And so it begins... my Lancia 037 tribute build

[John]

I am calling this a tribute build rather than a replica as I will be straying from the "production" version of the 037 in a number of ways. I have ordered a panel set and front and rear subframes from Carteroni in New Zealand.

I have a Ferrari 360 drivetrain I hope to cram in there.

The first step is to get the Scorpion into the garage and chop the front and rear end off

beginning:

target:

 

[Randy Folsom]

Where are you going to serve lunch if you cut off those gorgeous bumpers?

 

[John]

Where are you going to serve lunch if you cut off those gorgeous bumpers?

That's what the massive rear spoiler is for.

 

[Julian]

Hopefully this will be a build thread with plenty of updates and progress photos!

 

[John]

Hopefully this will be a build thread with plenty of updates and progress photos!

Just rented some storage space to stash my X1/9 and Cayman for the winter, once I get them relocated I can get started.

 

[Kevin L]

holy smokes, I have a lot of hopes for this build

 

[Markus]

holy smokes, I have a lot of hopes for this build

Me too....
Thought too add some motivation

Good luck with your built

 

[Chris Kouba]

Interesting gearbox observation:

Did they use a ZF -2 box?

 

[John]

According to https://www.lanciamontecarlo.net/Rallye037/Technical_Info.html it's a ZF DS25/2

 

[John]

I got an update from Carteroni showing the progress on the panel set. Have gotten started on disassembling the Scorpion, will post some pics when I am further along. Oh, and of course my lift sprung a leak when I need it most! I am waiting on the hydraulic guys to take a look.

 

[John]

Slowly making progress disassembling the Scorpion, almost ready to cut it up.

 

[Kevin L]

Nice progress!

 

[John]

Have to work on getting the glass out next.

 

[John]

Where's the best price on Aurora rod-ends and spherical joints?

 

[Mesa]

Hey John,
Nice to see you doing something with that 360 you've got. Looks like a cool project, should sound GREAT and I'll be following along from afar. At least you know somebody who can do the electronics ;-)

Still have a 360 transaxle if you have a need.

 

[John]

Hey John,
Nice to see you doing something with that 360 you've got. Looks like a cool project, should sound GREAT and I'll be following along from afar. At least you know somebody who can do the electronics ;-)

Still have a 360 transaxle if you have a need.

I have a 360 gearbox I got with the motor. If I can save up enough I would like to buy Superflyte's sequential setup he has for the 360.

 

[Vinny G]

Great choice for a build John.
One of my all-time favorite cars, I'll be following along for sure. -Vince

 

[John]

Great choice for a build John.
One of my all-time favorite cars, I'll be following along for sure. -Vince

Thanks Vince, it has slowed to a crawl as I don't have heat in my garage. It's next on my list.

 

[John]

Spring is finally here! Time to start cutting! Carteroni has my front and rear sub-frames done and will be shipping soon.

 

[John]

Made a lot of progress yesterday