The Invisible Car Part II

[Relentless Rob]

Bored at work today and worried about the £999 Challenge and googled "Fiat Cinquecento Turbo Conversion" to see if I could get it done in time and on (a very limited) budget.

I found R.G.S Motorsport who are just up the road from Santa Pod and as well as being a nice bunch have just got a brand new four wheel drive rolling road.

http://www.rgs-motorsport.co.uk/

As I already have the bike carb's and bits I've been re-inspired to give it a go.

[Relentless Rob]

Panda/Uno 999 Fire engine distributor for £10 from these guys.....

http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/bagilltcarspares

..I'll be happy to use them again as they know what they're on about, realistic prices and more than happy to help.

[Relentless Rob]

Slightly off topic.

Car art?

http://the-liquid-knight.deviantart.com/#/d475cug

Could make an interesting t'shirt for the event eh?

Also if anyone is daft enough to buy a print the money can go towards the build.

[Steve33]

Read this whole thread and the finished article looks really good.
Gotta do a turbo
Or supercharger on it.

[Relentless Rob]

Thanks Steve and welcome to the forum.

Hope to see you at Santa Pod for the £999 Challenge. £50 to enter £5 to watch and £4.60 for jumbo sausage and chips.

[Steve33]

Cheers mate
I wont be entering this year but should be over to spectate.
I will enter next year current fave would be a ford puma cheap and light .,

[Relentless Rob]

Four carb's may have been a little optimistic. I had a look at the inlet manifold and am already looking a swapping my CBR carb's for a pair of TDM ones.

Pity I sold my Alfa as it had a pair of Webber down drafts.


I was looking at Pumas with the idea of putting a ST24 V6 under the bonnet.

I wanted a millenium yellow one so I could take the bumpers off paint the shell violet and put the bumpers back.

[Relentless Rob]

Number boards arrived yesterday. The same guys who custom made the "Guff" stickers have done it again....

[url]|http://thumbsnap.com/VdjsdxFn[/url]

[url]|http://thumbsnap.com/hbi6zDK7[/url]

...marked a "dispatched" minutes after the order was placed and arrived the next day.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/porsche-924-9 ... 2559ba1251

Once again I'm very happy with the results and would like to thank Roy for doing it so quickly and to such a high (unlike the rest of the car) standard (sending this thread link with a "thank you" message so I'm not talking to myself).

Have a look at what else he can do and if you don't see what you'd like don't be affraid to ask.

[MFrV1]

Is that number board straight?

[Relentless Rob]

It is at the top.

[MFrV1]

The sticker's straight, the door isn't.

[924]

Looking ACE

I've used Roy many times in the past for decal...nothing but praise for the man.

[Relentless Rob]

When I took the dust shields out I noticed the drivers side "A" pillar was dented. The drivers side wheel rubs on full lock and the passenger side doesn't.

Does explain the uneven tyre wear as well.

Anyway. Planning ahead for next year.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0666031574

My violet and yellow colour scheme will be back.

[Relentless Rob]

I'd rather build a car that goes and stops than one that explodes.

So I picked up the rear beam today. My idea of fitting the complete Punto GT rear assembly to the Cinquecento to widen the track the same as my old 205/309 conversion hit a snag.....

[url]|http://thumbsnap.com/Dw0TTsn0[/url]

...the Punto is more than a Foot wider.

So I set about stripping the bits off I need. Discs one good the other fecked. Pads, one pair nearly new the other pair shot (the pad material fell off the metal backing). Wheel bearings one good one shot (spotting the patern yet?). The backing plates both need cleaning and painting. I'll give the calipers a once over with a wire brush and a coat of vht before I fit them as well.

[url]|http://thumbsnap.com/J0kl0C38[/url]

So that's the neighbours happy for another night. Finished just in time for the rain. I've sold the rear beam to a freind who needs it for a trailer he's building (I didn't ask) and that'll cover the costs of a new pair of discs and set of pads (£29.99 on eBay I'll see what the locals can do in the morning).

[tommi]

i think you should of just made the thing a foot wider personally my polo will be running nearly a foot wider on each side