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1971 Fiat 850 Berlina
Added on Jan. 28 by ditchdigger
71 Fiat 850 Berlina (sedan) 903cc motor. Front disc swap, lowered via Faza mounting block and reversed spring eyes (transverse leaf front end) , Larger front sway bar. Empi ball joint bug Gas shocks all around. 3/4 coil cut off rear springs Semi trailing arm swingaxle rear suspension. 1375 lbs.
Updates
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Plus 3 fitment? Jan. 28
Are 15’s too big?
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more info Jan. 30
More details huh? Well I decided to cash in on the rising values of E30’s …
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more Feb. 08
Managed to get the new wheels stripped, polished, powdercoated and tired. Discovered that a pre …
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Water pump Feb. 11
The original water pump was leaking pretty good without even turning the motor over. Replacement …
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Radiator Feb. 11
With the water pump no longer in the picture…or even in the bay I needed …
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Disco!! Feb. 28
Finally got around to mounting up the front disc setup. I had rebuilt the front …
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first drive! March 09
I finally got it to where I could drive it around the block. It has …
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Good news! March 11
So I did a quick and dirty toe adjustment to eyeball “good enough” specs and …
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Just two days in.... March 13
Today the oil pressure light popped on and it started making a godawful racket. That …
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In March 14
Motor in and complete. From the small valve 34hp 817cc motor to the larger valved …
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been a while April 30
Been daily driving it for a while now. I have had to replace the 175/50/13’s …
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featured on thetruthaboutcars.com May 05
Friday night there was a guy shouting outside my fence as my wife and I …
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Stronger spark! May 30
I think something must have been off with the Fiat distributor. It went to full …
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VOLTS!!! June 22
ditched the failing generator setup this weekend and installed a 55 amp Denso alternator from …
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New goodies July 11
When swapped to discs up front it was with the 68 and earlier units. Rotors …
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hotter cam/bigger carb Aug. 03
I finally got around to installing the 283 cam I had reground by Johm Edwards …
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Changing directions Aug. 14
Got the car dialed in with the cam and rejetted the 30DIC carb and while …
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Starting the exhaust manifold Aug. 14
Took some time today and started the exhaust side of the build. Should go quickly
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bigger wheels Sept. 06
May I present plus three fitment on the berlina
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wonder what that was? Nov. 01
Chasing down a rattle noise I pulled the head and found #4 cyl looking like …
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flatter Nov. 01
Luckily an 850 head is small enough to fit in the bridgeport and flycut in …
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