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As far as I'm aware, the only difference is on the inlet side of the 'head, so the supersprint should fit the 75 head no problem.
John
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Oh right cool. I'd heard they were a differnt spacing between studs lol 
Coming along nicely. What BP you hoping for all in? 80ish?
Jordan
Coming along nicely. What BP you hoping for all in? 80ish?
Jordan
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The spacer is needed for the 1242 as the block is taller, i'm sticking with the 1108.
The current engine spec is interim, in the next few months she'll get a bespoke GSR head and cam, MPi, rebuilt bottom end and a complete remap. Then i'm hoping for 110+bhp.
John
The current engine spec is interim, in the next few months she'll get a bespoke GSR head and cam, MPi, rebuilt bottom end and a complete remap. Then i'm hoping for 110+bhp.
John
punto_jr_sx75 said:
The reason why you have to fit a spacer to the 1108 manifold when fitting the 1242 engine is because the block is taller than the 1008 block.
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Making some good progress on this now. With the cage delivery due in the next week, the interior is now stripped, with just the tarry stuff to strip off the floor.
Its amazing how much stuff weighs, fr'instance the sound deadening and carpet comes to over 15kg!!! Changing to a race battery, whilst costing £70 saves another 6kg. And yes the stereo (a rather nice Sony Xplode CD head unit going spare) has been removed, saving another 2kg along with the speakers.
The short engine has gone off to Amac in Northallerton for machining, lightening and balancing, and Peter at GSR has got the 'head back from the machine shop and it looks stunning. He just awaits the new cam.
There's a few photo's and a blog update on my site, plus a rather nice pic of the integrale in action at Croft last week for all you lancisti out there.
Cheers, John
Its amazing how much stuff weighs, fr'instance the sound deadening and carpet comes to over 15kg!!! Changing to a race battery, whilst costing £70 saves another 6kg. And yes the stereo (a rather nice Sony Xplode CD head unit going spare) has been removed, saving another 2kg along with the speakers.
The short engine has gone off to Amac in Northallerton for machining, lightening and balancing, and Peter at GSR has got the 'head back from the machine shop and it looks stunning. He just awaits the new cam.
There's a few photo's and a blog update on my site, plus a rather nice pic of the integrale in action at Croft last week for all you lancisti out there.
Cheers, John
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Made some serious progress on the project 500 cinq in the last few weeks...
The rollcage is now fully fitted and painted - and what a difference its made to shell stiffness. We've also fitted the Avo GTZ suspension kit (uprated & lowered springs, fully adjustable coilover front dampers, adjustable rear dampers). With the front strut brace now on it really has transformed the handling. Also the steering seems lighter too, although we've yet check the geometry after the changes.
The car is now off for a full respray next week, before it's fitted with the 1997 works Monte Carlo Rally graphics. Then it's in with the Sparco seats and some final touches to the wiring and dashboard. The engine is making slow progress, although thats not a problem given everything else we've had on!
Plenty of pictures on the nitrane website. As ever we welcome any comments.
Cheers, John
The rollcage is now fully fitted and painted - and what a difference its made to shell stiffness. We've also fitted the Avo GTZ suspension kit (uprated & lowered springs, fully adjustable coilover front dampers, adjustable rear dampers). With the front strut brace now on it really has transformed the handling. Also the steering seems lighter too, although we've yet check the geometry after the changes.
The car is now off for a full respray next week, before it's fitted with the 1997 works Monte Carlo Rally graphics. Then it's in with the Sparco seats and some final touches to the wiring and dashboard. The engine is making slow progress, although thats not a problem given everything else we've had on!
Plenty of pictures on the nitrane website. As ever we welcome any comments.
Cheers, John
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Excellent to hear its coming along, look forward to seeing it all liveried up
Looking very good.
I have a completely random question here, but do you stil have the punto shell that the engine came out of?
Jordan
I have a completely random question here, but do you stil have the punto shell that the engine came out of?
Jordan
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Nope, just bought the engine & 'box only.
John
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Can't wait to see the finished product What cage is that and how much did it cost??
What cage is that and how much did it cost??
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Its the OMP 8point bolt-in, supplied by Cat Motorsport. Can't quote a cost as i get a healthy discount for the 000's i've spent with him there. It was cheaper than DT though.
Weighs about 27kg, and has a nice feature of bolting to the b-pillar seatbelt mount which stiffens the shell up nicely (i'm not sure the sparco one does this). Fitted like an absolutely glove too which was a bonus. I've had the extra bar welded across the rear mounts to stiffen it further and mount the harnasses.
Cheers, John
Weighs about 27kg, and has a nice feature of bolting to the b-pillar seatbelt mount which stiffens the shell up nicely (i'm not sure the sparco one does this). Fitted like an absolutely glove too which was a bonus. I've had the extra bar welded across the rear mounts to stiffen it further and mount the harnasses.
Cheers, John
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Got the cinq back from the paint shop today, sure looks good in vivid red. Also got the works decal set from cybersignz and it looks great. Got to wait a few weeks first though to let the paint fully cure.
Pics n stuff as usual on my website.
In the meantime, here's the next stage of the project...
Cheers, John
Pics n stuff as usual on my website.
In the meantime, here's the next stage of the project...
Cheers, John
is that off the shelf or custom? CBA reading back
Lookin damn good. Paint looks good too So when are you hoping to get this beast finished?
Jordan
So when are you hoping to get this beast finished?Jordan
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The exhaust is a supersprint off the shelf.
The car will be an ongoing project i'm sure, although I am pencilled in for a track day at Elvington on 6th August. This will probably be with the std engine as the race engine is taking longer than expected - hence the reason why i've made so much progress with the shell.
I've got to sort the suspension first, i'm not happy with the rear springs, and am having a small argument with Avo as we speak.
Cheers, John
The car will be an ongoing project i'm sure, although I am pencilled in for a track day at Elvington on 6th August. This will probably be with the std engine as the race engine is taking longer than expected - hence the reason why i've made so much progress with the shell.
I've got to sort the suspension first, i'm not happy with the rear springs, and am having a small argument with Avo as we speak.
Cheers, John
I admire your work and enthusiam Jon, the interior is pure sexual is you can excuse the prepubescent compliment cos that's all I can think of just now.
Would like mines like that but it would be a pain everyday driver.
Liam
Would like mines like that but it would be a pain everyday driver.
Liam
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The Avo dampers are fantastic and great value for money, i'm just having a problem with them over the rear springs. Don't want to say too much at the moment cos they *may* sort it all out to my satisfaction. Fronts are 2.25 coils so no problems.
Can't truly comment on their performance until i've been on the track.
John
Can't truly comment on their performance until i've been on the track.
John
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I am loving the new paint and stripped out interior and that Rollcage, Looks amazing, quite fancy one now even if the ladies will struggle to get in
and that Rollcage, Looks amazing, quite fancy one now even if the ladies will struggle to get in 
SkinzCinqSproting said:I am loving the new paint and stripped out interior
Ah, but ladies have to show their pants if they are wearing a short skirt.
Cheers
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