Piér
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Registered: 4th Jan 10
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I know a lot of you won't like this and throw abuse at me for owning a fiat but everyone else has threads for different cars on here so I thought why not 
(Copied from another forum)
CAR SPECIFICATIONS:
- Model : Punto HGT Abarth
– Engine size : 1.8 16V
- Year : 2002
– Colour : Nero Black
ENGINE MODIFICATIONS :
K&N 57i Induction Kit
Powerflow S/S Backbox
STYLING MODIFICATIONS:
MK2B Rears
De-badged/De-bump striped
Abarth Bonnet Badge
Vinyl Trim taken off the B Pillars.
Flat blade wipers
INTERIOR:
- None
EXTERNAL:
- None
CHASSIS:
- None
ICE:
- None
FUTURE MODS:
Lower it on some AP Coilovers
Get some nicer wheels, want Rota GT3s or some schmidt modern lines
Front bumper smoothed & resprayed
Bash the pre-cats out of the downpipe
Wind deflectors
Swap the silver mesh out of the bumpers for black mesh.
Few pics from when I first got the car up until now 
Got A new rear plate today, just a camparison;
Before
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After
Cheers for taking a look
[Edited on 29-10-2012 by Piér]
[Edited on 31-10-2012 by Piér]
[Edited on 08-11-2012 by Piér]
[Edited on 14-01-2013 by Piér]
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Alex_Rally
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Registered: 6th Sep 09
Location: Tyne and Wear, gateshead
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how many times has the headgasket gone or do these engines not suffer from it like the smaller engined fiats ??
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Piér
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quote:
Originally posted by Alex_Rally
how many times has the headgasket gone or do these engines not suffer from it like the smaller engined fiats ??
Head gasket hasnt gone, its got full service history.
Main problems on these are cambelts snapping
Camshaft Variators packing up
Rough idles from dirty throttle bodies
Knocking from the suspension where the bushes have gone!
Mines had all of it haha!
Luckily the cambelt snapped on the previous owner and there is a receipt for the work being done.
Ive had to replace the cambelt, variator and water pump and clean the throttle body out and I've got some knocks to sort out but apart from that its sweet as a nut
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Piér
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Bought some AP coilovers received them today (fresh out of the box)! A long with my new top mounts! (not pictured)
I thought the rears were adjustable but apparently not!
I don't know when I'm going to be able to get them fitted yet! Hopefully as soon as possible!
Just thought I would keep you all updated!
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ryan docherty
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Registered: 27th Aug 09
Location: glasgow (coatbridge) or little ireland
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They rears look massive
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Piér
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They do indeed, I will be running them for now but they are set at 40 I want ideally some 50s or maybe even 60s
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Simon_16v
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Registered: 14th Aug 06
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AP's are awesome coilovers for the money. The set i bought for my Ibiza FR have been on for 70k now and still running perfect
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ArdenblueDan
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Registered: 23rd Aug 12
Location: Basildon
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car looks stunning dude ive driven a smaller engned punto as a courtesy car and they are really nice to drive
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big eck
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Registered: 20th Apr 03
Location: Tullibody. Drives - Audi B8 S4 & Fiesta Zetec-S
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Nice car that. It's nice to see it in a different colour as well from the usual blue or yellow lol.
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Piér
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Cheers for the comments lads! I'm glad that AP's are highly rated definitely worth the money!
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Piér
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Right, got the coilovers on
The back still needs to settle (I want it lower as the springs are only 40mm) and the front will most likely need raising a bit to suit the back, need to get alignment done now!
Unfortunately only managed to drive home as the all to common clip broke off my drivers side wiper linkage! (it was raining rather heavily!)
But from what I felt, it feels amazing! The old shocks must have been shot to bits because the ride is a lot more comfortable now, if a little stiffer!
Anyway, pictures. Cars filthy but oh well
And a bit of an arty shot!
Sorry the pics arent the best, my phone didnt like the lighting! ha.
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ArdenblueDan
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Registered: 23rd Aug 12
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Looks good buddy
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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Nice
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Piér
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Location: Gloucestershire
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Cheers chaps!
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Piér
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Got some clean pictures and the rear has settled now, the front needs lifting to make it sit more level!
But I wanna get some 50mm rears in the future.
Had the tracking & Camber set up, tracking was well out! haha!
Not the best quality and you can see the state of the front bumper in the first pic!
Cheers
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Christopher
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Registered: 14th Oct 10
Location: Eastbourne
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Looks good bud! That really shows up that front bumper doesnt it 
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Piér
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yes! The front bumper really lets its down unfortunately! But suspension came first as the old shocks and top mounts were screwed
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ArdenblueDan
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Registered: 23rd Aug 12
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Car looks great dude
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Piér
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Couple of updates.
Car needs a good clean and polish as the paint is looking a bit worse for wear thanks to me being lazy and taking it to the poles 
Anyhow.
Got the new rear spax 50mm's on, I think it looks a lot better, not as low as I would like it to be but I cant find anyone that will recompress them so I may have to chop a couple of coils off the AP springs.
Pictures...
Last little update.
Some little faggot did this to the car... Got it booked in to be sprayed then I'll give it a good clean and polish afterward.
Cheers.
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ArdenblueDan
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Registered: 23rd Aug 12
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Hope it gets sorted soon dude I like this car
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