Punto (Mk2/2b) HGT Sporting conversion.

[Liquid Knight]

Buy this...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fiat-punt...tric-orange-/300963504423?hash=item4612d2a127

...and prepare to die! :devil:

Or pay £400 for a DVLA inspector to look at it and double the insurance of a genuine HGT.

Better still tow it (on a trailer) and break it for parts.

 

[Ziggy122]

Hmmmm an orange car - it wont sell any body pannels unless you respray them, so gotta be cheap

But its had no suspension or brake work or gearbox work to match the 1.8 power vs the 1.2 power

Poor modifications

Ziggy

 

[a1ant]

the car is fairly dangerous to drive although i have been driving it like it for months!

Says it all really! About both the car and owner!

Best broken for parts, but as Ziggy says most panels wont be worth much as they are in a non standard colour.

Alan

 

[fingers99]

Will the 1.8 engine mount up to the 1.2 gearbox?

 

[Sweex]

Will the 1.8 engine mount up to the 1.2 gearbox?

Even if it does, i would be suprised if i lasted more than a week.
Probably eat the gears like chocolate.

 

[benny279]

I was looking at this the other night and I thought to myself, I would rather step out in front of a bus than drive that

Putting a bigger engine in and not upgrading the other parts is plain silly! The owner clearly doesn't have respect for other road users if he's been driving a dangerous car about

Not only that, doing this sort of mods the insurance would be rocket high! No doubt more than a real HGT would cost on insurance, so why buy this when you could buy a real HGT and have cheaper insurance

Ah well, whoever buys that hope they have life insurance! :devil:

Benny

 

[fingers99]

Even if it does, i would be suprised if i lasted more than a week.
Probably eat the gears like chocolate.

Strange thing is that the boxes survive remarkably well in turbo Cinqs!

Still, FIAT/Alfa seem incapable of making really tough boxes.

 

[Sweex]

It might last but the standard hgt box is like chocolate so assuming the 1.2 sporting box is the same lol!

 

[benny279]

It might last but the standard hgt box is like chocolate so assuming the 1.2 sporting box is the same lol!

mmmmm :yum:

 

[Ziggy122]

dont the HGT have the 5speed box?

So the same box thats on the 1.2 8v....

the sporting / 16v are the only ones with a 6speed box

ziggy

 

[Sweex]

Im sure the hgt wont have the same box as a 1.2...
But yes they are 5 speed.

 

[Liquid Knight]

Hmmmm;

Punto HGT powered Panda? :devil:

 

[fingers99]

Hmmmm;

Punto HGT powered Panda? :devil:

Probably get a 2 litre Alfa 155 lump in (more or less same size as 1.8 HGT mill).

 

[LukeEssex]

Hmmmm an orange car - it wont sell any body pannels unless you respray them, so gotta be cheap

But its had no suspension or brake work or gearbox work to match the 1.8 power vs the 1.2 power

Poor modifications

Ziggy

i think the body pannels will sell everyone wants them

p.s i would buy them but i have no money

 

[Liquid Knight]

Probably get a 2 litre Alfa 155 lump in (more or less same size as 1.8 HGT mill).

Why when the Fiat Coupe 16V Turbo's a weekend conversion?

 

[Liquid Knight]

List the panels as RS Orange. If they don't sell, prep', prime and relist "ready to paint". Jobbie jobbied.

 

[RaulCarnahan]

Would it be worth getting an original sporting lump into this and convert it back?


And maybe the steering issue is the heavy HGT engine leaning on steering :devil:

 

[fingers99]

Anything is possible. I'm glad it's miles away or I'd be tempted to at least take a look.

 

[RaulCarnahan]

Anything is possible. I'm glad it's miles away or I'd be tempted to at least take a look.

Same here. Would be a project that could turn out nicely to be fair and I doubt it would cost a lot. The price for the sporting engine can be partly reimbursed if you sell the HGT engine.

 

[kostas013]

the gearbox doesnt fit from 1,2 to 1,8
different engines!!!
putting an HGT engine inside a 1,2 isnt that big issue....
if you do it correct
here we have many puntograle (integrale engine)

as far the insuranse... better 1,2 and 2,0 inside :devil::devil::slayer: