sold my speedo cable, and my provisionally sold the actual instrument cluster too... But i would suggest you check if its the cable itself or if the top of the plastic worm drive in the box is broken - have had about 3 or 4 of the worm drives snap at the top but never had a cable break so best check before you spend any money.

Took the speedo out and the first 3 inchs of cable came out with the speedo, dials are fine, just fancy ruining another good wiring loom with random electronics. Cheers anyhow.I think It was yours that went in Simon, You gave one to me last time I visited.

So I sorted most problems on the car, seems to hunt idle when started up so that is a new issue to look at, been reading up so probably an airleak.

Now the work starts for the MOT, got several problems

One being that the nearside front wheel scrubs the gearbox thus I need spacers, however when I drive over a speed bump at the moment the edge of the tire nicks the plastic arch guard bit, so Spacers arn't really going to help, without a new springs and lifting it again. (6 speed box)

Bigger brakes are going on so I am looking into getting braided hoses, or are stock ones still fine. Need new either way, and now am on a Almost none existent budget.

There is 2 small pin holes in one of the shaft boots, been told if cleaned can be superglued, would that suffice?

Also one rear bearing is apparently shot, is it worth doing the 2 at the same time?

Also the handbrake lever on the brake itself is pulled on? Any ideas what that could be, both rear brake drums froze up a few weeks back but seemed fine since,

Cheers any help pointers or advice is much appreciated.

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Young Efficient said:

So I sorted most problems on the car, seems to hunt idle when started up so that is a new issue to look at, been reading up so probably an airleak.

Now the work starts for the MOT, got several problems

One being that the nearside front wheel scrubs the gearbox thus I need spacers, however when I drive over a speed bump at the moment the edge of the tire nicks the plastic arch guard bit, so Spacers arn't really going to help, without a new springs and lifting it again. (6 speed box)

Bigger brakes are going on so I am looking into getting braided hoses, or are stock ones still fine. Need new either way, and now am on a Almost none existent budget.

There is 2 small pin holes in one of the shaft boots, been told if cleaned can be superglued, would that suffice?

Also one rear bearing is apparently shot, is it worth doing the 2 at the same time?

Also the handbrake lever on the brake itself is pulled on? Any ideas what that could be, both rear brake drums froze up a few weeks back but seemed fine since,

Cheers any help pointers or advice is much appreciated.

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With a 6spd box you'll. Want rack limiters I made mine from some delrin. There's links and a guide somewhere on how to install etc

I'd put new decent ( there's loads of poor quality ones) boots on buy from eurocarcare.

Sounds like the rear mechanisms need dismantling and freeing this should be a yearly thing really once done you should be able to flick the arms about

I'd imagine stock hoses will be fine unless you can get braided cheap from local hydraulic supplier?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fiat-Cinq...SM&fits=Model:Cinquecento&hash=item5669b271a8

These is good, and about the same money as good standard rubber.
I bought a set. They have all stainless fittings.

As for boots, they are only about £6 each for good ones, I know it is a faf changing them but you will only put it off squeezing it through the mot by glueing them, then bugger the cv joints up when they split.

Wheel bearings, brakes, suspension and bushes I recommend always changing as a pair. They will all have done the same mileage so won't be far off going.

Because she's worth it, as the ad says.

Oh and I forgot. Make sure you're wheel bearing are purchased at the same time from the same supplier.

When I did my cinq first time round, I purchased two wheel bearings for the rear about three weeks apart (ran out of money). When I came to fit the alloys, one side cleared and one side fouled.

Took it all to bits again, all was fitted correctly. Put the bearings on the ramp side by side, measured the same height. Back on car, one wheel rubbed one didn't.
Even swapped the wheels round, to no avail. Drum doesn't foul anything, and the shoes work on the same plain both sides. In the end I cut the centre out of an old disc and used it as a spacer one side. Very odd, but just a cautionary tale.

Before anyone asks, yes I did swap the bearings side to side, and it swapped the problem too. So the arms are not the fault.

Anyway, pull you're finger out. Brooklands is in May. I don't want to be the only one there with a white cinq 899 lookalike. The imola blue patrol will gang up on me

Jesus, my brain today, I also forgot to mention. I purchased two cv boots recently. My local factors only had one cinq one, and one stretchy universal one.

The cinq one fouls the arb brackets, when jacked up, fine on the wheels. The universal one does not, slightly different shape. The bloke there recons they last longer too.

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Anyway, pull you're finger out. Brooklands is in May. I don't want to be the only one there with a white cinq 899 lookalike. The imola blue patrol will gang up on me

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You won't be the only one regardless

Anyone know which way up the sei seat latch goes? Should the slotted bolt be atop or bottom of the ubolt going through it, pictures prefered.

Making some for cinq mountings to fit my seats properly, been told they need to be shiny apparently.

Young Efficient said:

Anyone know which way up the sei seat latch goes? Should the slotted bolt be atop or bottom of the ubolt going through it, pictures prefered.

Making some for cinq mountings to fit my seats properly, been told they need to be shiny apparently.

