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it is quite simply the coolest car in the world
it is the very early '1299cc' model.
Uno mk1 C-reg '1299cc' UNO TURBO
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it is quite simply the coolest car in the world
it is the very early '1299cc' model.
Red motif interior is :yum: :yum: :yum: :yum:
Interesting to note that it has wind up windows instead of central locking. Wonder what's going on there?
And needs black bumpers for that retro 80's look
Substitute 'central locking' for 'electric windows'...
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Substitute 'central locking' for 'electric windows'...
yeah that did confuse me a little! lol
maybe the early ones didnt have e/w? it looks factory handles etc.
I'm almost certain that all UT's came with electric windows as standard. Even more so as the 1984 70S I had for spares came with electric windows and central locking.
What is most likely is that the electric windows failed at some point and have been replaced by wind up mechanisms. I've seen that done on a few UTs and also on the Ebay bargain 1p 70SX me and Jai bought and broke for spares a few years back. It's easy to do as all you do is make a hole in the door card and then just fit a standard winder handle onto the spindle.
Take the door trims off and see if it still has any of the wiring left inside the door. Also see if it has central locking motors as that will be a give away too - if those are fitted then it will most certainly have been fitted with electric windows from new. Also look for the wiring conduit (plastic square tube) that runs from the A post to the door to cover up the wiring. The other giveaway will be to see if it has the electric window solenoids and external fuse box connected to the standard fuse box.
What's the latest with regards to the UT Beau? Any more progress with it?
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well il take a look when i re-build my drivers door card
and the latest... well not good.
it needed a new thermostat housing, so i fitted one, but i think its possibly a faulty new thermostat because it over heated after wards, and blown the water pump. :bang:
(my top rad hose gets very hot while the bottom one stays just hot, which would suggest its not opening i think, the bottom one does get hot but the top one is untouchable, the bottom one i can hold my hand on)
and now the clutch is slipping.
and i think its had a dodgy mot, because it failed in july on cv gaitor, steering gaitor, and welding, and none of it has been done yet it passed else where in august.
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Hi, the very earliest turbo's did not come with electric windows, or central locking as standard. You may have been able to spec it on the options list. Mine is the same - registered 01/04/1986 and doesn't even come with the red seatbelts!
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I suspect yours must be one of the most early (if not the most early) examples left in the UK. Quite a claim if you can prove it somehow!!
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I suspect yours must be one of the most early (if not the most early) examples left in the UK. Quite a claim if you can prove it somehow!!
yeah it is an early one, only reason i bought it really, had never seen a 1985 model before.
hopefully i will get it fixed up soon!
i think its just a broken temp guage causing my troubles atm.coupeturbo
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lovin the old skool
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dont think you oldies will like what iv done but i do
I wouldn't have done it no.. If you go no further though i will forgive you....
...eventually lol
...eventually lol
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intriguing.. gotta be the mirrors then.
thought about red wheels?
thought about red wheels?
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you are spot on
spraying the mirrors red and looking for some new wheels or put red lip on those wheels
you have PM
You have another cool Fiat I think the wheels need to be a different colour though, so they stand out.
I think the wheels need to be a different colour though, so they stand out.
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You have another cool Fiat
yeah they are a bit black, but dont really want to spray them cos they have been recently re-furbed and they are pretty much spot on, i think maybe a red lip and some centre caps with red on would brighten them up a little though
Chav!
Looks clean though
Looks clean though
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Chav!
Looks clean though
well yeah the sunstrip is a bit chav but i do like my sunstrips
the stripe on the boot is good tho, might make it a bit bigger.
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