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Fiat X1/9 – Interchangeable parts between 1300 and 1500 engines
The following is a list of parts that I know are interchangeable between a 1500 and 1300 X1/9. The columns indicate the part type, whether they go with or without modification, and any comments. 2013 Note: Pardon the messy formatting. I’m porting stuff from my old website to here. I’ll eventually (maybe) update this. Modification…
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Fiat X1/9 – How the Headlight Motors Work
Here’s how the headlight mechanisms work (this is off the top of my head, so there might be some omissions or screw-ups): The headlight motors have two breakers on the crank that rotate with the motor. These two breakers switch whether current from the up/down control wires get to ground. These control wires have a…
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Fiat X1/9 – Thinning Valve Shims
Okay, so you need to thin down your shimsit’s not too hard, but it’s a skoshy bit time consuming to do it correctly. The first thing you’re going to need is a grinder to which you can attach a mildly abrasive disc. I had the best luck using the Walter Quick-Step polishing system, which is…
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Engine Removal Pictures
Photos taken during the replacement of my 2F motor. Fellow collector, occasional music collaborator, pneumismatist, and all around bud, Eric Schena, is wearing the blue coveralls. Scott Wance is in the jeans and jackety shirt thing. {gallery}fj60engineout{/gallery}
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High-Land Cruiser
Sarah’s 70-series Me next to the truck This is Sarah’s 70-series Land Cruiser in front of a gorgeous lake (loch?) and, um, a quite nice mountain. My ex and I were taking a break to take shots of the nice scenery when the ‘Cruiser pulled into the same lot. After my spazzing out about their…
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Wild Scottish Rovers
SII 109 with treads Modified 89 with tractor tires More views of SII 109 with treads While driving up the A82 through the Central Highlands of Scotland, these two utterly wacky Rovers were parked on the side of the road at a gas station/Rover maintenance shop. I’ve seen treads for four-wheelers in pictures before, but those on…
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Short-Lived Water Carrier
This is the old water tank I built for the roof rack of the ‘Cruiser. The part that is visible in the picture is 6" PVC pipe. Connected to that is a length of 2" PVC pipe that sat between the rack and the roof of the vehicle. The 2" section is what held the…
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Dual Battery Setup
It seems a lot of folks already have a dual battery setup, but I though I’d show how mine is done. Thanks to Ed Cooke who used to work at 4×4 Connection for assisting in the design. The primary battery is wired normally to the isolator, but the secondary runs through a circuit breaker to…
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Air Pump Removal
If your ‘Cruiser is like mine, then it’s eaten air pumps as often as I eat Thai food: Once a year. Gutting it is a possibility, but it’s worrisome to have a failed part running your water pump. On top of that, it’s possible that the pump will seize leaving you stranded. Fortunately, the Mean…
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Weber DGAV Conversion
When the good folks at 4×4 Connection (née Land Cruiser Connection) moved from Sterling, Va., to Winchester, Va., they had to get rid of a lot of stuff that was taking up space on the shelves. One item of which was a Weber 32/36 DGAV in good shape with the mounting brackets for the 2F…