Already said I was in my phone, took a mo to find the video so I didn't see the two other posts show up.
General start of the abarth rebuild/1.4 16v conversion
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General start of the abarth rebuild/1.4 16v conversion
fair do's.. is an awesome car anyway 
I love stealth
I love stealth
Met with Andy and a few others last night and got to see the Abarth in the flesh. It's a cracking bit of work and goes like stink !
Ace Cafe?
Did any of you get some pictures?
Did any of you get some pictures?
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it was a very quiet night at the ace and only the 4 cinqs there yet again need to get some more to turn up and yes the abarth is going very well now
need to get some more to turn up and yes the abarth is going very well now
bit far for me ace cafe, especially for a bad turnout
Last time I went my car caught fire. ehe
lol, i remember that.. you were so lucky it didn't go up!! Still bearing the scars last time i saw chi.
aye, always go before show. Never did anything about that fire damage other than clean the soot off
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Hit some debris on the motorway, it smashed the tailpipe off;
https://www.fiatforum.com/cinquecento-seicento/57191-dont-run-over-rocks.html
https://www.fiatforum.com/cinquecento-seicento/57191-dont-run-over-rocks.html
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Ouch poor chii suffered there
I have just been out after waiting for the london traffic to disappear so i could go and do the motorway run and see how everything faired and if any problems would appear and my reason for letting traffic die down is so should any bolt or nut fall off then there is less chance of it going thru someone screen just covered about 20 miles at unknown speeds due to speedo still not being sorted but at 1 stretch of straight motorway and nothing about i saw 7000rpm in 6th and it was perfectly stable,temp held perfectly in fact i couldnt fault it so tomorrow im off for a trip to southam in warwickshire to pick up a new screen as mine has a couple of tiny grinding burns on it and one chip so its getting changed. so watch out for me if anyone is out and about
I have just been out after waiting for the london traffic to disappear so i could go and do the motorway run and see how everything faired and if any problems would appear and my reason for letting traffic die down is so should any bolt or nut fall off then there is less chance of it going thru someone screen
just covered about 20 miles at unknown speeds due to speedo still not being sorted but at 1 stretch of straight motorway and nothing about i saw 7000rpm in 6th and it was perfectly stable,temp held perfectly in fact i couldnt fault it so tomorrow im off for a trip to southam in warwickshire to pick up a new screen as mine has a couple of tiny grinding burns on it and one chip so its getting changed. so watch out for me if anyone is out and about
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Well after a week of no posts there is still nothing interesting to report as its driving without any faults,totally perfect cant fault it in anyway so i think its time to start getting the bodywork into shape ready to get it painted at the end of the summer
nobody seems to want to take the cinq on now think the locals are getting to know how quick it is
nobody seems to want to take the cinq on now think the locals are getting to know how quick it is
Well after a short trip through some fairly well congested roads with andy today my mind is made up..... I want one
Blu you were right (I owe ya a drink when I finally meet ya)
I think if the 1.4 was turboed it would be the perfect car as they seem to (imo) lack a little low end torque, bearing in mind as andy said to me its still in need of a remap (and a lot of my driving history is turbo diesels)but on the whole I think what andy has achieved is an awesome little car it looks good and sounds awesome (also lights the front wheels up pretty well too ) and goes like stink and I was pretty chuffed with the brakes too, as a few people argue rear disks are better (and I thought the same too) but imo they would have to be pretty impressive to out do the setup already on there
Anyway sorry for the essay, this really is a awesome little car and the bloke that drives it aint too bad either hopefully more of these will be built
Cheers for the ride out andy and cheers for sorting me out with imola
Can't wait for the shows this year
Night guys
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Blu you were right (I owe ya a drink when I finally meet ya)
I think if the 1.4 was turboed it would be the perfect car as they seem to (imo) lack a little low end torque, bearing in mind as andy said to me its still in need of a remap (and a lot of my driving history is turbo diesels)but on the whole I think what andy has achieved is an awesome little car it looks good and sounds awesome (also lights the front wheels up pretty well too
) and goes like stink and I was pretty chuffed with the brakes too, as a few people argue rear disks are better (and I thought the same too) but imo they would have to be pretty impressive to out do the setup already on there Anyway sorry for the essay, this really is a awesome little car and the bloke that drives it aint too bad either
hopefully more of these will be built Cheers for the ride out andy and cheers for sorting me out with imola
Can't wait for the shows this year
Night guys
Lee
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Still nothing to report...still no problems and have added another car into the blown away list seat leon cupra
BMWs and Audi's are my favourite prey followed by anything with a chav behind the wheel
followed by anything with a chav behind the wheel
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This was some indian chap and when pulled up next to him at the roundabout all i saw him say was wtf as i disappeared past him :devil::devil: dont think he could believe what had just cooked him on gas mark 9 wonder if he will changing cars
anything with a chav in it is game on one of my mates mates reckons his 1.2 polo will do the cinq so ive told him to go get it waiting for a response will let u know what happens
wonder if he will changing carsanything with a chav in it is game on
one of my mates mates reckons his 1.2 polo will do the cinq so ive told him to go get it waiting for a response will let u know what happens
race him for slips Thats what i always say when someone takes the ****.
"Oh right, well if your so confident go get your V5 mate and we'll settle it the manly way"
To date its shut every single person up.
Thats what i always say when someone takes the ****."Oh right, well if your so confident go get your V5 mate and we'll settle it the manly way"
To date its shut every single person up.
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Well i finally got the rear shox changed and they were fubared but they had done 5 years hard service and only replaced them with standard for the time being till i can afford a pair of spax adj rears however i took the shox poly bushes out before throwing them away as i have looked for a new set of these bushes and cant find them anywhere do they even make them or have these been made for the shox????
also i am still messing about with the thermostat housing and tomorrow going to get a sender unit for dash temp gauge and then get it put on and heres hoping it all works
however i took the shox poly bushes out before throwing them away as i have looked for a new set of these bushes and cant find them anywhere do they even make them or have these been made for the shox????also i am still messing about with the thermostat housing and tomorrow going to get a sender unit for dash temp gauge and then get it put on and heres hoping it all works
