Well i thought i would start a project thread after talking with Martyn, although i have other progress threads on other forums but i may as well add one in here to

I will make it as brief as i can and just list what i have done and still to do it,

Well for those of you that don't know me or my car its a 98 Cinquecento Sporting 1108cc Fire that iam afraid to say iam in love with but hay i could do far worse...or could i lol??

I bought the car in October 2008 and to be honest it wasn't in good shape but it did have a years mot when i bought it but god knows how:thumb_down:,

Its now a year and four months on and i have been coming and going doing my heed in thinking of what i wanted to do with it but iam pretty sure i have that sorted out in my mind,Iam going to use it as a track car but keeping it road legal at the same time as i only live a few miles from knockhill so i can drive it back and forth as and when i wish to do a track day and i think iam only about 35 miles from Crail too so that makes things a little easier although i do plan to buy a trailer if and when i have the funds,iam also going to use it for meets and events as after attending a few last year i have to say i did enjoy going to them so thats something i wish to keep up,

Engine

Focus Induction Kit

Donner 96 ECU Chipped

Magnacor Ignition Leads

Punto 75 Cam

Ashley Twin DTM Rear Silencer


Suspension & Running Gear

Stock 13" Alloys Powder Coated White

Toyo Tyres 175/60/13 R888 Medium Compound Proxy's

Mintex Front Cross Grooved & Drilled Disc's & Pads

New Stock Drums,New Backing Plates & Shoes

Goodridge Front and Rear Brake line Flexi's

All New Copper Brake Lines

30mm Lowering Springs

New Stock Struts & Shocks

Complete set of Powerflex Bushes Front & Rear

New Inner & Outer Anti Roll Bar Bushes

Front Upper OMP Strut Brace

Rear Custom Brace

Sparco Style Mud Flaps


Fuel System

Alloy Foam Filled Fuel Tank

All New Copper & Stainless Steel Braided Teflon Fuel lines

2 x Alloy None Return Fuel Valves

Welbro In-Line Low Pressure Turbo Pump

Pump Bracket WIP


Interior

Stock Tim Rev Gauge

Dashboard Master Battery Cut Off Switch,Battery Scuttle Panel Cut Off Switch is WIP

Push Start Button

Alloy OMP Gear Knob

Steering Boss

Deep Dish OMP Corsica Steering Wheel

Alloy OMP Foot Pedels

Alloy Co-Driver Foot Rest

Alloy Driver & Co-Driver Foot Plates

New seat bracket Bolts

6 x Clip On Harness Eyes & 3mm Mounting Plates


I have also fitted 4 rally giant spot lights bonnet and rear hatch pins and even an Imola Blue rear spoiler that i bought second hand on Fiat Forums, iam sure there is more but my head is hurting trying to think here so if i have missed anything i apologies,

Now since i took it off the road last year in September 09 after the tax and mot ran out i totally striped it underneath as well as all its running gear and suspension components and gave it a good clean down and gave the underside a good paint to help keep it weather tight and keep the rust at bay which iam pleased to say there is still not a drop of lol but with it being garaged that helps and as i said on another forum there is not going to be many good uns left about soon so iam keen to keep it as good as i can for many years to come:thumb_down:

Well thats now been a year from a changed the timing belt and replaced the tensioner and replaced the plugs,Oil Filter,Engine Oil,Gearbox Oil,AUX Belt and it done just under 1500miles and one track day at Knockhill,

I have also replaced the:

Heater Matrix

Cam Seals

New Rocker Cover Gasket

New Steel Coolent Pipe O-Ring

Re-Greased the CV Joints & Bearings

New Water Pump

Polished the Rocker Cover

Flushed The Coolant System & Replaced With Fresh Summer & Winter Coolant

Replaced Brake Fluid with DOT 4 When i renewed the Brake System,

I have also started to buy spares as you never know when your going to need them there and then when it comes to cars and even track cars so i hope to build them up so when it comes times to use it as much as i can at least i will have some of the parts i may need?,

I have also removed all the sound deadening from the engine bay and all the evop system as well as the complete Interior inside the car to help loose some weight but nothing drastic,

I have also just bought a mechanical Zero 2000 fire Lifeline system for it this week but iam afraid thats WIP so more on this in the coming weeks,

