Stilo Enzo, my shumey GP.

[Yellow Peril]

Ultra race chassis braces fitted and without to much drama either?

Good work! If you've fitted the lower front, I recommend a wheel alignment check. Did you fit one of the Bravo upper rears too?

BTW been a bit disappointed with rust on mine. Stone chips cause the paint to bubble. I guess they don't get much in the way of frost or salted roads in Malaysia!

 

[gadge]

They look awesome mate I fitted the front lower one and rear lower one. I can't fit the upper bravo one as I have an 8" sub box and amp box in the boot ( see the photos on the last page) and I don't think the bar will pass the amp box I built on the left.

Quite surprised you say you have rust? That's one thing I don't have? Even on the stone chips I have?

 

[Yellow Peril]

You're hi fi stuff won't prevent you fitting the Bravo bar. It shares the bolts which support the rear seat locking pins. Put a tape measure between those two points and see if it would clear the boxes. I think it will.

As for rust, bear in mind I've had my braces fitted for a couple of years - two of the worst winters we've had for ages...

 

[gadge]

BTW been a bit disappointed with rust on mine. Stone chips cause the paint to bubble. I guess they don't get much in the way of frost or salted roads in Malaysia!

Lol sorry, you mean rust on the braces? I thought you meant rust on the car?? well like you say, they are exposed to a lot of harsh environments such as salt, rain, stone chips...... Those moooohasive speed bumps you get in tescos. I left the wrapping on mine, but the MOT tester will probably pick and peel it away

I'm gonna look into the upper one now you say it bolts the the seat points? I thought it went on the side of the strut top which I have covered ATM. Do you have a photo of yours?

 

[Yellow Peril]

Here you go. The height from the boot floor to the lower edge of the bar is 400mm. It's taped over because the wife didn't much like a shiny white bar in her boot!

 

[MarkThompson4]

What if you had that upper brace AND the omp one across the strut tops? Would that mean double rigidity and super excellent handling??

 

[gadge]

No I doubt it? The ulrarace one would be all you would need to make it ridgid? By adding another, all you'll end up with is a boot full of bars


It looks like that bar attaches to the top anchor points, where the seat back catch is? Is that right?

 

[Yellow Peril]

Yes, that's right. And Mark, I wouldn't bother with the OMP as it attaches to the rear damper mounts...which are made of rubber! Great attachment points for a rigid set-up (not!).

 

[gadge]

it took the best part of three hours but I gave Enzo a good clean and a rub down with a clay bar finished off with some demon shine all ready for MITCAR on sunday ...... can't wait! oh and finally stuck the updated forum sticker on to replace the tatty old one with missing letters. Sorted





and under the watchfull eyes of luigi in the background...... his time will come

 

[Yellow Peril]

That Ferrari paint comes up a treat with a bit of TLC doesn't it..?

 

[gadge]

Certainly does mate ......... Especially against them wheels!

 

[BLKC99]

Up most praise to you Gadge, dedicated and careful ownership in practise

Say, remember my AutoGlym TLC treatment a few years back? I quote "you could eat your dinner of that mate!" in your own words mate

 

[gadge]

Yes I do remember you seriously need to purchase another one buddy the events won't be the same without you

 

[BLKC99]

Yes I do remember you seriously need to purchase another one buddy the events won't be the same without you

Nice one, i thought you would

That time has been and gone my friend, it was very short lived but thoroughly enjoyable, had some of the best times of my life with that car and the forum events i attended. I still to this day regret selling that awesome beast, best car I have ever owned. The honest truth on this matter Gadge is that the car made me seriously broke, financially I should have never bought as I simply could not afford to run it and hence it had to go the way it did, so gutted to do what i did but I did seriously suffer the consequences afterwards, really badly. I suppose the sheer envy for owning such a nice car got the better of me in the end

 

[aj47coupe]

Niiiiiice

 

[gadge]

Nice one, i thought you would

That time has been and gone my friend, it was very short lived but thoroughly enjoyable, had some of the best times of my life with that car and the forum events i attended. I still to this day regret selling that awesome beast, best car I have ever owned. The honest truth on this matter Gadge is that the car made me seriously broke, financially I should have never bought as I simply could not afford to run it and hence it had to go the way it did, so gutted to do what i did but I did seriously suffer the consequences afterwards, really badly. I suppose the sheer envy for owning such a nice car got the better of me in the end

Could I tempt you back to fiat ownership? It doesn't have to be a shumey it could be a grande punto or a 1.6 stilo? You know you wanna

 

[MrMurray20]

Saw your car yesterday mate, never really been a fan of the stilo but I am now, love the wheels and it looks very clean aswel man. Good work!

Sam

 

[gadge]

Thanks mate he scrubs up well am I right in thinking yours was the tidy blue grande punto with the white wheels?

 

[MrMurray20]

Thanks mate he scrubs up well am I right in thinking yours was the tidy blue grande punto with the white wheels?

Yes mate that's mine, hoping it'll look a lot different at the next meet though I took plenty of ideas yesterday haha

Sam

 

[gadge]

I know its real "food for thought" when you go to these shows you pick up some great ideas!