Cinquecento pedro :) back in a sporting finally!

[Sir16v]

excuse the potato phone, gave the thing its first wash in god knows how long

started polishing one side but daylight was against me for now,so wing and door done started rear quarter but tomorrow il think about the rest



need to find one sporting headlight so ive got a pair,re paint mirrors and sort those bumpers out,some laquer peel.

bonnet i like but must be replaced,its crusty beyond belief!

 

[Phatfiesta]

Looks nice especially when it's done

 

[Sir16v]

small update,new bonnet on order,,all little details to sort, oh anyone got an spi air box!

 

[blu73]

small update,new bonnet on order!

Good lad

 

[Blacknight]

Looking good!

 

[Liquid Knight II]

FrankenFIRE II sat in my shed.

Punto 60S 1242cc narrow wall block with a 75 (866) cam'.

Should be within the duty cycle of your Spi set up.

 

[blu73]

Been on a little mission today with Simon... Pedro now has a not rusty af bonnet, a stock airbox fitted and a centre exit (nearly centre exit, needs fettling a bit still) exhaust.

 

[Sir16v]

old thread this car had is here https://www.fiatforum.com/cinquecento-seicento/351889-getting-my-cinq-back-road-last.html

as shown by blu,trip to grab a bonnet and center exit, ,as much as i like old bonnet,too rusty to keep.

standard back box is nice but no use to me now so got 2 stock boxes spare.....

slowly taking shape to what is in my minds eye!

 

[henseyseries3]

I haven a feeling that’s my old bonnet if it’s off the white one currently being broke

 

[blu73]

possibly, its off Darren down in South Wales..

 

[Sir16v]

slow progress as of recently, half term means work doesnt stop for me, oh and moving so packing up is priority!

so far theres a slow leak of coolant somewhere,horn now works again,hids installed for now,

still no central locking,
alarm removed,like a nest behind the dash,
rear tyre has slow leak,

but center exit,original airbox and panel filter fitted,new not as rusty bonnet without a scoop fitted,vacum guage working,nice to see tbh!

speedo has leds now so can least see it.

a good wash is due and plan the livery for it,the bonnet that gives me this idea!

 

[Sir16v]

so this is where im at atm, cinq has covered over 3.5k of driving mixed.
some dam good blasts on the lanes but alas :/

considering the time the car spent sat before i got to it to make it road worthy again.

new rear cylinders,new brake line, (proud of myself for making them) and drove lovely still loads of mot left.



took it to recent roll district gathering,only cinq there,was hoping for more little fiats though.

was the day after trouble came in form of head gasket.
got outside of the town i work in,misfire and clacking on acceleration

so next day got lift to car park i left in thankfully pub owners where ok with it in the corner til i can shift it.
took each plug out one by one to see cylindfer no.2 had a tonne of coolant there,expansion tank was empty.

luckily i parked up within a minute of this happening so next job is that dam head gasket before i consider selling it on as project ideas develop atm!

so wanna buy a cinq in a week or two

 

[Sir16v]

so small update,big in terms of what ive done!

since head gasket went on the old engine,about 99.7k covered,was time for something a bit more fresh though trying to work out what exactly this engine was assembled of,had new timing belt,thermostat and water pump,much cleaner than what came out!

question,what cylinder head is this?

its newer but from what? all my spi bits have bolted on easily.

new engine in,all bolts checked and checked again that they wont fall out,seems to drive well,though not as pokey in top end as old one but i do plan for more engine mods as i go along on a second engine using a 1.28v bottom and dual weber carbs,the noise im after!!

looking normal again

all being well il be at brooklands with pedro

hunting for interior parts too as slowly making it nicer and newer in there as he is used as a daily,allt he old stuff was falling apart so binned them.

 

[Sir16v]

for once i made it to brooklands without a hitch,pedro was flawless in doing total 250 miles that day,no leaks,no overheating!

saw some old faces and many new,such an awsome day,i did burn too!

little line up from end of the day


few contacts re-established so handful more mods are on the way!

 

[Sir16v]

not alot has changed really,interior be going back in soon,located a few goodies im collecting this weekend to drop in.

then thats it beside getting bumpers painted to clean up the look cinq be left as is

good daily and that he shall remain love doing 50mpg in this thing!

 

[Sir16v]

i seem to be collecting more parts than i need,but surely i need them!
so after a visit down the other end of the uk i grabbed more parts after seeing good friend

im now in possession of two sets of wheels,not sure which to use,also gained

866 cam and shims
sporting drivers headlight (now have a matching pair!)
ported inlet manifold
new white bonnet with hood pins fitted.

all be added onto the car Tuesday after this darn bank holiday,driving through the thunderstorms was nice though!

 

[Sir16v]

well more was done today,fitted the 866 cam,so paired with my mccritch should be interesting, planning on bigger tb and exhaust soon after induction is sorted

fitted my abarth options too,3 years apart now they are back!

getting there!

 

[Sir16v]

so today has been fun,previous day i went a bit stripey,i like it aha not eprfect but it will do!

today i re shimmed the 866 cam,it seems much better now,wish i never have to do it again though!

number boxes and induction kit to make up next though! more updates soon!