Mate your car is looking absolutely fantastic, probably better than when it came out of the factory! Where in aus did you source your RHD headlights from? Just found out that mine still has LHD lights in it

fiat218 wrote:Inner boot is under that plate

i've assembled this based on photos i took while taking it apart. I assume it's right.....

Auspider wrote:Mate your car is looking absolutely fantastic, probably better than when it came out of the factory! Where in aus did you source your RHD headlights from? Just found out that mine still has LHD lights in it

you know what i'm not sure if these are RHD
i've had them since i bought the car 20+ years ago, but never had a problem with MOT. i must check again. I'm in UK by the way not in Aus.

cos wrote:

Auspider wrote:Mate your car is looking absolutely fantastic, probably better than when it came out of the factory! Where in aus did you source your RHD headlights from? Just found out that mine still has LHD lights in it

you know what i'm not sure if these are RHD
i've had them since i bought the car 20+ years ago, but never had a problem with MOT. i must check again. I'm in UK by the way not in Aus.

Oh whoops! I saw the post by pininF with the Victorian plate and assumed you were, colour looks the same!

Auspider wrote:

cos wrote:

Auspider wrote:Mate your car is looking absolutely fantastic, probably better than when it came out of the factory! Where in aus did you source your RHD headlights from? Just found out that mine still has LHD lights in it

you know what i'm not sure if these are RHD
i've had them since i bought the car 20+ years ago, but never had a problem with MOT. i must check again. I'm in UK by the way not in Aus.

Oh whoops! I saw the post by pininF with the Victorian plate and assumed you were, colour looks the same!

yes i know!, not probs mate.

Another underside view.

weekend job
engine cross member, back from powder coating, with engine mounts installed ready to fit.



all fitted with not dramas.....

Wow, this is really nice! You're doing an awesome job! I like seeing so many pictures.

many thanks.photos always help. Couple of times i had to refer to photos from other members here.....

I'll be doing this sometime in the future, but I was wondering , If the front cross member is removed, can the engine and tranny be installed as one assembly? or is it too much of a pain to put the cross member in if the engine is hanging in the engine compartment? (I'm assuming installing a stripped crossmember, no suspension)

I sort of did exactly that with mine! Engine, trans and cross-member were installed from underneath the car to avoid scratching anything by going in from the top. I used an engine crane and held the body high in the air with safety jack stands just in case, and slid the engine assembly underneath on a creeper, but any sort of dolly would do the job.

ride65 wrote:I'll be doing this sometime in the future, but I was wondering , If the front cross member is removed, can the engine and tranny be installed as one assembly? or is it too much of a pain to put the cross member in if the engine is hanging in the engine compartment? (I'm assuming installing a stripped crossmember, no suspension)

not a difficult job, i would imagine, as you said once the engine is hanging. Not seen this done before that way, but can't see why not.

Auspider wrote:I sort of did exactly that with mine! Engine, trans and cross-member were installed from underneath the car to avoid scratching anything by going in from the top. I used an engine crane and held the body high in the air with safety jack stands just in case, and slid the engine assembly underneath on a creeper, but any sort of dolly would do the job.

i discovered, that once the rear axle / engine and box are removed, the bodyshell can be easily lifted by hand, so it's possible....

I noticed earlier in you restoration post the emergency brake hardware, did you just replate the original parts of go with new? This is the stage I'm at, just getting into the inspection and formulating a plan of attack. I'm like the look of your early style bumpers and front signal lights and plan on cutting them in on my '78.5.
Phenomenal job on your restoration, I hope mine looks as good.

Apart from the cable all the parts are the originals. Steel parts (like the brackets, rods) have been sand blasted to remove any corrosion, inspected and then zinc plated. Rear calipers are the originals, but were taken apart and re-furbished with new pistons and rubbers. To be honest i found that unless you buy new parts from reputable source best to stay with original parts. New repro parts (far east copies) just don't last, especially electrical bits.
Thanks for your comments let us know how you are progressing.

Love the jig by the way! wish i had that!