Punto (Mk2/2b) Colinf1's 2000 Mk2 8v.

[Butcher]

the finish looks great, i think rear lights would look nicer standard 2b

 

[colinf1]

Its not that great, needs claying as its rough in places from overspray, then a few runs. But for a small 24 litre tank and a cheap spray gun + my inexpeirence, I cant really expect a professional body shop finish. Not worth spending thousands on a pro paint job when car would only sell for €500...

Im happy enough with it, just wanna get it back on the road now.

I rather the tinted lights, but the 2b's would look good also..

 

[Ashjj]

Started putting it back together today out of boredom.

Old rear badge stuck on rocker cover..

Wont this melt with it only been plastic on a very hot surface?

 

[colinf1]

Hope not, shouldnt get that hot on the rocker cover, its painted with normal hammerite too, so if it was really hot it would have destroyed the paint, it painted 8 months now. Last engines rocker cover was done with normal halfords metallic paint, it was fine too..

 

[colinf1]

But i'm pretty sure your going to get the Stupid Amber Bulb Malfunction light

No bulb malfuction light, heck it didnt even light up when my tail light popped earlier. I think my ultra basic model doesnt have this feature

 

[colinf1]

Nearly there....just the passenger mirror to wire up, have the wire in, just needs to be spliced into loom



Hopefully get that done later tonight, then it will be back on the road..

 

[Butcher]

looks great, how much did those alloys set you back?

what they called?

 

[Ashjj]

Looking good m8. what did you seal the wing mirrors with in the end?

 

[colinf1]

looks great, how much did those alloys set you back?

what they called?

There MAK streetfighters, seem to be very rare indeed. Only ever seen 1 other set over here and that was on an adverts website on a corsa.

Initially they cost me €85, there where badly kerbed and 2 tyres where baldy, 2 where okayish. They've had 2 refurbs, 1 when I got them to sort out bad kerbing, 2nd was to gun metal grey.

@Ashjj, still havent sealed them, have a small strip of plastic, its semi transparant, so gonna see how it looks with that over them, it should defuse the light so it will look like a strip rather than individual lights.

She's out of the garage now, ready to drive tomorrow. All wiring sorted and tidyed, inside needs a good clean along with alloys and windows.

 

[colinf1]

Some better pics of it now...

 

[Ashjj]

@Ashjj, still havent sealed them, have a small strip of plastic, its semi transparant, so gonna see how it looks with that over them, it should defuse the light so it will look like a strip rather than individual lights.

Oh rite thats fair enough m8.

Looking good now its all back together lets just hope those f***ers have found something better to do now.

 

[SamuraiDragon]

looking fantastic mate.

 

[colinf1]

Found something to fill the holes on indicators - more araldite! this time using glass & ceramic stuff, dries cyrstal clear.

Have 1 layer of it in, just need to top it up as it dries to bring it back up level.

Will be making up a guide on how to do them, maybe later tonight.

 

[colinf1]

Changed dials to ones from a 16v, so got the rev counter and temp guage now. Got them proxi aligned and mileage corrected today, thankfully no more flashing!!

When I put them in, noticed the car was running too cold, suspected thermostat to be stuck open - inner seal had failed meaning it was opening and closing as normal, but not creating a water tight seal so couldnt get the car up to correct tempurature.

Had to take off Throttle body today after a it started revving by itself. Cleaned all with carb cleaner so hoping it was just some dirt on the idle control valve sensor that caused it.

Have it back in now and seems to be running fine.

Its getting up to normal temp now, and fuel usage has gone down!

 

[Reuuk]

some really good progress, love the roof I'm honestly considering doing the same on mine tbh! looks so good!

 

[Ziggy122]

if i had CC bumpers i'd have the mk2b one as well
Does look loads better
plus you could get a 2nd set of brake lights on the bottom too
Would be nice too


Ziggy

 

[JustAndy]

Done anything else to this yet colin? Would love to know if you have!

 

[colinf1]

No, not done a thing to it since the thermostat change, its booked in for the test on 26th of this month, cant see anything that should be an issue. Needs a good clean, inside and out, aswell as underbody wash.

 

[colinf1]

small update...

Few patches of rust treated and painted on the underbody and around spare wheel well. Thankfully was only surface rust so wasnt too hard to fix up.

Got a set of car seats, rather than spending money on an 147 interior, picked up a set of black/dark grey covers to match the door cards. Weren't to hard to fit, just took a bit of time getting them all fitted nicely.

Bit short on the back of the seats, but cant really notice it too much.

picked up a set of 50% brighter H7's, so stuck them in to see if the lights are any better.

 

[m20b25]

What happened to the old seats?