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Title: How to fit beetle engine&gearbox to fiat 600?? Post by: airstuff on September 08, 2008, 15:41:56 pm Nowadays out there are few Fiat 600 drag cars I know.
Here in Croatia the popular Fiat 600 later was coming in 750cc and 850cc,firstly been made in Italy,but then also in former Yugoslavia.Local name FIĆO. ;D Afterwards,the name was "Zastava" 750&850 Local guys tuned them with Yugo 45 or 55 engines,which were crap cars,this cars were even imported to USA :D So racers,what modifications are neccesary to make it fit to Fiat 600?Anybody got pics. ???Tell us....... Here in Croatia I can get Fiat 750,850 real cheap :)something like $500.So thinking of future projects. Title: Re: How to fit beetle engine&gearbox to fiat 600?? Post by: 71CALRIPPER on September 08, 2008, 17:42:36 pm From what i have had the pleasure if seeing on my own car a stock type 1 IRS box fits between the IRS arms, but the pivot joint really is a close the box. I will measure the drive shafts for you but they are like tooth pics TBH, i plan to redo the back end of the 600 so i can get the box in and out a little easier, mounting the mid mount above the box would help.
Will grab some photos as i go through it for you :) If you can grab a padded dash for a fiat 600 i would be well chuffed :) Title: Re: How to fit beetle engine&gearbox to fiat 600?? Post by: Bewitched666 on September 08, 2008, 18:25:02 pm Why would someone wanna try that ;D
Title: Re: How to fit beetle engine&gearbox to fiat 600?? Post by: Martin on September 08, 2008, 19:50:57 pm It'll never catch on........ :D
Title: Re: How to fit beetle engine&gearbox to fiat 600?? Post by: danny gabbard on September 08, 2008, 19:59:34 pm cut a hole in the area you want to mount motor and trans , then start makeing brackets, thats what I hear
Title: Re: How to fit beetle engine&gearbox to fiat 600?? Post by: speedwell on September 08, 2008, 20:14:35 pm ;)
found on the web Title: Re: How to fit beetle engine&gearbox to fiat 600?? Post by: 71CALRIPPER on September 08, 2008, 20:45:27 pm hmm no point in taking an IRS car and making it swing axle.
Title: Re: How to fit beetle engine&gearbox to fiat 600?? Post by: airstuff on September 09, 2008, 06:47:22 am From what i have had the pleasure if seeing on my own car a stock type 1 IRS box fits between the IRS arms, but the pivot joint really is a close the box. I will measure the drive shafts for you but they are like tooth pics TBH, i plan to redo the back end of the 600 so i can get the box in and out a little easier, mounting the mid mount above the box would help. Will grab some photos as i go through it for you :) If you can grab a padded dash for a fiat 600 i would be well chuffed :) I would be very gratefull if you can grab some photos. Regarding the dash,what year cars does it come in.I can maybe get some parts for 63.+ Fiats,but not shure if they had padded dash.I know that 750&850 models have padded dash,and there are a lots of parts for these two models.Does the dash from 750 fit,or would it make it look to new? Put some pictures of the dash you need,so I will see if something like this exsists here in Croatia. Title: Re: How to fit beetle engine&gearbox to fiat 600?? Post by: airstuff on September 09, 2008, 08:02:34 am (http://www.njuskalo.hr/images/image/_48bb97c231e72.jpg)
(http://img.auti.hr/09/7e/a1-orig.jpg) Here is the Fiat/Zastava 750 I was looking today and they cost from $150-1000 .You can find a restored one,you can find a rusty one,and a good one. Title: Re: How to fit beetle engine&gearbox to fiat 600?? Post by: airstuff on September 09, 2008, 08:11:46 am 54caldub,
do you have 13'' wheels or 15'' Title: Re: How to fit beetle engine&gearbox to fiat 600?? Post by: 71CALRIPPER on September 09, 2008, 10:31:41 am going to be running custom 13 spun wheels up front and 15" ercos in the rear :)
Title: Re: How to fit beetle engine&gearbox to fiat 600?? Post by: Martin on September 09, 2008, 10:37:37 am hmm no point in taking an IRS car and making it swing axle. but then you can use lader bars and make it launch harder...... i can control the way woper launches buy adjusting the lader bars to suit the track. seams to work for me Title: Re: How to fit beetle engine&gearbox to fiat 600?? Post by: 71CALRIPPER on September 09, 2008, 10:52:05 am i didnt know yours was a ladder bar set up, very interesting. How does it feel on the street ?
Title: Re: How to fit beetle engine&gearbox to fiat 600?? Post by: Martin on September 09, 2008, 10:58:54 am i didnt know yours was a ladder bar set up, very interesting. How does it feel on the street ? small Title: Re: How to fit beetle engine&gearbox to fiat 600?? Post by: jamiep_jamiep on September 10, 2008, 08:19:33 am hahaha....
Hey 54 - love the blog. What motor is in the Fiat? Still got the monster in there? |