Hi all,

Long time member, and after 8 years I’m back in a fiat. My first car was a silver cinquecento sporting and have always regretted scraping it :cry . Anyway after months of trying to find good example of one, I found a clean silver sporting not many cinq’s left on Irish roads anymore.

Photos attached

I was in two minds on keeping it standard or engine swapping. But I have decided to opt for the 1242cc punto 60 and I am picking up a low mileage punto tomorrow only 44,000miles and it is for free

My plans are

Fully rebuild punto 60 engine
866 cam
Port and polish on the head with lap work
Drop the rear treat and paint
New brakes all round
New new springs
Under seal
And replace most components

Will try and update the thread as I go along, and would be great to get some feedback or ideas from you lot.

Regards Eoin

Looks like a tidy base car. I've just started our yellow 96 sporting here in Carlow, so I'll be following your work here too. Not many left at all running.

Thanks Fintan, was just looking at your post there great looking car. Looking forward to seeing you’re progress on it. Handy having the sx for parts did you pick that up in Wexford?

I did, in Enniscorthy. but the more I look at it the blue one might be worth saving. Had it running today, and it drives well. Might look out for the few bits for the Sporting and see.

Got the punto delivered yesterday, been sat in a driveway since 2008, one owner car, well looked after regularly serviced. Dropped the engine out of it this morning head and cylinder look in very good condition. So I’m happy to proceed with stripping it all apart prepping it for paint.

Probably won’t get to work on it again for a week or two now.

Think that lad was breaking a sporting as well ? Yeah might be worth saving not many in that colour too.

Breaking is the appropriate word.. broke it into an eejit with the bucket of a digger.. but it had been pilfered of bits, alloys trim etc.. I got the Sporting badge off it.. about all that could be salvaged. It's what I went to look at and saw the SX sitting there all unbroken and sad... and I had the trailer...

Nice little job ahead with the engine swap.

Was busy working all weekend so haven’t had a chance to do much at all. Spent a bit of time this evening working on the head. Looks in good condition. However when I was talking the thermostat off it broke in two. Don’t know if I should be worried if freezing causes it to split from lying up for so long. I’ve got a 866 cam and P75 Tb in the way should be here by the end of the week.

Next on the list
- Deep clean the head
- Port and Port match & Polish
- Get the head skimmed
- Lap the valves
- 866 cam and balance the valve shims