My Fiat 600 to Abarth Replica Project

[molen586]

And there it is:

[molen586]

This blue color will give some contrast on the side of the car

[Firestone]

It's nice and a good collor combination

[willysjeep]

Beautifull project friend..keep us posted here. Is it a little BMW in the background there??

[molen586]

Yes it is!

It is a BMW Isetta from '59

Here it is in better days



I was thinking for a driveaxle concept. Originally the 600 has a very weak drive axle. It is possible to buy stronger driveaxles. The costs of these are 1600+ euros.

This can be cheaper! I was thinking of custom made gearbox flanges that will fit on VW T3 axles/cv-joints. I made a first drawing of this concept. Important things for the fabrication:

-aluminium axleflange and mounting flange
-High quality hardened steel axle
-tolerances for fitting bearing
-connection between axle and axleflange (splines,teeth?!)

Someone with experience with custom made parts?!

[molen586]

Mounted the rear fenders and one seat +some other stuff.

Also I got the engine running. This is the 903 engine. Later I will revise the Abarth Engine.
Today I mounted the electric Marelli Plex Ignition. The cooling system works fine.

[molen586]

I faced a big problem with the 903 engine, the cylinderblock was leaking cooling water caused by fatique metal



So today I started to disassembly my abarth engine:

The gasket, pistonrings and main and rod bearings are going to be replaced.

Also a bigger hole in the crank will be machined for the fitment to the 600 gearbox.

And the flywheel needs to be drilled another hole to fit this crank.