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Seicento Seicento Abarth - Van Aaken High Boost Turbo

Introduction

So i guess its about time to create my own thread on this car, only had it 4 years :eek: Alot of people on here will know the car but we had alot of new cento members recently alot of which won't have seen her before.

Its originally from Jersey, it was ordered new from fiat by a doctor from Jersey who specified all options (bar the rarer wheels). So it has factory remote central locking, Air-con (apparently its rare to have AC & a sunroof but it has both) & ABS brakes. It was then delivered to Van Aaken new who fitted their high boost turbo kit to it.

It was then bought by a policeman i think and brought over to the main land. It was then bought by Donna on here and then Jamie86 on here (don't think either post on here anymore though) & then finally i bought it off Jamie.

It was at this point still not UK registered (despite having been here for at least 24 months!:eek:) So i got it registered which meant i had to lose the cool numberplate it had :(

Well to pictures then:

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The day i bought it, getting a MOT - she passed with no advisories :)

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On the way back to York with her, stopped in services. Note the cool numberplate.

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Back home, next to Black Betty, the cinq JustAndy bought a few months back

Then we jump forward a few years to 2010, I haven't really driven it much, she only comes out to play in summer, these are just before she went for her MOT in 2010
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Notice in that pic she still has oem exhaust!! :eek:
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that cover thing was fitted by the first owner, the doctor, to hide all the medical stuff that was carried around the island in it, i like it so kept it.
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She passed the MOT again no real issues, just had to clean up the handbrake actuator that year as it was sticking (well known common problem amongst us cento'ers).

So went for a razz about with a lad with a mini, a seicento looks massive next to a old mini! lol
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Showing off her bits
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Saving a Ford
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And then here's some pics from last summer - she only did 50 miles or so last summer so not many pics
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And one of her parked next to her big sister
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Amd now for some recent pics. Been getting her ready for the MOT this year over last month or so - the old stock exhaust finally fell to pieces so had to get a new one.
So she stuck her arse in the air so i could get underneath.
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And the front (she was like this for a couple of weeks and the pikeys where i live would have had the wheels so they came off as well)
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And bought some shiny pipes - intend to get a full custom exhaust from downpipe back at some point with a larger bore than stock but funds didn't allow for that yet.
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And finally, some new yellow abarth centre caps and new open-ended shiny wheel nuts..
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And that brings us upto date. I have many bits to go on the car but i will keep this thread updated now its here.

MOT in the morning. Wish her luck!!

Questions, comments etc welcome.
Yeah, had a blue cylindrical one.. Its in a white box with a mount and some pipes etc. Cheers for the offer but that one at yours is tiny, dont fancy having one quite that tiny, pretty as it is. I could just leave it but the oil breather pipe is just a tad too short now the air filter gas moved so its either find the tank and hoses with it or buy a bit me longer pipe atm.
 
Dont worry i will ;-) doubtful it would be that easy to sell tbh and Im not gonna weigh it in, that would just be silly.

There is now an oil cooler and a BMC CDA where the ac condenser was, just need to fit the oil catch tank and its almost ready to be tested and MOT'd but cannot find it anywhere, starting to think i gave it to someone but dont remember. So if i gave anyone reading this one let me know so i can stop searching and buy a new one lol.

I'll upload a few pictures when Im back home later.

I remember months ago you were gonna sell it because I was interested but not sure if you actually sold it, it was a long long time ago though
 
So was looking for some wheel cleaner earlier and...

...Found the catch tank. WOOHOO!

Also, quick sneak peak of whats I've been upto.
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And yes i know the oil cooler shouldn't be that way round, it will be flipped when the pipe works goes on so it doesn't air-lock.
 
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well had to move the sei yesterday, i think it was october or early november last time it ran but stuck the battery lead back on battery, turned key....

....as always she started on the button and purrs like a kitten :woot:

Things i need to do still:
-fit oil take off and fill up oil cooler
-replace some cable ties
-tighten a few jubilee clips back up
-put bumper back on
-refurb wheels
-buy some tyres

Can't afford the last 2 items of the list atm though :(
 
Engine is impressive, congratulates :) Very nice seicento, I would like to know what the color wheel?
 
Ok, thank you, I repainted the same color on the rims of my black abarth :)
 
Awaits @Honeymonster to come along :)

you know if you ever want rid of them silly multispoke wheels ;) ill take them off you


Come on J, you should know by now Blu likes to leave his cars outside to ferment like a fine wine. If Monster was running he would be here with me and I'd be driving him everyday. :p
 
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