Styling Updated punto pictures! My Red MK1

[B3NNETT]

Haha! Always gets a few laughs
Yeh, maybe come and see it at the mid month if ones happening and I'm driving by then.
I just want my lowering springs fitted. I'll ask my Dad if he can get some compressors from work or something so we can fit them asap.

yer maybe i will lol,

tbh its not neccesary for spring compressors its doable without. but a little bit more dangerous and hard to locate the bits that went ping lol
you can tell how i did some lol

 

[midget4hire]

Haha! Always gets a few laughs
Yeh, maybe come and see it at the mid month if ones happening and I'm driving by then.
I just want my lowering springs fitted. I'll ask my Dad if he can get some compressors from work or something so we can fit them asap.

I have some

 

[karbineftw]

I have some

It would be hassle for you to come over to mine though. Quite a distance from B'ford

Update:
I just realised I have my GT skirts to put on! I've sanded them all down and just ready to be lined up with the car to make the holes underneath then I can begin to spray them
I'm doing them black

 

[punto_matt]

Spring clamps are like a tenner from halfrauds. Either that or buy loads of really strong cable ties. I take no responsibility if they snap though.

 

[CLXCraig]

GT Skirts should look good

If you want the car to look low, id avaoid doing them black, car will look higher than it is. Each to their own though, sure you'll do a good job as usual

Have their been any engine bay pics...

 

[karbineftw]

GT Skirts should look good

If you want the car to look low, id avaoid doing them black, car will look higher than it is. Each to their own though, sure you'll do a good job as usual

Have their been any engine bay pics...

We don't go there.... lol

 

[CLXCraig]

Ha, grubby is it?

 

[karbineftw]

Ha, grubby is it?

Timing belt is off at the mo due to seal leaking. Needs a good cleaning up
I agree about the skirts. Think I will do them red. I just have bad thoughts about my spoiler and don't want to waste money again!
But they are plastic and not fibreglass so I guess will be a lot easier

 

[CLXCraig]

Plastic should be easier, but its sods law there will be some complication

Does the punto have the belt cover that bolts to the head? Found when i had mine off, back to black on it makes a load of difference

 

[karbineftw]

Plastic should be easier, but its sods law there will be some complication

Does the punto have the belt cover that bolts to the head? Found when i had mine off, back to black on it makes a load of difference

Yeh it does. It's pretty black already though. lol
I think I got a really old pic when I first got car. one min matey

 

[karbineftw]

Don't laugh..

 

[Adrian Bravo]

I was wondering about the engine the other day. Have you done any rust prevention karbine? I would tidy up the underneath, arches, etc while you can.

 

[CLXCraig]

Will look good with a clean. Red rocker cover, black manifold.

 

[karbineftw]

I wouldn't know what to do or where to start or where to put it even! (regarding adrians post)
Would be beneficial though.
I have a plan though, once this engine dies (which at 75k, most likely be soon), dependent on how it has been cared for; but judging at how many previous owners it has had on the logbook, prob not much...
I would want to buy a 75sx or 85sx and swap everything, steering wheel, exhaust, alloys, seats, spoiler. Everything possible then I would have a nicer looking SX with more power too than this 60. Get GSR.
I would love puntoelxbertones's (where i get extreme from? lol) 85 he is selling but I think to insure a 16v would be crazy. It's only got 55k on it too!

 

[CLXCraig]

Might be able to pick up a cheap sporting, either swap the cars, or the engines

 

[karbineftw]

Might be able to pick up a cheap sporting, either swap the cars, or the engines

Sportings are more expensive on the insurance though.
My paint work has seen better days!
So confused!! I guess i'll cross thast bridge when I come to it or however the saying goes.

 

[Adrian Bravo]

Well you probably cant have a big engine for a while because of insurance. If you like the car and plan on keeping the car for a few years you might want to start building a fancy engine in the garage. Would be a nice project and you will learn lots. If I had the space I would have bought a 2 liter block to work on now.

I cleaned and painted the entire underside of my car the other day because the jack points where starting to rust and id found surface rust under the fuel filter splash guard. I did my front arches and chasis legs when the engine was out. Ill get the back arches, subframe, behind the rear and front bumpers done soon. Then front subframe.

 

[Floppydodo]

doing some great touches to this car!!

 

[karbineftw]

I guess we spoke too soon about the flipping engine!!!!!
I'm new to engine parts so please correct me if I make a mistake with my terminology lol
We were replacing both the camshaft seal and the crankshaft seal.
To get to the crankshaft seal you have to remove the crank? (lol) so in order to remove it we had to jam something to stop it from spinning, this being a chisel, just to prevent it from spinning, but as the pressure built up, it ended up cracking the oil pump which attaches to the sump.
Now we are looking for an oil pump! At first we thought it was all connected to the engine sop my Dad was thinking that we would have to get a new engine (Yay for me as would be fitting a 16ver in!) however Haynes manual shows that you can replace it.
One on eBay for £20. Still would prefer to fit a 16v in! lol

 

[CLXCraig]

Shame about pump. should be good to replace from beneath the car. might be worth doing water pump too whislt your down there, and all the belts if not done recently