Punto (Mk1) My Green 60s

blu73 · Jul 29, 2014

yes them ones you linking are mk1 sporting wheels, thats what i would go for and get them painted in anthracite like GT3 wheels (see my cinqucento, it has a set, click pic in my sig to go to its thread).

Full service would defo be top of my list as little history - afterall servicing is the bit that keeps it running efficiently and reliably.
I'd be looking at doing the following myself (some may think i am a bit overkill but you know where you are with everything by doing it all):
-oil and filter
-coolant flush and renew
-new air filter
-new HT leads
-new spark plugs
-new cambelt and tensioner (this is easy on these engines and you can't break valves etc if you get it wrong like on many cars)
-new waterpump
-new thermostat (genuine item not a unbranded white box one)
-new aux belt
-check and replaces brake parts as required (discs, pads, drums, shoes)
-new brake fluid
-check wheel bearings and replace if required
-check gearbox oil level and top up as required
-new fuel filter

Sounds like alot but parts should come in at about £150 and you don't need to do it all in one go, i would start with fluids and filters first. Then the rest of the order would depend how each thing looks but break it into bits, belts and waterpump, checking brakes and wheel bearings, ignition parts. Individually these bits are really cheap and easy to do in a few hours max each.

Rockeraron · Jul 29, 2014

blu73 said:
yes them ones you linking are mk1 sporting wheels, thats what i would go for and get them painted in anthracite like GT3 wheels (see my cinqucento, it has a set, click pic in my sig to go to its thread).

Full service would defo be top of my list as little history - afterall servicing is the bit that keeps it running efficiently and reliably.
I'd be looking at doing the following myself (some may think i am a bit overkill but you know where you are with everything by doing it all):
-oil and filter
-coolant flush and renew
-new air filter
-new HT leads
-new spark plugs
-new cambelt and tensioner (this is easy on these engines and you can't break valves etc if you get it wrong like on many cars)
-new waterpump
-new thermostat (genuine item not a unbranded white box one)
-new aux belt
-check and replaces brake parts as required (discs, pads, drums, shoes)
-new brake fluid
-check wheel bearings and replace if required
-check gearbox oil level and top up as required
-new fuel filter

Sounds like alot but parts should come in at about £150 and you don't need to do it all in one go, i would start with fluids and filters first. Then the rest of the order would depend how each thing looks but break it into bits, belts and waterpump, checking brakes and wheel bearings, ignition parts. Individually these bits are really cheap and easy to do in a few hours max each.

Will go through these things as and when I can

These are Going in it tomorrow.

Fitted this already today

Was easy...took about 5 secs too get the other one out and blu was Right. the adaptar(or one of em) from my Almera fits perfectly.lol only problem is that it stays on all the time so I will have too remember to Take the Face off it or I will drain the battery.lol
theres a power button on the Head unit but it doesnt seem too turn it off in this car...strange.lol
I had to get started on my soundsystem..Cant do without music! And the Standard speakers I noticed earlier sound really good with the new Headunit.

but I will still be upgrading em. ya cant go wrong with upgrading for more Quality sound

Rockeraron · Jul 29, 2014

This is the sort of Backbox I will be getting At some point,Theres a garage down the road who fit these too any car for a flat 50 Quid

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TWIN-3-0-STAINLESS-STEEL-EXHAUST-OVAL-BACKBOX-NEW-/160586064802?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2563ace3a2
All of my cars apart from the Almera I have had this sort of style or similar backboxes,they sound nice and deep but arn't ridiculously loud

And they look awesome too

bluejohn125 · Jul 31, 2014

When your rig is installed I hope you'll be playing plenty of these guys...

Rockeraron · Jul 31, 2014

Subs are now fitted finally.lol All the wiring is hidden under the plastic trim

Sounds great now and the standard speakers are doing quite well as mid,tweeters.they will do untill I upgrade the Components in the back and dash.
I took some pics whilst doing it but like a numpty I left my camera at a friends house. will pick it up tomorrow.lol.Couldnt believe how good the paintwork under the rear seats is!Was expecting them to be rusty as hell but the floor looks brand new still!Apart from the mess under the seats...needs a good vacuming.lol
Started on the T-cut today but then after doing the doors,bonnet and wings then the Wonderful british weather turned against me and it started tipping down.lol gonna nip up to Van beeks after and get some Autoglym resin polish which will be going on after I finish T-cutting.

