Introduction
I aquired this car with a totaled engine and other defects, currently fitting a mk1 punto engine!
More pics soon
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Punto (Mk2/2b) In repair.
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nice1 m8, its a proper project this innit m8 a love it
Cheers! Needs alot more work done to it though!! Main priority is the front as the bumper is ruined along with the arch liners and wings... Getting there though
Its a full custom system, the engine is from a 97 Sporting so it has a different head and oil pump to begin with. Theres a great sound out of the exhaust! Have a youtube vid but cant link it to this thread... The only downside of that exhaust is it makes sneaking in at 3am near impossible!!! :devil:
nice1 m8, its a proper project this innit m8 a love it
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Riiiiiight, its time to rise this thread!
First things first, its still alive its very sad where it is at the moment so in a few weeks I'll be pulling it out of hibernation and finally put it back to former glory and then some
Between now and the last update this car was my daily driver for a month (December) putting over 1800 miles in 4 weeks in possibly the worst conditions I have ever driven in (I have driven through bogs and blizzards but they wernt consistent and no steep hills involved untill then), it served me well in the snow (it was brilliant, mud and snow tyres all round at 22psi made it go anywhere, never stuck) but the rocker gasket let go and destroyed the driving experience of this car and also ruined several new parts I put into this car, which I still cannot fund for. I was so mad I parked it up and just left it there since January (I needed a car for the 400 miles I put up in a week) so since the start of January its been parked up gathering leaves However just 2 days ago I got out a battery, plugged it in, primed the pump and it fired, first time so that got the ball rolling again
First, heres a video of it working right
It was a real hoot to go
Recently, hats off to andycam for supplying the arch liners and bumper pieces, those were the main cosmetic parts I needed
As I'm changing the gasket again, I'm also changing the extention and cams Earlier, I rooted out this
Which needed cleaning
All over
So I could paint it and prepare for a cam swap
Expect a few updates in a few weeks...!
Riiiiiight, its time to rise this thread!
First things first, its still alive
its very sad where it is at the moment so in a few weeks I'll be pulling it out of hibernation and finally put it back to former glory and then some Between now and the last update this car was my daily driver for a month (December) putting over 1800 miles in 4 weeks in possibly the worst conditions I have ever driven in (I have driven through bogs and blizzards but they wernt consistent and no steep hills involved untill then), it served me well in the snow (it was brilliant, mud and snow tyres all round at 22psi made it go anywhere, never stuck) but the rocker gasket let go and destroyed the driving experience of this car and also ruined several new parts I put into this car, which I still cannot fund for. I was so mad I parked it up and just left it there since January
(I needed a car for the 400 miles I put up in a week) so since the start of January its been parked up gathering leaves However just 2 days ago I got out a battery, plugged it in, primed the pump and it fired, first time so that got the ball rolling again First, heres a video of it working right
It was a real hoot to go
Recently, hats off to andycam for supplying the arch liners and bumper pieces, those were the main cosmetic parts I needed
As I'm changing the gasket again, I'm also changing the extention and cams
Earlier, I rooted out this
Which needed cleaning
All over
So I could paint it and prepare for a cam swap
Expect a few updates in a few weeks...!
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I got my extention finished and decided to finish it off with a white cam guard
Just needed cleaning but it was perfect with the rough bits cleaned off
It looks the part with the white cam guard, but thats for another update...
I got my extention finished and decided to finish it off with a white cam guard
Just needed cleaning but it was perfect with the rough bits cleaned off
It looks the part with the white cam guard, but thats for another update...
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Copycat....
I'm changing the color of mine now.
Thanks
X
Copycat....
I'm changing the color of mine now
.Thanks
X
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I didnt have any blue or yellow paint at hand! Cant acuse my other cylinder head extension of plagerism though!
Copycat....
I'm changing the color of mine now
Thanks
X
I didnt have any blue or yellow paint at hand! Cant acuse my other cylinder head extension of plagerism though!
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I dont know how but i found the time to sort out the gasket
We start here...
Remove the covers...
Remove the plugs. Disgusting
And a short while later...
And then I found out we had no instant gasket
2 days later, all cleaned up. Took ages...
Then I spotted this
Out with the taps to sort that :yum:
Then something magical happens...
Timed it and turned the engine several times to make sure it was perfect
Back on with the engine mount...
And the chassis mount...
Ta da!
The difference is chalk and cheese, the car is soooo much quieter at tickover
This little excersise has cost me dear. New coil pack, leads, gasket, bolts and plugs
Still though, on the road to normality
I dont know how but i found the time to sort out the gasket
We start here...
Remove the covers...
Remove the plugs. Disgusting
And a short while later...
And then I found out we had no instant gasket
2 days later, all cleaned up. Took ages...
Then I spotted this
Out with the taps to sort that :yum:
Then something magical happens...
