Cinquecento Show Car Build

First thing I did to the car, (beside fix the overheating), Is fit seats that weren't broken

In my opinion these look even better than the stock seats



In the future I'd like to have the seats and door cards re trimmed in diamond stitched red leather but I can't mod until I've fixed the basics!

Razman said:

the car decided it preferred to run at 130 Celsius :bang: upon further inspection the rad was seriously past it, and the expansion cap wasn't doing its job of keeping the coolant in the system

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If the cap was letting pressure and steam out at 130 it was doing exactly what its meant to releasing pressure before something goes pop...

time for compression test before you do anything else..

good luck with your project.

No no I meant it was steaming at operating temp, it was very intermittent ill have a look, but its running fine I'm not sure it needs one? No signs of head gasket failure

Okay well after deliberating on what fix to do next, I decided to improve the VERY POOR stock sound system. If you're going to do this yourself, generally you can pick up some 10cm speakers with a good name on them for £20 quid or less. I plumped for some 180w pioneer units for £16.99! Cheers amazon

It's pretty self explanatory just abit of wire stripping and soldering (the norm with ICE) it's probably one of the most cost effective mods

For a guide on how to do this click:

https://www.fiatforum.com/cinquecen...ecento-front-speaker-upgrade-replacement.html

It's mostly useful because it tells you the colour coding for + and -

Then I decided to carry on the audio mods and replace the very worn and boring head unit. I went for a Sony unit mainly because its cheap and I got a great deal! Quick tip: usually breakers take the stereos out of cars and sell them at ridiculously low prices even if they are nearly new! And if they are the universal box size. I got a 3 month old unit for £20! Mp3 input, all the settings, even lights up beautifully! I got the wiring converter with it, but luckily didn't need it. Here it is in the car:



Sorry for the poor camera

That looks to be the same radio as what I've got, good choice!

Wrightyy

When I hear the sentence "Show Car" it makes me think of this:



PLEASE don't do that...

No no no no I'm not some 17 year old who plays too much midnight club that looks absolutely terrible! :yuck: I'm trying to keep it tasteful

An unusual like response from the Monster, soft on the outside crunchy in the middle...

Just a quick picture of the old, broken seat. Apparently this is a "common" fault but I don't know, it's actually the frame itself that's snapped!



Not great for comfort

Razman said:

Just a quick picture of the old, broken seat. Apparently this is a "common" fault but I don't know, it's actually the frame itself that's snapped!

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Not great for comfort

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Wtf happened there? LOL

Cento186 said:

Wtf happened there? LOL

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Dogging gone wrong?

Ziggy

Hahahaha the guy I bought it from said he bought it like that! I'm not so sure.... I'm just glad it's out of my car!

Razman said:

Hahahaha the guy I bought it from said he bought it like that! I'm not so sure.... I'm just glad it's out of my car!

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Sound's like he is trying to cover for himself there

'It came like that.....honest'

He actually said he bought it for his girlfriend, maybe not just for driving I dunno ha

Well here's another picture of something broken, the radiator! Its clearly well past it, glad i replaced it. Its probably very rusty inside judging by the brown murk that runs through when i stick a garden hose in it and half the bloody fins are missing! Enjoy:



And quick question, does anyone know how to upload more than one picture per post?

Upload them to the gallery, then click on the camera icon. As long as the pop up screen stays up, you can add photos, then edit the post with text later.

Well, unfortunately ive had abit of a financial blip. This project is still going, but dont expect anything massive anytime soon!

UPDATE

Well its coming along at a fair pace! Ive got my abarth (replica) sideskirts ready to be put on, and ive sourced an abarth rear bumper & spoiler for it too!

The boot has had the lock, badges and wiper removed and smoothed over. Looks great! Sorry for the lack of pictures, but my camera is so poor that there really isnt any point ill borrow a camera soon to take pictures with.

The rocker cover gasket has been replaced, as well as the oil and filter, fuel filter, timing belt & water pump. So it has a clean bit of health

Ive sprayed the carpet black, as opposed to the grey it came as, not a big detail but a significant one.

Not sure how to go about taking the trim off of the doors and body panels (the plastic strip going down the side) and smoothing it, is it glued or?

That's all for now!

I shall be watching this forum, seems like its going to be a nice little project car just like my Punto "even if its a pain in the backside"