Punto (Mk1) Work in Progress...

[TrueSmithy2k12]

Right the cars going to be changing colour as i think its looks tacky

so started to mask the car up news paper and masking tape does the trick..
masking up key holes and rub strips windows also..



ignore the flame stencils on the bonnet there not happening it was just an idea.

was originally going to remove the rub strips but there a pain in the ass to get off IMO, so i had to glue one back on ended up using spray on carpet glue and it does the trick



sanded some rust off of the car that had built up on the surface of the arch and under the doors then slapped some cure rust on it,

also removed bumpers front and back also lights all the way round.

on which i found the "crumple zone" on the front was rusty so on goes the cure rust to stop it from rusting more,



i may paint over it but may not as the bumper just sits over it and cant be seen

 

[TrueSmithy2k12]

Right Mass Update.

Car has now changed colour and shall upload all photos of it below!

Punto being Primered all over part from roof and roughing up the paint work









Bumper attachments e.g splitters and what nots.







Starting to roller.





Paint drying up.









Bits and bobs.

















Oh and gluing the rub strip back on :bang:



Still not finished as still having to touch areas up with a smaller brush e.g rear windows ect,

 

[blu73]

good stuff, not keen on the rear lights but the cars totally transformed

Are you going to bring it to Stanford Hall so i can have a proper look?

 

[jatkinson]

Good work on the car , but im not a fan of the RAT sorta look , but each to there owe

 

[blu73]

i tend to agree but only because i think the rat look isn't done properly 99% of the time.. Too many folk have seen a decent rat at a show or online or in a magasine and thought that looks easy when actually alot of time and effort is needed to put into one to make it a proper rat..

As you know it should look like its about to fall apart and rot away but a proper rat should be proper good condition underneath it all. For me this project still lacks the under pinnings of hidden shiny bits and big spec suspension and engine etc but its defo heading in the right direction and certainly isn't just a rusty rotten car thats bumming a scene for all its worth. Plenty of attention to detail so far, and as i already said it takes alot of time to build a proper one, its needs just as much thought and vision as a true show car to pull off right, just the outside finish isn't to the same standard if that makes sense

 

[TrueSmithy2k12]

i forgot one thing.

also spray painted stencils under the bonnet but hey theres the original colour



took off the driver sides rear door card today to put in side speakers " i know some of you will hate me for it, but i couldn't stand the plastics keep braking on the rear either side of the parcel shelf well where its meant to be..

anyhow i found rust/rott :bang: FUDGE!



Oh look its only a little bit





wait a moment...











yeah oh dear, well im not doing anything to that im just covering it in cure-rust hoping it wont get even worse should be MoT worthy as they cant see that.. but its risky..

right so as ive said im putting in side speakers i have fitted one today but have broken my last spade connector so the other will have to wait



probably looks tacky to all the fiat supporters but at the end of the day its my car and i like my music.

 

[TrueSmithy2k12]

Still painting areas and adding bits too it..

started around the back window with a fine brush and dabbed under the window..
looks a tad better but not completely covered, ah well...
wiper arms back on though,



toying with the idea of getting a rubber "wiring" grommet and de-wipering the boot.. Opinions??

also found a place to put the old ford ghia badge.. why not



i have been neatening up the black areas of the car with a can of matte black.. doing the door pillars as shown



the wing mirrors are finally back on after sorting out the paint behind them and taping the passenger side one back together :bang:



i have also added another sticker which maybe suiting for this car



and re doing the sills in matte black to cover up the primer also which IMO looks a tad nicer...



now doing the passenger sides and shall upload pictures of that when it is done.

 

[TrueSmithy2k12]

Few bits and bobs..

Amber side lights for the evil effect



i have taken the exhaust off again for more messing around..



Yep i've ripped the center box out hopefully it shouldn't be too loud



straight pipe put in 1.75" bore 500 mm length yes this is a tad shorter but ill make it fit! also caked it full of gasket maker so it doesn't blow "touch wood"



took out the old air / throttle box,

bought a fiat seicento 899cc air system off of ebay



fitted lovely even removed the rear breather as the system came with a linked one so it fitted so much easier!



cleaned up the cam cover a bit also cut the plastic cover at the box to fit around the filter as I've cable tied it to it to stop it from moving..

painted the manifolds black to neaten it up aswell,



and managed to fit the seicentos box in to i can run a air intake line easier!
just waiting for the ducting to come aswell as a few jubilee clips and then the intake shall be finished

 

[TrueSmithy2k12]

Little Update...

fitted jubilee clips around the cam-breather and also fitted an air-intake ducting from the side to the box sat in the bay



also done a bodge job of de-wipering the rear using a grommet and some leccy tape yes its a bodge job as ive stated



And also got the car out the other day just to try it out on the drive...





