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Look how happy my brother Stefan is!
It is his first real car, not counting an Autobianchi A112.
The R16 was for sale because had been involved in a small crash with a truck.
We had noticed this car previously, even then in 1988 the old R16's 65-67 with
the first type of hubcaps was a rare sight. I actually don't think I have
seen any other R16's from 65-67 in Sweden since.
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We actually fixed up the old dented wing
Here I'm helping him sanding it before hand painting it
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Here it is looking quite decent again. We didn't paint the new bonnet
because we were planning to do complete paint job later on.
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It's amazing how much old Michelin tires can smoke!
Actually old Michelins looses a lot of grip. I once had some 15 year old
Michelins which still looked decent, but with no grip at all.
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The bumpers were removed before painting the car and my brother liked the
looks of the R16 with no bumpers. The bumpers has been removed for 10
years now.
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The badge on the boot lid was replaced by the text GORDINI.
Well, with 1470cc and 59 hp it was a bit of a lie, so he had to make
some adjustments to the engine.
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The old engine was slightly tuned and fitted with a 2 inch exhaust which
actually made a lot of difference on higher rpm's.
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Later on my brother decided to go one step further and put in a TS engine.
Here you can see the cylinder head parts. My brother was a little irritated
because when he bought new valve springs he got 7 dark green and 1 light green.
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With the extra power he had to fit the newer type of brakes and suspension.
A lot of the parts was new.
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The new engine had to have a beautiful place to sit in!
It's hard work to clean and remove paint in an engine bay with all
details and corners.
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Stefan is making the last preparations before starting up the engine first time.
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