Technical my £150 project

[BigJadas]

well as some of you may have read i've recently purchased this little punto as a project to be a daily runner.

i'll let the pictures do the talking

the day i viewed it

after fitting the new wing

after a damn good clean and polish, and removed bump strips :slayer:

after having a dig under the bonnet i found the source of the engine problem!

got busy today and this happened!

opinions and comments welcome!

 

[Ffoxy]

well as some of you may have read i've recently purchased this little punto as a project to be a daily runner.

i'll let the pictures do the talking

opinions and comments welcome!

Good luck! Excellent opportunity to do everything the little car needs doing in the engine bay while the lump is out, as well as doing everything on the lump you can do to make it run nice n reliable! Like Change it for a known good one that hasnt thrown a rod

 

[BigJadas]

Good luck! Excellent opportunity to do everything the little car needs doing in the engine bay while the lump is out, as well as doing everything on the lump you can do to make it run nice n reliable! Like Change it for a known good one that hasnt thrown a rod

yup, next on my list is a good engine clean, and then once i get another engine i'll be giving it a damn good service - belts, gaskets etc etc.

 

[Ffoxy]

yup, next on my list is a good engine clean, and then once i get another engine i'll be giving it a damn good service - belts, gaskets etc etc.

Great little project that, take your time, rushing will lead to mistakes.

Sit down for an hour and do a Project Plan on it so you dont have to undo things to do something else, or miss ding something because its too late..... Ideal time for a new clutch kit IMO. Like for like engine swap to keep it simple.

 

[B3NNETT]

i like the way you held the gearbox up
did you not think of blocking it?

 

[BigJadas]

i like the way you held the gearbox up
did you not think of blocking it?

sure did just im all outa blocks! so had to make do! lol:slayer:

 

[BigJadas]

Great little project that, take your time, rushing will lead to mistakes.

Sit down for an hour and do a Project Plan on it so you dont have to undo things to do something else, or miss ding something because its too late..... Ideal time for a new clutch kit IMO. Like for like engine swap to keep it simple.

yep im dropping the same engine in, and like you say a clutch kit is on the list already.
need to get the brakes sorted as soon as the engines done as she's been standing for a while.

 

[NBRNAY]

I'd love to have the confidence to be able to do this
I'm well jelous, would love a lil practice car to just tinker with
keep going!

 

[Nicky Swans]

If you paid £150 for a mk2 2002 punto I am jealous I paid £700 for my MK1 earlier in the year.

 

[Punto_2008]

This is a little off topic, but do you ever read something thats really not funny, but makes you chuckle for some reason? I was reading through your annotations of the pics and saw the "Got busy today and this happened" next to the picture of the engine totally removed from the car. LOL. Thanks for making me laugh mate.

The car looks good too, got a little bargain there Also, was that a dent in the drivers door/wing that you've taken out?

 

[5abr3]

£150 and a bit of work is a bargain in my opinion, that is definately an inspired way of holding up the gearbox too!

 

[BigJadas]

If you paid £150 for a mk2 2002 punto I am jealous I paid £700 for my MK1 earlier in the year.

yeh paid £150 for it, mot til nov, half a tank of fuel, and a sony cd player! bargain!.

This is a little off topic, but do you ever read something thats really not funny, but makes you chuckle for some reason? I was reading through your annotations of the pics and saw the "Got busy today and this happened" next to the picture of the engine totally removed from the car. LOL. Thanks for making me laugh mate.

The car looks good too, got a little bargain there Also, was that a dent in the drivers door/wing that you've taken out?

yes the drivers side had taken a knock, needed a new wing and i managed to get one in the same color on ebay for £10! i think the strut is bent to as the wheel tilts in a bit so need a new strut but thats just bolt off/on and reasonably cheep.

 

[BigJadas]

well i'm not doing to bad here - paid £150 for the car
sold the cd player for £20,
the head - inlet manifold and throttle body for £70
its got half a tank of fuel = £15

paid £4 for a mirror glass
£18 for a wing
£28 for headlight

so all in all to get the car to a good standard its cost me = £95 + say 8 hours of my time ish

Bargain me thinks

plan is to pay up to £200 for a decent engine + about another 8 hours of my time and i should have a great little runner :slayer::slayer::slayer::slayer:

 

[karbineftw]

Are you just replacing the engine or going for something with a little more oomph?
16v?

 

[BigJadas]

Are you just replacing the engine or going for something with a little more oomph?
16v?

just replacing the standard 1.2 8valve. just looking for a reliable runner rather than oomph, got the mazda as the quicker car

 

[karbineftw]

Haha nice. Should be fairly cheap overall then.

 

[BigJadas]

Haha nice. Should be fairly cheap overall then.

well thats my plan, and if my mum likes it (as its got power steering) she may swap it with her t plate sx60 and then il try flog that to buy me a seicento!

all coming together nicely.

 

[karbineftw]

That sounds like a good idea mate! Any reason why your wanting a seicento out of interest

 

[NBRNAY]

Yeah I would prefer the mk2 by far. I know a girl who's got a sei sporting and she'd swap it for a punto anyday lol

 

[BigJadas]

Yeah I would prefer the mk2 by far. I know a girl who's got a sei sporting and she'd swap it for a punto anyday lol

i may hold you to that 1 day lol