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[Guest]

  you don't do thing by half's do you... It's gonna look mint by the time you finish mate.. Shame you are not near by. I would offer to blast a few parts for you.

[fullpint]

  you don't do thing by half's do you... It's gonna look mint by the time you finish mate.. Shame you are not near by. I would offer to blast a few parts for you.

[Scuderia]

she's gonna be one heck of a tidy car donald. you can do mine next. hehe

Cheers,this ones enough thanks lol

[Scuderia]

you don't do thing by half's do you... It's gonna look mint by the time you finish mate.. Shame you are not near by. I would offer to blast a few parts for you.

Cheers,

Thats a shame

I have a local guy near me that does a little blasting for me and to be honest i should of used him as i bloody hate sanding old powder coat,my sanding and painting is by no means great... but it sure will keep the rust a bay for a little longer as most of it was starting to get some surface rust,

Scuderia

[Scuderia]

Hi All,

Well i was able to give the sump another few coats of paint this afternoon so thats that done and out the way,

I also got the wing brackets,screen washer bottle,horn,front upper gearbox mount,headlight and indicators all fitted back on the car but thats about it for today,


Cheers Scuderia

[Scuderia]

Hi All,

Well thanks to our very own Charlie Brown lol, i have myself a new set of rear bumper brackets cheers Charlie ,



All the best Scuderia

[fullpint]

Hi All,

Well thanks to our very own Charlie Brown lol, i have myself a new set of rear bumper brackets cheers Charlie ,



All the best Scuderia

And they are already painted for you!!!
Re-build is looking very nice mate.. Its going to look so clean 'n' tidy when back together.

[charlie Fett]

well hey! I try my best 

[Scuderia]

Hi All,

Well Ive not been up to much this last fortnight but i have made a little progress,I made the decision to paint my block whilst i had it out so i have gave a it a few coats of undercoat and gave it 4 coats of Red,Its not way perfect but it sure is better than it was,




I also gave the rear towing eye a coat or two lol just to match the front,



I also gave the valves a grind in so i can check them for leaks before the head go's off to have its work done... if there is any leaks? and i can't cure them? they can replace valves seats where needed,

You can see the distinctive gray line where they have been ground in if you look closely,

Valves



I hope to get some parts i need this week so i will update as and when i have some more to update on,

Cheers Scuderia

[fullpint]

Nice block mate.. Looks ten times better than when I done my Punto GT lump..

[Scuderia]

Nice block mate.. Looks ten times better than when I done my Punto GT lump..

Cheers,

The thought of painting it hadn't even crossed my mind but when i seen it out i thought why not ,

Cheers Scuderia

[Scuderia]

Hi All,

Well i have just ordered myself an uprated mls gasket head set that was delivered in Friday...its not the one i wanted but its all i could afford but iam sure it will fit the bill and will be better than the one that i have just removed thats for sure,








I have also just ordered all the paper and rubber oil gasket seals i need to get the bottem end all built back up from Fiat so all going well they should be here on Tuesday??

I also got the coolent pipe o-ring fitted and bolted back on the block as well as the water pump fitted and sealed,i just used the same pump as i removed as its only been on the car for just less than a 1000 miles or one year so it  should be ok,



Now i have just done a deal for more parts from another member but more on that when i pay for them in August and pick them up,

Thats about it for the minute,

All the best Scuderia

[Scuderia]

Hi All,

Well a little update before i go away for the weekend,

As i said the other day i have bought some parts that have just been delivered today,

1. Uno 999 inlet manifold,



It has already been ported out and opened up for the larger throttle body it just needs fine tuned, oh and a hole tapped into it for the mass air flow sensor pipe but thats not a problem to me,

2. The other parts i also ordered from Fiat last week arrived today

Oil pump pickup tube rubber oil seal

Oil pump housing rubber oil seal

Oil pump paper housing gasket

Flywheel rubber oil seal

Flywheel housing paper oil gasket,




So all going well i should get the work that needs done to the inlet to finish it off next week and all going well get the bottom half of the engine all built back up

Cheers Scuderia

[Scuderia]

 

Well i had a little time on my hands today so i was able to get the oil pump primed with fresh oil and fitted using the new paper gasket and crankshaft rubber oil seal i got from Fiat last week,



I also got the other paper gasket and rubber oil seal fitted on the flywheel housing,



I still have the oil pick up pipe to fit with its new rubber oil seal but i will leave that till a later date as its just going to get in my way if i do fit now,



Finally yesterday i was able to give that Uno 999 inlet manifold i got fine tuned and finishing off by opening up the ports a little more to meet the gasket size and all the mating surfaces all cleaned up ready for fitting,




Thats about all i have time for,more as and when i get more done...as always,

Cheers Scuderia

[Scuderia]

Hi All,

Well i have a little update,

Nothing special,

Well i bought some more new parts today from Fiat,nothing special just things i needed so they had to be bought,

Sump bolts



Sump studs for the corners



Sump studs nuts



Engine block dowels



Flywheel bolts



Now there should have been a new timing belt delivered today but it never turned up..:crazy: tomorrow?? who knows ah,

I have also made the decision to fit an oil cooler kit....as you do but until i get the cash together to buy it i have started by changing my thermostat to 82 degrees c rather than 87 c, all i now need to do is get the radiator switch sensor...so all going well i will get that in the next 3 weeks,

 

Stock thermostat stripped down




Now fitted with its new inner Ford Fiesta 82 c actuator



Now i was going to changed the coolant hoses??? but after cleaning the old ones up i made decision not to as they are in great condition,



So i went out yesterday and got some new Jubilee clips for them ready for when they go to be fitted again,



Thats about it more as and when i have more updates,

Cheers Scuderia

[STU?]

carnt wait to see this motor finished mate will look epic