Introduction
Welcome to my 2003 Fiat Seicento ‘Red Flea’ build!
Brought the car in February 2016 for £550 as a daily (but as these things go it ended up as a project). I was attracted to the car as a cheap alternative to the original Mini Cooper and seeing the car in Polish rally videos on Youtube lol. On the test drive I couldn’t believe how well the car felt to drive. Fantastic seating position, offset pedals, responsive throttle / steering inputs and retro vibe. I knew this had to be my first Fiat!
This is how it looked completely stock when I got it:
Firstly I done a quick interior update by going from the silver dash to a carbon look dash:
Unfortunately a door panel and a wing have been previously painted and don’t quite match the colour of the original panels. I’ve tried my best to correct this with a bit of red restore T-Cut. It has sort of worked but I’m open to suggestions how to get the panels to match.
Whilst doing this I also tinted the fog lights yellow for a more ‘race car’ look:
I next began work on performance, starting with an Ulter back box and middle box delete.
Video Link: [ame]https://youtu.be/cZpdvUDZRvs[/ame]
I then made a custom induction kit (as GSR no longer sells theirs) and added a crankcase breather set up.
In addition to this, I added a 40mm throttle body made by the famous sparky5!
It now feels like a mini pocket rocket! And does 0-60 in roughly 10 and a half seconds!
I next tinted the rear brake lights for a more aggressive look as well as blacking out badges and adding a custom red flea sticker
The latest mod I’ve done to the car is add JBW Minilites which have been painted by a previous owner, black with a chrome rim. I’ve also been round the car and gone over any chips with touch up paint / T-Cut. This is the current status of the build:
Let me know what you guys think!
*special thanks to Ruby for helping me along the way*
Brought the car in February 2016 for £550 as a daily (but as these things go it ended up as a project). I was attracted to the car as a cheap alternative to the original Mini Cooper and seeing the car in Polish rally videos on Youtube lol. On the test drive I couldn’t believe how well the car felt to drive. Fantastic seating position, offset pedals, responsive throttle / steering inputs and retro vibe. I knew this had to be my first Fiat!
This is how it looked completely stock when I got it:
Firstly I done a quick interior update by going from the silver dash to a carbon look dash:
Unfortunately a door panel and a wing have been previously painted and don’t quite match the colour of the original panels. I’ve tried my best to correct this with a bit of red restore T-Cut. It has sort of worked but I’m open to suggestions how to get the panels to match.
Whilst doing this I also tinted the fog lights yellow for a more ‘race car’ look:
I next began work on performance, starting with an Ulter back box and middle box delete.
Video Link: [ame]https://youtu.be/cZpdvUDZRvs[/ame]
I then made a custom induction kit (as GSR no longer sells theirs) and added a crankcase breather set up.
In addition to this, I added a 40mm throttle body made by the famous sparky5!
It now feels like a mini pocket rocket! And does 0-60 in roughly 10 and a half seconds!
I next tinted the rear brake lights for a more aggressive look as well as blacking out badges and adding a custom red flea sticker
The latest mod I’ve done to the car is add JBW Minilites which have been painted by a previous owner, black with a chrome rim. I’ve also been round the car and gone over any chips with touch up paint / T-Cut. This is the current status of the build:
Let me know what you guys think!
*special thanks to Ruby for helping me along the way
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