Hello guys! It's been some time since I posted on this forum. I still have my '80 automatic I repainted Massey Furgeson gray. But it's been 2 years since I've done anything to it. The other day I got it out of my garage and drove it up my driveway a little bit.
I still have the rusty parts car but my green '79 5 speed is gone. I gave it to one of my 124 Spider friends who wanted to restore it. Here's some pics.
http://s222.photobucket.com/albums/dd148/turbofiat/Brava/I'm drained the coolant and I'm getting ready to start stripping all the emmision stuff off the car and the sorry carburator installed on carbed 79 and 80 models as well as the intake manifold. Poor little 2 liter engine makes only 82 BHP.
I'm going with a set of IDF 40s. I'd like to run a propane or CNG system but as of now petrol is much cheaper and refilling is a problem. Anyone ever done this?
I want to get rid of the air injection pump but it shares the same bracket as the power steering pump. The problem is the power steering pump is non adjustable so the air pump is what sets the belt tension.
So I got a few options. Make a new bracket for the power steering pump. See if the power steering pump bracket can be slotted so I can adjust the belt tension. Or do away with both pumps all together.
I noticed that it is just as easy to steer when the engine is not running as my 124 Spider or Yugo. Someone told me the power and non-power racks have the same turning radius. So that would explain why it's so easy to turn.
Has anyone done away with the power steering pump? My concern is if the fluid lubricates the rack. So it may be nessessary to fill the rack and plug off the fittings in the rack to hold fluid.