Now iam sure i have missed alot out but if it comes to be me i will keep you updated,

Now i hope over the coming Months to buy a 6 point cage,2 x bucket seats and mounting brackets,2 x 4 point harnesses and get an alloy sunroof dish fabracated and bolted on to under the sunroof just in case the glass decides to come in round us if i manage to overturn it,i hope to replace the passenger and drivers door windows with plastic but with all cars its time and money as always but iam sure in time i will get there,i hope lol

Now when thats all done then it will be time to get the engine and gear box out as i have decided to keep the 1108cc Fire and rebuild it from top to bottom and have the head skimmed to get the compression up and also have the head ported and polished then replace the chipped 96 ECU back to the stock 98 ECU and have it remapped,i have also got another flywheel but as yet i have not had the time nor money to have it lightened yet but not by much and finally replace the exhaust system with a custom stainless steel,but like i said its all times and money so i guess we will see how things go,

This has took me hrs to do this so iam sorry but i will add the pics later

All the best Scuderia

Well this is the last pic i took before i took it off the road on the last event of the year last August i think?



Since Then

Sound deadening removed in the engine bay



Removed the Rear wiper and motor




Removed the interior





Replaced the complete brake system




















Fitted the spoiler






Fitted the harness eyes and plate where needed







Fitted new top strut bearings




Driver and passenger foot plate and co/driver rest plate,omp gear knob and pedals,push button start and cut off switch




New powerflex bushes and stock bushes







More stickers














Polished the Rocker Cover




Towing eyes painted




Replaced the fuel system












Fuel pump bracket, "WIP" although it will not be this colour




Toyo R888 med-compound tyres








Mechanacal lifeline "WIP"








Cheers Scuderia

Some seriously amazing work there mate, looks really good indeed

i take it from the fuel pump bracket pic, that you are some sort of component designer/engineer? or do you just dabble with top spec autocad?


and well done on that amount of work!!

Crikey!

That's a fair project you've started now! Keep up the good work!

great stuff!

muppet42 said:

Some seriously amazing work there mate, looks really good indeed

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Cheersenjoyed every minute of it although iam not sure my bank managaer has lol

stuarty said:

i take it from the fuel pump bracket pic, that you are some sort of component designer/engineer? or do you just dabble with top spec autocad?


and well done on that amount of work!!

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Spon on but its not me i have a friend that is a motorsport designer down in Oxford although i better not say any more in case i get him in trouble but it doesn't take much to work out which sport he works in this time last week it was at the design stage so it should be ready soon

I have to be honest some of it could be of a better standard but iam not going to say its perfect or pretend i know all because i don't but some of it has been hard going even for me but i have enjoyed it so i guess thats the main thing,

Cheers Scuderia

Martyn said:

Crikey!

That's a fair project you've started now! Keep up the good work!

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Thats it mate i never planned to go this far but hay you only live once:nutter:

Mrcento said:

great stuff!

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Cheers much appreciated

All the best Scuderia

Indeed ncie work and loving the picture!!!!

SEe did you remove the sound deadening material on the floor of the car????

It is very hard to remove from i read but the norm is soak it in hot water first!

also with track days, since you have new brakes pipes all around might as well replaces the master cylinder, only around £25 cheap. Also though about UT front brakes? (this will allow u to keep ur 13" wheels!)

Ming

See for Fitting the harness eyes and plate, did you have to weld the plate in ???

Thanks
Ming

YcMing said:

See for Fitting the harness eyes and plate, did you have to weld the plate in ???

Thanks
Ming

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Hi YcMing

You can but you don't have too??although iam not 100% sure about that but it does make it safer,mines have been bolted and lightly tig welded,and if it was to ever be scrutterneered the plate you use has to be 60mm x 60mm Square and 3mm thick thats fia rules,on the rear eye bolts i have just used the existing bolting point but iam not sure i will use them as i might use the cage when fitted,we'll see,

Cheers Scuderia

Its never bloody easy is it:d

Well i have decided to mount and bolt the bracket and cylinder under my legs just under the front of my seat as believe it or not every other location thats available just does not fit the bill at all,i would have fitted it below the Co/Drivers seat but because i fitted a foot rest as well as foot plate on that side the plate gets in the way of mounting it there but iam happy enough to have it at my side,

