|
|
Jun 26, 2017 19:51:28 GMT
|
Thanks for the info on voltage regulator. Any chance you have a Bosch part number? There are a couple of others that come up in a list as compatible but they are for alternators that don't have a regulator thats integral apparently? . The ampage is too low. this is the 30amp one . theres a Porsche one too... Bosch Voltage Regulator 61660321200.
|
|
fulvia series 1 1200. rolling restoration fulvia series 1 1300. definitely in bits golf Mk4 v6 4motion. weekend fun T4 transporter. daily
|
|
|
|
|
Jun 26, 2017 19:29:05 GMT
|
Wooden steering wheels and wood dashboard and a key push start ignition. especially as it not too obvious. Also horn push and headlight flash in the centre of steering wheel. I was just going to post that too!!! love that because the MOT guy always says: First he cant start the car . 2nd The horn doesnt work. so its the outside ring not the center for the horn and push the key in to start it. Its a bit like Biff's car in Back to the future I'm the only one who knows how to start it. Hehehe. At least the ignition key is the only key that does work unlike my old Wolseley that any of the keys you fancy would start it infact even a screwdriver would do.
|
|
fulvia series 1 1200. rolling restoration fulvia series 1 1300. definitely in bits golf Mk4 v6 4motion. weekend fun T4 transporter. daily
|
|
|
|
Jun 25, 2017 17:44:32 GMT
|
Wooden steering wheels and wood dashboard and a key push start ignition. especially as it not too obvious.
|
|
fulvia series 1 1200. rolling restoration fulvia series 1 1300. definitely in bits golf Mk4 v6 4motion. weekend fun T4 transporter. daily
|
|
|
|
Jun 25, 2017 16:43:24 GMT
|
the fulvia is off the road again . The voltage regulator badly overheated and after a thorough check through the electrics found that the dynamo was failing which is why theres been a few troubles with batteries and the like. soooo....after a long trawl through the depths of the net ive jumped into the world of alternators and ditched the dynamo and its regulator. Ive bought a dynamator. its quite a bit bigger and as I couldnt afford the one thats made for the series one (over £400 + VAT) ive got a more readily available one.( at a quarter of the price) having had a good measure up and plenty of head scratching I think I can make it fit. I think I should have just bought a fulvia series 2 alternator. That would fit. But hey who wants an easy life. from this to this... ive got to get this mounting point to hold the whole thing in the right place. then this lot goes over it. Errrm thats not a straight swap. so I managed to get the pulley off the dynamo without ruining it but its not the same size shaft on the dynamator. Ive ordered some steel tube and a few bits to make up some kind of bracket and convert the shaft to fit the pulley. For reference to anyone else the voltage regulator is the same one thats on a early Beetle and the T2 van. So don't pay for one for a Lancia (£140 ish quid) , the Beetle one will do ( £35 ish quid) and there are modern Bosch ones without the stupid mechanical points etc that " I'm going to catch you out one day, and possibly get so hot to catch fire." The dynamator should be able to output up to 45 amps is much lighter and I can ditch the voltage regulator too. I do need to alter the wiring a bit too. Hopefully the whole exercise will give me more stable electrics and most importantly safer.
|
|
fulvia series 1 1200. rolling restoration fulvia series 1 1300. definitely in bits golf Mk4 v6 4motion. weekend fun T4 transporter. daily
|
|
|
|
Jun 18, 2017 17:26:11 GMT
|
good work on the little bits and pieces that will make a big difference in how it behaves....and make it just that much more enjoyable to drive.... JP it makes me smile very time I go out in it. I'm slowly ironing out the niggles
|
|
fulvia series 1 1200. rolling restoration fulvia series 1 1300. definitely in bits golf Mk4 v6 4motion. weekend fun T4 transporter. daily
|
|
|
|
Jun 18, 2017 17:24:18 GMT
|
Slowly ironing out the niggles. Had another electrical failure. This time the voltage regulator got very HOT yes that is actual smoke coming out of it. I very quickly removed the connection to the battery and as I was looking about for the cause of the burning smell managed to take a picture of the fried regulator smoking.... the poor old parts car is getting robbed of it s bits. I really didnt want to do this as its a good original car thats not been mucked about too much . this car is a series 1 Rallye 1300. But the 1200 is ok again. I'm going on a fairly long run in a few days time and am worrying about the likelyhood of an AA rescue. I think, Ive had only one drive in the car, in over 300 ish miles, that ive had nothing brake or go a little wrong. The sticky accelerator is a pain and so is the brake pedal. They are both fine when its cool outside.
|
|
fulvia series 1 1200. rolling restoration fulvia series 1 1300. definitely in bits golf Mk4 v6 4motion. weekend fun T4 transporter. daily
|
|
|
|
Jun 17, 2017 22:08:53 GMT
|
accelerator brake and clutch Will be getting into some investigation with this lot as they are all not quite right.
