Lada TC from north...
Posted: September 1st, 2011, 6:52 pm
Hi again folks!
I wanted to show you another Lada, this time with proper engine! In the old days (late 80's) TC equipped, street legal Ladas were not so uncommon in Finland.
Novadays, there are only few of them left anymore. They are a piece of Finnish Lada heritage absolutely...
Car is built with my friend in long time period. Car was MOTed with TC engine in 2006. Real easy job what comes to paper work.
I have to say, even Lada is Fiat clone, TC is not definetly meant here. Space issues everywhere.
Car is 1988 model Lada 1200S. Originally equipped with hideous brown interior and 60 hp 1198cc engine...if you can imagine a super lazy engine, this is it. Real no show - no go-car.
Original engine gets this car 0-120 km/h (0-75 mph) in over 30 seconds...Fiat TC does that in 14 seconds. Best 0-60 mph is just over 9 seconds...
Car specs:
- Shocks: Bilstein B6 Rallye & Koni Sport adjustable
- 3.9 ratio differential equipped with clutchpack LSD, which has 6 kg preload
- 15*7 inch real Compomotive ML:s straight from England
- Fiat Argenta 1585cc engine, fully overhauled
- block decked X? mm, pistons over deck 0,2 mm
- compression approx. 9.5:1
- 2 litre head and cams, fully overhauled
- adjustable camwheels, made in Finland
- Lada flywheel with Lada Niva clutch pack, balanced of course
- Lada 5 speed gearbox with Redline MT-90 oil
- Weber IDF 40 carbs in short Alquati manifold
- Crane XR700 optical trigger ignition
- steel 4-1 exhaust manifold
- 2,25" exhaust with Finnish Made Martelius free flow-silencers
- lightweight (3 kg) gear reducer race starter
Interior:
- König sports seats from Germany
- 350 mm deep suede steering wheel
- extended gear lever
- mechanical oil pressure gauge
- Bosch 225 Rallye lights with 100W H3 bulbs for dark winter roads...
Engine was taken from overly rusted Fiat Argenta, i could say hopelesly rusted Fiat as they usually are. There was no fenders, floor panels, side skirts...no use for that, scrap metal only, not a car anymore.
We junked all the floor mats etc. because they were all moulded and stinked like no tomorrow. Cleaner race look.
Car is built for hard driving and has suffered numerous dent's for exdeeding your own driving skills, but hey, it's fun!
This car definetly isn't builded to be a showroom queen...no no.
In winter, car spins both 195 mm wide studded backwheels easily even with 4th gear! With proper LSD, car is still real pleasure to drive sideways, power just never stops.
You just never get bored to roaring sound of IDF's...if you have a bad day, just put pedal to the metal and in seconds there's a big grin in your face.
Just an unique sound under the Lada's bonnet.
Definetly dying heritage, novadays every one fit fuel injections and programmable ignitions, no doubt about their good sides, but hey, these engines are simple and reliable, so keep it that way!
I like to do it OLD school style..!
Future plans are just plans jet, but i can say we go again little closer to real race car. Next year maybe, but now we are focusing on upcoming winter.
Hope you like:
- Tommi
I wanted to show you another Lada, this time with proper engine! In the old days (late 80's) TC equipped, street legal Ladas were not so uncommon in Finland.
Novadays, there are only few of them left anymore. They are a piece of Finnish Lada heritage absolutely...
Car is built with my friend in long time period. Car was MOTed with TC engine in 2006. Real easy job what comes to paper work.
I have to say, even Lada is Fiat clone, TC is not definetly meant here. Space issues everywhere.
Car is 1988 model Lada 1200S. Originally equipped with hideous brown interior and 60 hp 1198cc engine...if you can imagine a super lazy engine, this is it. Real no show - no go-car.
Original engine gets this car 0-120 km/h (0-75 mph) in over 30 seconds...Fiat TC does that in 14 seconds. Best 0-60 mph is just over 9 seconds...
Car specs:
- Shocks: Bilstein B6 Rallye & Koni Sport adjustable
- 3.9 ratio differential equipped with clutchpack LSD, which has 6 kg preload
- 15*7 inch real Compomotive ML:s straight from England
- Fiat Argenta 1585cc engine, fully overhauled
- block decked X? mm, pistons over deck 0,2 mm
- compression approx. 9.5:1
- 2 litre head and cams, fully overhauled
- adjustable camwheels, made in Finland
- Lada flywheel with Lada Niva clutch pack, balanced of course
- Lada 5 speed gearbox with Redline MT-90 oil
- Weber IDF 40 carbs in short Alquati manifold
- Crane XR700 optical trigger ignition
- steel 4-1 exhaust manifold
- 2,25" exhaust with Finnish Made Martelius free flow-silencers
- lightweight (3 kg) gear reducer race starter
Interior:
- König sports seats from Germany
- 350 mm deep suede steering wheel
- extended gear lever
- mechanical oil pressure gauge
- Bosch 225 Rallye lights with 100W H3 bulbs for dark winter roads...
Engine was taken from overly rusted Fiat Argenta, i could say hopelesly rusted Fiat as they usually are. There was no fenders, floor panels, side skirts...no use for that, scrap metal only, not a car anymore.
We junked all the floor mats etc. because they were all moulded and stinked like no tomorrow. Cleaner race look.
Car is built for hard driving and has suffered numerous dent's for exdeeding your own driving skills, but hey, it's fun!
This car definetly isn't builded to be a showroom queen...no no.
In winter, car spins both 195 mm wide studded backwheels easily even with 4th gear! With proper LSD, car is still real pleasure to drive sideways, power just never stops.
You just never get bored to roaring sound of IDF's...if you have a bad day, just put pedal to the metal and in seconds there's a big grin in your face.
Just an unique sound under the Lada's bonnet.
Definetly dying heritage, novadays every one fit fuel injections and programmable ignitions, no doubt about their good sides, but hey, these engines are simple and reliable, so keep it that way!
I like to do it OLD school style..!
Future plans are just plans jet, but i can say we go again little closer to real race car. Next year maybe, but now we are focusing on upcoming winter.
Hope you like:
- Tommi