Didn't J333EVO have them on the red turbo Cinq? The one that got sideswiped by the van?

Anyway, back off topic:

'Tis a gorgeous cinq.

Razman said:

'Tis a gorgeous cinq.

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Well, it was. Until the van and etc.

Some bits ended up on Blue 2, but not the wheels.

I prefer this one...

Being 500 lbs or so lighter has to help!

I like the one where the X19 gives that Golf a huge head start, pops two wheelies, and still leaves it for dead.

Congratulations on the car, seems like an easy project for you and a great example of a (so far) unmolested Sporting 90....

I think it looks great with the standard wheels, and the stock interior is classy as well. The Strada wheels look better on the Panda because they look a lot like the original 1000S plastic trims...

I reckon if you just give the 1.6 engine a minor fettle and refresh the brakes you'll have plenty of enjoyable, usable performance. Those old engines are very grunty and with the final MPI mods they could actually rev and breathe (unlike my Tipo 1.4...)

I nice sporty Mk1 Punto is easily as cute as a trendy but now boring 500...

Very nice car for that money ! but I do not understand this:

Now the good.

N/A Delta Hf engine!!!!

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It is lampredi 1.6 sohc 8v mpi , grand grandson of the 1969 1.1 fiat 128 engine , never used in any lancia delta in this setup, well, the basic engine for delta2{ 93-99} was in fact this engine, but with spi- 76 hp.All deltas HF were lampredi dohc. 1.6 and 2.0 8v and 2.0 16v.

I was getting my X-1/9's mixed up there. One had the Hf engine and the other had a Punto 90 Cabriolet engine in place of the 1500 one.

So toady I have gone from this...



...to this...





Not impressed? Okay these brakes...



...to these brakes...



I've used the Cinquecento conversion disc for two reasons. Primarily they are the ones I had in my shed but importantly I don't have to fit the 10mm wider Punto GT wheel bearings (10mm wider to accommodate the ABS trigger wheel) and the wheels sit at the standard track width so unless you look closely you can't tell the brakes are vented discs with a bigger pad surface.

Obviously due to not having tax (as my van hasn't sold yet) I could only test the car on the private farm track and I have to say the GT brakes are much more progressive, plenty of feedback and retard the car smoothly and quickly compared to the standard set up. The pedal travels a little bit more due to the size of the pistons but I can live with that.

This is stage one for the brakes.

I can fit red/green/yellow pads later and when the discs are done I can swap bearings and choose from the plethora of GT discs available. Drilled, grooved or both.

I'm thinking of taking the read beam off completely when I get the new bushes so I can do the rear disc conversion off the car.

Should make things a little easier.

Full GT3 brakes do stop a punto really well - was well impressed with my old GT3 for stopping power for a stock car..

Blue Midnight Metallic 426A

Just thought I'd leave that here for when I need it later.

Working on my mate Kev's Punto tonight.

About a week ago a garage diagnosed a failed coil pack. As I have a few in my shed I took one round to find the timing was way off (at least one a a half degrees) and it sounded like the timing had caused the head gasket to go between one and two.

So were the experts right?



:slayer:

This is how we lock TDC round 'ere.



Now it's done and time for beer.

Interesting. But why do you want to lock TDC in the first place? I mean, it's not going to run off and join the circus......

To remove the trigger wheel without sheering off the centre bolt (I've done that twice now). :bang:

Alternative is to lock the engine at the flywheel, but I always get away with leaving the plugs in, using a 6 sided socket and giving the ratchet a good slap. The socket always wants to turn faster than the engine against compression.

The local talentless car thief has struck (out) again. I think one body mod' will be to delock the doors. :bang:

My Strada 105 wheels will have a new home...





...my 10mm spacer theory is correct and I think they'll look pretty nice.

In the mean time...



...these'll do nicely.

Black 5 spokes look goooood.

The GT 5 spokes suit the car better IMO

well punto wheels are always gonna look decent on a punto lol. I used to have a set of them strada wheels, wish i had never sold them!!