Wheel trims are badly scuffed,chunks missing out of em nd all the paint has worn off so I am gonna take em off and give the steels a coat of black paint.
Just untill i can get some alloys in a few weeks

Was gonna have a go at painting the trims White Gloss but they are too badly scuffed tbh.lol. And one of em is odd too the to the Rest

Rockeraron · Jul 31, 2014

found another camera so took a couple of pics after the T-cut. Tomorrow I gonna Get some Auto Glym Resin polish to finish it off,
Might get a couple of cans of underseal spray too and give it a coat of that.cant hurt.lol

when i first got it the Wings and bonnet were as dull as hell and now with just the T-cut its brought em out a bit. took a couple of hours to go over the whole car.lol
and after polish is done it should be like a mirror!
this how it was when i picked it up. pictures aint the best quality on this camera but ya should be able too see the dullness on the top off the wings,the bonnet and roof were like that too.lol

fiat-punto-hatchback-60-s-3dr-fc249b7372b3a46193d50a91eeacf8c7-640x480.jpg

And this is after just T-cut

Will pick up some bumper black tomorrow when I get the polish too then it should look good.xd

Rockeraron · Aug 2, 2014

Fixed the Squealey Alternator belt.looks brand new.lol so I just tightened it up a bit.now it wont wake the entire street up when I start it up.lol

Clutch is making a clicking noise at 3/4 of the way down,Seems to be coming from the Bellhousing,Gears change smoothly though and the clutch still feels smooth to push in apart from the click
Found a clutch kit for £39.95 so will order that next week.
Its not the slave cylinder as it is brand new,was fitted the day I bought the car

So will get the kit fitted and see if that cures it-fingers crossed-

Pic of the new headlights,were a pain too get the bloody things unplugged.lol damn things were almost glued together.lol
pic aint too great but they are hell of alot brighter now than they were.and they have a blue tint too em.Road legal though according to the guy in the shop.

Rockeraron · Aug 2, 2014

Rockeraron said:
Subs are now fitted finally.lol All the wiring is hidden under the plastic trimSounds great now and the standard speakers are doing quite well as mid,tweeters.they will do untill I upgrade the Components in the back and dash.
I took some pics whilst doing it but like a numpty I left my camera at a friends house. will pick it up tomorrow.lol.Couldnt believe how good the paintwork under the rear seats is!Was expecting them to be rusty as hell but the floor looks brand new still!Apart from the mess under the seats...needs a good vacuming.lol
Started on the T-cut today but then after doing the doors,bonnet and wings then the Wonderful british weather turned against me and it started tipping down.lol gonna nip up to Van beeks after and get some Autoglym resin polish which will be going on after I finish T-cutting.

Wheel trims are badly scuffed,chunks missing out of em nd all the paint has worn off so I am gonna take em off and give the steels a coat of black paint.
Just untill i can get some alloys in a few weeks
Was gonna have a go at painting the trims White Gloss but they are too badly scuffed tbh.lol. And one of em is odd too the to the Rest

Pics from fittingthe subs,amp.
Fiat left a perfect little channel under the plastic trim for me to run the wires through.

TY Fiat.lol

Yay no wires showing

Shiny shiny under my seats

Very surprised to find no rust.lol

Time To Rock on!:slayer::slayer:

On My speedo all the numbers around the outside are barely visible so Think I will get some new dash bulbs...mebbe green seeing as thats what colour the car is.lol or I might just go with traditional Blue.lol

Seems the rain has finally stopped so might get a chance to get some polishing done

flisko · Aug 2, 2014

green leds will be barely seen, better to put white in

Rockeraron · Aug 3, 2014

Too late.lol I already ordered em

They look quite bright on the Pics,have too be brighter than not working around the outside.lol
After 2-3 attempts Finally managed too egt the car Polished

Looking smart now.

Before the bumpers and trim

Hadnt buffed off the B2B so it looks a little off in these pics.

