April 14 Update. (About time)

Well because I haven't updated in a while you think there should be lots to report........ well your right.
Where to start....... The motor got pulled, the gas tank removed, the rear glass removed, and future upgrades explored and........ I managed to obtain a set of Delta Integrale wheels which will add the final touch once I am done.

The motor: Once all the bits and bobs were removed the removal was pretty much strait forward. Not quite as easy as an X1/9 but still it came out fairly easy.

 The gas tank and glass well what could be said about that, pretty much a non eventful task. But I have to ask... what is with the Italians? I ran into this with the X1/9, GLUED GLASS what a PITA! That was probably the most work I've done on the whole car so far. Trying to remove the glass that is partially still glued was not fun but I got it in the end. Putting it back in should be interesting, this time I want no leaks and not have to worry about it again.

 In the meantime while I was chipping away at the various things to strip out of the car I came across a set of Delta Integrale wheels for sale that were exactly what I was looking for. (or at least eventually I would be looking for) They were a good price and re finished the way I would have done which saved me some effort.
If the person who I bought the wheels from is reading this...... Thanks again, you were great to deal with and I am glad I got the privilege to meet up with yet another great Italian car enthusiast. That is probably one of the best things about owning a Lancia or a FIAT, the people you get to meet. I have been in other car clubs and with other car groups but by far the FIAT and Lancia owners are the most friendly and supportive to each other by far more than any of the other groups I've seen. Any way here is a pic of 2 of the wheels and the other 2 are still in their boxes.

These should look good on the car and put a nice finishing touch to the whole package. What I have planned is to paint the car white and go down the side with Martini Racing stripes and then the rest of the car will have small Martini finishing touches like matching floor mats various badges ect.

On to the future updgrades:
The first must do for me is to get rid of the distributor ignition and upgrade (and tidy up) the current fuel injection. I have been doing a bit of digging and found that the Ford EDIS ignition is the way to go. But in the meantime I did end up buying a Mallory Hyfire programmable ignition which I am going to re sell it to pay for the other ignition. The next big decision for me is which FI system to use? The Megasquirt or the SDS?
Both have their advantages and disadvantages so now I am just sitting in the background on both of the supporting forums and seeing which system in the long run will be best.
The link for SDS is http://www.sdsefi.com/ and for the Megasquirt is http://www.diyautotune.com/catalog/megasquirtii-ems-system-smd-pcb357-assembled-ecu-p-171.html 

If any one has some info on either please don't be a stranger and post your comment, any info would be helpful.

I am still up in the air on the suspension. At the moment I have some Koni Reds in need of attention and I am not sure if the KYB rout is going to be better or should I spring the extra cash and go with something like Leda's? But I have lots of time and right now my main concern is to finnish stripping the car and start on the rust worm removal.

Well that's about it for now, hopefully the next time I update I should have the car completely stripped.
Chao for now.