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Cinquecento Cinquecento sporting Abarth...

Introduction

Hi ,
Ive done it again , I now own my second cinquecento .. so now i own a 1242 8v "sx" which some of you may know ...
i seen it advertised for sale in the classifieds so spoke to the lad selling it , arraged a date to view it 740 miles later , theres 2 cinquecentos sitting on my drive

got it home , Replaced the bat, ( tryed starting it when we picked it up but it was dead so had to jump start it with leads ) With the new bat on it started first turn of the key ,
also gave the Rear arches/ boot floor a Good coat of wax oil , to help it stop rusting , as its Sold as 100% rust free ,,, just found a little bit on the back arch , so addressed that asap :)

also the front brakes seem a bit poor . so started giveing them a good clean :) just need to get another tyre to put on my alloys then its mot time

bit of specs on the car ...( Ripped from the Advert)

A nice, tastefully modified Cinquecento Sporting Abarth. She has been on the forum for a long long while now and i hope she continues to be. I have owned her since December ‘07. Car is mad cheap to insure and is group 2. Small, nippy and easy to park and drive. LOW MILAGE! Only 64,000 miles! I ride a bike almost all year round. Registered in the last year of the cinquecento before the seicento. Car is registered in ’98 on an R plate. I put brand new bilstein shocks and eibach springs, the original dampers were knackerd but i still have the original springs.
Most of her history is in pictures on the forum due to her FF owners, and she has been spoilt rotten. I have a massice thick folder of history. Anyway, here is the list of mods:

Exterior:

-100% RUST FREE!
-Bodywork and paint in original factory Imola blue and in great condition
- Genuine Fiat Abarth (stamped) front and rear bumpers, side skirts and spoiler with brake light.
- Black vinyled B pillars
- 3 x 13" speedline Alloys (see below)
-Rare 14” Punto Abarth speedline Alloys
- Bilstein gas charged shocks
- Eibach -35mm lower springs
- Janspeed Stainless steel exhaust
- Red dot front discs
-Pressed numberplate

Interior:

- Black seat belts instead of standard red ones (clash with leather)
- A sunroof that doesn't leak!
- Full Leather Interior; front and rear seats, door cards and gear stick gaitor.
- Abarth Steering wheel.
- Abarth tax disc holder
- Abarth mats

Engine:

Runs beautifully, one of the things that most impressed me about this car. The FIRE series engine still runs like a sewing machine and never let me down.

- Polished rocker cover.
- Magnecor 85mm HT Leads
- Sparco Adjustable strut brace.
- 1108cc with 1240 P60 head
- Punto 75 cam
- 40mm webber Throttle body
- ECU is McCritch chipped
- Beautifull one-off Italian Performance Carbon Fibre Induction Kit
- Thatcham Cat.1 Toad Alarm Ai 606
- Remote Central Locking.
- Car is de-cat but i have a cat for MOTs

- pioneer front speakers, tweeters on a-pillars and infinity 6x9s.
- Spare wheel and original tool kit

Well spent Almost all day today ( 26 feb) doing Wash, Dry , clay with quick detailer, Wash, Dry , Polish with auto glym super resin , poorboys black hole , Poor boys Spr ( i think it was) , then One layer of wax , need to do another one tomorrow morning , but as it is its Shiny ,
well thats the p75 Cleaned up .. , going to get some sump sealer tomorow , and some fresh paint , and on saturday it will be Rip the old engine out , split the enigne and box , fit my lightened fly to the engine and baosh it all togeher

ohh once ive reconned my longer 5th Gear box ,, just need to find a new bearing for the one thats Sha*****
 
well thats the p75 Cleaned up .. , going to get some sump sealer tomorow , and some fresh paint , and on saturday it will be Rip the old engine out , split the enigne and box , fit my lightened fly to the engine and baosh it all togeher

ohh once ive reconned my longer 5th Gear box ,, just need to find a new bearing for the one thats Sha*****

Jimmy, you are hardcore doing that in this weather :p (y)
 
Well , the engine is now out , , and the new one is on the bench , new water pump , new timing belt and tentioner , my flywheel fitted , clutch fitted , , Enigne would of been back in , but i had a friend come round and he wanted a decat pipe made up , so made a pipe up for him ,

The enggine will be in and running tomorow
 
Well its in ,,,,

dont have a picture of it sat in though :(

tomorows plan .. Refit front suspenstion , driveshafts , fill with oil , fill with water , fit new oil filter , fit induction kit , and change cam cover to get rid of that blue painted cover .. ohh and fit the spark plug leads ,, then we will see if it runs ... , then drop it on all fours and go for a drive
 

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Crack sensor came off a running engine
Coil packs came off a runing engine ,
leads also

Plugs came in the engine ,,,

injectors have been sat round for a good while , ill change them tomoz , also i dont know about the coolant temp sensor in the inlet as thats been sat quite a while too

gonna replace the plugs , re-time, , and if it still runs ruff replace with the injectors ben sent
 
I would say it's the ecu.

People say a cinq one will run a p75 but mine wouldn't properly.

Would barely idle if at all and misfired like crazy with an occasional eml when driving.
 
Dads had a little play today .. and ...

been up and down the road in her and she still has that hesitation , but been up and down , and the hesitation seems to be getting a lot less , , soo needs to get driven a lot more , and hope that it "learns" that shes now got more fuel going though her

soo guess what may turn in to my work car :)
 
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