Uno Fiat UNO Turbo MK1 1985 Restoration Reshell (UNO Pastel)

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few more bits

 

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more painting underneath and more bits and bobs fitted aswell as dash
a dawnting job but getting there slowly, i couldnt imagine doing a modern car

the glassmat stuff i got for the firewall isnt very fire resistant so decided to use it for interior sound deadening instead not the tidyest of jobs but all going to be covered up with carpet and panles so doesnt really matter, and a lot better than fiat done originally

 

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clutch cable bracket holes on the bulkhead sketched from my mates uno, i really was worried about this, fingers crossed i drill in the right place, this is one of the downfalls of having such an old non turbo uno shell the newer unos turbo or not have all the holes ready togo, but typically my luck i would get one with no predrilled holes

 

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fuel tank on with sandblasted and painted handbrake cable bracket

 

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got all the stuff back from powder coating, very happy with morley brothers Cambridge a very good job

 

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rear beam assembled and bolted on, mate my own little press for the rear beam bushes, using a puller thing and holesaw and a coachbolt, worked a treat, starting to really look the part now, really happy with the results

 

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brand new spare with new jack and new brace, out of the back of a seicento from the scrappy, that'l do lovely also have to add a big fat wheel spacer to that to fit over the brakes

 

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looks like a 4x4 all jacked up

 

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heres some more pics of more progress to the bulkhead

 

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also fitted some extra handbrake return springs to the mk4 golf rear calipers to help return, made a massive difference and took 2 mins to install

 

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built up the front struts
painted the top strut support
fitted the punto gt front caliper with 7mm thick 10mm centre hole spacers with longer hightense caliper bolts
new top strut bearings
new strut dust cover and new struts

 

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6 bolts later and the engines in new rear engine mount

 

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ive hacked off the original brake perportioning valve and used original mounting bracket to fit an aftermarket adjustable rear valve so the rear brakes can be regulated to stop them locking up under hard braking

 

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test fitted front and rear bumper, fitted broth front struts and bottom arms

 

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also got new front brake flexi hoses and 16mm rubber lined p clips to secure it to the strut

 

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fitted one side decals

 

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rear wiper fitted which i will be changing at somepoint as it doesnt sit how i want it

 

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also got some custom gear linkages from mcgill motorsports to replace the tatty originals
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Exclusively from McGill Motorsports. McGill Turnbuckle Linkages are constructed from Carbon Steel 1045 (C45) and are zinc plated for corrosion resistance. The linkages are internally threaded right hand at one end and left hand at the other to make them adjustable in length without having to remove the bolts from the rod ends

1 x Turnbuckle M8 Link. Adjustable from 340 mm to 370 mm linkage
( 190245601889 )

1 x Turnbuckle M8 Link. Adjustable from 240 mm to 270 mm linkage
( 161117449463 ) <<ebay item number

2 x 8mm Male Rod End Bearing, Left Hand Thread M8X1.25 Rose Joint, Bronze Liner ( 320997270991 )

2 x 2 x M8 x 1.25 Male Rod End Rose Joint Right Hand Thread 8mm Metric Bronze SA8 ( 121688612551 )

 

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