How to fit beetle engine&gearbox to fiat 600??

[airstuff]

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.

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

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.

[71CALRIPPER]

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

[Bewitched666]

Why would someone wanna try that

[Martin]

It'll never catch on........ 

[danny gabbard]

cut a hole in the area you want to mount motor and trans , then start makeing brackets, thats what I hear

[speedwell]

 
found on the web

[71CALRIPPER]

hmm no point in taking an IRS car and making it swing axle.

[airstuff]

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.

[airstuff]

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.

[airstuff]

54caldub,

do you have 13'' wheels or 15''

[71CALRIPPER]

going to be running custom 13 spun wheels up front and 15" ercos in the rear

[Martin]

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

[71CALRIPPER]

i didnt know yours was a ladder bar set up, very interesting. How does it feel on the street ?

[Martin]

i didnt know yours was a ladder bar set up, very interesting. How does it feel on the street ?

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[jamiep_jamiep]

hahaha....

Hey 54 - love the blog. What motor is in the Fiat? Still got the monster in there?