Fiat 124 AC rally car
Posted: November 6th, 2006, 1:53 am
This '68 Coupe (an ex club circuit racer) was built up in the late 90's to compete in the classic category (pre 1970) of tarmac special-stage rally events such as Targa Tasmania and Rally Tasmania. As such it was built with reliability and strength in mind, which has been justified with a 100% finishing record over the past 8 years.
As an early AC it still runs the torque tube rear end, but it's now fitted with an LSD. Brakes on the front are ventilated Alfa rotors with Renault calipers which fit snuggly beneath the mandatory 13" diameter wheels. Engine is a 1592 unit with 35-75 cams, twin 45 DCOE Webers and 10:1 compression. Gearbox is the 124 5-speed using the closest standard set of ratios.
Trying to make up time after clobbering a roadside guide post the previous day (note dent in bumper bar) which dislodged our oil filter.
A happy crew (with helmet-hair) at the finish line.
It's no tarmac shredder, but a lovely well-balanced package to drive in these 3-day or longer, events.
As an early AC it still runs the torque tube rear end, but it's now fitted with an LSD. Brakes on the front are ventilated Alfa rotors with Renault calipers which fit snuggly beneath the mandatory 13" diameter wheels. Engine is a 1592 unit with 35-75 cams, twin 45 DCOE Webers and 10:1 compression. Gearbox is the 124 5-speed using the closest standard set of ratios.
Trying to make up time after clobbering a roadside guide post the previous day (note dent in bumper bar) which dislodged our oil filter.
A happy crew (with helmet-hair) at the finish line.
It's no tarmac shredder, but a lovely well-balanced package to drive in these 3-day or longer, events.