Topic: Fiat Abarth 1600 OT Berlina remake Fred Winkel

[fredabarth]

Hello Toby,

Thank you for the link, but as you can see at page 14 and 15 of my topic, I made my own exhaust.
Also in stainless steel and cheeper than the one on the link.

How are doing with your car?

Groet,
Fred

[slim4936]

Hi Fred,

Yes, I know you made the exhaust yourself. It looks beautiful! I just thought you may be interested to see another replica/recreation made. Yours looks nicer anyway

My car is going like all Fiats, one day it's my best friend, for the next two weeks I don't like her. I fix something else that has broken, then I love her again!

I cracked my old exhaust manifold I got from Middle Barton Garage about twenty years ago, forgot to put one of the muffler brackets on and it split :-0
Now I'm thinking of having a new sexy tuned length set made, maybe stainless if I can afford. Also my old Koni adjustable shocks on the rear don't seem to be working very well, very bouncy! Do you have a recommendation for a good rear shock for the 850 chassis? AVO, SPAX, KONI, other?

Netherlands looking very strong in the world cup this time. Good luck!

Cheers,
Toby
 

[fredabarth]

Hello Toby,

On my OT1000 racecar I use the AVO shocks and they are very good. They are adjustable from soft to really hard.
Also the price of the AVO's are allright.

I know the pictures allready of the OT1600 from Tony Casttle Miller, because he send me those before he took the car to a big show in England.

That's to bad about your muffler. You can't repair it?
My stainless muffler isn't that expensive, because I can make it myself and I can use some special tools.
Maybe I can make some stainless mufflers if people want them.

And about football I'm not a fan of it and don't watch it, but they are doing well.
Are you a football fan? England I supose??

Groet,
Fred

[diogenes850n]

Fer hello how are you so long.
here I'm starting to paint my project, which is much more modest than yours.
yours is running great, magnificent.
you take some time advances without hanging up, you're resting?
say you're a source of inspiration for many,
best regards from Barcelona.
pardon my English is that I am very bad with language

[diogenes850n]

fotos motor

[fredabarth]

Hello diogenes850n,

That engine is looking good and I'm very curious about your car!
Some pictures maybe?

I'm glad to hear that my project is a inspiration for other people.
After I missed the deadline of the Abarth meeting in France I stopped for a while with my car, but I'm busy again with it.
So I will post some photo's and I will go on with the OT1600.

[fredabarth]

I had some dificulties with the release bearing and the select fork. The gearbox is a 911 type gearbox, but the select fork was worn out a bit on the pivot point. So I thought I'm going to use the the select fork and the release bearing of the porsche 914.
I thougt they are the same, but the are not!!
Rebuild the 914 select fork or do the 914 release bearing?? Well I did the release bearing and know I can use the gearbox.
The engine and the gearbox are ready and are going into the car very soon.

[guy moerenhout]

hallo Fred , I hope  you make a copy from the connectionplate       FIAT/ 911

[fredabarth]

Hello Guy,

No, I didn't do that.
You must use an old type flywheel of the Fiat 124.
PBS made this at the time that those wheels were available, but now it is difficult to find them, I found out myself.

Regards,
Fred

P.S. how was the meeting last sunday??

[diogenes850n]

hello fred you step some photos of my project, you will find it much more humble than yours.
but you know that you're guilty of it is performed in part
  since yours is being beautiful.
do not let uploading progress
greetings from Spain

[diogenes850n]

fotos

[diogenes850n]

mas fotos

[trevor]

Hello Guy, Fred,

Hi Fred,
Good to see you back in the "groove", so to speak, after a very well earned rest. It exhausted me just to see the rate of your progress on your 1600 OT Berlina.

Hi Guy and Fred,   Re Adapter plates Fiat Twincam motors  to Porsche/VW transaxles mentioned recently:-

Miller's Mule Machine and Design at      www.millersmule.com    make and stock such an adapter plate.  It appears to be alloy and similar to the one marketed years ago from the San Diego area, and appears to be evolved from mating DOHC Fiat engines to Porsche 914 transaxles which were numerous in the USA at one time.

Regards,

Trevor

[guy moerenhout]

hallo ,I now this  but probleme was sending  this parts to me (VERY EXPENCIEF)I was  speaking withthem . Mayby someone have a ideé?   I wish to have one  for my Periscope project

[fredabarth]

mas fotos

You've got a very nice 850!!
It's looking great. I get also inspired  by watching your photo's.
Good work!!!!!