I have been inspired. nice thread and car 
General FucT FIAT Sucata Run Uno
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General FucT FIAT Sucata Run Uno
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Ha HAI have been inspired. nice thread and car
Its a rusty oLD BAnGER
BUT still going . . . and survived the SCRaPPaGe SCHeMe....
Jo0Lz
P.S. New theme being executed this week....specially for the RetroShow at SanTaPoD next Sunday
Hey... mines a banger aswell. i have a green door and a non-fitting bonnet
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haHAHey... mines a banger aswell. i have a green door and a non-fitting bonnet
Some people spend good money on SPaCeRs to get a NON-FiTTinG BONNeT
in the quest for extracting hot air . . . .[pointless!]
Jo0Lz
Lol, my cars been in a few bumps and the left part of the chassis is bent out a bit leaving a gap between bonnet and wing! sweet...
i was thinkin of strippin the paint of the green door and rusting it fully. what you think? i like it when rust looks natural not forced on like the usual rusty bonnets... rusty trails look good aswell like when it rains and leaves that orangey trails on the good bits of the bodywork lol
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Hey Jools, I was just busy reading the bit about your two cars into one car build on sfc, when I read about the overheating problem it had in traffic.
My car used to be the same, nice and cool at speed but the needle would keep climbing in traffic. One day I was driving through Cape Town and still had a conciderable trip left before returning home. I got stuck in the traffic in the city centre and when I got going pulled in to the nearest automechanic.
After some investigation it turned out that for some reason my fan was trying to blow air out the front of the radiator against the incomming stream... the guy cut through the fan wires, swapped them around taped it all shut, didin't even charge me... Worked like a dream.
My car used to be the same, nice and cool at speed but the needle would keep climbing in traffic. One day I was driving through Cape Town and still had a conciderable trip left before returning home. I got stuck in the traffic in the city centre and when I got going pulled in to the nearest automechanic.
After some investigation it turned out that for some reason my fan was trying to blow air out the front of the radiator against the incomming stream... the guy cut through the fan wires, swapped them around taped it all shut, didin't even charge me... Worked like a dream.
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SWeeT story mate
How come your fan was working backwards in the first place???
DeaD WeirD?!?
The problem with that '89 Uno was the fan switch had packed up
BUT even though that engine got REALLY HoT that day on the M6
that little FIRE block+head has done us well in the last year in the other car
Still going OK
Current problem is the SPI cold start playing silly beggars
Some days he starts...but sounds like the 'choke' is full on
Jo0Lz
How come your fan was working backwards in the first place???
DeaD WeirD?!?
The problem with that '89 Uno was the fan switch had packed up
BUT even though that engine got REALLY HoT that day on the M6
that little FIRE block+head has done us well in the last year in the other car
Still going OK
Current problem is the SPI cold start playing silly beggars
Some days he starts...but sounds like the 'choke' is full on
Jo0Lz
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Hmmm
I took the green pad of a kitchen scourer sponge to some of our paintwork
To give it that 'aged' FLAT faded more 'naturale' look.....
What about pouring a little brake fluid along the top of your green door?
that would give a more natural stripped paint and rust effect....
[Alex will SHoT me for suggesting such SACRILEGE!]
Jo0Lz
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Latest addition to the sticker collection is this on the rear window
May add it to my sticker catalogue for sale if it generates enough interest on here, RaT-LooK, RetroRides etc....
Jo0Lz
May add it to my sticker catalogue for sale if it generates enough interest on here, RaT-LooK, RetroRides etc....
Jo0Lz
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This was the FiAT the Saturday afternoon before it went to the RetroShow
-35mm suspension replaced with -60mm complete with adjustable shox all round
FUCT FIAT vinyl redone...before I sandblasted the sides of the car...then removing the vinyl...[pix to follow]
Late night creating a mobile beach on the bonnet... cheapy metallic gold paint and free beach sand
Left home at 5-25am
got to SantaPod at 8:30am
and here is the FiAT on the [SHOW WINNING] RAT-LooK Club Stand
amazingly 3 hours, 180mile drive and at 70mph on the M6 and it still had loose sand on the bonnet
A testiment to Guigaro's low CD aerodynamic design
Rear view with a few extra stickers and show plate
GReaT Day
Then another 3 hour 180 mile drive to get home
AND still had a little loose sand on that bonnet :hmm
-35mm suspension replaced with -60mm complete with adjustable shox all round
FUCT FIAT vinyl redone...before I sandblasted the sides of the car...then removing the vinyl...[pix to follow]
Late night creating a mobile beach on the bonnet... cheapy metallic gold paint and free beach sand
Left home at 5-25am
got to SantaPod at 8:30am
and here is the FiAT on the [SHOW WINNING] RAT-LooK Club Stand
amazingly 3 hours, 180mile drive and at 70mph on the M6 and it still had loose sand on the bonnet
A testiment to Guigaro's low CD aerodynamic design
Rear view with a few extra stickers and show plate
GReaT Day
Then another 3 hour 180 mile drive to get home
AND still had a little loose sand on that bonnet :hmm
Was yours the overall best winning then, or on a stand with like the top three?
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Updates please!
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Was yours the overall best winning then, or on a stand with like the top three?
We won THE Best Club Stand of the Whole RetroShow
See the report here
http://www.retroshow.co.uk/index.html
AnD the FiAT was central to one of the two club pix on the Retroshow Site
FAME!!! [of sorts!]
ANYway latest update. . . . .
Originally bought these FOUR SCaBBy FiAT 1/9 wheels with four tyres [two of which were usable] for just £30
Just sold the 4 of these
on FLeaBay to a guy in Australia for £39-96
So I have four alloys and two tyres and a small profit
RESULT!
Jo0Lz
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Latest shots of the car
Needs lowerage:devil:
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Hahah
Its on -60mm springs already
It cos its got 175/50/13s on the rear
AND 185/55/13s on the front
Yeah, smaller wheels = able to lower more than bigger wheels :slayer:
I might try 50profile tyres when i change mine
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interesting front bumper, I'd never lower mine, its allready scrapeing tar with mine more often than I like... I love your tires though, I miss being able to slap on 215 Eagle Potenzia's. Then again, kinda pointless on an Uno, whereas it was required fare for my old toyota.
Oh, and I'm sick jealous about the rims...
Oh, and I'm sick jealous about the rims...
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Joolz - do these 'mods' do anything to your insurance?
