General 1990 uno turbo HELP!!!

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General 1990 uno turbo HELP!!!

leon369

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hi there have just brought 1990 uno turbo in white for £600 it has done 90000 with service history, the cars body work is in good condition for the age of the car as is the interior it has leather seats which i havent seen in an uno turbo before?!? the car is standard apart from s/s exhaust it has no mot or tax it needs some welding work done on the floor pans which i have been quoted £60 for which is resonable?!? is there any othere problem i may need to look out for that it may fail the mot on?? i intend to keep the car standard apart for a dump valve, which is the best brand? and should i fit it myself or get a garage to do it? also a 57i induction kit, will i need to get the car set up or a re-map after doing this? many thanks will upload pictures on friday. Leon
 
hello leon, and welcome. you say 1990, is that a mk1 or 2? and most importantly....let's have some photos!!

right down to business: leather interior...i've heard of them, but never seen one, sounds like a winner, possibly like the stradas? more photos please:D

welding, get used to it, rust will be your enemy, forever. and almost anything short of the glass and plastic hatch will go. have a solid poke around under all the arches, the plastic extensions, sill guards, turrets, boot floor, legs, doors, in fact anywhere where there is metal. it will come in:(

MOTs....ahhh, electrics has always been the thorn for me, good look at the fuse and relay panel, and all the connectors behind it, same for the lights, check the bulbs are all seated correctly, and ends not corroded. it's a simple job, but takes ages to get them all working right....eh chas?:p

brakes, uno T brakes are marginal at best, so a through going over here will be good, the handbrake cable snaps like a twig, and depending on how long it's been unused, discs will start to go rusty round the edges, all are quite cheap to replace.

suspension bushes, rubber, old and cacky, replacements will be cheap from somewhere like desira, or go all out and poly bush.

check the fuel pump and filters too, you have a primary leading into the pump under the car, pretty much where you sit, even if the protective cover, plastic or steel, is in place, will be caked in decades of poo, worth a clean up, and filter change. same for the secondary under the bonnet.

then it's a matter of how far you want to go(y)

dump valves? any really, i've had bailey, le mans, etc on both mine, all the same to me. easy to fit, take you 2 minutes

as for the filter, no need to remap, what you can't anyway (if it is a mk1). just ensure you got it clear of the worst of the engine bays heat, look behind the nearside headlight, if the injector fan, and associated brackets and hosing are all still in there, get it all out. and run the filter down into there. plenty of cold air feed(y)
 
Thanks m8 will update pics friday and am getting mechanic to look over the car. thanks for the help
 
few pics..(y)
 

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