126 Tuning
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as for a catch tank? good idea but we have only vapours coming out of our crankase's so have not done that,im a biker so i know about oil on the roads but in this case my conscience is clear!! i love the standard wheels......im going to see how big a tyre i can squeeze on this week
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Well done saving the last 126 from the scrap man. I note you do not mention the main jets in your go faster mods. The idea of removing the air filter is to let more air into the carb. To keep the air/fuel ratio near right, in the old 500 days we used to go up a size on the main jet as well. The standard Bis main jet is 0.9mm on both venturis (18 & 19mm) so I would think of going to 0.95 on both mains. You could, of course, have the venturis modded too if you know someone with a lathe. I would open out both venturis to at least 20mm diameter and to 21mm if the right foot spent all its time flat on the floor. Main jets can be opened out by hand using a 1.00mm drill (for 20-21mm venturis) and a small tap wrench. I always collect as many old mainjets as I can before modding any as you don't want to put all your eggs in one basket. Another mod we used to do on the 500 carbs, was to replace the butterfly screws with solder and smooth off the shaft/butterfly join. I love the standard wheels too and would like to get hold of some 127 ones as these are wider and will take 155 tyres easy. Panda wheels fit but do not look as nice. Dodo
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I have just scrapped my 1993 Seat Marbella (read Fiat Panda :P ) It had the 903cc FIRE Engine. Now I have saved both the engine/gearbox and some other parts (Carb was rebuilt at cost of £75 inc. new stop solenoid £50 dealer only part :s) My first question is can the gearbox be mated to the 126 BIS engine and what's needed to do this? I quite fancy the idea of 5 gears. Secondly, though the engine is possible to fit I have been told into the 126 I'm not really interested in doing this conversion so is there anyone who would be interested in buying the engine gearbox etc. I have the ECU and all ancilliaries and have removed the wiring loom (however there's someone who may want the wiring loom but if someone wants it all then they can take it if they buy the engine.) Finally does anyone know if the carb from this will fit my 126 and if it will be worth fitting? I just haven't had a chance to try it yet as the engine is at my friend's garage. Feel free to email me or ring (07910 788408) Many thanks in advance,
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Terry
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http://www.ruudsrugzakgarage.nl/ There's no online shop, but he speaks good english so you can email or call. He's got a really good reputation and does a lot of tuning work on 500s.
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I'm sure converting the fronts to twin-leading shoe instead of single-leading shoe would make a significant improvement . Does anyone know if the master cylinder bore was consistent throughout the production run , or were different bores used ? Or will a different-bore master cyl from another vehicle fit ? One trick which occured to me is .... if the brake pedal is 6 inches long , extending it to 7 inches would increase the leverage by about 15 percent ... Any more suggestions please ? Terry ( howdya like my yellow paper model 126 in the picture ? )
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Is the card 126 the one from the web or your own deasign ? Does anyone remember the promotional card 126 ? I still have a couple of those unmade and will have to see if they will scan for 'our' 126 site. Regarding cheap brakes for the 126 Personal/FSM/Bis, it seems as though everyone is waiting for someone else to 'get down and dirty'. It all depends on whether or not the larger diameter stub axles of these later 126s are the same dimensions as the 600/850. I am pretty sure that the larger brakes/stub axle journals of the 500Giardiniera/van were the same as the 600 (extra braking for extra load), so it would be reasonable for the 126 brakes to also be the same as the 600 or 850. If so, you have the choice of scrapyard discs from the 850 Special/Coupe/Spider or the 850/900 van/camper. So, who's going to be first to try it to see if it works ? Dodo
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For what it is worth, the brake drum diameter for the 126P, Bis, 600D and 850 are all the same at 185mm (nom.) as opposed to the 500/126 (early) drum diameter of 170mm (nom). Dodo
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The 126 model is "all me own werk". Apart from the radio-controlled microcars which I make ( http://www.TerrysModelCars.co.uk ) I have been developing a CD of paper models of microcars and small cars . This CD now has over 100 variations of models and includes 126's in coloured and uncoloured versions . The yellow one in the picture is modelled on the " Flying Banana" , which is currently sat in my driveway . From the CD the graphics can be printed to cut , fold and paste . If you make a mistake , don't worry , just print another and start again . The graphics are produced in Windows "Paint" and are sized to print onto A4 or Letter (USA) paper . You can colour the uncoloured 126 on screen to match your own car . Or print out uncoloured and "paint" with crayons . So simple even grown-ups can make 'em ! Terry
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cheers, Chris
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The Panda Head mod is a great way to boost BHPs from the Niki engine, and is quite straight forward. The top man for panda 30 heads is pasquale in italy. he speaks pretty good english, sends a photo of everything you are going to pay for, all the heads are cleaned up and all the other bits you want from him are loads cheaper than from many other 500 specialists. he also provides all the extra little items you need like shorter studs and pushrod tubes, etc - just be sure you are ordering it all and not a bare head or you'll be stuck. You can find him on ebay as turbo1sport and get his email address there. heaven knows how much shipping and tax will be to Australia!
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thanks for that info. the place i am going to get it from comes pre-done so all you have to do is bolt it on, all the tubes and studs are already made, so i wont have a problem with that, but ill have a look at this italian bloke. i was wondering what sort of a BHP gain i could expect, i know with the camshaft it is rated at 20-25% power increase, which should see the engine develop 31hp. do you know what the cylinder head will push it up to? cheers, Chris
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I'm not a great fan of drawing air in to the carb from the engine compartment as its too warm, but the existing air filter can be a bottleneck despite air being forced through by the fan so some kind of third party filter that can take its air from the fan or via the grills would be a good move. The blitz racing site has almost everything you need to know about tuning 126 aircoolers: http://pages.zoom.co.uk/blitzracing/Rac......20a%20blitz.htm
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