Re: The Premier 118 NE thread hey guys, just helped my friend buy a 118NE last weekend. its in good shape mostly with a lot of faults that have crept in due to unskilled mechanics doing their thing. But the owner cared for it from his side. Now some background:
We are a group of engineering graduates who moved to chennai last year to start our careers with mahindra& mahindra at mahindra research valley.
I am from delhi(and have had tons of experience with buying cars and working on them), my friend and his flatmates are from mumbai(with zero experience with cars but keen to learn)
So they needed an a/c vehicle for the chennai heat but with limited money at hand i suggested old 800's as an option. We looked at a few but didnt find any good ones, but spotted an old ad for an NE which looked rather unmolested. So we went and checked it out. My friends fell in love with it and i have always been besotted by that car, so a deal was struck fr a paltry sum of 25000 rupees. Now the plan is to work on the car ourselves to bring it back to perfection slowly. My friends want to learn and work on it with their own hands while i will guide them. And my friend who purchased it totally loves it and intends to keep it for life , since its his first car anyways. the query: the car runs a hitachi carb with a mechanical fuel pump, which is all good but we would like to switch to a mikuni setup with an electronic pump.(The hitachi will be preserved) I know where to install the pump and filter thanks to behram sirs posts, but swapping over a carb seems a bit of a challenge?
What all do i need to complete the swap. Last night while opening it i noticed the choke cable is unlikely to work. Also the mounting face of the manifold looks similar to the mikuni but not sure if a new manifold is needed since in someplaces on the forun it says the manifold is different and some places its mentioned that a manifold change isnt needed
Also if someone can post pics of the mikuni setup with the air cleaner removed, then athat would be great.
guidance in this matter would be greatly appreciated and as and when we tackle issues i shall ask for assistance. Quote:
Originally Posted by KkVaidya Alt last got this thing for which I was looking for The 118NE Workshop Manual. |
We totally need a scan of this. Since we are working on the car ourselves and dont wanna do any guesswork. Could you please get it scanned. We shall be very grateful Quote:
Originally Posted by Scarlet_Rider Hello Folks: FYI - There is an automobile shop in Hyderabad that deals with Premier / Fiat spare parts. The owner is winding up his business in the next 2 - 3 weeks. He has some 118 NE spare parts that he wants to sell. If anyone is going to visit Hyderabad in the next 2 - 3 weeks and is interested in the 118 NE spares, PM me for further details. Dear Mods: Please note that I have posted the above for the benefit of BHPians who might be interested. If you feel that this post is inappropriate, kindly delete it. |
Great find Rahul! What all parts are available, we might just drop in at hyderabad to pick em up
Thanks
Anmol Behl
Last edited by mycarhasablower : 23rd April 2014 at 11:06.
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