Bad news... it doesn't fit up the drive with the laguna splitter screwed to the bottom :bang: BUGGER!

SOO... I may have to cable tie its so it flexes more but literally it might just get ripped off dont help with the different wheel sizes i suppose

Also manged to start it up with hardly any petrol



Sorry about the voice going on about The rev counter warning light... Also after reving it alot i started to bellow out white smoke from the engine bay.. popped the bonnet and couldn't see where it was coming from..
any who.. what do you all think?

 

[freestylefiat]

Little Update...

fitted jubilee clips around the cam-breather and also fitted an air-intake ducting from the side to the box sat in the bay

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also done a bodge job of de-wipering the rear using a grommet and some leccy tape yes its a bodge job as ive stated

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And also got the car out the other day just to try it out on the drive...

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Bad news... it doesn't fit up the drive with the laguna splitter screwed to the bottom :bang: BUGGER!

SOO... I may have to cable tie its so it flexes more but literally it might just get ripped off dont help with the different wheel sizes i suppose

Also manged to start it up with hardly any petrol

Fiat Punto 1.2 Straight Piped. - YouTube

Sorry about the voice going on about The rev counter warning light... Also after reving it alot i started to bellow out white smoke from the engine bay.. popped the bonnet and couldn't see where it was coming from..
any who.. what do you all think?

I llike it!

 

[TrueSmithy2k12]

thanks always nice to know somebody likes your car...
sadly i may scrap it, as I've got bored of it and its a pain in the back side to get parts for
also just seems to keep having problems creep up on it

>.< i really don't know i want to keep it but i want to get rid of it too.

 

[blu73]

you need to get it out to some meets and shows, reckon it will get some attention for sure - perhaps that will inspire you to keep going?

 

[Devilbiss]

another interesting project in your performance good luck

 

[TrueSmithy2k12]

Forget what i said about scrapping it...
just a moment of realization i bought it for a project, no point in stopping now is there..

so i'm keeping the car For now

a little update



Rear windows back out again -_- just so i can paint around them when i get the time.. actually thought about getting van panels but yet again that'll be a totally different kettle of fish,



i was looking at my cam/rocker cover thinking
eww doesn't that look a bit raw and tatty? so i took it off..



sanded it a bit, then applied 2 coats of heat proof black paint... shame it marks easily ah well also looked at the gasket on it

theres a little nick in it.. so i wonder if that's why i was getting white smoke in the engine bay? anyway ill replace that at a later date.



fitted back on with old gasket just cleaned it up a bit.. looks much neater eh?



back to my induction.. using a PVC 90 degrees elbow Guttering pipe a few jubilee clips and leccy tape i have made a elbow for the induction, i had to cut slits in it to clamp it down but hopefully its tight enough fit to work.. not to sure about this as the twin cone on the filter is basically eating the sound deadening but i think it shouldn't effect the working of the air filter... should it?

 

[blu73]

Will be fine, just get dirty quicker is all

 

[TrueSmithy2k12]

Right back on about the roof racks...

been looking around eBay , gum-tree and local buy and sell pages.. nothing popped up apart from £70 roof racks so i thought sod it i wont bother!

actually im going to go back to my original idea of bolting it on.. yeah i know there's going be holes i know it may leak... that's what silicone sealant is for..

i shall try and do a neat job of it though



i built the pallet out of a bathroom seal and picket fences what were lay around doing bugger all.. this shall be the basic base of the pallet / roof tray



hopefully it'll looks something like i drew up earlier, the sides aren't going to be that tall as you can see in the "mock up" as the bathroom seal is quite small and there the sides of it



this is what it looks like on the car yes its a bit small but it doesn't really matter but it shall stand slightly higher than that aswell

 

[TrueSmithy2k12]

Also i forgot to mention had an idea for the gear knob



standard tennis ball X-cut in the bottom of it and pushed on that way i keep the original and makes it look different.

 

[VN29DNA]

wow , i like it. Good work!!!

 

[TrueSmithy2k12]

Finally i got round to painting the rear window shutts of the "Military" Punto

so hopefully that'll mean no more green painting! i hope



Now hanging up my roller and sealing the tin.. for now



Roof Rack to follow up!

 

[TrueSmithy2k12]

Right then paints dry around the windows...
wish i never used Pound Land masking tape :bang:
got a lovely stripe down the side of the car now! BUGGER!!

Ah well time to fit the rubbers back on and the windows back in place





few other bits need to be painted but i cant be blessed to do so.. its a Rat look so it doesn't really matter