Hi from Aussie Andy in London with a South African Fulvia !

[speedsnake74]

Pretty much as the title says

I have a 1972 Series 2 Fulvia Coupe in Silver with Red Leather.

From Australia but Live in London and my car is from South Africa.

Quite a combination - almost sounds like a rugby series :)

Have just aquired the car and have a few things to sort for MOT/UK Reg.

Hoping for this forum to be a good resource for Parts/Advice

Thanks

Andy

[prorallycodriver]

Welcome AP!

Tip to everyone else, don't let this guy drive your car or he'll drive the wheels off it.:eek:

Seriously, Andrew is great resource to have here. He knows cars, how to drive, a thing or two about having a good time8) and tells them like he sees them.

[1,6 HF]

Andy,

Welcome to the forum! An SA car probably means that you've got an RHD without the raised outer headlights--very nice.

[speedsnake74]

I guess this is the thing to do...

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad166/speedsnake74/Lancia%20Fulvia/092.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad166/speedsnake74/Lancia%20Fulvia/096.jpg

http://i932.photobucket.com/albums/ad166/speedsnake74/Lancia%20Fulvia/095.jpg

Ed - yes, spec is as you called it.

[bruciebonuz]

What a beauty. Clearly the sunshine lifestyle suits these cars! Great colour combination. I would leave that car exactly as it is and just enjoy driving it.

[speedsnake74]

What a beauty. Clearly the sunshine lifestyle suits these cars! Great colour combination. I would leave that car exactly as it is and just enjoy driving it.


Thanks Bruce we all look and feel better after some sun, not that much of it around here at the moment though !

Thats the plan for a while - she just runs a bit rough for now...

on that anyone got some advice on someone who can do a tune on the solex's for a reasonable cost - Im in SW12 - somewhere within reach would be good.

Andy P.

[bruciebonuz]

Try these guys who are not too far away from you and have worked on Fulvias before.

www.dtrsports.com (http://www.dtrsports.com)

They serviced my Fiat 124 Spider and set up the carbs - they can turn their hands to pretty much anything.

[1,6 HF]

Andy,

Fulvia Coupés look good in just about any color, but there's none better than grigio escoli--just gorgeous.

[77_scorp]

Man I love those cars. They have a total unreal look to them, super modern by the standards of today even. Here in CA. There's a handful but seldom seen actually driving on the street. I know of someone locally who had (may still have) a very nice project for sale
I think it was only 3000.00 if I can remember. But something tells me a full rebuild is no laughing matter. V4, never even thought such a thing.

check out his site:

http://www.eddinsmoto.com/id125_080709.htm


If you ever need advice for these cars I'd give Yan an email or call. Very nice person to deal with.

[1,6 HF]

Man I love those cars. They have a total unreal look to them, super modern by the standards of today even. Here in CA. There's a handful but seldom seen actually driving on the street. I know of someone locally who had (may still have) a very nice project for sale I think it was only 3000.00 if I can remember. But something tells me a full rebuild is no laughing matter. V4, never even thought such a thing ...

I don't mean to hijack the thread, but where exactly in CA are you? Because I'll wager there are as many Fulvias driven regularly on the street in CA as Scorpions. I tend to average about 5000 miles a year in mine, and I can't recall ever seeing a Scorpion actually driving on the street, except for some of our local events. And I guessing that's even more true in NoCal, where there are quite a few fulvisti who use their cars the way they were intended.

1441

But there's no magic to a narrow-angle V4; pretty much the same moving parts as an inline-4, and most Fulvia parts aren't very hard to find.

[speedsnake74]

here we go - california - north versus south...... :)

ed - purely out of curiosity - any idea on the US fulvia population ?

77scorp - thanks - jaan sounds like a character - I may drop him a line at some stage.


onto a question - I was pricing up a pair of front discs/pads for my car - not that it needs them right now but trying to pre-plan a little....

I found a bit of information on here but did not really get to the bottom of it.

Whats the deal on changing discs - do you really need special tools / hub removal etc - I've not even had a wheel off yet - thought I might get some advice first - Im a reasonable mechanic and have my own garage/tools so I prefer to do stuff that I can do myself - I just struggle with it this time of year due to wet/cold/dark days - 2 years ago this time I was building 4 subaru rally cars in SoCal - a little easier to work outside there from what I remember !!!

AP.

[bruciebonuz]

Sorry, have to say, that is such a cool photograph....check out the guy peering in the window....that must happen a lot.

[1,6 HF]

Andy,

No issues between SoCal and NoCal fulvisti, except that the physical distance between the two means it's rare that we get to do events together.

