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BEFORE THE RALLY

PRODUCTION CREW

FOR THE "MONTE CARLO 1971" RALLY,

THE FSO AUTO PLANT PREPARED FIVE POLISH FIATS.

TEN DAYS BEFORE THE START, THE CAR WITH THE POLE POSITION NUMBER 48

WAS PRESENTED TO TEAM KRZYSZTOF KOMORNICKI � BLAZEJ KRUPA

In rally mode, you will have 106 KM/H

- At 6000. - And what's the max revolutions?

That depends on what valve springs will be used.

If they are the production ones, this motor can go to 6800 RPM.

But they won't be regular production ones

- It all depends on... - Why would they be production?

- And why shouldn't they? - The other ones weren't.

- There aren't any. - So get some.

Well, I don't know what I need to get then.

We had to arrange for the manifold so maybe the springs too.

- In the first group? - Yes.

- These are three differentials? - Two.

For now, only those modifications will be made that fall in the first group.

But there is a motor already done in the second group.

Gentlemen, we have a raised compression ratio,

a modified timing cam that's not listed on the certification card and so forth...

But the motors are already assembled. Rally motors.

The cars will be produced after December 15th.

The cars will but the bodies are being built now and the motors assembled.

Maybe we can talk this over, because if l am to have a rally seat

which will hold and which is safe,

in which you can drive a lot faster, the right steering wheel and so on,

or to drop it all for no reason, then maybe we can be defended

by the Polish Motoring Association based on this.

And not for the Association to say "it makes no difference".

You don't have to drive, you declared your willing to drive,

and you will drive what the factory puts at your disposal.

I know that there are thousands of maybe better cars, or some pieces of equipment.

But we have a certain car with certain equipment.

Yes but that is a matter of discussion.

We should accept that we will not make a miracle car here for one event,

we won't rearrange the factory.

I think the main issue now is to take the cars out of FSO.

- But the motor isn't charging itself now? - No, but it's holding.

But it can't turn it over.

It's in first.

It won't crank in first, put it in fourth.

Try it now.

We got it in second.

It keeps slipping out.

Try again.

- Something's not fight, did they seal the crankcase? - Yes.

- And the gears worked? - They did.

- And everything was fine? - Yes.

Let's take a look at that alternator again then.

Something is smoking in this alternator.

I have no idea.

- From where? - From the alternator.

Access to it is horrible.

We didn't consider that there is something else here.

Look, does it look like these leads are shorter here?

And the ones in back are longer.

Well, OK...

Good morning director, Rober Mucha speaking.

The employees from Debica left all these tires,

but they are apparently without spikes...

- And there are 36 tires and 18 tubes. - And there are 36 tires and 18 tubes.

They just left it all and took off. I wish we knew where they went.

Exactly.

It's not assembled, everything went to Chlodna for assembly.

Yes.

Yes.

Director, we'll see you at the workshop since you know where it is.

No, no, not where he was supposed to be.

My colleague says it's not where it was supposed to be.

It's on Chlodna Street.

But let him go there, well pick him up there. How soon can he be there?

Where you there with Mr. Wachowski this morning?

He was supposed to, but he wasn't there.

But where were you? Where they assemble... tires or where they do the rims?

Where they do Fiats, where they are getting the Fiats ready.

No, that's not there then.

- But have him go there and we'll pick him up. - Sir, it's on Chlodna Street.

He won't find it.

Close to, close to the bend.

By the bend.

When are we going to have a situation

where a week before the start, we won't have to play mechanic?

- We'll be relaxing. - Play what?

Play mechanic.

Probably never.

Is that good then?

One blinker is off Mr. Krzysiu. There.

What?

You see that?

Only the hundreds and the bright is on.

That's fine, if we have a setting like that, that� work.

Now you have nothing that can go wrong. You are destined for...

Disaster.

If everything is OK, then it's your luck, if not...then it's not us here.

Fine, just make it so that if two lights fail, all eight will not.

- No, eight won't fail at once. - That's important.

I can make it on two. As long as there are two.

I need another switch still.

That's five minutes of work, two holes to be drilled.

- And we'll drill here... - But that's done already.

I need to mount the switch. And I got to fix that.

They don't have a drill there or anything. What can they do for you?

Fine, but I still have to go to the factory.

Mr. Engineer, there is this favour, Mr. Komornicki

So, I'll give him the receiver, he wants to talk with you a moment.

Hello?

This is Komornicki, Krzysztof.

Mr. Engineer, I overheard part of your conversation and | see

that there are some problems with these knobs.

It's that rod that comes out of the gearbox, right?

Yes,

yes...

Vest

I understand.

Yes...

I understand but here's the thing, I can bring you brand new ones.

ljust didn't know that these parts...

Because the set for the lever doesn't include this.

It's by the gearbox. I ordered the whole set, I have it all except for these two parts.

It's too late for me to get it from abroad.

They're coming from Monte Carlo, original, Italian parts

and that's what I'll bring you since I'll be buying additional things anyway. So...

Vest

but no, you're not giving them to me, just lending,

you have to help me here, I'm not able to do it myself.

Fine, but who does it belong to right now?

Of course, but you are not putting it in right now,

If you get the same part in two weeks,

then there won't be a problem. I can leave a deposit.

0K, do l have to talk to the director personally about this?

I can't install the lever any other way.

Then could I borrow it for one day and have it copied in town?

No, not from the drawings, just as a model so I could...

Fine, but who will do the mechanicals in that case?

Tomorrow in fifteen minutes.

Always tomorrow, tomorrow is the last day.

That's for the "Halda".

- "Halda" here? - Yes.

- And this switch is for what? - That's for the light.

Look, here is third...

You know, that's not good.

- Wait, maybe downward. - Maybe deeper...

- That where the heater is. - The heater is in the way.

But the heater is turned on here anyway.

Do you have any of those single line plugs?

A plug?

You know, the kind that has one...

We can't get it in here.

Last night was the same for me.

Is the car ready to go?

- What about the side mirror? - Is that required by the regulations?

- I don't know. - What, the mirror? It's necessary.

- But not this one here. - Can't you see in this mirror?

For the sparkplugs?

Right.

That looks good.

No way, look at the gauge,

we don't have a thick enough cable which would still not be too thin.

I think this is from the motor itself.

We need the letters painted in the bodyshop.

Is Stefan sleeping today?

Are you going to sleep?

I'm afraid he won't.

You will start from station 0510

They're Poles.

W-E-03-67

- Gentlemen, follow me please. - Where to exactly? - To the cars.

I'll bring it right in then, it's at the carwash.

- Can you get it in? - I can.

Wait, wait. We still have to stick on "Varsovie". It's not on yet.

I can stick it on for you.

It's on there now.

I think it would be better above that, yes?

I think you want to put the stickers on, right? Not happening.

Only the ones driving get to put the stickers on.

Krzysztof Komornicki and Blaiej Krupal

TEAM NO. 48 DROVE 4970 KM.

DUE TO GOING OVER THE TIME LIMIT, IT WAS THE LAST OF THE POLISH TEAMS

TO PULL OUT OF THE RALLY 250 KM BEFORE THE FINISH OF THE 2ND STAGE.

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translation by: Piotr Strzelecki