Fiat 850 Sport Coupe. A closer look.

A closer look at the 850 while I wait for the new front sway bar bushes to arrive.

[@johnsalley1081]

Beautiful Coupe! Wonderful restoration and upgrades!

[@Tony-pr7te]

Thanks for your comments John, much appreciated.

[@alvipas]

Yes please more videos it looks amazing!!!

[@Tony-pr7te]

Thanks Alejandro, I will post more footage in the future.👍

[@micknolan489]

That's a stunning 850, I love it.

[@Tony-pr7te]

Thank you Mick.👍

[@alastairwatson3201]

Wow! That’s as beautiful as an 850 gets. More videos, please!

[@Tony-pr7te]

Hi Alastair, thank you for your comment. There will be more videos to come 👍.

[@erdna7373]

Fiu, fiu, fiu. Niezłe cacko

[@villeaxelsson4822]

On kyllä todella hieno ja hyvin tehty! 😉👍

[@Tony-pr7te]

👍

[@rissonkoh540]

My god … This is awesome!!!

[@Tony-pr7te]

Hi Risson, thank you for your comment. 👍

[@fiat850garage8]

a very nice Car !!😃👍👍

[@Tony-pr7te]

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[@josefpregetter4516]

Alle Achtung, sehr schön gemachtes 850 COUPÉ und danke fuer das Aussage kräftige Video, mfg Pregetter Josef St POELTEN, Oesterreich

[@Tony-pr7te]

🙏

[@JayDauglash]

Love it!!

[@Tony-pr7te]

👍

[@nasseralfyome839]

Fire good

[@jamesbassett1484]

Molto bello!

[@Tony-pr7te]

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[@Kobomotive]

T hat is a piece of art. Now, drive it :-)

[@Tony-pr7te]

Thanks for your comment Koen, once I have my front sway bar and new bushes back in, it will definitely be getting a work out !

[@hafidhauliamuhammad9291]

So neat love it!, what kind of cooler you use? And nice disc break conversion

[@Tony-pr7te]

Thank you for you comment. I used an Alfa Romeo 33 radiator and a Meziere electric water pump, maintaining even temperature in all conditions.

[@hafidhauliamuhammad9291]

@@Tony-pr7te what your disc break you use? Im looking too for conversion kit

[@Tony-pr7te]

@@hafidhauliamuhammad9291 I put together the disc brake conversion using a mixture of Fiat 124 and X19 parts along with my own calliper mounts and handbrake adaptors.

[@RelojsuizoHdR]

Very nice car, did you do all the modificacions?

[@Tony-pr7te]

Thank you. I had a professional do the metalwork at the front with my templates and had the body painted by a friend. The machining for the motor and the head work was done by a local engine shop and the seats re trimmed locally, I did everything else. 👍

[@againstthetimes]

what did you use for your rear axle u-joints. Building a Fiat 850 coupe with my 124 twin cam reverse rotation engine that I used in my 850 spider race car. Your car is beautiful!!!!

[@Tony-pr7te]

Thank you for your comments ! I used a Fiat 124 tail-shaft (propshaft) centre uni joint which is splined, and had a thicker axleshaft made in 4140 material. The uni joint is then secured to the new shaft with a locknut, the same way it’s attached to the original tailshaft. This was then adapted to a machined Fiat Regata 100 s front hub, which has the same spline to suit the original 850 short shaft. Some machining and drilling needed to make it all work together. It’s been reliable and more than up to the job. Good luck with your project.

[@againstthetimes]

@@Tony-pr7te Thank you very much! Now to accomplish it, which will be fun :) A Fiat Regata 100 was not sold in the US so that will be an interesting find on the internet.You make things sound kinda simple, but I know the research and time spent on making things work has been a challenge. Having sheared off about 3 rear axles and shattering 4 sets of spider gears the gear box has been my weakest link. No issues with the engine, runs like a champ!

[@Tony-pr7te]

@@againstthetimes Yep, you are right. Lots of head scratching and experimenting getting there ! Very satisfying when it all comes together though. After doing some laps at Sandown race track I discovered a way too big a drop from 3rd to 4th, so a 5 speed or taller 3rd would better suit my car. I don’t normally track day the car so I’m just going to live with it for now. Good luck with it all !

[@againstthetimes]

@@Tony-pr7te I have a close ratio 3rd and 4th gear, straight cut weber gears on my gearbox. It defiantly has gear whine. My 4th gear is one to one, no overdrive that the stock gearbox has. With 22 inch tall slicks, whatever my rpm was was my top speed. I have run 5/57 rear end, 77 mph at 7700 rpm roughly, with the 4/11 I hit around 108 mph at 8000. The 5/57 rear end was about 5 seconds 0-60 mph, great for hillclimbs that were steep, not so great for shallow ones. This with my 124 twin cam engine. My 850 motor had 940cc and needed the 5/57 rear end. My 850 spider still has the record at the Hoopa Hillclimb in the states with that combo in H prod class. The hill climb is no longer unfortunately. You can get close ratio 3rd and 4th gears that have to be welded on and the layshaft gears in Europe, forgot who had them, they will not whine as they are not straight cut. All the 5 speed gearboxes are no longer as I have been looking for one for years.

[@Tony-pr7te]

@@againstthetimes 👍

[@rissonkoh540]

Hi Tony I like your car , I just get a 850 Sport coupe too, but the internal wiring mess up, do u know how to work out with those wiring ? Please help …😓😓

[@Tony-pr7te]

Hi Risson, An auto electrician friend helped me with the wiring, all the wiring was replaced with modern fuses and relays used for reliability. 👍

[@dennisjump8655]

Did I miss it or is there no sway bar on the front end? Is that part of the mod? Thanks

[@Tony-pr7te]

Hi Dennis, The sway bar was off the car during filming, as I was waiting for some new bushes to arrive. Definitely still running the sway bar though.

[@dennisjump8655]

@@Tony-pr7te Thanks. You've done an awesome job. Really, really nice.

[@shadowgunner69]

Looks like an Abarth 1000 OTR

[@mauriziodileo8586]

Lo stile italiano non si batte 🇮🇹

[@Tony-pr7te]

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[@overmarsdaria3222]

Where are you? Australia??

[@Tony-pr7te]

Yes, near Melbourne.

[@rissonkoh540]

hi tony...may u help me in modification on my radiator to front like your design?

[@Tony-pr7te]

Hi Risson. Happy to answer any questions that might help.👍

[@rissonkoh540]

@@Tony-pr7te may i ask for a video on your engine bay. please。

[@rissonkoh540]

@@Tony-pr7te engine bay video pls haha =P

[@Tony-pr7te]

Hi Risson, I’ll upload some footage in the near future.👍

[@rissonkoh540]

@@Tony-pr7te may i know what water pump you use? please

[@danielependola1580]

Come rovinare un autostorica !! 😪