Cinquecento My '93 1.4 16v Cinquecento

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Or you'll end up with a car that's very stable in a straight line, but, BUT, just won't, WON'T, WON'T (tree approaching!) turn in...............

blu73 said:

you want wider track at front not the rear.. Need to know that ET though to know what size you should run.

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Is the front track not wider than the rear already?

Misfire appears to be a combination of MAP sensor and Lambda, changed MAP but not had chance to change Lambda yet.

Fitted new Strongflex bushes into new gearbox mount, got the engine side as well but not rear gearbox. Keeping standard for that one!


And Spax kit arrived, woohoo! :slayer:


So Spax kit and polybushed wishbones will hopefully be fitted this weekend if I have time:


Can't wait to get Spax kit on, whilst it will be stiff it will be much nicer than what's on there now!

Oh, and now I'm broke!!!

Just found this pic of me and my old Cinq!!!

yes the track is wider standard, but even a stock cinq sporting should have 3mm spacers on front and nothing at the rear... By fitting what you said the rear would be wider.

Anyhow, messing with the track width does funny things, i'm not gonna be a killjoy and say don't use them for anything other than ET correction but just be warned it massively effects handling characteristics changing it.

And many shiny parts to go on, don't you just love it when you spot the postman and know he has new shiny car parts for you

blu73 said:

And many shiny parts to go on, don't you just love it when you spot the postman and know he has new shiny car parts for you

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Yeah, and then he delivers the credit card statement the next day

what the lord bring'eth, he also take'eth away.. *shakes fist at sky*

One trick you can do (if fitting rear disks) is get away with further narrowing the track at the rear. Thus, running 35 et wheels, use a 10mm spacer at the front, nothing at the rear. You can't quite get away with this if running rear drums (need 3mm spacers).

Update time!

Got Spax kit fitted:


Old vs new!


Fitted a splitter from a Fabia, £10 from dealer.


Wishbones fitted


Engine mounts:




Bye bye old one!


Hello new one! Also went with brand new standard one for the rear, no polybush.


Fitted some new speakers, they were cheap and they're not amazing by most people's standards but they are 100% better than what was in there!


Fitted my trusty Alpine as well, been in nearly every car I've owned!


Exhaust fell off :bang: now has standard rear and middle. Will be making custom soon.


This is how she looks now, notice the dents in the door where the wind blew the wheelie bin in to it. Not happy!


Is a Spax 60/40 kit but I've swapped the rear springs for FKs that are more like a 50mm drop. Spax was just too high at the rear.

1.6 Bravo throttle body has come off, was leaking around the idle control valve. I can't work out how to get it out with breaking it, it's pushed in rather than bolted on like the 1.2 TB. With the 1.2 TB back on and the standard exhaust it feels noticeably slower, have to sort soon!!

Also, it managed to chew up the crank sensor wire which was causing the misfire!

We've just put deposit on a 100HP as a daily runner so my Cinq will be spending less time on the road so few more upgrades soonish (hopefully including 1.4 16v :slayer

I hope those are Seicento Spax's. On your old car which you sold to Donna who then sold it to me (it became Blue2 -- down for an MR2 engine) -- the Cinq spec Spaxes managed to crack the B pillar!

No-one ever told me it had been down a drag strip!

love what youve done so far.keep the pics coming I may steel some ideas of you lol as I have the same car .colour as well

nice update, shame about the dent but they happen so easy, such flimsy metal they are made of..

Cento900 said:

love what youve done so far.keep the pics coming I may steel some ideas of you lol as I have the same car .colour as well

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Cheers I'm keeping my eye out for a standard 900 in the same colour so I can park next to it and take a photo to compare ride heights!!!

Dent was really annoying but then our Alfa 145 got crashed the next day so I got over the dent! Think the only way to sort the dent will be a 1.4 16v engine.

On the plus side, our now dead Alfa is a 1.6 and has the 257mm front discs so I've got the choice of them or the Uno Turbo calipers. Don't think I can bring myself to taking the Revolutions off though, I love them!

Shame about the dent Could you not take the door card off and push most of the dent out? looks about the right height

Looking good. Try the revos over the brakes mine seemed to just about fit iirc on an initial fit upworth a try

I may be interested in some parts from the 145 - I have a 145 QV!

Chris

Chras said:

I may be interested in some parts from the 145 - I have a 145 QV!

Chris

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I've just bought my second 145....got a 1.8, and just bought a QV.

I'm sure someone else on the 145 forum has got a Cinq as well....some sort of pattern emerging here...:what:

I've noticed this too..

And I swear recognise Duncan name too - were you at Spring Alfa Day at the cotswolds when it poured down? 2012 maybe?

This has gone off topic but atleast it's all Italian

The Black Box said:

Looking good. Try the revos over the brakes mine seemed to just about fit iirc on an initial fit upworth a try

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The 257mm discs behind 13s??? I didn't think it was possible, gonna have to try that. Did you use any spacers? Caliper clearance looks pants on the Revos though....

And I swear recognise Duncan name too - were you at Spring Alfa Day at the cotswolds when it poured down? 2012 maybe?

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Yeah, I'm off the 145 forum and I've been to several Spring Alfa days where it rained a lot!!

I had 15mm spacers on are yours from an Alfa which is what mine are from. It's worth a try pretty sure after I fitted the brakes I tried them and they went on. I now run 14s revolution so I can use 195/45 uniroyals

The Black Box said:

I had 15mm spacers on are yours from an Alfa which is what mine are from. It's worth a try pretty sure after I fitted the brakes I tried them and they went on. I now run 14s revolution so I can use 195/45 uniroyals

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No idea, they are 4x98 but 13x5.5, think I'm right in saying you had 6j?
Not sure what ET mine are but 15mm spacers would make them stick out a mile! I'm definetly going to try that though, I'll be stoked if I can keep the wheels and have the stopping power, cheers mate!