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Cinquecento 1998 Sporting Broom Yellow (Sting!).
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Re: 1998 Sporting Broom Yellow (Sting!)
I have friends that can weld, but it's in the most awkward spot though. And me being a student and having an MOT in 2 months. Does not bode well for the little car.
I have friends that can weld, but it's in the most awkward spot though. And me being a student and having an MOT in 2 months. Does not bode well for the little car.
Re: 1998 Sporting Broom Yellow (Sting!)
Being a student means access to easy, cheap, loans!
Enough of the winge!
Most people learn to weld out of desperation.
Off arse and do it!
Being a student means access to easy, cheap, loans!
Enough of the winge!
Most people learn to weld out of desperation.
Off arse and do it!
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Re: 1998 Sporting Broom Yellow (Sting!)
College student* No access to loans.
And I wouldn't have a scooby about how on Earth to weld all that.
College student* No access to loans.
And I wouldn't have a scooby about how on Earth to weld all that.
Charliebelton94
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Re: 1998 Sporting Broom Yellow (Sting!)
loving the cinq mate very smart, i know how ya feel being a student but i was/am a bit more fortunate. I am 17 and at college and have a 53 plate punto sporting. Lovely car but very expensive on insurence! seriously dont scrap it buddy keep hold of it and learn and pick up new skills by working on it seriously i have done on mine
loving the cinq mate very smart, i know how ya feel being a student but i was/am a bit more fortunate. I am 17 and at college and have a 53 plate punto sporting. Lovely car but very expensive on insurence! seriously dont scrap it buddy keep hold of it and learn and pick up new skills by working on it seriously i have done on mine
Re: 1998 Sporting Broom Yellow (Sting!)
If you took the rear seats and belts out - Would it still fail the MOT???
You should get that rust sorted though...
If you took the rear seats and belts out - Would it still fail the MOT???
You should get that rust sorted though...
Re: 1998 Sporting Broom Yellow (Sting!)
I honestly don't know. Worthwhile chatting up the MOT man, seeing what his view is.
Even the best welder in the world started off not knowing anything. And that's why the forum is here (there are welding forums, too).
Might be worthwhile seeing if the college has a car department -- sometimes they're on the lookout for projects.
I honestly don't know. Worthwhile chatting up the MOT man, seeing what his view is.
Even the best welder in the world started off not knowing anything. And that's why the forum is here (there are welding forums, too).
Might be worthwhile seeing if the college has a car department -- sometimes they're on the lookout for projects.
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Re: 1998 Sporting Broom Yellow (Sting!)
If i took the rear seats and belts out has to be registered and insurance have to know. that may chuck the price up. doesnt help that i may have to get a new clutch also
If i took the rear seats and belts out has to be registered and insurance have to know. that may chuck the price up. doesnt help that i may have to get a new clutch also
Re: 1998 Sporting Broom Yellow (Sting!)
Clutch is, what, £40?
Clutch is, what, £40?
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Re: 1998 Sporting Broom Yellow (Sting!)
Something like that, but more importantly to me, its experience! Tomorrow I am going to see a couple of friends about this rust issue, and what can be solved with welding and how much it will be. If I have that sorted it may still retain some resale value or at least be solid if I fit a 1242 in. And I am not bidding on a set of 15mm spacers so I can get these PGT wheels fitted. Huzza!
Something like that, but more importantly to me, its experience! Tomorrow I am going to see a couple of friends about this rust issue, and what can be solved with welding and how much it will be. If I have that sorted it may still retain some resale value or at least be solid if I fit a 1242 in. And I am not bidding on a set of 15mm spacers so I can get these PGT wheels fitted. Huzza!
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just as a 'by the way', when i took rear seats out of my old seicento, i changed the number of seats on the V5 and then informed my insurance - it actually went down in price. I presume this is because that is less people you can kill when you crash lol. Ring them and ask, its the only way to know
edit: used to have some of them wheels on a sei, they needed pretty big spacers. My GT3 wheels have been repainted at some point so hard to read the details but i'm 90% it says ET is 45.5 - pretty sure i had 20mm on the rear and 25mm on the front with mine but it was along time ago.
just as a 'by the way', when i took rear seats out of my old seicento, i changed the number of seats on the V5 and then informed my insurance - it actually went down in price. I presume this is because that is less people you can kill when you crash lol. Ring them and ask, its the only way to know
edit: used to have some of them wheels on a sei, they needed pretty big spacers. My GT3 wheels have been repainted at some point so hard to read the details but i'm 90% it says ET is 45.5 - pretty sure i had 20mm on the rear and 25mm on the front with mine but it was along time ago.
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Re: 1998 Sporting Broom Yellow (Sting!)
Yes. If it is 45, then 15 would be damn close.
Yes. If it is 45, then 15 would be damn close.
Re: 1998 Sporting Broom Yellow (Sting!)
i used to catch the inside of the wheel under cornering as well, i presume though this is something to do with the suspension geometry on cento's though, as my seicento does the same thing on its oem wheels with the same drop in height - unless i make the dampers really firm..
i used to catch the inside of the wheel under cornering as well, i presume though this is something to do with the suspension geometry on cento's though, as my seicento does the same thing on its oem wheels with the same drop in height - unless i make the dampers really firm..
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Re: 1998 Sporting Broom Yellow (Sting!)
I used this https://www.fiatforum.com/cinquecento-seicento/58200-whats-needed-fit-punto-gt-alloys.html for my info.
I used this https://www.fiatforum.com/cinquecento-seicento/58200-whats-needed-fit-punto-gt-alloys.html for my info.
Smallville
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Re: 1998 Sporting Broom Yellow (Sting!)
I really like your car fella, just like mine but minus the different alloys, hope you get the rust situation sorted though
I really like your car fella, just like mine but minus the different alloys, hope you get the rust situation sorted though
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I am going to go with 25 mm spacers to ensure clearance, Thanks blu. I was only so keen on 15mm as someone on the bay is floggin a cheap set
I am going to go with 25 mm spacers to ensure clearance, Thanks blu. I was only so keen on 15mm as someone on the bay is floggin a cheap set
Re: 1998 Sporting Broom Yellow (Sting!)
Just be sure that going too far won't cause clearance issues with the lip of the arch.
Just be sure that going too far won't cause clearance issues with the lip of the arch.
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I think 20 - 25 mm is the general consensus. id rather avoid rubbing on the arch and keep a zpare set of wheels for mot just incase
I think 20 - 25 mm is the general consensus. id rather avoid rubbing on the arch and keep a zpare set of wheels for mot just incase
Re: 1998 Sporting Broom Yellow (Sting!)
Should be absolutely do-able. After all there's nothing radical there in terms of tyres or wheels.
Should be absolutely do-able. After all there's nothing radical there in terms of tyres or wheels.
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Just been looking through previous threads i started, jeez some of them are quite embarrassing indeed lol.. But found this, my old sei on them wheels.
Its made me want to put my GT wheels on my sei, they look awesome lol
https://www.fiatforum.com/members-motors/82482-attention-team-anthracite-new-member.html
Just been looking through previous threads i started, jeez some of them are quite embarrassing indeed lol.. But found this, my old sei on them wheels.
Its made me want to put my GT wheels on my sei, they look awesome lol
https://www.fiatforum.com/members-motors/82482-attention-team-anthracite-new-member.html
