V6 Engine swaps..

[v6spider]

Here's a wealth of info...

[Daniel]

The pinto rack was from the junk yard.All other parts are fiat. The tie rods are from the 85 pinifarina.you doing the v6?.. Badass!

Rob

I'm not that talented but so many FS guys on here are true craftsmen... Thanks for the tip, going to give it a
go we shall see how I do once it's up ill take some photos not till Jan the way things are looking tho.

[Daniel]

Finding an 85 1/2 would b next to impossible, from my understanding the 131 rack was the same or close so I was ok with doing the fab work to make this fit. Im open to other options but would like them to be on the simple and cheaper side.

[v6spider]

Hmm... I'll do some research and get back to you...
Rob

[Exit98]

"thats ok ill just adjust my driving style!"

When I was a boy my friend Donny and I built a soap box cart. We used rope and a pulley system to steer the thing but we couldn't get the windings right so we had to turn the wheel left to go right and visa-versa. The hill was pretty steep with two turns to the bottom. We were quite a sight.

[spiderrey]

This is something that I am very interested in. I dont think the x rack would work though, or I think it would have been done by now. I have one sittin in the garage. What are the dimensions of the rack on an 85.5 spider? What are the dimensions on the omni rack, those things are pretty scarce at the local yards, even more scarce on the road.

[v6spider]

I'll see if I can't come up with some specs to compare...

Rob

[Daniel]

Sorry Rob looks like i hijacked your thread want me to start a new 1 with the Rack Options or are you ok with this?

[v6spider]

Might be able to ask Mark nicely I'd he'd move this segment to another thread... although I don't know if he has that capability...at any rate it is all good Daniel...no worries...

Rob

[FiatMac]

I have opened a new thread on "Rack and Pinon Conversion" and copied the relevant posts from this thread to it so that we can post there.