Seicento My Little Red Sei...

[Lecook]

We shall get on them soon buddy id say pop roubd and we'll get them done but its not a 5 min journey unfortunately

 

[Cento186]

We shall get on them soon buddy id say pop roubd and we'll get them done but its not a 5 min journey unfortunately

I see the only possible thing for this is you get your cento going and camp on my drive for a week or two

 

[Cento186]

Right, I got off work a little early today and went down to Barretts Car and Van near Beccles and get myself some Abarth Alloys

Unfortunately the car they came off had already been stripped of other schumacher goodies and the custom s/s exhaust was gone too

The alloys themselves aren't in great condition, all four have been curbed alot and have a couple of little scrapes on them. Also the rear tyres are 185/55 compared to the 175/50s on the front. It took me a whole bottle of Autoglym Custom Wheel Cleaner to get them looking clean and a little while pumping up the tyres

They look good from a distance (with my phone) though:

However the Sonars on the front have plenty of tread and grip much more than my 13"s, so now I can corner faster and brake harder :slayer: Oh and I can now drive flat-out as these wheels aren't buckled!!

Overall: Drives 1000x better and it's quieter and more comfortable at speed - apart from it still wanting to go left, but fixing anything is out of my budget this month, I'm saving for fuel to get me to Stanford Hall

 

[Ouby]

I'm saving for fuel to get me to Stanford Hall

So that's why you wanted to take my Sei :nono:
Wot no vibrations anymore

 

[Cento186]

This thing arrived in the post today :slayer:



Hopefully I can get it fitted soon but it's in Lecook 's hands at the moment, unless anyone wants something to do at Stanford

 

[jatkinson]

866? 4x4?

 

[Lecook]

866 mate but what the seller failed to mention is that one of the lobes has been what looks like filed down flat, so ben will be on the look out for another one if anyone has one going cheap, I still think you shpuld sort your induction and exhaust first though benjaaaamin

 

[Cento186]

866? 4x4?

866, is the 4x4 not standard in an mpi? or am I being stupid

 

[Cento186]

As Lecook said the seller chose not to mention that the camshaft is knackered and certainly doesn't accept refunds. So that's £55.00 down the drain :bang:

After a quick look on his profile it appears he bought it on the 3rd June (for his Punto) then started selling it on the 5th so he clearly knows that it's ****ed.

So many thanks for this 'good condition' 866 camshaft Andyclarke :



And for anyone else considering buying anything from this knuckle dragging imbesile, DON'T.

 

[whitz]

As Lecook said the seller chose not to mention that the camshaft is knackered and certainly doesn't accept refunds. So that's £55.00 down the drain :bang:

After a quick look on his profile it appears he bought it on the 3rd June (for his Punto) then started selling it on the 5th so he clearly knows that it's ****ed.

So many thanks for this 'good condition' 866 camshaft Andyclarke :



And for anyone else considering buying anything from this knuckle dragging imbesile, DON'T.

payed via paypal?

could do dispute as item not as described

Ash

 

[jatkinson]

Or you will have his address though paypal we could go get your £55 worth out of blood from him

 

[Cento186]

Afraid I don't have his address and it can't be resolved through paypal as it was a 'gift' Somewhere in hampshire......

If I had his address I would have a good mind to go and beat him with this POS

 

[The Black Box]

The one reason gift isn't an option no protection was the deal through eBay if so report seller won't get your money back though

 

[Cento186]

Well after a nice long drive out this evening I can confirm the front shocks are totally shagged, the front of the car is bouncing all over the place. Hopefully I will get it sorted soon after Stanford.

I will be giving it a good clean up tomorrow inside and out, especially after having one of my mates spill beer in it I think I shocked him by how angry I got lol

 

[Cento186]

I've recently had a few more bits arrive, hopefully will get this lot fitted soon

OE NGK Plugs & Bosch leads, Monroe Reflex front shocks, suspension top covers and another 866 camshaft (not broken this time) :slayer:

 

[Cento186]

A long update since it's been a while....

The Monroe shocks went on a little while ago with many thanks to Lecook as usual The handling is now better than ever but still not stiff enough for my liking although it rides very well now :slayer:

However in general the car isn't faring to well after our encounter with a drunk cyclist



This resulted in my second new radiator in a few months, the bumper has split right through and there's a lovely dent in the bonnet now, which has also bent a little I will get it fixed, albeit slowly...

Part of the bracket for the headlight also made it's departure from the car too but that's now sorted



I also got myself an spi bumper (I think I might prefer it over mpi style now), I mainly got it for the fog lights and splitter on it but after buying the new indicators and getting mine off, breaking some seized fixings on the way, I found out it won't quite fit, so I had the joy of bodging mine back on
For a start the fog light on the drivers side was blocked by the radiator and a section needs to be cut from the bottom of the bumper where it was also fouling the radiator. Even if I did take the lights out it looks crap as they have been cut into the bumper so for the moment I'm thinking about fitting the fog lights and possibly splitter to my current bumper :idea:



A few weeks ago I fitted a new steering wheel (after alot of faffing about with the airbag) and all was promising until I realised the boss was simply too big making it far to high up to be comfortable or safe, so unfortunately it had to come straight back off again, looked good though



The 866 camshaft is still waiting to be fitted and it will probably be some time however I am just waiting for a 40mm TB to arrive and hopefully it will be in time for the sprint I'm going to at Curborough on Wednesday 21st :slayer:

Next up will have to be some new tires, the rears are so tall if I corner hard left it rubs on the plastic arch The rear wiper is also on the verge of being dead, it's so slow it's painful so a de-wiper may be in order soon...

 

[fingers99]

I'm a bit worried by that camshaft. Looks to have a fair bit of rust on the bearing surfaces.

 

[Cento186]

I'm a bit worried by that camshaft. Looks to have a fair bit of rust on the bearing surfaces.

It has actually become worse now as it has been sitting around, would it have been better off in some oil or something? What would you say is the best way to clean it up?

 

[fingers99]

Try something like WD40 and a scotchbrite pad (you know, the green washing up ones). Remember, if it doesn't chean up, it'll gall the bushes in the head and the head will be scrap.

 

[Cento186]

Try something like WD40 and a scotchbrite pad (you know, the green washing up ones). Remember, if it doesn't chean up, it'll gall the bushes in the head and the head will be scrap.

Lol no big consequences then, it will have to be cleaner than new before it goes in