by Scott Slusser | Jul 23, 2011 | The Project
This is the weekend for the Fiat Freak Out in Nashville, TN. I obviously didn’t get the car finished for the show but I came down anyway to see the cars and meet the people. Stay tuned as I will upload some pictures from the concourse.
by Scott Slusser | Apr 9, 2011 | The Project
Finally! The stuck #3 piston is free! My son, Kai, and I went to the shop today with that one, single goal in mind. We had let the Kroil sit for a solid week and a half an it did look like the level went down some but it was slight, less than 1/16″. I had read...
by Scott Slusser | Mar 26, 2011 | The Project
With a little help from my friend Wes, we were able to get the bottom end finished up. Well, everything but the stubborn piston that still won’t budge! Those are his hands you see in the pictures of this part. Thanks for your help Wes! The first thing I did was...
by Scott Slusser | Mar 12, 2011 | The Project
After a long hiatus (read winter) I finally got back into the shop. I was somewhat dismayed that a band of elves hadn’t come and freed the stuck piston in the Fiat engine. I grabbed a borrowed 12mm hex wrench and loosened the oil pan plug and got all of the oil...
by Scott Slusser | Oct 14, 2010 | The Project
I was finally able to finished getting the engine out and mounted on to the engine stand today. It was one of those moments that makes you feel like an idiot but at the same time you are just glad you made it past. I tried to pull to the engine away from the...