As far as numbers, I know that I don't have them all, but my US/Canada Fulvia database is currently up to 155: 19 berlinas, 79 Coupés (normale), 23 HFs, and 34 Sports. But post-1968 US import restrictions mean that our mix is very odd. Of the 19 berlinas, only 2 are S2; with the Coupés, S1s outnumber S2s nearly 2 to 1; only 8 of the 34 Sports are S2, but 3 of those are Sport 1600, and we have twice as many 1.3HFs as 1.6HFs. But, as I say, I know I'm missing a number of cars.

Special tools are needed to remove the wheel bearing retaining nuts (and therefore the bearings) from the hubs. Original tools are hard to come by, but you can fabricate your own. In any case, you shouldn't need anything special to deal with the brake rotors. It'll all be pretty obvious once you pull a wheel off. That said, if you're going to be doing your own work, you'll want a parts catalogue, technical data guide, and workshop manual, all of which are available on CD: http://www.viva-lancia.com/fulvia/qanda/documentation/fulvia-cd.php And, given your current location, a heater wouldn't go amiss...

[speedsnake74]

Andy,

No issues between SoCal and NoCal fulvisti, except that the physical distance between the two means it's rare that we get to do events together.

As far as numbers, I know that I don't have them all, but my US/Canada Fulvia database is currently up to 155: 19 berlinas, 79 Coupés (normale), 23 HFs, and 34 Sports. But post-1968 US import restrictions mean that our mix is very odd. Of the 19 berlinas, only 2 are S2; with the Coupés, S1s outnumber S2s nearly 2 to 1; only 8 of the 34 Sports are S2, but 3 of those are Sport 1600, and we have twice as many 1.3Hfs as 1.6HFs. But, as I say, I know I'm missing a number of cars.

Special tools are needed to remove the wheel bearing retaining nuts (and therefore the bearings) from the hubs. Original tools are hard to come by, but you can fabricate your own. In any case, you shouldn't need anything special to deal with the brake rotors. It'll all be pretty obvious once you pull a wheel off. That said, if you're going to be doing your own work, you'll want a parts catalogue, technical data guide, and workshop manual, all of which are available on CD: http://www.viva-lancia.com/fulvia/qanda/documentation/fulvia-cd.php And, given your current location, a heater wouldn't go amiss...

Ah cool, I might get one of those CD's ordered now - thanks.

sounds like a good mix - whats the post 68 restrictions all about ?
Ive got a few friends on the east coast that want me to send them some cars and have been trying to find out what the deal is on that...

My Garage is full London spec - you can only just open the car doors enough to get out, it leaks, has no electricity and cost me a fortune - so its thermals and waterproof overalls for now :(

AP.

[1,6 HF]

Andy,

Beginning 1 Jan 1968, the US adopted "safety standards" and emissions rules that made it difficult to import vehicles unless they were specifically adapted for the US market. Lancia didn't modify the Fulvia to US spec, but chose to wait to introduce a US-spec Beta.

The restrictions required only sealed-beam headlights (no halogens with separate lenses and reflectors) and banned headlight covers (hence the Series 1-1/2 E-Type Jag), required successively stronger bumpers, within a specified height range (hence the ludicrous ribber bumper MGB), and required compliance with successively more restrictive emissions requirements, among other inanities running the full gamut of stupidity and protectionism.

But it's no longer an issue for Fulvias; any vehicle 25 years or older is exempt from US Federal import restrictions. So there wouldn't be any problem importing any Fulvia into the US at this point. Some individual states have more restrictive requirements--California requires emissions compliance for any vehicle built after 1 January 1976--but even this wouldn't affect any Fulvia.

[RallyRobin]

Welcome AP!

Tip to everyone else, don't let this guy drive your car or he'll drive the wheels off it.:eek:

Seriously, Andrew is great resource to have here. He knows cars, how to drive, a thing or two about having a good time8) and tells them like he sees them.

Nice to see you here Andy - I thought I read you went to S.Africa looking for Escorts!

Admired here in Canada for a great showing at SnoDrift '07 (snow & ice - no studs allowed) - and for telling it like it is.

[speedsnake74]

Nice to see you here Andy - I thought I read you went to S.Africa looking for Escorts!

Admired here in Canada for a great showing at SnoDrift '07 (snow & ice - no studs allowed) - and for telling it like it is.


Thanks Robin - still bitter about that one !

I bring over a variety of things - but yeah I got some escorts but its hard work to find them in the right condition for the right price, actually it can be hard work to find anything in the right condition - too many beers and braai's to be had at that time of year :)

AP

[speedsnake74]

This car is possibly for sale if anyone on here is looking for a RHD stunner.

its a case of another opportunity tempts !

please pm or email me on andrewpinker@hotmail.com with your
questions / interest / offer