Grande Punto col7104's Grande T-Jet

cool... just what the GPS needs, the std springs are rubbish

Looks really well!

How is she driving? With mine screwed down that low it vibrates slightly when accelerating.

What a nice chap for helping you out!
I bet your going to tell me it's your dad or something? lol
Looks amazing mate, proper love it. guess you like red cars then? Me too
What drop are you going to end uphaving on the coilys then do you reckon?

Its Peter from GSR. Looks good. I really want coilovers now

Love it, especially the colour, so vibrant, make sure it stays that way.

mmmmmmm looks wicked bet its nice working on a clean oil free car

Adz

Yeah I have noticed the vibrations when accelerating. Back feels very hard too but hoping that'll get better once it's raised. Haven't a clue what final drop will be - whatever looks good lol.

Gave it it's first wash today. Those wheels are a biatch to clean...Mjet wheels must be even worse!

And yes, very nice to work on...though you do get a decidedly wrong feeling taking apart a week old car

Horrible to do arent they.

col7104 said:

Those wheels are a biatch to clean...Mjet wheels must be even worse!

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Damn right they are

You dont waste any time do you dude, coming along nicely

nice mate

looks great, especially on the coilovers!

M-jet wheels really are a PITA to clean btw lol

Cheers for the comments

Slammed and rubbing everywhere:



And today I got it tracked, then some rubber put on the new wheels and fitted them:



They're Compomotive CXT 18 in x 8J finished in anthracite. For anyone wanting similar, the offset is ET48. Clears the shock strut, as the parts manager at Fiat put it so gracefully, by a gnat's cock width. Can probably get away with 3mm spacers, which are on the way just in case I decide to do that.

Shame the weather's so crap - would have got better pics...and lowered it slightly too as I raised it too much.

Tune in next week for your next instalment Working 7-6 on weekdays means I can only do so much every weekend

Looks Amazing mate !!! Will see it in the flesh next weekend mate

jesus your not wasting any time lol. I really like those wheels aswell. Would you be offended if i were to copy?

nice car! looks nice lowered and i love them alloys...spot on!

I would of thought you could get more than a 3mm spacer on aswell ive got 20mm on the back of mine.

ive got to say wow, those wheels really suit the GPS. Especially the anthracite colour of them

wow very nice:yum: love them wheels mate looks great. i wish i got 18'' 8j now . coming on fast mate keep it up

when you fitting that intercooler mate or is that next weeks instalment.

Well, slight relief I suppose - I was rather worried the wheels would look pants!

Damn, blow my mod cover why don't you! It won't be intercooler next week though, that'll be another few weeks yet. Plus, I think it was wise not going for 8j...if I hit a bump while taking a fast corner, it'll scrape on something. Has slowed it down a bit too acceleration-wise, but that's more a case of wider tyres than rims I suppose! I think you have more than enough power to steer round that problem anyway

Got some half decent pics today while the sun was out:




I was impressed with grip as standard, but these Contis (ones you get with Abarth SS's) are amazing. It takes wet corners faster than the old Sei would in the dry.