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EASTLAFIAT

JUST OUT OF SHOP PICS

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JUST ONE STEP CLOSER TO GETTING MY FIAT DONE

JUST WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MARK AT "ALLISON AUTOMOTIVE" FOR DOING A GOOD JOB ON MY HEADERS, DISTRIBUTORS, CARBURETOR, MUFFLER, CLUTCH AND EVERYTHING ELSE THEY WORKED ON... SOUNDS GOOD & RUNS FAST

WANTED TO POST A FEW PICS... HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE READY SOON

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Foster48x

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Post by Foster48x »

Nice! Those polished covers look sweet!

Rick
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ITA124
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Your car is a: 1976 Fiat 124 Spider
Location: Sydney, Australia

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Post by ITA124 »

G'Day EASTLAFIAT

Car looks great, best model spider

That distributorless unit is interesting. A couple of questions from a user
1.Can you control the advance over the whole rev range?
2.The location of plug makes it susceptible to water ingress

I like the tap you've got on the heater hose off the head. I assume this is to properly fill the coolant system. Can you supply more information on this? Close-up pics.
Paul


Fiat 124 Spider (Big Red Car. So my son tells me)
Toyota Corolla AE86 (Fiat as a daily driver? Not)
Fiat 128 Rally (Why did I sell this car?)
Fiat 124 AC (An iron ore waffle shaped like a 124. Donated to Sims)
Fiat 128 SL (First fiat)
So Cal Mark

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Post by So Cal Mark »

I can fill in details;
the trigger unit is sealed; water and dust proof. It uses a mechanical advance, which can be modified but the curve is set up very well right out of the box.
The fitting in the heater hose is a flush tee and makes bleeding the cooling system very easy.
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ITA124
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Your car is a: 1976 Fiat 124 Spider
Location: Sydney, Australia

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So Cal Mark wrote:trigger unit is sealed; water and dust proof
Thanks for the info So Cal Mark.
Although the trigger unit is sealed. The plug and pins in the photo are exposed to the elements. Given the orientation this is subject to moisture and the possibility of the terminal becoming corroded or dirt that may bridge the terminals causing a short. I'm not sure of the likelihood of this happening, but consequences may be documented in the troubleshooting guide (if not already). Does the manufacturer of the terminal block have an optional rubber boot to mitigate this?

I only say this because the location of the block mounted distributor is low in the engine bay and exposed to the elements flying through the radiator or up under the beaver panel, also from whatever (leaky) system is around it such as the crank case vent.

On another note. I love the headers you manufacture. Do you know if they fit right hand drive cars?
Paul


Fiat 124 Spider (Big Red Car. So my son tells me)
Toyota Corolla AE86 (Fiat as a daily driver? Not)
Fiat 128 Rally (Why did I sell this car?)
Fiat 124 AC (An iron ore waffle shaped like a 124. Donated to Sims)
Fiat 128 SL (First fiat)
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