Here is a pic where it will be mounted,



You will see in the pic's below as to where i can't mount it because of the reasons below,

The cage when fitted would foul the cylinder,

Harnesses would foul the cylinders working parts,

Harness eye bolts foul the cylinder,

Seats when fitted would not be high enough to place the cylinder underneath,

Me or the Co/Driver can't pull the pin when harnesses are fitted,


Harness and eye bolts foul the working parts and the Co/Driver and me can't reach the pin when seated and harnesses fitted




To High to fit below the seat when mounted and we both can't reach the pin when seated with harnesses fitted


Below marked in red is where the interior pull handle will be fitted that we can both reach when seated and harnesses fitted,


Below is where the outside pull handle will be fitted,


Well thats about all i had time to do today but theres always another after today:d

Cheers Scuderia

I loved your car before, now I love it even more. You've done a great job. I hope you and the boy have lots of fun.
See you soon at the meets.

tifosotony said:

I loved your car before, now I love it even more. You've done a great job. I hope you and the boy have lots of fun.
See you soon at the meets.

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Cheers much appreciated,Hows you well hope?,

To be honest i thought i would have had it ready for an outing or two this spring but its not looking like it:thumb_down:but if i could get the seat mounts and bucket seats along with both sets of 4 point harnesses and get a MOT on it i might get a few outings between Spring and Summer then i can get back on the job,we'll see,hope to see you this year at a few meets

All the best Scuderia

Scuderia said:

Cheers much appreciated,Hows you well hope?,

To be honest i thought i would have had it ready for an outing or two this spring but its not looking like it:thumb_down:but if i could get the seat mounts and bucket seats along with both sets of 4 point harnesses and get a MOT on it i might get a few outings between Spring and Summer then i can get back on the job,we'll see,hope to see you this year at a few meets

All the best Scuderia

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Im sure we'll see the car at a meet soon!

Hi Chaps,

Well iam still working on the lifeline but more on that around the end of the week all going well?,

As i said the other day a good friend was making me a fuel pump bracket for the new in-line fuel pump iam now using with the new fuel system and iam pleased to say its now hereall i have now left to do to it is give it a lick of paint and fit it,



Cheers Scuderia

that looks shexhy!!!

Update

Hi,

Well iam not finished plumbing in this lifeline yet iam short on parts as i decided to use a extra nozzle jet on the fuel tank area so i hope to order what i need to finish off the engine bay area this week all going well,the parts i still have left are as follows:

1 x Nozzle

1mtr Tubbing

tubbing clips

And the parts iam short of

1mtr tubbing

1 x t-piece

1 x Nozzle

So as soon as i have them i will update the thread,i have also got the started button panel to pop-rivet back on as i had to removed it when i had the dash off so i hope to get that done in a few days,

Well i had to remove the dash to get all the cable pulls and cylinder tubbing routed and secured in place properly and iam not going to say removing the dash was easy because it was a complete ******* of a job! getting it all back on after i had routed the parts but iam pleased to say it is now all back together as i found it,

Dashboard Removed






Well at long last i got the battery cut of switch i fitted on the dash Months ago finished off by fitting the pull handle on the scuttle panel,you can either fit 2 switches one on the dash and one on the scuttle panel but you can also do it the way i have as i was limited for space as the scuttle panel is to small to fit another switch so i fitted the pull handle and linked it up to the pre-spring loaded key that is a part of the battery cut off switch in the pic's below,





I have also got the pull handles for the lifeline cylinder all mounted one on the dash and the other on the scuttle panel,






As i said i have now got all the tubbing and cables routed and secured in place,i have also got the passenger nozzle jet and the d river jet mounted and all plumbed in as well as an extra nozzle on the fuel tank area but lets hope i never need to use it,its not way perfect but it will suit my needs but like i said lets hope i never need to pull them cables,



Cylinder All Plumbed in






Nozzle Jets









More as and when i get to work done,



Cheers Scuderia

The fun just continues, eh!

Cracking build and enjoying the updates mate!

Martyn said:

The fun just continues, eh!

Cracking build and enjoying the updates mate!

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It sure does,

I have a few small updates, i got the engine bay lifeline nozzle jet brackets made up nothing special but thay will do the job well,i have also now got the fuel pump bracket so i now need to get it painted up,i will post up some pics later when i get the chance,

Cheers Scuderia