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I have to be honest - I haven't done much on the Fulvia in the last twelve months. I can't give a a good reason, I just lost my drive.

However, I'm back!

* The refurbished petrol tank is back in the boot, with all the pipes are connected.
* The brake pipes I stole to get the other Fulvia though the MOT last year have been replaced and fitted.
* A new brake master cylinder has been purchased and fitted.

I need to secure the pipes with some p-clips, ...

The D-50 is now complete and is sporting the decals of Alberto Ascari's car as it was raced in qualifying for the '55 Monaco GP. The #'s were filled in for the race.....the race famous for being Ascaris last race in which he ended up launching off the pier into the Mediterranean!
As I predicted , the project took nearly 6 months to complete but I thoroughly enjoyed the build and the challenges it threw at me.
I have just returned from 3 weeks in Japan, spending time with the in-laws ...

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It took 3 attempts to get the paint right.......but I succeeded and its almost done.
enjoy the pics.
Todd

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Back in Sunny Portugal it was decision time.

We removed the engine head and I didn't really like what I saw:

Cylinder #3 had some mayonnaise and the block top showed signs of combustion gas passing to the cooling system.

This could also be seen on the head itself.

My engine had 76 mm diameter cylinders and 67 mm stroke. I decided to bore the cylinders out to 77.5 mm and to buy the 1300 ...

I took the Fulvia to the mountain roads. Superb handling, spongy breaks, sufficient power, poor idle, some water consumption.
I took the car to the best guy in town (a former FIA tech. inspector) and we started checking things.

Cylinder #3 was low on compression, one of the ignition adjustment springs was broken, purging the break lines didn't help. I knew I had some work to do.
Although the car passed emission tests with flying colors, I decided that id Fulvia was going ...