Dec 14th 2012

Well not much has happend, I have finished removing more of the interior and dash and all that's left is the HVAC and doors. I pulled out all the fuel injection wiring and removed the rear bumper and roof as well.Now I have to figure out how to get what's left in the gastank out of the tank.(I think there is about a 1/4 tank left)

I have also realized that now all the parts are coming off, my storage is starting to fill up.
So over the next little while I am going to have to clean up the storage area. This is OK, because tomorrow it is going to be the start of a cold snap (-22C), perfect time to work on that. (I hate it when it gets cold)

Some of the things I am starting to think about:
1) Which wiring harness am I going to go with
2) The floorboards and parcel shelf, what to do next
3) Cooling pipes, what material am I going to use, can I make some using some from an X1/9
4) The dashboard plastic under the vinyl, what am I going to do to repair some of the cracks
There is more to think about but that is the major list for now.

I almost forgot, my under the car ducting showed up on Monday, YAY!! I have been searching for that for years and all it took was a quick call to Mid West Bayless. Thanks guys!

So far I have most of the big items taken care of that I want to replace.
Thanks to the Montehospital I was able to get my bubble top, all my seals (the whole car), roof straps, hood patch panel, and msc switches. TMH is a very valuable source for those hard to get parts not only that Linda and Rod are an absolute pleasure to deal with.
Mid West was able to supply me with all new front hubs (it was cheaper to buy the rebuilt hubs than try to put new bearings in myself)
All the other stuff I was able to find on you guest it........ E-Bay.
I have to admit, there was quite a bit of parts I had left over from my X1/9 that work on the Scorpion that was part of my E-Bay purchases.
So lets go down the list:
My car has a rebuilt motor, transmission, new brakes, rear a arms rebuilt, new CV joints, front control arms, new front hubs, new top, new rubber seals, front and rear bumpers c/w side skirts, noseband, Fuel Injection, reconditioned gas tank, shift bushings, rebuilt cross member, new starter, and new carpet. I think that takes care of the major parts.

Parts I am on the hunt for:
Rear view mirror, adjustable cam pulleys, wiring harness, floor boards, windshield, coolant tubes, lower Lancia Beta coolant pipe from the block, Fi wiring harness, Lancia Delta integrale  wheels (I would gladly trade my wheels with the adapters for a set of Delta wheels).

Well that's about all I have for tonight. What's on deck for the next few weeks? Cleaning up my storage, draining my coolant, draining my gas, pulling the last of the interior, and prepping for the motor to be pulled.
If any thing interesting is found I will post it as soon as I can, other wise I plan on updating as I get some of the items on my list done.

I guess I should show what I am starting with.

Here is what my car looked like before I decided to pull it apart.

What has been done to it?..............
Here is what it looked like when I got it back in 03.

When I got the car it had a single carb, headers, and lowering springs with a rebuilt tranny and motor.
I did put dual Webers on for a while but wasn't happy with the performance so........ it went to F.I
I will never go back to carbs, if you have the choice...... ditch the carbes and go injection.
The car drives better, starts and runs way easier, and has more power. When I have the time I will go deeper into the car and post what is in it and what is planned. (lots to go over there. :-) )
I am tired, and it's late so I will post more when I can and bring the car and the project up to speed as soon as I can.

The fun begins

After a summer of sorting out some minor issues and having a fun Fall driving the car with little issues it was time to put the car away for the season. Fast forward to December........ Dec 16th, I decided to see what the years of leaking glass did on the car. So I pulled the carpet and the rear valence covering the firewall. Surprise!!! RUST!

 
Well I can't say I was surprised.... but I can say it did take me back a bit.
After pulling all the parts and pieces I realized I need a place to put things. I did have a plan for this, I was going to construct a shed but that didn't happen. Instead I built a mezzanine in a part of my garage that was (to me ) was wasted space. The cool thing is that it ended up much cheaper than a shed and about the same volume plus it's heated so no plastic should break because of that. Here is what I ended up with.

It was Dec 26 when I built this.
Dec 28th, I ended up taking the dash out and prepping for the battle with the rust.