General UT Restoration, New Thread. UPDATED 19/09/08 STRIPPED IT READY FOR A RESPRAY!!

[T.E.D. Jordan]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 28/01/06*

Wow i never spotted this thread and its right up my street I love this kind of stuff and its what im good at! Anyway keep us updated as others have said, and dont buy a saff cossie!

Jordan

 

[Dunc Uno Turbo]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 28/01/06*

charlie, yeah the cover stayed on over nite

1986uno45s, made sure the shell was totally stripped, nothing left on it at all! and yeah, we were joking too about "The New Fiat Uno Convertable" LOL
hehe, yeah, louies already onto me

louie, nah, the rear turrets are coming off, along with the rear pannel, just that my angle grinder decided it would blow up, so i need to buy a new one! then in the evenings i shall get a torch and get them off.

faster4_tec, yup, deffo finished now!! 3 of u can easily lift the shell now, but ive actually cut 90% of the bulk head off now, but my angle grinder knackered up, so will remove the rest of it when i get a new grinder this week.

jordan, hehe, keep updated on this thread as i expect it to be moving quite quickly now. i was meant ot be getting my new shell this weekend, but as i said above, the unexpected failure of my angle grinder put an end to the cutting fun and i couldnt bring it but it will deffo be at mine next sunday (thats the next time i can bring it!!)

fingers crossed peeps!

Dunc

 

[arc]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 28/01/06*

woah, that's stripped! looking good

faster4_tec, wont cause any damage, ive made sure not to go for a too bigger oil cooler as i dont want to over cool the oil.

you'll be using a thermostat on the oil cooler, surely?

 

[Dunc Uno Turbo]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 28/01/06*

yeah arc. the uno turbo has a oil cooler as standard and runs a thermostat. all im doin is replacing the OE oil cooler with a Mocal 19 row one as when on the track the OE oil cooler isnt up to the job and the oil temp goes sky high!

Dunc

edit: also, i shall be relocating my new oil cooler and cutting yet more of my bumper out to accomidate it and allow it more air flow

 

[Biz]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 28/01/06*

You are a nutter mate.

Put up a before and after pic. lol

Any plans for engine mods?

 

[Dunc Uno Turbo]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 28/01/06*

biz mate, u think im a nutter now, wait ti ll u see the finished UT. man, its got some seriously trick bits on it!

as for engine mods, i shall be using my current lump as its only done 13k miles since full rebuild with abarth cam, forged pistons, fully lightened/balanced bottom end, hybrid turbo polished ported head etc etc and is good for a true 200bhp. once ive built my uno up and ran it this year im gonna get a new UT engine and try build a 300bhp engine running my new engine managememnt which ive sourced but im being hush hush on all that as ur just gonna have to wait till 2007 to see that engine. but put it this way, it'll have 3 very special things, ALS, traction control and launch control plus ALOT LOT more!

Dunc

 

[Dunc Uno Turbo]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 28/01/06*

here u go biz man:-

Before

After

makes me sad now

but i know how good its gonna be whan done! mmmmwwwwhahahahaha!

Dunc

 

[Louie Bee]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 28/01/06*

Rusty UT shell 1 - angle grinder 0 .

 

[CinquePunto]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 28/01/06*

Rusty UT shell 1 - angle grinder 0 .

don't u mean the other way round... I think the angle grinder may have won...

 

[Louie Bee]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 28/01/06*

Nah.

I’d say it was a close match. The Uno isn’t finished yet. The angle grinder however...

 

[Chas Uno]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 28/01/06*

Dunc, I'm ashamed of you. You left the handbrake lever behind

 

[Dunc Uno Turbo]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 28/01/06*

lol 1986uno45s, yeah yeah yeah! new shell already has one hehe

well, got a couple more goodies. some locking wheel nuts curtesy of charlieboy (ta matey!) and some anti roll bar powerflex bushes! only need a couple more sets and i'll have a full powerflex kit! hehe

will post pics later!

Dunc

 

[Dunc Uno Turbo]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 28/01/06*

small update, nothing special

got these off charlie, as ive never had locking wheel nuts on my UT ever before, thought it was a good investment being as i got compomotive mo's now lol

also, got 2 of my powerflex bushes for the anti roll bar through the post yesterday

thats all at the moment people! dont really get chance to do anything in the week as its too cold/dark!

Dunc

 

[faster4_tec]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 02/02/06*

it has been quite a cold week hasn't it, I reckon we're on for some snow in the next 10days or so.

buy yourself a patio heater and some flood/work lights (we got 2 sets of pairs, thats 8 lights) for £40 from a local timber place that went bust, looks like they had not been used much/ever!!! And we got the big yellow brick thing (to run 4 at a time) for a tenner!! You can light up half of cumbria with them LOL!!!

 

[Dunc Uno Turbo]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 02/02/06*

right, Mr Postie just delivered this, my B&M Alloy Short Shifter Kit hehe

£115 well spend lmao

what you think?

Dunc

 

[bulldog5046]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 02/02/06*

thats quite sexwee, how you gunna get it in reverse?

 

[Dunc Uno Turbo]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 02/02/06*

thats quite sexwee, how you gunna get it in reverse?

ermmmm......same as before???

lol

Dunc

 

[charlieboy]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 02/02/06*

dunc how do the short shifts work?

charlie

 

[T.E.D. Jordan]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 02/02/06*

dunc how do the short shifts work?

charlie

Shorter stick

 

[charlieboy]

Re: UT Restoration, New Thread, NEW SHELL!!!!! *updated 02/02/06*

lol. overall length is shorter? not the throw between gears?

charlie