General start of the abarth rebuild/1.4 16v conversion

[BlueDan]

What's going on with cutting a lump out of the offside of the old shell?

 

[andys cinq]

What's going on with cutting a lump out of the offside of the old shell?

Have a quick look at drivers rear arch pics on posts #835 and #836 and then you will realise

 

[BlueDan]

Ooh yeah, I forgot about that

 

[blu73]

that'll be to repair the damaged arch on the new car me thinks

 

[andys cinq]

Well after not starting till 1pm im really quite pleased with myself as its all done and driving after 38 hours work in total to do the swap over.All thats left to do is back box and 3 cable ties to hold coolant pipe away from exhaust manifold

 

[purf]

Impressive! You've clearly had some practice!

 

[blu73]

Well done you, you may have a gold star

 

[andys cinq]

DEAD STRIPPED AND NOW BEEN BURIED WELL AND TRULY
Was going back out tonight to do last couple of bits but im too tired and now im off to bed

 

[Cento Painter]

The Cinq is dead. Long live the Cinq !

 

[andys cinq]

Its done and finished and back driving again now ive got to get the bodywork sorted namely the drivers rear arch dent

 

[Dan]

You should be proud of how quick youve got it sorted. Does it feel like your last cinq, other than the dodgy tracking?

Again, well done. :worship:

 

[andys cinq]

You should be proud of how quick youve got it sorted. Does it feel like your last cinq, other than the dodgy tracking?

Again, well done. :worship:

Cheers dan and yes it does feel exactly the same even to the point of the tracking feeling exactly the same and pulling same way but got it upto 60 and everything was fine no clunks knocks or bangs and nothing fell off
Will report what its like properly after ive done the tracking on thursday as day off tomorrow and just chilling by servicing a cinq and then doing o/s driveshaft and hub on another cinq should take me all of 2 hours to get both done

 

[lazybones51]

Well done Andy, very impressive work.

 

[cheeky cinqy]

well done

 

[jatkinson]

About time

 

[andys cinq]

Very quick report gave it some proper right foot tonight and all i can say is THE CINQ IS BACK :woot::woot::woot::woot:

 

[jatkinson]

Dude , Go to halfords and buy some Flexable paint in Red , It will bring your wheel up a treet next time you on fb ill send you a pic with how good mine looks

 

[hf turbo]

Bravo Andy! no messing about!!

 

[blu73]

so has the new car been re-registered with the old plate??

 

[cheeky cinqy]

dont think so as the shell had the old vin numbers on in this pic

surely you would need these