Fiat Project "Stuffed" continues

Time to clean up the engine bay, rewire for the new ECM and overall all the major stuff. I don't plan on pulling the engine out. But do plan on de-glassing the cylinder walls. The engine was a strong runner and did its job, a little oil was sprayed in every cylinder and ran only on synthetic oil. It maybe has 10 hours of running time as is.

Starting to look like a real engine bay again, same treatment as the floors. Old paint off, rust neutralized and 2 coats of  POR 15.

BTW a trick for working with POR15. The stuff is great, messy and quite easy to us. However, once you start a can you typically have to use all of it. However, I've found that using a plastic liner in between the lid and the can will allow you to re-close a partial can and use it again. Without this, the can lid will "weld" itself to the can and only brute force will open it.

Work in progress, more to come.

Time to Wake up the Fiat

So after three years of sitting, and now having access to a large garage. Its time to get Stuffed! The project is to install a new ECM, new wiring, a new cylinder head with a new cam profile. Resolve all the rust issues that have crept up over the years and the piece de resistance! A T25 turbo set up with an alcohol/Water injection system. ETA is set for December 31st of 2011. So 4 months (more or less) to complete the project.

Here a couple of pictures with the latest updates.

New Radiator, full core.

Dual 9 inch fans, with manual and temp control switch

 Custom made carbon fiber air splitter

 New ECM, home build Megasquirt Unit with Relay Board V2 processor. Handles all injection and spark control using GM base sensors and HEI control. 

 New set of brake and clutch control cylinders, all rebuild, sand blasted and re-paint

 Throttle pedal was seized! water had manage to get into the assembly. Just like new now. Also all floors have been cleaned up, patched when needed and 2 coats of POR15 to prevent any further rust

Hole free passenger floor, overall this Fiat was spared from severe rust. Mostly because it was converted for  racing 10 years ago and saw very little street driving. Also the car is now in SoCal and the weather is very good for any old car body. And last, the area that are typical or known to rust on the fiat were taken care of early enough.