My new Cinquecento abarth ( R ) now 1.2 MPI

Hi ,
Ive done it again , I now own my second cinquecento .. so now i own a 1242 8v "sx" which some of you may know ...
i seen it advertised for sale in the classifieds so spoke to the lad selling it , arraged a date to view it 740 miles later , theres 2 cinquecentos sitting on my drive

got it home , Replaced the bat, ( tryed starting it when we picked it up but it was dead so had to jump start it with leads ) With the new bat on it started first turn of the key ,
also gave the Rear arches/ boot floor a Good coat of wax oil , to help it stop rusting , as its Sold as 100% rust free ,,, just found a little bit on the back arch , so addressed that asap

also the front brakes seem a bit poor . so started giveing them a good clean just need to get another tyre to put on my alloys then its mot time

bit of specs on the car ...( Ripped from the Advert)

A nice, tastefully modified Cinquecento Sporting Abarth. She has been on the forum for a long long while now and i hope she continues to be. I have owned her since December ‘07. Car is mad cheap to insure and is group 2. Small, nippy and easy to park and drive. LOW MILAGE! Only 64,000 miles! I ride a bike almost all year round. Registered in the last year of the cinquecento before the seicento. Car is registered in ’98 on an R plate. I put brand new bilstein shocks and eibach springs, the original dampers were knackerd but i still have the original springs.
Most of her history is in pictures on the forum due to her FF owners, and she has been spoilt rotten. I have a massice thick folder of history. Anyway, here is the list of mods:

Exterior:

-100% RUST FREE!
-Bodywork and paint in original factory Imola blue and in great condition
- Genuine Fiat Abarth (stamped) front and rear bumpers, side skirts and spoiler with brake light.
- Black vinyled B pillars
- 3 x 13" speedline Alloys (see below)
-Rare 14” Punto Abarth speedline Alloys
- Bilstein gas charged shocks
- Eibach -35mm lower springs
- Janspeed Stainless steel exhaust
- Red dot front discs
-Pressed numberplate

Interior:

- Black seat belts instead of standard red ones (clash with leather)
- A sunroof that doesn't leak!
- Full Leather Interior; front and rear seats, door cards and gear stick gaitor.
- Abarth Steering wheel.
- Abarth tax disc holder
- Abarth mats

Engine:

Runs beautifully, one of the things that most impressed me about this car. The FIRE series engine still runs like a sewing machine and never let me down.

- Polished rocker cover.
- Magnecor 85mm HT Leads
- Sparco Adjustable strut brace.
- 1108cc with 1240 P60 head
- Punto 75 cam
- 40mm webber Throttle body
- ECU is McCritch chipped
- Beautifull one-off Italian Performance Carbon Fibre Induction Kit
- Thatcham Cat.1 Toad Alarm Ai 606
- Remote Central Locking.
- Car is de-cat but i have a cat for MOTs

- pioneer front speakers, tweeters on a-pillars and infinity 6x9s.
- Spare wheel and original tool kit

Well spent Almost all day today ( 26 feb) doing Wash, Dry , clay with quick detailer, Wash, Dry , Polish with auto glym super resin , poorboys black hole , Poor boys Spr ( i think it was) , then One layer of wax , need to do another one tomorrow morning , but as it is its Shiny ,

Spent today (27th) booking a mot , paying insurance , changeing my wheels over , replaceing blowen bulbs , changeing my radio over

pics to follow

Certainly sounds like a good spec, looks decent from the pics I saw on FB as well

The not-so-secret is finally out :laugh:

Glad it's not a cd player though Looking forward to the pics

Sounds like a decent motor...enjoy! Did the old Cinq die on you?

Pictures you say ?
All before my Detailng day .... more pics will come up as i take them












Going to get under that bonnet and clean the mess up

Like, like, like.

Fecking hell at the height difference between the two cars. I'd heard your cinq was low but those pics really brought it home

Very, very nice mate!

I take it the old cinq is going to the great breakers in the sky?

love it, although they wheels look far too skinny. Even Gill has commented how good imola blue looks Cana wait to have a shot

Ha ha ha , and this one is lowered -30


Sadly its going to have to go its gona be a verry sad sad day

Ill sell you it rich mot is tomoz , so hopefully after then you can

Nice specs there James.
What's wrong wi Blue then??

Needs lowered bud

I know jodie .. but ive been told im not allowed to lower it any more than it is as ill ruin it lol

andi . its F***ed...

Sez who>

Shame about old blue but looks like you've got a great replacement there Guessing you'll at least transfer a few bits over from the old yin so it can live on in some respect?

Thinking I need sumat wi a bigger boot now, really fancy a boo