Hi there, had an accident back in march, somone squashed my beloved punto between her and a bus, damaged the strut, steering rack and wing, changed all these but my wheel is still cambering inwards at the top, what else could have been damaged?

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sound like the actual frame horns could be bent.. I'd recommend getting it looked over by a professional to check everything body wise is where its meant to be.

I tryed to get some pics, they arnt too good 2bf, but i show them anyway, on the n/s the top of the wheel comes to meet outside edge of wing, but on the o/s its inward of the wing by about an inch



I have baught a front hub, as a friend of mine who works in a garage, said thats only other thing that it could have been, am yet to fit it tho.

I doubt it's the hub.

Really, the chassis alignment needs checking, then the wheel/suspension alignment. My guess is that the chassis has been knocked out of true.

I'm gonna change the hub later when it cools down, and if that doesn't fix it i'll be looking for another little Punto and poss be stripping this1, i dont really wanna get another1 as this has been a sweet little car, done 124k miles and the engine still has the power to push it to max speed, and it's whisper quiet

well you could buy a non-runner with good shell and swap everything over....

blu73 said:

well you could buy a non-runner with good shell and swap everything over....

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how long that takes? have you done it before

wouldn't take that long really - if i was doing it i would set aside 2 days to do it on my own without rushing but i reckon its doable in a day (a long day mind). And by that i mean swapping over all the suspension, brakes, engine and interior (not including the actual dash).

I think on first day i would drop the engines from each car, and swap the suspension and brakes over and remove interior from new car. And then on 2nd day stick engine in and wire and plumb it up. Bleed the brakes and fit the interior.
There are somethings that it would be sensible to change for new stuff during this though, it would be silly to not do a full service at this point and changes belts etc along with a load of suspension bushes, new discs, drums, shoes and pads, and new clutch kit etc.

And remember that not all this stuff will necessarily need swapping, the interior maybe ok in the donor car for example.

This kinda thing is not a hard thing to do at the end of the day its just finding the time, alot of people can't just take a few days off work to mess with a car but i work from home most of the time, family owned business so i can take a few days off not problem if i need to - and i also have a spare car to use if i need as well. Without that such things become way more of a hassle

maybe for someone who did it a few times already and has all the tools like engine lifter or else its a 2 man job for sho

there goes your famous optimism again - its not that complicated, its just unbolting stuff off and then bolting new stuff on. Its not like any fabricating needs to be done

Just to update, all is now sorted, was the hub in the end, just need to get wheel alignment done as i had it aligned to the fubarrd hub, very pleased i sorted it, didnt fancy looking for a new car just yet