Punto (Mk1) Michaels Mk1 thread!

[MichaelWhiteLocust]

Ive allready bought a set of bumpers which i thought were the same colour,very slightect difference in shade,sold the front one,still have the rear one tho.

 

[blu73]

well tbh, your car isn't exactly new and will have faded a bit by now, even painting with the right shade will probably be slightly different.

Personally i wouldn't be to bothered about the bumper right now, quite like the plastic bumpers esspecially on a lowered car

 

[MichaelWhiteLocust]

well tbh, your car isn't exactly new and will have faded a bit by now, even painting with the right shade will probably be slightly different.

Personally i wouldn't be to bothered about the bumper right now, quite like the plastic bumpers esspecially on a lowered car

The one thing i will say is that the bumpers do go with the rims quite nicely

Im trying to wait for the lowering untill i have a job again,as i will have to inform insurance etc...

 

[MichaelWhiteLocust]

Another wee update:

De-badged the sides


Before:



And After:



Also de-wipered the rear a while back:




And how she stands now,minus the side badges:





Next up is hopefully:

Exhaust system
75 Downpipe
75 Manifold
75 Throttle Bodie
Induction Kit
Lowering Springs

Thats if all of the above will work well with my McKrich chip???

 

[blu73]

how is lowered springs and shortened shocks not at the top of that list? would improve it so much more than anything else, probably in real world be faster than with the engine upgrades. Besides, everyone knows suspension and brakes before engine tuning, that just seems obvious to me..

Car is nice though mate, nice to see a mk1 thats not been mutilated by some 17 year old chav.

 

[MichaelWhiteLocust]

how is lowered springs and shortened shocks not at the top of that list? would improve it so much more than anything else, probably in real world be faster than with the engine upgrades. Besides, everyone knows suspension and brakes before engine tuning, that just seems obvious to me..

Car is nice though mate, nice to see a mk1 thats not been mutilated by some 17 year old chav.

Thanks!

Ive heard 40mm is the best all round to lower the car in terms of handling, i also know that this is about the lowest you can go safely without shortened shocks BUT this being a 14 year old car i think it would be best to replace the shocks aswell.

But now my question is this,if i were to get the shocks aswell ofcourse i could go lower than 40mm,but should i?

 

[blu73]

its upto you mate.. What are the road around you like? If you got the money for adjustable shocks then they are well worth it. My sei runs a 40mm drop all round with adjustable SPAX dampers. I have them set pretty soft and it drives almost as smooth as a standard car, can quickly with a few turns have it all tight and stiff which makes it much better round the corners but isn't really necessary on the road. If you get fixed dampers you tend to find they are set in a stiff sports setting which is good for driving fast but annoys me during normal driving around, perhaps i am just getting old though. I wouldn't go lower than 40mm personaly but people do and it looks awesome but shouldn't think it'll go round a corner any faster than a 40mm drop, i have hit my sump once but generally its not a problem as long as your careful on the speed bumps and steep driveways. I have no knowledge of lowering punto's so i'm not really of any help tbh.

 

[MichaelWhiteLocust]

i'm not really of any help tbh.

Yes that did help,its just confirmed what i allready thought,so you think it would be best to get the shocks aswell,not just the springs?

Also my area does have alot of speedbumps,but of very average size,nothing too big.

 

[NosherCento]

definately needs lowering, especially as the wheels are quite small...must be a tramp's dream, they could shelter under them arches on a rainy night!

 

[MichaelWhiteLocust]

definately needs lowering, especially as the wheels are quite small...must be a tramp's dream, they could shelter under them arches on a rainy night!

I liked that lol

And they are 15" as most people have :/

 

[NosherCento]

they look really small?

 

[MichaelWhiteLocust]

they look really small?

Ive allways thought the front looks abit smaller,but is just needs a drop badly!

 

[blu73]

nearly all mk1 punto's i see around here look rough and chavv'd with 16's or 17s.. Think 15's suit it personally, the huge gap between them and the arches makes them look smaller though, which i think is kinda what he ment, if lowered they would look bigger as they look 'lost' in all the space. Made me laugh out loud also.

 

[ycming]

Am a got a cinq with black bumpers . Front cable tired to the chassis .

I love the look with cars with black bumper, but am weird like that!

Yes defo replace the shocks and springs is silly not to!

Ming

 

[blu73]

i also love of bit of black bumper-idge was a blue mk1 with black bumpers, white multispokes and slammed suspension near my old house, was epic..

Similarly, uno's just look wrong with colour-coded bumpers

 

[MichaelWhiteLocust]

I think i made a good choice with the alloys,as it goes with the silver/black theme.

Im also going to have to get clear side repeaters,not liking the prices on fleabay though!

 

[blu73]

they don't seem to expensive to me £10 delivered seems ok i think smoked side repeaters would look better go with the whole silver black theme

 

[MichaelWhiteLocust]

they don't seem to expensive to me £10 delivered seems ok i think smoked side repeaters would look better go with the whole silver black theme

Its been a while since ive looked,thats my only excuse for that one lol

I got my whole clear indicator units for £2 each out a scrappy,steal!

 

[blu73]

well your always gonna get them cheaper if you actually get off the sofa

 

[custard]

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