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Cinquecento Cinquecento sporting Abarth...

Introduction

Hi ,
Ive done it again , I now own my second cinquecento .. so now i own a 1242 8v "sx" which some of you may know ...
i seen it advertised for sale in the classifieds so spoke to the lad selling it , arraged a date to view it 740 miles later , theres 2 cinquecentos sitting on my drive

got it home , Replaced the bat, ( tryed starting it when we picked it up but it was dead so had to jump start it with leads ) With the new bat on it started first turn of the key ,
also gave the Rear arches/ boot floor a Good coat of wax oil , to help it stop rusting , as its Sold as 100% rust free ,,, just found a little bit on the back arch , so addressed that asap :)

also the front brakes seem a bit poor . so started giveing them a good clean :) just need to get another tyre to put on my alloys then its mot time

bit of specs on the car ...( Ripped from the Advert)

A nice, tastefully modified Cinquecento Sporting Abarth. She has been on the forum for a long long while now and i hope she continues to be. I have owned her since December ‘07. Car is mad cheap to insure and is group 2. Small, nippy and easy to park and drive. LOW MILAGE! Only 64,000 miles! I ride a bike almost all year round. Registered in the last year of the cinquecento before the seicento. Car is registered in ’98 on an R plate. I put brand new bilstein shocks and eibach springs, the original dampers were knackerd but i still have the original springs.
Most of her history is in pictures on the forum due to her FF owners, and she has been spoilt rotten. I have a massice thick folder of history. Anyway, here is the list of mods:

Exterior:

-100% RUST FREE!
-Bodywork and paint in original factory Imola blue and in great condition
- Genuine Fiat Abarth (stamped) front and rear bumpers, side skirts and spoiler with brake light.
- Black vinyled B pillars
- 3 x 13" speedline Alloys (see below)
-Rare 14” Punto Abarth speedline Alloys
- Bilstein gas charged shocks
- Eibach -35mm lower springs
- Janspeed Stainless steel exhaust
- Red dot front discs
-Pressed numberplate

Interior:

- Black seat belts instead of standard red ones (clash with leather)
- A sunroof that doesn't leak!
- Full Leather Interior; front and rear seats, door cards and gear stick gaitor.
- Abarth Steering wheel.
- Abarth tax disc holder
- Abarth mats

Engine:

Runs beautifully, one of the things that most impressed me about this car. The FIRE series engine still runs like a sewing machine and never let me down.

- Polished rocker cover.
- Magnecor 85mm HT Leads
- Sparco Adjustable strut brace.
- 1108cc with 1240 P60 head
- Punto 75 cam
- 40mm webber Throttle body
- ECU is McCritch chipped
- Beautifull one-off Italian Performance Carbon Fibre Induction Kit
- Thatcham Cat.1 Toad Alarm Ai 606
- Remote Central Locking.
- Car is de-cat but i have a cat for MOTs

- pioneer front speakers, tweeters on a-pillars and infinity 6x9s.
- Spare wheel and original tool kit

Well spent Almost all day today ( 26 feb) doing Wash, Dry , clay with quick detailer, Wash, Dry , Polish with auto glym super resin , poorboys black hole , Poor boys Spr ( i think it was) , then One layer of wax , need to do another one tomorrow morning , but as it is its Shiny ,
Got a another gearbox to put in when i need to replace the clutch what will be soon , the new (second hand) gear box has the Novitec longer 5th gear in so will make Motorway crusieing alot beter on the MPG`S

also got a Lightend Flywheel whats down to AROUND 4kg`s

Cleaned the Gear box up as it was kinda Dirty , got some Silver spray paint to paint up once i have finnished Cleaning it down

Also Gave the Car a Clean with some FREE meguires Stuff i recived
 

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Andy Sent you a message on a social network :)

Got a Bit done on the Gearbox today, Got some new gaskets made for the Top cover and the End plate , , gave it a rub down so the paint could stick , and gave it a paint with some Wilko`s Paint . over all im happy with how its ended up , im going to give it another coat or two tomorrow
 

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Shopping list for tomorrow.
Gearbox oil ,
Tigerseal for my mounts
some better antifreeze

Also tonight cane to put my drivers side widow up , but it wont go up ? It will take the window down but when I press the switch there is no motor noise ? But is when the down in pressed
 
Update .
bought the stuff today .
got started on the Car
Took the Rear gear box mount off .. = dead ,loads of play , So ive got a spare , so will be tigersealing the spare up and putting that on
Took the Front gearbox one off , and that just basicly fell apart in my hand :O.. no wounder i had a Slight Knock while changeing gear

now im on with takeing theBox out ,, EVERY bolt i think ive took out so far is SO Tight its unreal i think every single bolt has been put in with a air gun , Or Maby Chuck norris put them in as im struggling on getting someout

Also fixed my window problem ., It was just the switch what was playing up ., Took the swithches out my old girl , and in to blue2 , and they work again :)

Pic is its current state , But with the bumper put on for the pic :p
 

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Going to be buying a Flocking Kit off Frost ,. and do the top half of my dash ,
Removed my old center console out my old cinq, and thinking about Flocking that too

Just unsure what colour to do the center console , as im thinking Red to suit my Red Leather seats , but will it be to much red?, or should i "wrap" it in a Leather sheet
 

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