wowza, that really must have sentimental value, did you own it from new?
And tbh these comments on it never being safe ever again.. I understand the concerns people have but anything is fixable, anything. I'd not be surprised if done properly by hand by a single person who loves it and does everything properly with close attention to detail that it wouldnt end up stronger than your average brand new cinq back in the day, let alone all the ones left now hiding rot in invisible places.
And lets not forget all the cars that havent been crashed but left to rot somewhere that have been restored the world over, I seen so many projects over the years where once finished basically have nothing left of the original bar vin plates - i dont see how this is any different and noone gives them people crap or says they are wasting their time or that the resulting car is unsafe. End of the day a shell is just a 3D jigsaw puzzle of different parts of metal, theres no reason anything can't be fixed.
And ignoring all of that, a cinq is not a safe place to be in a crash period. A brand new one, an old rusty one, a modified one, a restored one... They all totally not the place you wanna be in an accident. I've crashed a seicento in my time, didnt even scratch the car i hit but utterly destroyed the sei. If you worry about safety then just dont get in a cinq/sei, simples.
So you carry on chap, its clear this is a forever car and I applaud your commitment to it. Please do keep this updated as you progress and we'll try keep you upbeat and positive about it when your feeling overwhelmed which is gonna be inevitable.
And tbh these comments on it never being safe ever again.. I understand the concerns people have but anything is fixable, anything. I'd not be surprised if done properly by hand by a single person who loves it and does everything properly with close attention to detail that it wouldnt end up stronger than your average brand new cinq back in the day, let alone all the ones left now hiding rot in invisible places.
And lets not forget all the cars that havent been crashed but left to rot somewhere that have been restored the world over, I seen so many projects over the years where once finished basically have nothing left of the original bar vin plates - i dont see how this is any different and noone gives them people crap or says they are wasting their time or that the resulting car is unsafe. End of the day a shell is just a 3D jigsaw puzzle of different parts of metal, theres no reason anything can't be fixed.
And ignoring all of that, a cinq is not a safe place to be in a crash period. A brand new one, an old rusty one, a modified one, a restored one... They all totally not the place you wanna be in an accident. I've crashed a seicento in my time, didnt even scratch the car i hit but utterly destroyed the sei. If you worry about safety then just dont get in a cinq/sei, simples.
So you carry on chap, its clear this is a forever car and I applaud your commitment to it. Please do keep this updated as you progress and we'll try keep you upbeat and positive about it when your feeling overwhelmed which is gonna be inevitable.
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