|
|
fulvia series 1 1200. rolling restoration fulvia series 1 1300. definitely in bits golf Mk4 v6 4motion. weekend fun T4 transporter. daily
|
|
|
|
Jun 17, 2017 22:02:23 GMT
|
That's awful just when you were ready to enjoy all your hard work! Oddly enough I saw one of these about a fortnight ago in Kelso which reignited a serious want- a previous girlfriend had one!
|
|
fulvia series 1 1200. rolling restoration fulvia series 1 1300. definitely in bits golf Mk4 v6 4motion. weekend fun T4 transporter. daily
|
|
|
|
Jun 17, 2017 22:01:09 GMT
|
actuator solenoid failed so I swapped the good one from the other burnt out starter. That fixed it fine. the rev counter drive was suspect causing a small rattle so I fitted one which was less worn. this is the old one had some trouble with the accelerator pedal sticking a bit when hot. So I took it to bits and hopefully would be OK now. Got a few other niggles when the weather is hot that I need to investigate. Sticky pedal for the brakes Sticky pedal for the accelerator. Then theres still the strange, slight, rattly engine noise when its warm. The exhaust Popping like a rally car on over run. (this is quite cool but I'm not sure its a good thing)
|
|
fulvia series 1 1200. rolling restoration fulvia series 1 1300. definitely in bits golf Mk4 v6 4motion. weekend fun T4 transporter. daily
|
|
|
|
Jun 17, 2017 21:38:08 GMT
|
Makes me want to check the ducts to those vents on dads Fulvia, it's fresh air ventilation is useless enough to wonder about a hole in the firewall to supply the vent more directly. The series 1 fulvias ventilation was never that good. But have a check for the operation of the lever and flap in the air box in the engine bay. There was a mouse nest in mine and "Little Mickey" ate a whole load of the wiring in that area which is mostly why I had so many electrical problems. The top dash board isnt too tricky to take off and then you can see in there quite well. There are two nuts that are a bit difficult to see but once they are off you remove the two vents and the whole lot comes off. The fulvia, according to the owners operating manual, has "air conditioning" but it more of a "lost in translation" situation in reality. Its definitely not air conditioning in any way.
|
|
fulvia series 1 1200. rolling restoration fulvia series 1 1300. definitely in bits golf Mk4 v6 4motion. weekend fun T4 transporter. daily
|
|
|
|
|
Jun 14, 2017 21:55:04 GMT
|
What colour will you car be when it's done? I like the white of the bonnet and will keep the black satin front and rear end. The car will have to stay with this "bitza " different colours look until I can afford a decent respray. I've spent too much already and blown the budget wide open !!!
|
|
fulvia series 1 1200. rolling restoration fulvia series 1 1300. definitely in bits golf Mk4 v6 4motion. weekend fun T4 transporter. daily
|
|
|
|
Jun 13, 2017 21:00:13 GMT
|
Some pictures of stuff that Ive been up to. Lights on the dashboard now working ...more earthing faults fixed. electric blower just needed a nudge after about two hours of fiddling with wiring and trying to get it apart. Sometimes a poke with your finger is a it needs!! New central bonnet strip for the fiberglass bonnet to stiffen it up a bit I just went out for a drive and found some old cassette tapes and played some real old retro tunes. Robert Cray (don't be afraid of the dark) Don Henley. The Who, and various Blues stuff by John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, the Pretenders ( Chrissy Hynde ) and then a bit of my favourite Ian Dury and the Blockheads . The car ran well and it was cool to drive on fairly empty roads in the dark and the stereo and all the lights worked. !!!
