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Punto (Mk2/2b) my punto sporting

Introduction

thought i would upload some pictures of my car at this early stage of my project.
So far i've fitted an OMP racing backbox (ybracing.com), GSR induction kit (GSR), Carzone rear bumper (Ebay), Abarth roof spoiler (also Ebay),colour coded mirrors and a few cosmetic bits like door sills, aerials, tax discs holder and airfresher (halfords)! lol, also current doing a bit of sound proofing of the boot and under back seats using left over recording studio acoustic boards, see how it works out they were free after all! :)

got planned ... bit of mesh for rear bumper (awaiting delivery... still), need to fit colour coded handles (already painted), tint rear windows (£130 pssc tinting peterborough), abarth front bumper, toyo tr-1 tyres (coming soon - black circles), strut brace front, lowered springs (can't decide which ones on a £200 - 300 budget, probably G-max or PI), finish off with a nice GSR remap and supersprint manifold in around a year or 2, once gained extra cash and Insurance NCB lol.

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Re: my punto sporting - the Abarth chronicles

are you going to de-strip the sides or colour code them?

i was thinking of a full de-strip but then im thinking car doors in car parks? but i actually quite like the black contrasting strip, but now my handles are colour coded i dont think they go aswell.:confused:

first im going to lower around 35-40mm and take it from there i think(y)
 
wing mirrors and handle look fab

cheers.

I will also take some pics of the engine, although styling wise under the hood its very boring, just norm engine with gsr at the minute thinking of painting the rocker cover black just to tart up the engine bay a bit and maybe pay for a pro to give it a engine bay valet. but the 1.2 engines aren't the prettiest of engine's to begin with which is probably why fiat hide it with the monster-sized air box lol:D
 
New alloys - coming soon

I have decided not to spray the alloys. in fact ive decided to take them off.

and ive bought 4 of these babies

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i have got them in 15" 6.5J 4x100 in Race Silver. wrapped in 205/45 Toyo Proxies T1R's

ALL for only £298 lol(y) Bargain
 
Re: New alloys - coming soon

I have decided not to spray the alloys. in fact ive decided to take them off.

and ive bought 4 of these babies

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i have got them in 15" 6.5J 4x100 in Race Silver. wrapped in 205/45 Toyo Proxies T1R's

ALL for only £298 lol(y) Bargain
Make that 15" 7J (not 6.5J) 4x100 in race silver lol
and if anyone wants to know they are OZ Superleggra's
 
AAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!:bang:

my lovely wheels turned up this morning all 3 OF THEM!!!!

'where's the other one?"
"must be lost in transit? i though it was odd there was only 3 wheels" (:rolleyes:obviously he didn't go to school eh???)
"can you find it?"
"probably, could be in Coventry or Belfast"

What a t**t thats a big area!!!! what can i do with 3 wheels, make a nice coffee table!:bang::cry:

Parcel Force better find it!!!!!:bang:
 
AAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!:bang:

my lovely wheels turned up this morning all 3 OF THEM!!!!

'where's the other one?"
"must be lost in transit? i though it was odd there was only 3 wheels" (:rolleyes:obviously he didn't go to school eh???)
"can you find it?"
"probably, could be in Coventry or Belfast"

What a t**t thats a big area!!!! what can i do with 3 wheels, make a nice coffee table!:bang::cry:

Parcel Force better find it!!!!!:bang:

Get intouch with them mate im sure they will be able to track it and get it delivered ASAP

Other than that the car is looking sweet i love it!
 
im liking the abarth look, nice, have you got the windows tinted btw, cant tell really? If not get them done,

few of my own suggestions i would do to it if it were mine:


  1. get rid of that black strip on the sides, its only glue behind it - did it to mine and don't regret a second of it, hair dryer and an old credit card did the trick lol
  2. get HID's on it either 6000k for the white look or 8000k for the blue look, mines 8000k cos mines black so thought the blue would be better.
  3. get 17" rims the other ones would have looked better personally, the monza r's in black either matt or chromey finish but maybe chrome.
  4. and get rid of that old style fiat badge, just leave the punto sporting, looks alot better
  5. tint your rear lights
  6. lowered 30mm, so its not too low in terms of bumps but will make your ride smoother then a 40mm drop.
  7. get some wheel spacers from ricki (think thats the username on this forum) - sells them on ebay too probably bout 4mm and some longer wheel bolts - sells them too
  8. get a bee sting arial from halfords lol it looks nice though
hey and this punto would look the dogs bolloks indeed, just wish i had that sort of money lying around but oh well. Overall - nice job (y)
 
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Some perfect suggestions above.

Can't go without rear tints, rear tinted lights (ties in with front ones then), smoked side repeaters, lower the car, so not only does it handle better but look better, get perhaps some 17" multispokes as suggested, Monza's look good, my friend just got some in gold for his Saab.
 
The car is near enough perfect! Hope you're on the lookout for an Abarth rear bumper though lol The only bit I don't like!

Wheel size is fine and a drop of 50mm would finish it off nicely.
 
The car is near enough perfect! Hope you're on the lookout for an Abarth rear bumper though lol The only bit I don't like!

Wheel size is fine and a drop of 50mm would finish it off nicely.

cheers everyone for your comments.

jonnio's on the mark, 50mm drop on coilovers is what im doing next around august time.at the minute there is a bit too much space around the wheels so 50mm all round will bring it down nicely to the top of the wheel, then the wheels wont look so small (i think its a bit of an illusion, maybe due to the lower profile tyres and thin spokes)

As for the rear bumper i only really got that as it was a bargain and i got fed up of the sporting one. im looking for an abarth rear but i want to concentrate on the other bits first so im in no rush really, but yes, i would prefer the better quality and fit from the abarth rear.

im keeping the 15" superleggera's:p, as i wanted a really lightweight alloy wheel and you can't get much lighter than them around 4.9kg each. but for looks, 17" or even 16"s if the tyres weren't so expensive compared to 15"s, would look better, but they aren't really what im looking for but cheers for the suggestions. plus it will have an effect on my perform i feel as its only a 1.2 16v the extra weight will probably waste a fair bit of acceleration speed due to the extra weight on the wheels. HID's, now i like them and i want them, but do i need them not really i don't have any trouble with the bulbs i have at the minute so really it would only be a cosmetic mod (but obviously it would make the field of vision better) as im not in desperate need to see more at night, so i can't really justify buying HID's before coilovers etc. but if i were to get them i would go for 6000K:)

btw the rear already has 5mm spacers and ariel is a richbrook bee-sting style antitheft thingy from halfords:)


FUTURE PLANS

  • V-Maxx coilovers
  • Supersprint front and centre exhaust
  • paint calipers red (and drums) or may be just black but don't know if that would look boring
  • few interior cosmetic bits, gaiter surround, silver door popper surrounds, silver side heater vent surround (like onthe the mk2b active sport)
  • miller's injector cleaner and engine bay valet

distance future lol (1 year or so, depending on money and time:))
  • red dot 20 groove front disc, green stuff pads
  • sports cat, supersprint manifold
  • soundproof the rear, tailgate and front door and arches (just for comfort really as the road noise is really annoying sometimes)
  • abarth rear bumper
  • paint rocker cover black (as the 1.2 16v engine looks horrid)

So thats everything i think???? that my vision for the punto lol

what do people think???????
 
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