Guy Croft Lincoln UK 01522 705222

I am currently waiting to hear from a guy that may have some mk1 turbo boxes, and will let you know if he has one extra! Chris

Hi Ben, Again, this is hearsay, but I have read on a couple of occasions that some people have rebuilt a stronger x1/9 box by using the internals from the bottom change 'strada' design mk1 uno turbo box. It may be worth investigating as a potetial compromise if you can't stretch to the ideal choice ...

Re 'shorter' front struts for yugo/128: I have been told by a couple of sources over the years that x1/9 REAR struts will fit on 128/yugo front. I believe that the top mounts of course need to be changed over, and that some variants/ages of x1/9 rear struts may not be suitable for some reason! Sorry...

Hi Pete, No problem, let me know if you need anything. I have only competed in circuit racing, so cannot comment on the merits of hillclimbing, tarmac rallying etc (although I am on the doorstep of Harewood hillclimbing venue in North Yorkshire! You could actually compete in a one off race with LMA,...

Hi Pete, I currently race in the LMA Euro saloons, and can honestly say that you couldn't be among a more friendlier bunch of guys. You also would be in good company with a growing collection of italian race cars, including ferraris,pantera, Lancia kappa turbo, to tipo 16v, punto and an uno! If I ca...

Thanks for all of your advice guys. I do 'know' the oil cooler that I had my eye on, but I must admit, I would much prefer buying a new item. I was just a tad unsure of implications of buying a universal one. I happen to have a oil cooler sandwich plate which has apparantly been used on a 128 (poss ...

Rich- Let me know when you are testing at Mallory if you like. My uno engine rebuild is nearing completion, and will be testing at Mallory myself, although first 20-30 laps will be strictly running in laps! ;) I aim to be out at Brands Hatch on 2nd Sept.

I am looking at fitting an oil cooler onto my 1500cc normally aspirated sohc Fiat race engine, and have in mind to utilise one which is fitted standard to the uno turbo. Can anyone advise on anything I need to near in mind, or is it likely to bolt straight on using the turbo sandwich plate, pipes et...

Great to see its at the rolling road stage Rich. Will you be out with us in any LMA races for the rest of this season? We could di with a few more italian stallions joining us!!

Just to clarify, I am using the Fiat strada 1498cc engine, with standard strada tin sump and oil pump. Since the oil pump needs replacing, I was looking at the possiblity of using the alloy/vented x1/9 sump, but have heard that it is deeper, and uses a slightly different oil pump/ or at least a long...

Thanks for the advice guys. As Julian says, the engine was built very poorly (An understatement!) As a result, piston valve cut-outs were being hit by inlet valves (not enlarged enough), pistons themselves damaged through detonation, rings damaged, the list goes on. I suppose any one of these could ...

I'm having oil pump problems!! My engineer has noticed scoring marks on the inside of the pump , and has recommended a new one be sourced. After lots of time trying to track one down, a supplier said they had one, and promptly posted it to the engineer direct. It has transpired that the oil pump the...

That looks like a very neat well presented engine bay James! I may well start working on an oil cooler mod over the winter months. I will see what the operating temps are like for the rest of this season. I use twin ITG foam filters, which have a cold air ducting pointing over them, but am consideri...

Hi James, I will be running a spesso race gasket, which is 1.6mm before being compressed (unsure of compressed thickness) The first time the engine was (mis)built, A goetze gasket was used, I remember it apparantly being 1.45 mm compressed thickness. It was interesting to read your oil cooler mods. ...

Hiya James, Yes , I was using twin 40 dcoe's and the piper 285. I was using standard valves, only minor porting on head, and near to standard compression ratio. The last rolling road session with this set-up was 158bhp at the flywheel believe it or not! The torque fig quoted was about 115 from memor...