Purf's thread - Cinq Abarth 35Kmiles - in scrap yard!

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Well now its just a normal cinq with some side skirts!  

I made off with full front and rear bumpers/skirts, including driving lamps in amazing condition for £34 before vat.  I also got the towing eye fixtures which are different.

but wait it gets better!

The car had a momo steering wheel boss (someone had already had the wheel) which i got for FREE! woo aswell as some other little bits.  

The car seemed in very nice condition and still has a very good nick DRIVERS SEAT, which they sell for £18. 50 - so if anyone is in need or wants to sell it on - its there probs for another week.

The car also had a wierd VIN Plate which said made in italy?!?  I rekon its a replacement after some accident damage - but the car seemed to good to have had a new front panel? any ideas - i brought the vin plate home too so I could put a pick up

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Well now its just a normal cinq with some side skirts!  

I made off with full front and rear bumpers/skirts, including driving lamps in amazing condition for £34 before vat.  I also got the towing eye fixtures which are different.

but wait it gets better!

The car had a momo steering wheel boss (someone had already had the wheel) which i got for FREE! woo aswell as some other little bits.  

The car seemed in very nice condition and still has a very good nick DRIVERS SEAT, which they sell for £18. 50 - so if anyone is in need or wants to sell it on - its there probs for another week.

The car also had a wierd VIN Plate which said made in italy?!?  I rekon its a replacement after some accident damage - but the car seemed to good to have had a new front panel? any ideas - i brought the vin plate home too so I could put a pick up

[halfpint]

Bargain Purf. not very often you can get a decent cinq at a scrappy. look forward to seeing the car once you have the skirts etc on. . as for front damage they can do wonders these days that you can't tell it was ever in an accident etc.

[purf]

Hey

heres the wierd vin plate.  I think body shop rather than fiat prototype :p



I would have bought the whole car but it was squashed by a punto :( - Not sure if they are allowed to sell if it was a scrappage car.  although i have heard of some classics which have been saved.



Should i get the skirts too - They were dead hard so i gave up (incorrect tools) Any suggestions as to how to remove them easily - and will they be distorted at all? They seemed to have some blind fixings on - as well as the original glue stuff - like the badge glue - with foamy effect.

Iv got a spoiler at home already but the one on this car was busted.

Looking forward to a nice 2nd hand momo wheel now

[STU?]

could use some sort of wire to pull through the glue and i not sure on cinqs but my sei abarth skirts were just glued on n screwed under the car and round the arch bits. you had some major luck finding the kit they are quite hard to get hold of now and worth more than you paid. i would defo try n get the skirts mate complete abarth kit lucks awsum on a cinq i always wanted one when i had mine 

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I know! The front only is on ebay for £175. I really thought they would want more for them...

Maybe its cos im such a good customer

I think i will go back armed with a flexi knife of some sort and some wire! good idea!

i will prob get the drivers seat to if its still there! Im startign to be a cinq parts hoarder! uh oh

[halfpint]

it is good to be a cinq hoarder you never know when you will need a part. even i had a spare gear box, clutch and loads of engine bits and a spare 1.1 engine at one point. from shims to starter motors etc etc. so hoard away purf.

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PHEW

Got the side skirts, almost got squashed by a punto but it was worth it. The car was stood on old steel wheels. One was resting on the skirt. So it had to be jacked up with the stock jack with a punto on the roof hahaha

anyway, someone half inched the abarth stickers - but these can be sourced im sure

Now - which car to put all this on???

The high mielage italian flag sporting
or the 60k mile mint broom yellow sporting? 

[STU?]

broom yellow one i think mate, i love the flag one but yellow abarth kited cinq look the dogs. as for the badges there is a site tht ony sells abarth stickers and badges etc but i can't find it so ebay would be your best bet bud 

[purf]

Hey stu

thats what i was thinking the yellow cinq. Its my wifes car currently - but i'l be taking it over when we get a bigger car (punto) and the flag will be kept in the garage... also I think it might be a bit overkill on the italian flag car haha

I think i will take my time and get the kit painted properly in 2K paint so it doesnt stone chip so easily like my green bumper. and also the laquer is peeling a bit on the yellow cinq.

The flag is getting sorted for mot atmo - just fixed 4 leaks on the exhaust today i removed the centre silencer about 6 months ago - so its got a few welds... got some new wheels and spacers going on, been polishing the rims... they look ace

Iv also been fitting my own tyres to save some money... very hard removing tyres (ended up destroying them) - but easy to fit them on a clean rim. Im gonna try balancing them myself next, once my balancing kit arrives.

[halfpint]

nice one purf. all worth the effort. will ook ace when fitted.

[STU?]

its well worth geting it painted properly if you want it to last. What wheels you got lined up for he flag mate?  

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These  haha



my spacers came today - 15mm hunbcentrics for £33 including delivery! pretty good deal i think - and nice new longer bolts too!



they were from www.motorsportworld.co.uk based in Lanarkshire

I might get some for the back if all goes well.

[STU?]

nice mate they revolutions? should look good on the car u doing them black wi the polished lip?

[purf]

hey

Yep Revolution RFX's 13 x 6 from an alfa 33

This style was also fitted oem to the Alfa 75 and Lotus Esprit ...

got them from ebay for £30, with some high profile tyres that didnt fit - so iv been waiting to need some new tyres

I have repainted them black and polished the rim, to a T!

and i have fitted the tyres myself saved a few £

will post some pics up after this weekend i hope

[STU?]

mint get a pic up as soon as they on the car they will look sweet, i fancyed some of the deeper dish revolutions for my golf but wheels aint the most important thing at moment