Tuning Built vs Bought Cinquecento track day project

[Liquid Knight II]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HEADLAMP-...231307&hash=item58f91f70ec:g:KX0AAOSwOrxZxLcA

£33 for a new headlight , These are lhd ones , Take the glass off your RHD units and glue them on te new ones boom new headlights

Way ahead of you there. I have a pair coming from the mother country.

 

[Sir16v]

Not exactly track essential but with the reflectors in the headlights being pants I'm being healthy and safe.

Both reflector holders are brittle and only being held on by one or two of the lugs so new headlights are on my list. Even if I have to buy left hand drive ones and swap lenses over.

love the lights,i thought i was bad for it,usually got two sets on my cars for roads near me,it gets dark!

 

[Liquid Knight II]

If anyone is wondering how to fit them without taking the bumper off I removed the number plate and used a hole cutter to make an opening big enough to get a socket and short extension up there.

I am reconsidering the whole "Built vs Bought" idea.

Three reasons.

1/ It's pedantic.
2/ My Cinquecento is rarer than I thought and I'd feel guilty (a bit).
3/ My Cloverleaf is a perfect replacement for my Bravo.

See what I mean?

 

[jatkinson]

id love a 145 be a hard to choose which one to work on

 

[jonjg]

Crap!

Only 255 Cinquecento Sporting models on the road.

https://www.fiatforum.com/auction-watch/455676-sporting-no-sunroof.html?p=4308092

I've done an online MOT history check and mine has genuinely covered less than 60,000 miles.

Could be worth restoring rather than racing.

:bang:

dont worry i have 3 of them in broom yellow! still going!

 

[jonjg]

Crap!

Only 255 Cinquecento Sporting models on the road.

https://www.fiatforum.com/auction-watch/455676-sporting-no-sunroof.html?p=4308092

I've done an online MOT history check and mine has genuinely covered less than 60,000 miles.

Could be worth restoring rather than racing.

:bang:

dont worry i have 3 of them in broom yellow! still going!

 

[Liquid Knight II]

id love a 145 be a hard to choose which one to work on

I kind of fancy taking part in the Twinspark Cup.

 

[Paul106xsi]

If anyone is wondering how to fit them without taking the bumper off I removed the number plate and used a hole cutter to make an opening big enough to get a socket and short extension up there.

Good idea! I've got a set of spot lamps to go on my Sei and was wondering what the best way to do it is.

 

[Liquid Knight II]

Good idea! I've got a set of spot lamps to go on my Sei and was wondering what the best way to do it is.

The "best" way is to take the bumper off.

 

[Ady117]

This is mine.... but it broke today, i think its the crank sensor... had the AA out it was showing an immobiliser fault but also no crank rpm when trying to start it, AA man brough me home and said to get a crank sensor tomorrow ... so might be back in action soon.. its a 1.2 8v Punto mk2,

 

[Liquid Knight II]

She's tidy looking there Ady117

I've started a "Heeeeeelllllp!" thread...

https://www.fiatforum.com/lets-talk-fiat/456068-1368cc-16v-engine-tuning.html?p=4310124

...for tuning tips. I don't want to go too mad with the 1368 but it's good to know what has been done. As I found with FrankenFiat tried and tested is a lot less hassle. :devil:

 

[Ady117]

Thanks will check it out...

 

[Liquid Knight II]

Not much in the way of progress to report. The Cinquecento has done 1,007 miles since I bought the old girl and teething problems aside no further issues.

Those 1,007 have cost me £100 in petrol so far. Warming up on cold days, traffic and everything it still works out...

£100 / £1.19 (per liter) / 5.5 = 15.28 gallons

1,007 miles / 15.28 gallons = 65.9 mpg

Not bad eh?

Worth a celebratory meme.

 

[Liquid Knight II]

I've been doing the sums and it's not looking good.

Wheels - £220
Tyres - £180
Bucket seats - £150
Harnesses - £120
Polycabonate - £70
Tiger seal - £20
Suspension - £200
Brakes - £180
Parts from a Punto Sporting to do the conversion - £100
Idea 1368cc donor - £60

£1,300

:bang:

There are some seriously quick cars out there for less than that.

Oh and the £400 the car owes me making it a total of £1,700

I need to think again.

 

[Liquid Knight II]

https://www.fiatforum.com/classifieds/showproduct.php?product=35196&limit=recent

I'm not going to spend money on the 145 either. I'm taking the Bravo apart today and I just don't feel the same way about the Cinquecento.

 

[NordicAnt]

£100 / £1.19 (per liter) / 5.5 = 15.28 gallons

1,007 miles / 15.28 gallons = 65.9 mpg

Not bad eh?


Worth a celebratory meme.

but theres not 5.5 litres in a gallon in the uk?

it's 4.54, so should this not be 18.51gallons?

1,007 miles / 18.51 gallons = 54.4 mpg?

 

[Liquid Knight II]

Yep. That sounds more like it. I was pretty drunk when I posted that.


Good news. Headlights are on their way and I have ordered a set of springs.

Bad news my Mk1 Sporting donor can not supply the parts I want unless I buy the whole engine and even then it won't come with the loom or ECU. :bang:

Stupid EU regulations.

 

[Liquid Knight II]

With this in mind...



...I did this...

...at work today.

Just waiting for springs.

 

[Liquid Knight II]

Spring has sprung but I'm not lowering my Cinquecento today.

I took a before shot to see if the car would end up like my photoshopping yesterday.

Opened the box and...

Rule 2: Check the part before you take anything apart.

...the springs didn't look right. Sure enough the standard springs are two centimeters wider at the base and one coil less. So instead of being -40mm these would be +80mm if they could be fitted.

So as I had the car on ramps I got horny and fitted my Maserati dual tone. Now the Womlings will be in for a shock if they pull out in front or cut me up. :devil:

 

[Liquid Knight II]

Care package from Italy.

Should be a Hella cool night shift tonight. :devil: