Looks nice and tidy bud
Ok, so my misses has been driving for 6 months now and wanted something different and with a bit more poke then her 59hp 1.0 16v Micra Active. Shes been searching and searching for weeks for one of these and there bloody hard to find now so in Jan 2011 we ended up getting this, the only black one we could find. Its a 1998 Fiat Punto Bertone 1.2 16v Cabriolet.
Last edited by GT3guy; 2nd April 2011 at 21:40.
Looks nice and tidy bud
pics when we first got it
More up to date
UPDATED 02/04/2011
WORK SO FAR:
Bought Car Manual, service book & folder and Haynes Manual - £10
17" Khan RS-R style 5 Spoke Alloys - £120
Wobbly bolts PCD from 4x98 to 4x100 - £25
Wobbly bolt Locking Nuts - £25
Spigot Rings - £5
Black Angel Eye Projector Headlights with LED Sidelights - £150
White LED Numberplate and interior lights - £15
Smoked side repeaters - £20
Chrome indicator Bulbs all round - £5
Half Tinted Rear Lights - £6
2 x Cabriolet Mirrors - £40
Rear bumper towing eye cover - £5
replaced n/s fog light unit - £8
new radiator & anti-freeze change - £50
New thermostat - £12
installed battery clamp
Genuine Fiat Front washer jet kit - £15
Genuine black leather trimmed steering wheel, Gear & Handbrake Gaitor - £25
Richbrook Leather Gearknob - £25
Lockwood White Dials - £25
Lockwood stainless dial surround - £15
Tailor Made black car mats - £20
Leather Tax Disc Holder - £15
De-badged Boot
Painted front fiat badge black with chrome stripes - £5
Painted rear drums black
cleaned\degreased engine and used black high heat temp paint on various parts - £10
Autoglym Cabriolet Hood Cleaner Kit - £20
Brillo Black Vinyl Dye Spray (2x400ml) - £20
Bosch Aero Wiper Blades - £20
Bosch Super 4 Plugs - £18
Genuine Fiat Replacement HT Leads - £35
Oil & Filter Change
New fuel Filter - £10
Bosch Lambda Sensor - £70
K&N Induction Kit - £75
WORK TO DO:
2 x Front wishbones & Bushes - £50
Replace all front & Rear Bushes
Brembo Max Brake Discs & Pads - £100
Brembo rear brake Shoes - £30
Gearbox and Brake Fluid Renewal
Goodridge Braided Brake Hoses - £45
New Headgasket
Wheels refurbed and painted gloss black - £200
4x 205\40\R17 Tyres - £280
4 Wheel alignment - £80
New Black Mohair Hood - £500
Smooth tailgate badge holes
Replace Passenger door lock
2 new front electric window motors
New Windscreen (Chipped and wiper marks)
Tinted rear Windows & Sunstrip - £100
Spray mirrors & rear tow eye cover Fiat Nero Black - £100
Boot spoiler
Front & rear Bumper lip spoiler - £260
35mm Spax Springs - £130
Fiat Coupe Front Leather Seats with custom rear trim.
Clifford Alarm - £20
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looks very nice and clean. plans sound good
it needs a gt engine lol or maybe even a 16vt
If it was mine then I'd love to but it's my wife's and iam just doing all the work on it. Needs to stay as a 1.2 really as she's a newish driver and the 1.2 is pretty nippy as it is and it needs to be reliable and fuel efficient as it's going to be her daily when the projects completed. That's why iam replacing all the obvious parts for new as I didn't really get any service history with it other then new cambelt and water pump.
Next thing on the list are 35mm spax springs as it looks like an ant on stilts, 4 new tyres, new wishbones and powerflex bush everything on the front. Then a new head gasket, then on to sone more interior work as I can't stand the grey plastic and blue interior look.
Well fitted the front shocks and springs with new bolts at the front, just need to collect the rear lower damper bolts tomorrow to finish the rear off. Looks soooo much better with the 35mm spax springs. While i was there i painted the calipers black. Will get more pics up tomorrow when i finish the rear off.
edit: that rust on the inner arch lips need sorting aswell, lucky thats about all the rust thats on it just on the front wing arches.