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lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-08-10 04:54
a genuine barn-find. Real hay. Real bird poop. :(

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-08-10 04:54
Back in the sunlight after 11 years imprisonment !

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-08-10 04:55
removing "may-pop" tires and putting on a set of rims I "borrowed" off my X-1/9

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-08-10 04:55
On the car dolly -

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-08-10 04:56
light bar strapped on so we have brake lights and turn signals !

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-08-10 04:56
Unloading in front of my shop after a 65 mile road trip -

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-08-10 04:57
63,000 miles, but that steering wheel has got to go !

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-08-10 04:58
removed the fuel injection system ( I prefer old school Weber Carburetors ! )

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-08-10 04:58
salvaged just this basic frame from the rodent nibbled factory drivers seat -

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-08-10 04:59
New rally ready racing seat !

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-08-10 04:59
Where the new seat will be going soon !

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-08-10 05:00
seems less compact with all the extra "stuff" removed from inside !

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-08-10 05:00
fitting the new seat to our salvaged factory frame - - -

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-08-10 05:01
had to weld in this tube to take the front mounts !

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-08-10 05:01
At last, new seat test fitted !!
niceguydave
niceguydave 🇺🇸 2017-11-25 05:43
Awesome work, Mate ! Keep posting !

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-08-10 05:01
And the door still closes !
niceguydave
niceguydave 🇺🇸 2017-11-25 05:44
sweet!

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-08-10 05:02
Attractive vintage Lancia Alloy wheels to replace the ugly stamped steel rustballs.
niceguydave
niceguydave 🇺🇸 2017-11-25 05:45
Excellent choice !!

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-08-10 05:02
better point of view
niceguydave
niceguydave 🇺🇸 2017-11-25 05:46
Now you just need some deep tread rally tires for them !!

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-08-10 05:03
and look! The brakes dont even rub on the rims !

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-08-10 05:03
used oxy-acetylene torch and burned the hub out of the ruined stock steering wheel.

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-08-10 05:04
then welded the hub from stock wheel to a metal plate, sized and drilled to fit the new sporty steering wheel !
niceguydave
niceguydave 🇺🇸 2017-11-25 05:47
Very clever my friend !

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-08-10 05:04
and put on a few coats of paint to prevent corrosion -

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-08-10 05:05
New sporty steering wheel is prettier, comfy-er, and smaller, too ! :)
niceguydave
niceguydave 🇺🇸 2017-11-25 05:48
Fantastic !

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-08-10 05:06
rear view showing the home-brew adapter and stainless steel bolts & nuts -

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-08-10 05:06
close up view of my "pretty" welds :S
niceguydave
niceguydave 🇺🇸 2017-11-25 05:48
they look solid !

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-08-10 05:07
trim ring and socket head Stainless cap screws

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-08-10 05:07
had to add a spacer - wheel rim too close to turn signal stalk !!! :0
niceguydave
niceguydave 🇺🇸 2017-11-25 05:49
Ingenuity at work !

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-08-10 05:07
Good Grief ! it FITS !!

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-08-10 05:08
Much prettier than stock ! :)
niceguydave
niceguydave 🇺🇸 2017-11-25 05:50
are you going to rework that dash board? Or do you have another plan in mind ? ??

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-09-11 19:52
Oh happy day ! Spares that are NOT rusty ! !

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-09-11 19:53
a fuel tank, with No Rust ! and a spare transaxle ! and both bumpers !

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-09-11 19:56
four Grey doors are in good condition - - - four beige colored ones are perfection !!! No rust at all ! ! ! and if you squint, you can see the matching bonnet and boot lids, also rust free !
niceguydave
niceguydave 🇺🇸 2017-11-25 05:51
You lucky dog !!

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-09-11 19:58
and best of all, a pair of New original equipment fiat fenders, left and right, still in factory primer, without a mark on them ! ! ! :O
niceguydave
niceguydave 🇺🇸 2017-11-25 05:52
OMG !! :D

niceguydave
niceguydave 🇺🇸 2017-11-25 05:53
the car in the lower foreground - - - is that a Lancia Montecarlo ? ?? ??? :O

niceguydave
niceguydave 🇺🇸 2017-11-25 05:54
Looks to be in MINT condition on topside !

