Ownership Verified: '77 Zastava 101 "The Flying Shite"

I see your point, let's do it like this!

The stock rims have a groove where the hubcaps cling on to. So I'd need either wider rims, preferably suited for tubeless use, or I'll have to find other rims and other/no hubcaps.
 
Sleeper Zastava, valve exhaust. :|
 
I'd say:
- bring the suspension up to snuff (new bushings, shocks, etc...),
- check the steering rack,
- fix the exhaust
- put in the bigger engine with the five speed.

But keep the appearance stock. I wouldn't overdo it on the wheels, maybe 155 tires (some brand name ones that actually are any good). I would not lower the car at all.


Agree 100%.

Also, thanks for letting me drive it. :D

It was in fact much better than I expected.
 
I don't know why, but this is just awesome! :lol:
 
Do non-linear speedos count? :lol:

Those must be irritating...

*taps on glass* "the needle's moving so damn slowly all of a sudden" :blink:
 
Note the "too much" :p



230 and 240 still have a tick each, but they're spaced closely together.
 
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Oh hello, partsbin climatronic unit!

edit: and trip computer display.

edit edit: and stalks.
 
No more speedometer talk, thank you! ;)

Here's DaBoom's video of the Zastava going up Timmelsjoch in heavy fog:

[video=youtube;X8cdaNi-5Uo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8cdaNi-5Uo[/video]

And a commercial from back in the day.

[video=youtube;-l2wG-ljPJk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-l2wG-ljPJk[/video]
 
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Cool car, brilliant find! I love that you took it for a ring-lap as well.

The engine is a 1100cc unit, I kept boring people that it (in the Fiat 128, the car the Zastava is based on) was the first cambelt driven overhead camshaft engine in a mass produced car.

I think public was the only person actually interested to hear this. He proceeded to bore me with it later. :p

(yes yes I was mildly interested as well.) :D
 
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:lol:

I would have given a shit if I was there. I know I've said this before, but maybe next year.
 
The best thing about that photo is reading in the relevant voices in your head.
 
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