Jeff Stich
True Classic
Nice.
Looks good, but a note of caution on the alloy oil pan you're using:
This pan was made for the Fiat 600/600D series of cars. While it will "fit" an 850 engine just fine, when you install the engine with this pan in the 850 chassis, you will find that the bottom surface of the pan will not sit level with the ground (as an 850 pan does). Instead, the bottom will tilt from the right (passenger side) downward to the left (driver side). This is because, while the 600/600D engine sat vertical in the 600/600D chassis, the 850 engine sits tilted slightly to the left (driver-side) in the 850 chassis.
Using this pan on your 850 may cause oil-starvation issues during hard cornering/braking maneuvers, since the pan bottom surface will not be level, nor parallel with the oil pump pickup bell.
This is similar to the oil pan/pump pickup angle issue when installing an X1/9 engine in a 128/Yugo/Strada (or vice versa) - but instead of being a forward/rear tilt issue, it's left/right in the 850/600 cars. Basically, the "new" parts being used need to match the original (parts) orientation of the chassis (car) they're being installed in.
Looking to fire this thing over the weekend.
Looks good, but a note of caution on the alloy oil pan you're using:
This pan was made for the Fiat 600/600D series of cars. While it will "fit" an 850 engine just fine, when you install the engine with this pan in the 850 chassis, you will find that the bottom surface of the pan will not sit level with the ground (as an 850 pan does). Instead, the bottom will tilt from the right (passenger side) downward to the left (driver side). This is because, while the 600/600D engine sat vertical in the 600/600D chassis, the 850 engine sits tilted slightly to the left (driver-side) in the 850 chassis.
Using this pan on your 850 may cause oil-starvation issues during hard cornering/braking maneuvers, since the pan bottom surface will not be level, nor parallel with the oil pump pickup bell.
This is similar to the oil pan/pump pickup angle issue when installing an X1/9 engine in a 128/Yugo/Strada (or vice versa) - but instead of being a forward/rear tilt issue, it's left/right in the 850/600 cars. Basically, the "new" parts being used need to match the original (parts) orientation of the chassis (car) they're being installed in.