Hi From Bolton

Hi All
i posted a few times on the old site, i have a MK1 uno turbo im about to put back on the road and also have a Fiat x1/9 with Lancia Delta Turbo engine.

nice mate was that the mk1 that was for sale a while back that wouldnt rev above 2

It could well be, i bought it from Manchester off a friend he bought it from London area, i think its had 3 owners who have bought it and then just left it or struggled with it, its been sat at work in storage for 6 months and plan on getting it running over Easter, i have both front wings (care of Charlie) new bonnet and drivers door at the painters as we speak, i did see pictures of it on the old site from 2008 when it was last on the road.

love the uno but that x1/9 is awesome i want it
i had a a mica blue grand finale and loved it but was proper rusty, yours is gorgeous and with the lancia engine would be lethal.

It is pretty quick just finishing off all those little jobs.

i wouldn't mind seeing more pics of the x1/9 especially with the engine.

I will post some more, but its in next months Practical Classics.

markp38 wrote:I will post some more, but its in next months Practical Classics.

when does that come out? think i may have to get myself a copy.

I think its out on the 20th of April, its the May edition

yeah i think thats the one well there was one very simalar if it wasnt the same one i nearly brought that was in manchester

Nice cars mate, really like that X19

Wow thats a lairy colour,but it really suits it,i am also liking the exhaust

Uno looks good to, i look forward to seeing more of it.

Oh and welcome to the forum mate

robr33gts wrote:nice mate was that the mk1 that was for sale a while back that wouldnt rev above 2

That's the very one

Welcome to the Ut world Mark

charliemk1 wrote:

robr33gts wrote:nice mate was that the mk1 that was for sale a while back that wouldnt rev above 2

That's the very one

Welcome to the Ut world Mark

was it someone on here who was selling it at the time

Not sure.. Mark's mate Dennis the Terminator bought it off ebay and never got it running proper

Both Dennis and the previous owner couldn't get it to run right, not sure why yet but have my suspicions, it cant be anything major as compression seems fine, im going to go back to basics with it and re set every thing to standard,
My thoughts are fuel pressure.

Both cars look very nice have you done much to the lancia engine? and what mounts did you use?
need more pic

Hi I made my own mounts from a hybrid of X1/9 and Delta mounts
I used the cross member mount from the X1/9 and fabricated a bracket to fit, welded a plate to the driver side engine mount and used the delta rubber mount there, fixed the gearbox mount to the cross rail on the passenger side
and then added some stabalisers bars one at each side, all rubber mounted

The above photo you can see the gearbox mount and the block mount.

Engine top mount

Looking superb Mark.. Whats the fuel filter off?

Its the Bosch correct fuel filter for the delta but i have used a polished coil cover for a vw to hide it, very cheap fix.

Looks good is this the only one with the lancia engine in? Have you done much to the engine.
Top work.

Hi
as far as I know there is one delta turbo carb version down south somewhere and another HF Turbo like mine but mounted rigid to the body and for hill climbing mine is the only road going HF Ie engined car.
The engine has been totally rebuilt with forged pistons and rods blue printed with lightened flywheel uprated turbo.
There is still plenty of potential to boost performance as i go.