restauration

Installation of engine and gearbox proved to be a real challenge that deserves its own place on this page. Due to the new Abarth sump the unit could not be slotted in the engine bay. The side units of the sump and also the valve cover had to come off. Also part of the front suspension had to be taken of to install the unit. It took Klaus and Thomas a few sweaty hours before the job was done.

During restauration Thomas noted that on a number of parts a 3 digit number was stamped or written. Often this was 848 and in some cases another number. As 848 is the commission number of my Fiat we suspect that a lot of parts were stamped before assembly to define a bunch of parts dedicated to one specific car but the reason is not known. Normally you would expect that glove boxes and chrome strips are more or less universal parts fitting on any given Fiat 2300S Coupe. For the time being I have no idea why this was done.