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Fiat 126 BEC - Powertec Axle
T66 - 24/10/11 at 01:45 PM

Latest update from Nat & Cal


Quaife axle fitted last week, rack to go in and I can collect it...











scootz - 24/10/11 at 01:46 PM

You need to get polishing that engine Ivo!


T66 - 24/10/11 at 01:52 PM

In amongst everything else which is now becoming daunting....



Its only muck


scootz - 24/10/11 at 01:53 PM

... think of it as a protective layer!


T66 - 24/10/11 at 01:53 PM

exactly...


blue2cv - 24/10/11 at 01:57 PM

Well i think youre further forward than my BEC 2cv, ho hum


T66 - 24/10/11 at 02:02 PM

quote:
Originally posted by blue2cv
Well i think youre further forward than my BEC 2cv, ho hum




Dont worry, it will come to a dead stop once I get it home...


Need to have a look in your picture archive, like a 2cv


scootz - 24/10/11 at 02:07 PM

quote:
Originally posted by T66
Dont worry, it will come to a dead stop once I get it home...



Lol... like my trike! The bank is burst, so I will have to wait for funds to re-accumulate! Who knows... I just might be able to do something with it this time next year!


T66 - 24/10/11 at 02:08 PM

quote:
Originally posted by scootz
quote:
Originally posted by T66
Dont worry, it will come to a dead stop once I get it home...



Lol... like my trike! The bank is burst, so I will have to wait for funds to re-accumulate! Who knows... I just might be able to do something with it this time next year!




Sell it maybe ?


scootz - 24/10/11 at 02:09 PM

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!


pewe - 24/10/11 at 02:23 PM

Great project - no doubt scare some of the local boy-racers.
Toothbrush and some Harpic Power Plus is called for I reckon - for the engine ali. I mean (don't know what it would do the the gnashers but reckon it wouldn't taste very nice?).
Cheers, Pewe

[Edited on 24/10/11 by pewe]


nick205 - 24/10/11 at 03:54 PM

Looking good Ivan - how far off drivable is it (if only for a car park run)?


T66 - 24/10/11 at 04:28 PM

Everything still to do...


And lots of questions no doubt for the experienced locosters able & willing to help me.


Minicooper - 25/10/11 at 12:01 PM

Why the change from the transfer box? It was looking like a cheap alternative

Cheers
David


lewis - 25/10/11 at 12:11 PM

Love seeing updates about your project keep em coming and look forward to seeing it out and about


T66 - 28/10/11 at 03:32 PM

Why the change from the transfer box? It was looking like a cheap alternative

Cheers
David





While the Locost solution from Nat & Cal was always looking like it would work, there was still a fair amount of related stuff to fettle. The drive cup/shaft was going to need a nice hard one piece driveshaft made, and a reverse gear solution was also required.


The Quaife Powertec has always been a " I want one" but the high price, and rarity of affordable used ones left few other solutions to a lsd rear axle within my budget....


Until the change of MSA regs which lead to the demise of BEC rally cars, so MydT9 on here sold off the Powertec which is now mine.



Not only was it affordable, but Myds car ran a Blackbird engine, so it came with a suitable cush drive, solved the reverse gear issue as it already has one, and came with a spare gearset & Berrisford driveshafts.

And its lighter ...

[Edited on 28/10/11 by T66]