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Fiat Coupe Track Car
As my old thread appears to have disappeared, here it is copied from another forum!
I had a converted 16VT Punto GT which blew up in Le Mans, so I had enough and decided to get a Coupe track day car. Bought it as a standard Coupe with a blown engine for £300.
Its had:-
-Full strip including sound deadening
-Battery moved to boot
-All new D2 coilovers
-Camber adjustment bolts
-All new wishbones, ARB bushes, drop links, CV boots
-New engine
-FMIC from Punto
-boost piping from Punto
-New rear caliper carrier
-OZ Superleggeras from Punto
-Apexi AVCR
-Widget
-Cobra Monacos x 2
-Sparco Harnesses
Only got the one pic as it stands atm, needs a couple of bits doing then have a track day booked on 3rd October.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...0/285ba0d4.jpg
I have a couple of pics to add....
My old Punto GT
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...0/MWP_0139.jpg
The new Coupe in progress...
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...270/coupe1.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...270/coupe3.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...0/fd40edaf.jpg
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Just a small update, getting ready for Bedford SEN circuit for the Evo Trackday on the 14th August.
Have had a full tracking setup finished, went fo -1.5 degrees camberrrrrrrrr in the end, should make a hell of a difference.
Have also had the map tweaked, more for smoother running, but the remapped chip just got dropped in through the post. Only minor changes made but its made a small difference.
Oh, and fitted a new steering wheel.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...8F3AE4BBCE.jpg
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Small-ish update.
As the noise regs are better at Snetterton, I thought I would fit a decat (as you do). Turns out the cat I had on there was in a right old state. In the BIN!
Anyway, fitted it and it ran like a bag of shite, very very rich. Time for another remap me thinks!
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...3084372FDD.jpg
Ive always had an issue with the idle on this car, ever since I fitted the engine. I cant remember if we did the belts (I think we did), but we though we would check the timing marks to see if anything was amiss. The exhaust cam was a tooth out. Doh. :roll:
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...2FEABBB415.jpg
Inlet Cam
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...2FF14EF275.jpg
Exhaust Cam
So realigned the timing marks and it ran even worse! After cutting off the balance belt and locking the shaft using a cunning washer readjusting method and applying a basic map, it sounded a lot nicer. Still very lumpy at idle but sounded a lot more like my Punto used to.
We found a couple more problems during the day. The throttle cable was only allowing 60% throttle so adjusted the cable for that, and then had a problem won boost at 4k RPM. Turned out to be the Magnecor leads. Stuck some random leads and some new Iridiums and the problem was gone.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...2FF694DEAA.jpg
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After a whole day mapping and 25 POWER RUNS! it was finally done. 250bhp and 300ft/lbs torque, with a large difference in mid range torque, which is very noticable on the road. Its pretty awesome when combined with the lightness of the thing! Sounds like a jet fighter at 1.3 bar. Also sorted the idle forever yesterday, as it still wasnt idling correctly. Just dicked about with the throttle position sensor which was well off, as I had adjusted it whenn it was a tooth out so it would sort of idle.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...300AF9AF9C.jpg
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Time to update this I think....
I had a chance to get hold of a lot nicer shell for 300, so the reshell was on!
Bought unseen it turned up with a well known 16VT issue, a knackered exhaust cam.
Luckily, I have a 16VT track day car which had a decent 250bhp engine in it already, so it was decided the shell swap was due!
I drove my old Coupe into my friends workshop at 10am in the morning and drove the new reshelled Coupe home at about 9pm. I think that may be a record. The only hold up was replacing the speed sensor which dropped inside the diff casing.
We swapped all suspension, subframe, engine, rad, gear linkage, fuel pump ECU and exhaust.
The only bits we didnt change were brake calipers and rear ARB, but they can be done at any time. And as money is earnt a rollcage and decent buckets will follow.
Anyway, here are some pics after a clean, consider a decent 16VT saved and a bad one off to the scrappers!
Old Coupe
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps4bd0e0cf.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps6fd3fb2a.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...0/f86beb1a.jpg
Reshelled
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...psccd6ad12.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps4e78ed8b.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps0b21b192.jpg
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Some swap pics
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps292405d1.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps8e9be345.jpg
Ill be at Brands on the 16th so should be ready by then without too many issues ( I hope - Fix It Again Tomorrow!)
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Time for an update!
The car is almost complete, finally. Ive got a track day on Feb 22 and the only small jobs to do before then are fit the Carbon Lorraine pads and fit the rollcage that is somewhere between Italy and the UK, and give the inside a spray.
Quite a lot has happened since the last update, Ive got new Sparco buckets in, completely stripped the interior, fitted new drilled and grooved discs, braided lines, new air filter, new undertray, new coolant hoses, repaired a problem with the electrics, fitted a shortshift kit, oil catch tank, rear ARB fitted, amongst many other things that I cant remember.
Ive also juts done the tracking and set -2 degrees of camber ready for the track day.
Ive only got a couple of pictures, Ill get some more the next time I get the car out of hibernation.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...pscplbz0sy.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...pszpzfmgs3.jpg
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The car is now caged and been to Bedford, Brands and Snet and is still going (touchwood)!
It performed very well on Sunday at Snetterton, its now 270bhp at 1.3bar with 290lb/ft torque so is pretty capable. It was nice to get some R888s back on there as well, meaning it was ten times better round the corners.
Anyway....
Some pics:-
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Loving the new shell mate looks good with that kit on it, you taking it to AI?
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Would be good if you could bring this to the RR day on 6th April so we can all have a proper look...?
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The kit on the new one looks lush! Pininfarina should have done that as standard! 8-)
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Tres clean! Looks like it's in too good condition to smash round a track TBH!
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Update time, I got some track time at Brands on 21st August and blew up the turbo! Luckily I only live down the road so wasnt a hassle getting a trailer to pick it up. I managed 40+ laps and I think my fastest time was 59 seconds. It was the best track day Ive done so far, the car was working beautifully and hardly anything overtook, I felt like I was in a really capable track car. Having new R888s makes a big difference.
So, new turbo is being built at the moment,19 row Mocal cooler is en route as is all the associated pipework. Ive also got Powerflex front bushes and a race gearbox mount from Vibratech to fit.
Here are a couple of pictures...
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps7d810040.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps1ee35fc4.jpg
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Broken, always seem to be pro photographers about when that happens!
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps63fb172a.jpg
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Very nice mate, sounds like you had fun. Are you upgrading the turbo then?