I also used B2B on the plastics in the engine bay

prolly get a pic or 2 tomorrow...the Airbox looks brand new.lol

RhysSmoove · Aug 4, 2014

Lovely looking Punto! Reminds me of my dads old one! (He used to have a black '97 Punto 55 Team). I used to love that car, probably what got me into Punto's myself!

I can distinctly remember my dad changing the old steels for the Sporting alloys and they looked great! We are talking a good 10 years ago here though!

Rhys

Rockeraron · Aug 17, 2014

My stickers Finally arrived so put them on earlier

2 on the rear quart windows and one on the rear window

Doesnt look like I will be putting a backbox on this now as I went to see the guy in the garage next door about the cat which I thought was rusted through,turns out its only the heat shield wrapped around it that is rusted and the cat itself is in good shape

He assured me it will not fail an mot as it is now so thats saved me a few quid

And it appears that it wasnt actually the cat that was blowing. it was instead the part where the front and rear sections join together.
So now I have 2 choices. I can Either put a new Standard exhaust on it for 60 quid or I could put one of these on

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-FIAT-PUNTO-MK1-STAINLESS-STEEL-EXHAUST-SYSTEMS-/280262841665
(Spotted this on someone elses post I was reading ...cant for the life of me find that post again though.lol)

Am I right in thinking this replaces the section from the behind the cat too the rear??Or does it replace the cat aswell?

blu73 · Aug 17, 2014

that will attached the rear of the cat not replace it.. I'd say go for it, they are decent quality.

Rockeraron · Aug 18, 2014

Ok will get one of those on after I sort this clutch out

need to prioritise that cos if clutch goes I am off the road.lol

Rockeraron · Sep 1, 2014

Well I have the car booked in for thursday to get a new clutch fitted. Got quoted bout 250 quid for it. Unfortunatly the Clutch gave up on life on Friday afternoon so Gonna be off the road untill thursday-friday:-(
Gonna cost me a fortune in taxi fares this week to work and back.lol

Rockeraron · Sep 5, 2014

Just got my Car back from the garage. cost 273 quid too fix it...the Clutch fork was screwed too so they put a new one on for me.lol
heres a couple of pics of the old clutch.
Totally Screwed.lol

The fork getting bent up like that.is it normal when a clutch goes??lol
It appears too have grooves cut into it.

Anyways should be good now for another at leats 50k miles right???Is nice and smooth now.lol A fly could land on it and depress the pedal

blu73 · Sep 5, 2014

well if your thrust bearing had completely fallen apart the forks would be pushing directly on teh pressure plate - would cause some damage to the pressure plate and the fork.

Rockeraron · Oct 9, 2014

Well my car is turning into an expensive one now.

Payed 295 + 100 from my old almera part ex .thought I had a good deal there..lol then the clutch went and had to be replaced so that cost me 270 quid..then today it went for its 1st M.O.T since I bought it and failed on the Rear radius arm which is gonna cost bout 85 quid to fix,the exhaust middle and front sections need replacing so thats another 90 quid:bang:...Luckily 2nd hand tyres are only about a tenner each or I woulda been paying another 90 quid for 2 new tyres lol so now I am pushing for a total of 450 quid in repairs so far.which is more than I payed for the car!lol
My house mate suggested I scrap it...but I refused.I am not giving up on it just yet

Couple of other problems I know it has are that one of the Shocks are leaking fluid a little so will probably have to replace both of them soon. And finally my Brake pads and Discs are quite worn but at least with those I can do it myself and not have to pay a garage to do it for me.lol
hopefully after these jobs are done then It will be good for another couple of years(fingers crossed) lol

blu73 · Oct 9, 2014

not to sound cold or anything but its a 15 year old car, things don't last forever. doesn't sound that bad to me that - and would have not cost much at all to DIY fix. I'd punch your mate for even suggesting to scrap it for that, its next to nothing and on most stuff other than a fiat that would have cost alot more than it did really. This is ultimately what happens come MOT time if you buy a really cheap car, everything you have mentioned except tyres have probably been on the car since new so they are doing pretty well IMO.

StevenRB45 · Oct 9, 2014

There's nothing on the list that isn't a consumable to me which isn't bad at all given the age of it. Much better than needing large sections cut out and replaced. I suppose as a percentage of the value of the car it's a lot of work but the total to sort that lot out wouldn't even buy a set of premium tyres for a modern car.

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