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-10-17 01:12
New Brake Master Cylinder is here (top left image) So first it gets a coat of rust converter ( top right image ) then a coat of primer ( lower left image ) and finally a coat of Lancia Red !!! ( lower right image ) :D
lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-10-17 01:14
Prevents Rust, AND dresses up the engine compartment ( for those of you going "why bother?" )
niceguydave
niceguydave 🇺🇸 2017-11-25 05:55
You need to restore my Italian Stallion for me, Mister ! Super !!

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-12-23 00:16
I found the perfect valve covers for that Abarth twin cam Two Litre engine I am trying to purchase! Here is how they looked when I got them.

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-12-23 00:28
Now I have applied a coat of primer - - -

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-12-23 00:39
Now we have the "Lancia Red" coat of paint applied!

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-12-23 00:50
This is the engine I am trying to purchase to upgrade the Ritmo ( Strada )
lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2013-01-26 04:14
News Update! The deal is done! I purchased this engine and it is now in my garage!

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-12-23 00:51
you can see the two Plain Valve covers which will be replaced by the newly repainted Lancia valve covers ! :)
lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2013-01-26 04:15
News Update! The deal is done! I purchased this engine and it is now in my garage!

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2012-12-23 00:49
view of pulley end
lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2013-01-26 04:14
News Update! The deal is done! I purchased this engine and it is now in my garage!
niceguydave
niceguydave 🇺🇸 2017-11-25 06:10
but someone nicked your water pump ! LOL

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2013-01-03 08:12
well, I finally got the detail paintwork done on the valve covers !! :)

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2013-01-03 08:13
Two more lancia montecarlo cast alloy wheels Before painting - - -

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2013-01-03 08:13
and after painting ! is not easy to take a flash photo of shiny metal wheels ! :S

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2013-01-03 08:15
tried a second photo, and it is only a little better than the first !! Now I need to find two more of these wheels! Then it is time to buy tires !! :p

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2013-01-26 04:32
Here is the "Parts car" I acquired this summer! Lots of bits and bobs I can salvage from this one to aid in rebuilding the blue one !

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2013-02-12 03:25
Progress ! Here is my new/used ABARTH intake manifold. Bottom view, with cylinder head mating surface down against the carpet.

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2013-02-12 03:26
inlet manifold again, top view, studs go toward Carburetors

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2013-02-12 03:27
inlet manifold showing the side which mates up to the cylinder head -

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2013-02-12 03:29
this is the adapter which bolts to the end of one cam housing, and allows for the mounting of the Bosch electronic igntion distributor - the studs you see are for the distributor flanges to sit down over.

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2013-02-12 03:29
adapter again. this is the face which fits up against the cam housing -

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2013-02-12 03:30
gently used Bosch electronic ingnition distributor from an 81 Ritmo, showing the drive dog that engages the end of the cam shaft -

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2013-02-12 03:31
top end of the distributor with rotor fitted ( but not the dust cap, yet )

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2013-02-12 03:32
Overall view, with cap attached -

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2013-02-12 03:33
here is the ABARTH intake manifold again, showing the socket-head stainless steel cap screws and lock washers ( also stainless ) for attaching it to the cylinder head -

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2013-02-12 03:34
ABARTH inlet manifold fitted up to the cylinder head ( cap screws just fingr tight )

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2013-02-12 03:35
Close up view of Distributor and the adapter, mated up to the end of the cam housing.

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2013-02-12 03:36
Overall view of engine with distributor and inlet manifold mounted up.

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2013-02-12 03:23
side view overall
lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2013-02-12 03:38
The newly refinished Valve Covers and Oil Cap have been fitted to give us a better idea of how it will look when completed ! ;)

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2013-02-12 03:24
end view, overall -

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2013-02-27 01:55
Carbs are here ! Dellorto 40's. with lots of accessories !

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2013-02-27 01:56
got to love the cast aluminum air horns, for smooth air flow into each barrell !
niceguydave
niceguydave 🇺🇸 2017-11-30 08:40
Spectacular ! Those will sound so awesome drawing air at idle ! ! ! :D

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2013-02-27 01:58
These were professionally rebuilt by a gentleman in Germany, so they should need only minor adjustment and tuning ! !

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2013-02-27 02:00
and the package deal included all the needed accessories you see here !! :D

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2013-02-27 02:04
short and medium height air filters, even, in case I have clearance issues ! ! !

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2013-02-27 02:08
Doing a bit of design work here. Will have to make an adapter plate or flange with bolt holes for carbs and bolt holes for the inlet manifold. :D

lonewolf36 🇺🇸 2013-02-27 02:14
once perfected this will be cut out of 10mm thick 6061 aluminum alloy light weight and good heat dissipation !