Timed it and turned the engine several times to make sure it was perfect
Back on with the engine mount...
And the chassis mount...
Ta da!
The difference is chalk and cheese, the car is soooo much quieter at tickover
This little excersise has cost me dear. New coil pack, leads, gasket, bolts and plugs
Still though, on the road to normality
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sort out that induction, get some coloured ht leads and paint the chassis mount and ur onto a winner.
sort out that induction, get some coloured ht leads and paint the chassis mount and ur onto a winner.
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Clean under there too?sort out that induction, get some coloured ht leads and paint the chassis mount and ur onto a winner.
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cleanliness is godliness.
cleanliness is godliness.
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One project at a time! Nice magnecor leads are out of the equation as this car has chewed up my finances already, so much for a cheap spare car (having no income atall dosent help ) I was more interested in seeing it going again with that extension and more importantly if the gasket was doing its job, which is why I didnt bother too much with anything else for the moment. But give me time and I'll have it back the way it should be, tidied up
As for induction, that was grand in the winter when it was -18 as the heat from the engine helped for a change. But as summer approaches, its not appropiate anymore... Wait till you all see what I have planned to fit on it after modifications though...!
If you look carefully, its actually rusty...
sort out that induction, get some coloured ht leads and paint the chassis mount and ur onto a winner.
One project at a time!
Nice magnecor leads are out of the equation as this car has chewed up my finances already, so much for a cheap spare car (having no income atall dosent help ) I was more interested in seeing it going again with that extension and more importantly if the gasket was doing its job, which is why I didnt bother too much with anything else for the moment. But give me time and I'll have it back the way it should be, tidied up As for induction, that was grand in the winter when it was -18 as the heat from the engine helped for a change. But as summer approaches, its not appropiate anymore... Wait till you all see what I have planned to fit on it after modifications though...!
Clean under there too?
If you look carefully, its actually rusty...
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i shall rephrase that then.. Weld under there!If you look carefully, its actually rusty...
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Summer
And time. Lots of it
My work is cut out and time is limited (I want to go on holidays soon) :slayer:
Time to arise this car out of hibernation...
Like my stolen wheels? From another car around here :devil:
Minutes later...
Wahey!!!
One way to describe the interior, FLEUUHHH!!! :yuck:
Theres actually a plant growing in that mat. A PLANT
After a very funny night in the winter, I'll have to clean that. Don't ask... :yum:
I felt sad, seeing it all green with mould. So I cleaned it
And then I had to go away and valet the car I stole the wheels off
We return in the evening... I ran into a watercut in the wintertime. This will have to be fixed
Now remember my crappy air filter setup? How about this mystery pipe...?
Well return to that in a minute
Finally, bumper off. Useless cunfs before me screwed it in, used cable ties and 12mm bolts with nuts to hold it in, botched
Shoddy crash repair, tut tut
Now my mystery pipe
Gladly giving this the bin
Just need a small piece to extend it a little bit. But not bad for a free pipe :slayer:
Just an extra bit...
More of the damage from the snow
And damage from me as a result of snow
This will get rust treatment and hammerite. Suggestions for the colour of the slam panel are welcome
For the moment, I have to put it in the graveyard... :dead:
Now I don't know what happened to my pics of the interior but I've whipped it out Its not the first time its been out either according to these bolts...
This ba$tard smashed an old screwdriver weve had as long as I can remember. I'm not very happy about that
So thats todays progress, keep track, you never know when I'll strike next...! :yum:
Summer
And time. Lots of it
My work is cut out and time is limited (I want to go on holidays soon) :slayer:
Time to arise this car out of hibernation...
Like my stolen wheels? From another car around here :devil:
Minutes later...
Wahey!!!
One way to describe the interior, FLEUUHHH!!! :yuck:
Theres actually a plant growing in that mat. A PLANT
After a very funny night in the winter, I'll have to clean that. Don't ask... :yum:
I felt sad, seeing it all green with mould. So I cleaned it
And then I had to go away and valet the car I stole the wheels off
We return in the evening... I ran into a watercut in the wintertime. This will have to be fixed
Now remember my crappy air filter setup? How about this mystery pipe...?
Well return to that in a minute
Finally, bumper off. Useless cunfs before me screwed it in, used cable ties and 12mm bolts with nuts to hold it in, botched
Shoddy crash repair, tut tut
Now my mystery pipe
Gladly giving this the bin
Just need a small piece to extend it a little bit. But not bad for a free pipe :slayer:
Just an extra bit...
More of the damage from the snow
And damage from me as a result of snow
This will get rust treatment and hammerite. Suggestions for the colour of the slam panel are welcome
For the moment, I have to put it in the graveyard... :dead:
Now I don't know what happened to my pics of the interior but I've whipped it out
Its not the first time its been out either according to these bolts...
