Premier 1.38D Front Suspension Project

CARS

Akshay Jain

5/28/20262 min read

Today Its too Hard to find spares for old cars even it is Mechanical parts or Cosmetic parts.

I just got the car 4 month ago i drive it daily 20-30 km in my city Indore, Madhya Pradesh.Diesel engine is awesome it give 23-24kmpl very easy on highway and 16-17kmpl in City drive. But i was notice when i turn the car the tyre touches the body i don't understand why that thing happens. I get the car to my mechanics garage and my mechanic check it he said your front suspension was gone already & your car when we bump it on breaker sound comes from shock abs means shock abs is not opening they lost its flexibility. He told me arrange the spares i will do it.I leave the car with my mechanic and gone to hunting the spares for that.

But i know the starting of struggle for spares is begin. So first i go with my local shop who sale fiat spares in past i told him i want complete front suspension kit in which (Suspension Rubber Bushing Kit+Front shockers+Front Engine Cross(For Diesel)+Ball joints(Upper Lower) those parts is needed. Shopkepper said nothing is available but we will try to source it from other cities shop so backorder we have to put.But luckily i got ball joints from backorder and engine cross i got from scrapyard owner he scrapped one diesel 1.38D recently. Front shocker i didn't found anyplace so i decide to alter new car shockabs.I just research on internet so i found MAHINDRA SCORPIO 1ST GEN & CHEVROLET TAVERA SHOCKERS may be fit but im not sure so my mechanic said please take one shocker with you as sample and match it with those cars shockers.I took one shocker as sample and match it with Chevrolet Tavera Shocker front and luckily it matches.I bought that and my mechanic said yes it fits. Now Some burden of spares was released. Luckily my friend lives in Bhopal they said some spares shop are there in Bhopal so they tried there if luckily spares are available.They search there in bhopal and luckily one shopkepper is having some stock for 118 ne.

Now Remaining items Suspension Bushing kit & Ball Joints i bought from Bhopal (M.P).The shopkeeper uncle said we have some spares of 118 ne & Fiat are in stock so thats a very good news for me.I got engine foundation also from Bhopal in Very reasonable prices so thats very good for me so now im very excited to click pictures of everything for blog.So after geeting all spares from Bhopal i took those spares to my mechanic and they start working on my car.