Fiat Dino Forum (FDF)

My engine (2400 Coupe) is finally coming back together after various showstoppers along the way. Most of them caused by incorrect or poor quality parts supplied. But those problems are now resolved, I think. The heads have been reconditioned (needed lots of welding to mating surfaces), valve job etc...

Hi Ben, Good to see your engine out and on the same lift-cart I used from HarborFreight. 9. The spring compressor shown by Dominique was the version I eventually used successfully - but that was after having bought 3 others that were pretty hopeless - 2 of them dangerously so. I think the main probl...

Thanks Georg, especially for the document. I speak Italian but the specific technical language in something like this clutch manual always takes time to translate properly. I have a long aeroplane journey tomorrow - maybe then! This option of refurbishment by ZF Classics - that's a new idea. I was a...

Thanks Stefan, really helpful picture. Yes interesting that the 130 and Dino used the same clutch/flywheel. Same gearbox I suppose so that makes sense. And good to know that it's all working fine - gives me confidence that making 3 pins to fit the new plate better, and discarding the taller pins, wi...

I'll post some pictures next time I'm in there. But so far I've opened a 'square' around the area of the bad nut, in the engine-side vertical wall of the chassis rail - i.e. cut bottom and sides and then hinged/bent it up on the top/4th side. Now cleaning up the interior ready to weld a nut in - the...

Hi Luis, I haven't found time to call them yet (8 hrs time difference not helping) - but their usual response is, "we've sold lots of these, no complaints so far" - and maybe they're right! So this thread is me checking on that before I discuss with them. And the plate does fit, you just h...

Thanks, good pictures. Shows how the new plate is completely different to the old one. I think the 2 best ways to go now are either: - make 3 pins that would fit in the larger holes in the new plate and use that or - clean up the old pressure plate and use "as is". Speaking to people aroun...

Hi Ben, A couple of things to watch out for if you drop the engine/gearbox like I did. Have you watched this video from Mark Devaney? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WErUFFZ-1ug&t=2188s&ab_channel=Mark%27sItalianGarage At the start he has problems with the captive nuts INside the chassis rai...

Couple of pictures to illustrate This is the flywheel I just received new from SF clutch 2400.png Ringed in the picture above are a) the lack of hole for the large flywheel pins and b) oversized holes for the smaller flywheel pins. Then this is a picture of the "Original Style Pressure Plate 20...

I asked this in another thread but thought maybe I'd get an answer asking in a new thread. I'm rebuilding my 2400cc Dino Coupe engine - time for a new clutch so I had the flywheel resurfaced and ordered a clutch kit from Superformance. Looking at the DinoParts website they have a photograph of the e...