Will give the kick-ass thing a whirl!!! Sorry to hear that you are not coming to Lincoln, was hoping to to see you again and the SPOKES crowd. Â How far along...
Hello John, How did you shorten the steering arms? Derek From: fiat850racing@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fiat850racing@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John Edwards ...
Cut .700" out and TIG weld back together. Also added the ears to lower and decamber the spindles, not too terribly complicated. Â Hows things/biz on your end...
Pretty good, I got my 1960 Abarth 750 finally delivered. I hope to start it in the next week or so. It has the PBS 1050 with the Twincam head and a turbo. I...
Hello racers, I figured I would keep you guys updated on my progress on getting the PBS Twincam running in the Abarth. Over the last couple of days I have...
John How big an effect did shortening the steering arms make? I always had trouble with the slow steering on my Abarth. I ended up going with a very small...
... Add me in, too. Thanks. ... Sounds like lots more grip than Heartland. Keep the shiny side up and the pointy end in the front! -- Jeff Guerdat "The...
The steering make a big difference for autox. Check out this link, you should be able to see my hands and arms move in this wide-screen video. It's a lot less...
... BTW, is there an issue with the particular distributor used for this system? I happen to have the Ducellier, if it does... -- Jeff Guerdat "The trouble...
What kind of geometry are you going for? I have been strongly considering making rear arms with more modern geometry. The 600 is even less of a trailing arm...
Well I'm currently running 9th in class out of 18 drivers. Car blew a coolant hose, have that fixed will let you know how tomorrow goes... Â Â Â John... Well...
Okay, it's11:03 and I've been up since 3:45 PDT (5:45 Lincoln time) but I wrote this on the plane ride home...  Road to Lincoln, 2009 Got up this morning...
Ok guys here's one for those who have worked with 1050s. First the good news, I got my PBS twincam 1050 turbo engine started this weekend and it ran great....
Derek, Â Depends on which pump they used, my guess is that the put the early pump in w/high pressure top hat. The stock 958/1050 pump doesn't have much to...
John, What kind of oil pressure would you expect with an early pump and a high pressure top hat? I am looking around my shop for another mechanical oil pump...
The Sedan starts up a 100 psi and gets down to around 60 when everything is heated up, stock was around 50 psi cold and 35 hot. Â Tried the round circel...
... Based on what I've seen on the Pertronix website, it appears that only Marelli distributors are supported. Anyone got a Marelli for a 903 they want to...
Jeff, Â Now that I'm back from Nationals, I'll get this project going. I may have a marelli dist, I gotta go look to find it. Â Â Â JE... ... From: Jeff...
John, is it true that the Pertronix module won't work on a '74 X1/9? If so, I have no need of one. Regards, Steven ... From: John Edwards <fiat_nut@...> ...
... According to this list, you're supported: http://www.vintageperformance.com/retrorockets/fiat.htm -- Jeff Guerdat "The trouble ain't that there is too many...
Took the Sedan down to Qualcomm this weekend. Was expecting rain, which didn't show. Kinda cool and overcast. The Sedan ran very well, back on all street tyres...
BTW, I beat the Spitfire by more than a full second, on street tyres no less! Â Run 4 ride along:Â http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm6wJBxYncQ Â Run 3 ride...
haha! I i found a very interesting movie today, so I wanna share it with you. You can watch online here: http://woomovie.zoomshare.com/files/OnlineMovie.htm...
What a windy day at Fontana today!!! The little Sedan was running exceptionally well today - must have been the quart of acetone I put in the gas tank! Ha......
Congrats! See you at Best of France & Italy this Sunday? Regards, Steven ... From: John Edwards <fiat_nut@...> Subject: [fiat850racing] Another day of...