This ba$tard smashed an old screwdriver weve had as long as I can remember. I'm not very happy about that
So thats todays progress, keep track, you never know when I'll strike next...! :yum:
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and another one, you are mental, just so you know
and another one, you are mental, just so you know
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In all my spare time I had over the years, I did very little... Well gathering parts I suppose!
If you think thats mad, I recently got my BMW running again, expect that thread to arise and those 2 Mercs need seeing to too...!
As for my Sporting, I have the seats dried up and ready to go in, expect an update soon...
In all my spare time I had over the years, I did very little... Well gathering parts I suppose!
If you think thats mad, I recently got my BMW running again, expect that thread to arise
and those 2 Mercs need seeing to too...! As for my Sporting, I have the seats dried up and ready to go in, expect an update soon...
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to be fair if i had the space i'm sure my house would have that many cars around it as well
to be fair if i had the space i'm sure my house would have that many cars around it as well
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Maybe I over estimated with how filthy this car is inside
At least the wizz did its job
And then I got a cold and bad weather all at once
So a week later...
Uncomfy car is uncomfy :yuck: but almost cleaned
Now an emergency the night before required my brake light sender. So I pulled another one out of thin air
This isnt a pleasent sight...
So I filled it in
But its not working Any ideas anyone...?
Keep an eye on this, the interior is almost finished, I'll be moving onto the outside soon...
Maybe I over estimated with how filthy this car is inside
At least the wizz did its job
And then I got a cold and bad weather all at once
So a week later...
Uncomfy car is uncomfy :yuck: but almost cleaned
Now an emergency the night before required my brake light sender. So I pulled another one out of thin air
This isnt a pleasent sight...
So I filled it in
But its not working
Any ideas anyone...?
Keep an eye on this, the interior is almost finished, I'll be moving onto the outside soon...
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Now... Those wings :yuck:
Enough was enough
Out with that!
Amazing the crap behind those guards
Heres how close the wing was to the washer resivoir...
Away I went and I returned to find some magic was worked on the wing by a household professional
And I decided I'd attack the other side
Not bad for a few minutes work, just needs a bit more tapping out
Were getting there people
Now... Those wings :yuck:
Enough was enough
Out with that!
Amazing the crap behind those guards
Heres how close the wing was to the washer resivoir...
Away I went and I returned to find some magic was worked on the wing by a household professional
And I decided I'd attack the other side
Not bad for a few minutes work, just needs a bit more tapping out
Were getting there people
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Now to sort more stuff
First, bonnet off
Remember the rust?
Now onto my mount...
After a clean
And 2 types of paint
Need the leg clean before it goes back...
My images are all over the place!!! But its ready to go in tomorrow if I like
But I wont be putting it back just yet... Keep watching
Now to sort more stuff
First, bonnet off
Remember the rust?
Now onto my mount...
After a clean
And 2 types of paint
Need the leg clean before it goes back...
My images are all over the place!!! But its ready to go in tomorrow if I like
But I wont be putting it back just yet... Keep watching
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Another update!
I am now onto the front end and more importantly straightening it out bit by bit
First, bonnet off and battery tray out
A mild clean of the bay was in order
De rusted, time for white hammerite
Now the front cross member was rotten :yuck: so out with the wirebrush...
And some black hammerite
Only half done as the other half is crinkled....
So onto the battery tray
Disgusting but after a visit from the wirebrush and paint...
Result
Decided to take off my joiner pipe and re do it too, needs a sleeve
And I thought I'd finished for the day
But I had another coffee and went out later...
My dad straightened this piece, it was all over the place
And then...
Followed by
This is almost impossible to straighten without drilling from behind. Its as far as we can go with our equipment
Now I need suggestions for the colour, its not staying yellow
And these arnt in great condition, any recommendations for an overhaul kit? I know theres stuff you use with a polishing mop and 2500 wet and dry...
Keep watching, its slowly coming to life...
Another update!
I am now onto the front end and more importantly straightening it out bit by bit
First, bonnet off and battery tray out
A mild clean of the bay was in order
De rusted, time for white hammerite
Now the front cross member was rotten :yuck: so out with the wirebrush...
And some black hammerite
Only half done as the other half is crinkled....
So onto the battery tray
Disgusting
but after a visit from the wirebrush and paint...
Result
Decided to take off my joiner pipe and re do it too, needs a sleeve
And I thought I'd finished for the day
But I had another coffee and went out later...
My dad straightened this piece, it was all over the place
And then...
Followed by
This is almost impossible to straighten without drilling from behind. Its as far as we can go with our equipment
Now I need suggestions for the colour, its not staying yellow
And these arnt in great condition, any recommendations for an overhaul kit? I know theres stuff you use with a polishing mop and 2500 wet and dry...
Keep watching, its slowly coming to life...
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id go with white, black alloys black roof and 2 white stripes going over the black roof
id go with white, black alloys black roof and 2 white stripes going over the black roof
