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A smaller diameter wheel will have the same effect as a slightly lower ratio gearbox as the car will move forward slightly less for each revolution of the wheels due to their smaller circumference. Smaller wheel also means less unsprung weight which will improve handling.
Yep. Most of the problem areas on this one have been sorted now though thankfully and being a weekend car it doesn't see winter roads anymore, just the doors to re skin now and i'll be happy.
Great neutral handling being mid engined. The brakes take a bit of getting used to as they have a habit of locking at the front and its a bit under powered I suppose, I have a set of twin Webers to go on though which should help on that front.
I'll see if I can find any more pics. It's basically had a new bonnet, rear bumper, Intergrale Evo headlight and grill conversion and a front end respray to remove some rust at the top of the front wings. I'll be having the doors re skinned soon too and the rest of the car resprayed. I've just...
I'll see if I can find any more pics. It's basically had a new bonnet, rear bumper, Intergrale Evo headlight and grill conversion and a front end respray to remove some rust at the top of the front wings. I'll be having the doors re skinned soon too and the rest of the car resprayed. I've just...
haha yeah if you like, they're really not as bad as they're made out to be. Vauxhalls and ford of that era had the same issues, I think maybe Lancia got a raw deal from the media.
Thanks.
Not too bad actually, they share a lot of parts with the fiat X19 and the engine is a 2L fiat twin cam shared with lot of other models so mechanical parts are OK. Body panels are a pain though, a new wing is around £700 and made to order for example :S.
For anybody that's interested this is my weekend/fun car. Its a 1977 Lancia Montecarlo spider, it isn't perfect and is a bit of an ongoing project but its something a bit out of the ordinary.
This is what it looked like this time last year
Apologies for the poor quality pics.