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Want me to take some pictures of mine if I get around to taking the seats out Sunday?

Cheers if you wouldn't mind

There you go

So after my MOT yesterday it looks like I am about to spend yet more money on my car.

It failed on 17 things and had 8 advisories, so that is good fun.

which fingers crossed by next time I can get it down to 4 advisories.

The car has now had a Cat fitted sounds awful, and just farts.

While the emisions test was carried out it got bored and melted my rad pipes, and also the rear washer hose, so thats nice.

A quick question about this, if I remove all the cooling hoses, and start over does it matter where they run, aslong as they get there? With having the 16v engine It is tight and if I could bring everything neatly round the gearbox side I'd be much happier.

If so how much of what size should I be looking at, would also need connectors of course, Heard Auto Silicone Hoses it probably best place to go.

Obviously the handbrake failed again, but that's nothing new, the rear shoes had warn away on the arm that pulls them, even though they were only fitted last year, think it must have been a cheap brand, also probably down to abit of wear on the arms itself.

Offside headlamp was a few miles out of alignment.

Both inner cv joints are gone, should have changed them when I had the engine out but didn't think about it. Rear seat was missing a bolt so sorted that out,

Rear brakes got clipped back in no bother, front hoses want changing anyways, so I can get that done mot and then change the brakes to the bigger ones and bigger wheels in a day.

Fingers crossed it will be done for the 6th when I go on holiday in skeg. Don't worry I will try and find that pink cinq and get pictures.

Also what colour silicone hoses should I go for, heard that white hoses are the whitest.

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So abit of an update,

Cheese has passed it's MOT 4th time round, so that's good, Turns out that the old 899 cat had a hole in it.

So after a few weeks at the garage spacers and more spacers and faffing with indicator and washer bottle wiring, it's now home with a new friend. Edam. Short term plans for my car are to fix anything that breaks on it, and keep her looking tidy. Until next year when I can change insurance. Admiral are letting me have it for £650, whereas Adrian flux wouldn't let me have it below £4000. Which is honestly ridiculous, Considering my cinq is fully declared with them at £1300.

Until then I have been told that some of my junk needs clearning out so still got plently of 899 parts to get rid of, anyone wants them give me a pm, got pretty much everything still. Also have a 1.2 16v engine from a mk2 punto sporting.

As for Edam, I have a special plan which may require some custom mounts. And some special things. I already know that Whitz disaproves of my plan. But

In other news am I correct in thinking that a 8v head will fit a 16v block. Going to do a little bit of research into it as we speak. Until next time.

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Young Efficient said:

In other news am I correct in thinking that a 8v head will fit a 16v block. Going to do a little bit of research into it as we speak. Until next time.

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I'm pretty sure it does, but why the hell are you planning to do it?

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Young Efficient said:

So abit of an update,

Cheese has passed it's MOT 4th time round, so that's good, Turns out that the old 899 cat had a hole in it.

So after a few weeks at the garage spacers and more spacers and faffing with indicator and washer bottle wiring, it's now home with a new friend. Edam. Short term plans for my car are to fix anything that breaks on it, and keep her looking tidy. Until next year when I can change insurance. Admiral are letting me have it for £650, whereas Adrian flux wouldn't let me have it below £4000. Which is honestly ridiculous, Considering my cinq is fully declared with them at £1300.

Until then I have been told that some of my junk needs clearning out so still got plently of 899 parts to get rid of, anyone wants them give me a pm, got pretty much everything still. Also have a 1.2 16v engine from a mk2 punto sporting.

As for Edam, I have a special plan which may require some custom mounts. And some special things. I already know that Whitz disaproves of my plan. But

In other news am I correct in thinking that a 8v head will fit a 16v block. Going to do a little bit of research into it as we speak. Until next time.

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are the White,and Blue boxes ( Fiats) yours too..??

8v should bolt on.. but think standard pulleys are quite different,

:idea: Alfa TS head instead..

Charlie

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The White cinq and Sei are mine, Doblo is my mums.

And knowing my mechanical skill blowing an engine up Razman

The plan is to build an engine over the next year and see if it's any good. Then track car.

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not sure about the 8v and 16v, from memory one of the water channels is on teh opposite side - but get a cheap headgasket for each engine and compare and you will know for sure, bolt wise they 100% bolt together as i stored a 16v block i had and an 8v head by bolting them together

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So not much has happend to the sei, apart from washing it.

And very little has happend to the cinq, except brake down. Gotten to the point at the moment where I can't be bothered to fix it again. So I'm driving the sei again till I slowly fix the cinq.

However I am not giving up still assembling a pile of parts, Going to collect a rear axle for it this week, so that can get cleaned up and fit that and a new fuel tank in a few weeks.

Also driving the 16v cinq as a daily feels like a chore, I am completly with people who like the 8v more. But I just love the pull of the 16v, when my cinq works.

Other than that is anyone currently selling some second hand bucket seats, don't have to be clean got an idea of the look I want for my cinq. Anyways till next update.