my new uno turbo project

Well got myself a Uno Turbo. dont know wether to restore it or swap the engine into one of my X1/9's











Has been sitting for a while but the engine turns ok.

Comments please

Cheers

Guy

That is some big job to restore!
I don't know about being a good welder I think you would need to be an alchemist

Far too good to scrap. A little bit of filler and it's good to go :lol: :lol:

Judith must be happy

i have never seen one this rotten,if the engine is ok i would put it in the x1/9 but judging by the rest of the car i suspect the engine has been abused too

Well, the foot pedals and gearknob look like they might have some life left in them :roll:

it looks like it must have been at the bottom of the ocean alongside the titanic for quite a while

the project continues



Convertible Uno?? must be a first



back panel looks good to me



rear quatres carefuly removed so I can get to inner panels and floor

More tomorrow

Yes Graeme Judith very pleased. I understand the a bottle of fizzy was opened to celebrate.

Cheers

Guy

once you get into it you can realy see the potential



however the floors need a bit of TLC



its a car of many sections but much better to get to the difficult wield spots

just a bit more cutting away bad metal and then the rebuild can start

Hope your good with a mig Welder :twisted: :twisted:

Never seen that before - the body removed from the engine.

Uno Turbo x19 yes yes yes

Great fun ! Looks like you have lots of room for such a project - handy

Keep on with the updates - this is making interesting reading

Are you serious??? or tekkin the pi**?

On Sunday I got a bit of help to move things along and get the savable body parts into storage

Many thanks to Dave and Graeme for there help

Graeme looking thoughtful about what to tackle next


After a bit of delicate hammering the body is finally levered free of the engine





After a bit of careful handling the front end is moved onto a specially adapted trailed so it can be taken to a bespoke storage facility for safe keeping and future use



Graeme making sure that the valuable load is well secured. Wouldn’t want to loose it on the way to storage




The saga continues

Yes you've got to crack eggs
Guy are u ready for my mig welder

Holy Moly Guy!!! I've just seen the photos! May I just say.... a crate of Guiness is yours if you get that motor up & running in an exxie! It'll take a braver man than I !!
Keep us posted !! Chris.

yes Graeme bring the mig and I will supply the Proplus and the Redbull

Hi Chris. I will take you up on that wager. Only if you help me drink it.

Any way the continuing saga

Finaly got the shell to the bespoke storage facility



where it is carefuly stored next to the boot lid delivered earlier



With the shell out of the way was able to have a closer look at the engine



Yup its an engine.

With so many projects on the go can I resist the temptation to strip it down??

more soon