project is a go. Customer dropped off the donor Lancia Beta Coupe to have it's engine and transmission harvested.
with blocks of wood under the jacking point on the sills the chassis is balanced with a third block under the engine subframe
After the front suspension is out of the way, loosen off all the subframe bolts and then lower the front of the car to the ground, the back end lifts up as the car pivots on the wood blocks.
Add a support to the overhead beam (as yet unfinished extension to my shed) and lift the front of the car clear of the drivetrain unit which is now resting on the floor.
Some of the engine bits
Clockwise from the top...
Pistons Kolben Schmidt (mahle packaged) 5.2mm dome, the best quality cast pistons out there for a Fiat twin cam, and reasonable weight at 467 including rings. Gudgeon pins are Ross and just on 100g. Exhaust valves are sodium filled from a turbochasrged model of the engine, Inlet valves are genuine Volumex (much nicer back profile and the lightest factory 43.5 valve), Main bearings are original Italian made Clevite, front and rear crank seals in Viton from a turbocharged model, ARP head stud set, ARP rod bolt set, OE Fiat bolt only type rods (to be modified to take Chev SJ SB big end shells)
They are cast pistons, but quite light and really high quality.
More parts that arrived for the build. Cylinder head is Fiat Regata 100s (same as ritmo 105) 43.5mm inlet valves standard. Genuine Alquati Montecarlo specific manifold. genuine Weber 44DCNF carbs. Alquati nitrided steel cams.
This week I'll strip the engine and send the block off for machining soon. Head/manifold porting starts after I finish a couple of SOHC head builds that are nearly done.
SteveC
with blocks of wood under the jacking point on the sills the chassis is balanced with a third block under the engine subframe
After the front suspension is out of the way, loosen off all the subframe bolts and then lower the front of the car to the ground, the back end lifts up as the car pivots on the wood blocks.
Add a support to the overhead beam (as yet unfinished extension to my shed) and lift the front of the car clear of the drivetrain unit which is now resting on the floor.
Some of the engine bits
Clockwise from the top...
Pistons Kolben Schmidt (mahle packaged) 5.2mm dome, the best quality cast pistons out there for a Fiat twin cam, and reasonable weight at 467 including rings. Gudgeon pins are Ross and just on 100g. Exhaust valves are sodium filled from a turbochasrged model of the engine, Inlet valves are genuine Volumex (much nicer back profile and the lightest factory 43.5 valve), Main bearings are original Italian made Clevite, front and rear crank seals in Viton from a turbocharged model, ARP head stud set, ARP rod bolt set, OE Fiat bolt only type rods (to be modified to take Chev SJ SB big end shells)
They are cast pistons, but quite light and really high quality.
More parts that arrived for the build. Cylinder head is Fiat Regata 100s (same as ritmo 105) 43.5mm inlet valves standard. Genuine Alquati Montecarlo specific manifold. genuine Weber 44DCNF carbs. Alquati nitrided steel cams.
This week I'll strip the engine and send the block off for machining soon. Head/manifold porting starts after I finish a couple of SOHC head builds that are nearly done.
SteveC
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