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Cinquecento Cinquecento 1.4 16v Trackday Car

Introduction

This is a car that I bought just over 4 years ago with the plan to turn it into a track car. Well, it's taken all of that time since then to replace just about every bit of it and prepare it for its first track outing, which was yesterday, 31st Aug 12 at Castle Combe.

Spec is as follows:

Stilo 1368cc 16v Engine, producing 109bhp, 109lb.ft
Stilo 6-speed gearbox with Quaife ATB diff
Punto mk1 inlet manifold with Bravo 1.6 throttle body
Supersprint tubular exhaust manifold going to custom 2" de-cat system (2 silencers, 96dB static)
Emerald K6 engine management with custom loom
3.5Bar fuel pressure from Coupe 20VT fuel pump to T-Jet injectors

AVO GTZ coilover suspension, OMP Seicento MPI Strut brace
Modified top-mounts to give just over -2deg camber and extra castor

Sparco bolt-in roll cage
Sparco Sprint-V seats, Willans harnesses

Punto GT front brake calipers and discs (257mm vented)
Lancia Thema 16v wheels (14x6J)

I think that just about covers the spec, so here are the pictures of the car as it was at Castle Combe yesterday. I gave a few passenger rides and gave the keys to a couple of my friends from the Coupe Club (FCCUK) and everyone was very impressed. It's not a fast car by any means, but it's loads of fun and surprisingly chuckable. Should be well suited to its next outing, Curborough Sprint track on Sep 14th with the Coupe Club.

Enjoy,

James.

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Unfortunately the car hasn't seen the track since last December. Got a new MOT last week though so may still be on track before the end of this year. Has been off the road since the old MOT lapsed in May, so needs a bit more regular running to keep it from deteriorating.
 
Feeling like I should get some use out of the Cinq this year, I went and did another Castle Combe track day on Monday 28th Oct. A few of my friends from the Coupe club were in attendance as well. The weather was horrible (the morning after the 'worst storm in years'), but it was a really fun day in all. The RWD cars on track (S2000, Porsche 968, Locost etc) were really tip-toeing around, making them easy targets for the little Cinq.

Some excellent photos were taken by my friend at Dannyboy Photography (dannyboyphotography.co.uk). The whole gallery can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.253490191470079.1073741849.226336387518793&type=1

Here are the pictures of the Cinq. Enjoy.

James

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Hi everyone,

It's been a while since I've visited this forum... My life and interests have changed a bit in the last few years, but I still have this little car.

I took the car to a few track days at Castle Combe and at Curborough, which were always great fun. One outing at Combe was so wet that I was able to catch and overtake several very fast RWD cars like BMW M6 and Locost kit car which were struggling to put any power down. The LSD and wet tyres on the Cinq were fantastic in those conditions.

However, hopefully I won't have it for much longer though, because it really needs to go now and is for sale.

Sadly the Cinq hasn't been out on the road for about 3 years and looks a bit sorry for itself having developed some nasty lacquer peel on the roof and a bit of moss. Mechanically it's still complete, but naturally having sat for so long it has got issues:
- The main one being that it won't start. The starter motor only turns very slowly and seems to draw a lot of current, so we suspect that there is a poor earthing there maybe. Tried 2 motors with the same result.
-Another issue is that if it were running again then it would need a remap because the fuel pump was replaced which seemed to change the fuelling and it didn't run quite the same afterwards.
-The wheel bearings are probably shot too after being sat.

I'm sad to have to sell it, but times change and needs must. I'll make a classified ad for it linked to this thread, but in the meantime if anyone is interested in buying the car (even if it's to break it for the good parts) then drop me a message. I'm not sure how much to ask for it - what's it even worth?

Anyway, I certainly have some good memories and from this car and I really learnt a lot when building it. Maybe someone else can take it on and look after it?

James
 
Hi James

I'm sure someone would love to own your car! (They've probably already bought it!)


Is the alternator seized by any chance?
 
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