|
|
fulvia series 1 1200. rolling restoration fulvia series 1 1300. definitely in bits golf Mk4 v6 4motion. weekend fun T4 transporter. daily
|
|
|
|
Jun 12, 2017 20:51:07 GMT
|
VW T4 van wing mirrors +1. The gear lever is too short by about 2" and if you put the after market VW made extender on it (as I have) its then too long and you bang your knuckles on the consul. Either make it the right length to start with or make the extender the right length to fix it. Doing both options wrong is double stupid. I will second the bonnet catch hole in my head from a mini and alot of british cars (Wolseley, Riley, Austin) of the same era. Huge spike out of the middle of the bonnet right where you put your head ?? Same on the fulvia giving me a permanent hole in my skull. Rover 75 and some BMW clutch fluid reservoir under the back of the clutch peddle where its an upside down balance on your head and you still cant see it then fill it with a syringe and a bit of pipe. (dealer only they said... my Ar*e I said)
|
|
fulvia series 1 1200. rolling restoration fulvia series 1 1300. definitely in bits golf Mk4 v6 4motion. weekend fun T4 transporter. daily
|
|
|
|
|
like the new fonts ....good for me Chrome win10 cheers luke
|
|
fulvia series 1 1200. rolling restoration fulvia series 1 1300. definitely in bits golf Mk4 v6 4motion. weekend fun T4 transporter. daily
|
|
|
|
|
After my bonnet/windscreen and sh** scary dice with death. I'm now just needing new pair of brown undies. fitted a new fibreglass bonnet with clips so the wind would have to be a hurricane to rip it off. I already had this in the pile of fulvia bits. it doesn't fit too bad but is a bit wobbly I think good enough as a temporary fix. second hand windscreen (nicked out of the spares car) as a temporary fix too. It came out really easily and with the help of no.1 son we did the "washing line cord through the rubber trick" to fit the gasket to the lip of the windscreen hole. Its full of embedded bits of metal from a grinder and I recon this corner got too hot when welding?? but hey I can still use the car and it was one I already had. The poor old spares car is getting robbed mercilessly. Then once in, the trim was a head wreck to fit into the rubber. I used a small piece of copper pipe to make an angled tool to part the rubber to fit the stainless trim which actually holds the whole lot together. I had a surprise visit from Fulvia1436 and although Id fitted the screen his moral support was much appreciated. We found that the spare screen was from a series 2/3 car and so is a different shape to the series 1 that I had in the car. It is not a perfect fit "but beggars....etc." heres a few shots of the dash board for reference if anyone else is interested. the air vents are taken out by removing a small clip inside with lugs on the ends. I never knew that these vents actually swivelled and also found why not much air comes out of them. They were full of bits of paper and leaves and junk behind the dash probably when the mouse was living in there eating the wiring.
|
|
Last Edit: Jun 2, 2017 16:27:25 GMT by lukestew
fulvia series 1 1200. rolling restoration fulvia series 1 1300. definitely in bits golf Mk4 v6 4motion. weekend fun T4 transporter. daily
|
|
|
|
|
Ive got a fibreglass bonnet which actually fits quite well but isnt very pretty. Ive calmed down a bit now and think that it wont be all that bad. Shook me up a bit though
|
|
fulvia series 1 1200. rolling restoration fulvia series 1 1300. definitely in bits golf Mk4 v6 4motion. weekend fun T4 transporter. daily
|
|
|
|
|
NOOOOOOOO !!! totally massively really not very happy
(insert alot of massive swearing) I thought I would go out for a little run in the fulvia. Just around the block and maybe a bit along the country roads. Just to check the fettling that Id been doing. I came out of the town and just got out of the 30 limit and suddenly the bonnet flew open crashed back onto the windscreen and buckled right over. Scared the living sh** out of me. Couldnt see a thing. Managed to pull over and found a smashed windscreen busted buckled bonnet. The catch on the bonnet has always been a bit sketchy and Ive had to use a bit of wood to secure it before. But it failed either as ive not properly shut it or it just didn't work. I was thinking of going to go over to a lancia meeting but was so freaked out I couldnt even look at the car. I just got home and put it away. The pictures are this morning.
|
|
fulvia series 1 1200. rolling restoration fulvia series 1 1300. definitely in bits golf Mk4 v6 4motion. weekend fun T4 transporter. daily
|
|
|
|
|
Thanks JP
|
|
fulvia series 1 1200. rolling restoration fulvia series 1 1300. definitely in bits golf Mk4 v6 4motion. weekend fun T4 transporter. daily
|
|
|
|
May 28, 2017 10:41:24 GMT
|
A decent run will probably clear up some of the issues. Fulvias hate inertia, and thrive on a thrashing! Yep thats for sure. I'm having fun driving but the engine is only just rebuilt so theres not too much thrashing going on. I will never be able to keep up with yours though.
|
|
fulvia series 1 1200. rolling restoration fulvia series 1 1300. definitely in bits golf Mk4 v6 4motion. weekend fun T4 transporter. daily
|
|
|
|
May 28, 2017 10:37:56 GMT
|
a few pictures of stuff and actually driving on the road.. ends of the central tie bar, not much room. light cluster mucking about with bad earth conections. the extra fan fitted to help with getting too hot. wired into the thermo switch on the water pump with a manual override switch on the dash. Went out for a drive with my daughter Evie. We actually had to stop here as the motor died totally for some reason I don't know? I lifted the bonnet and checked a few things all seemed OK. Tried to start it and all was fine and has run fine since. don't have a clue why but 17 years off the road and a couple of hiccups can be forgiven. Picked up my son Will from the station in it last night and that was cool... had the roof open and I'm enjoying it. Ive forgotten how tiny the car actually is. It photographs as a normal biggish looking car but its tiny.
|
|
fulvia series 1 1200. rolling restoration fulvia series 1 1300. definitely in bits golf Mk4 v6 4motion. weekend fun T4 transporter. daily
|
|
|