General Fiat Bravo 20v Turbo

[franglais]

i can just imagine what my Mrs would be saying to me, if I sprayed the garden table white and blue....

 

[CFREITAS]

Well The Bravo decided last night that it had enough and the Diff Imploded taking 3rd gear with it ...................

Thanks to Rick from Solo Italia the Bravo will now be a 6spd 350bhp monster

 

[blu73]

Every cloud has a silver lining...

 

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An expensive silver lining Chris

 

[blu73]

true enough but silver is silver lol.

 

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So finished the rear frame today
Managed to find some Monroe Multipla rear shocks which are a lot stiffer than the bravo ones

Also finished the rocker cover
Got bored with the standard red and wanted something abit different so it was sprayed in Peugeot metalic blue And lettering polished

 

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Now to pick up this gearbox and put the bugger in


By any standards this oil doesn't look healthy

 

[blu73]

eugh that looks minging!! would say its got water in it somehow - that makes it go the kinda milky colour.

Rocker looks mint!

 

[CFREITAS]

Tbf I'm kinda glad I went
Since picking up the car had nothing but problems with the gearbox, the Speedo stopped working, gear lever became really stiff and the gearbox was seaping oil from one of the joins lol

Oh well the 6spd is of to Quaife tommorow for a rebuild and some advice on a new LSD

 

[blu73]

My only thought on this would be do you really need a 6 speed - most turbo cars just have 5 speed cause turbo power and torque doesn't need more, closer gears as the power comes in strong low down. 6 speed might make it not as good to drive.... Just a thought.

 

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The coupe guys say it gives more drive-ability and not MPG ,

Plus the 6 th gear is more of a gimic like on the puntos

 

[blu73]

well they prob know better than me lol. depends on the ratios ultimately which i have no idea about on these.... On the FIRE engines the 6 speed makes all the gears closer so its easier to keep them up in the revs, does make a difference for sure, but flat out the 6 speed is also slower. So on my turbo cento's being that boost came on so low down fitting a 6 speed made no sense and also they just go like the clappers upto the rev limiter in top gear so having one that lowered top speed was just pure sillyness.
Really looking forward to having a passenger ride in this thing one day!

 

[CFREITAS]

Top speed on the coupe is increased from 145mph to 168ish ..

 

[blu73]

fair enough, so guessing it has slightly shorter gears but 6th really is an extra gear in that case as its not a huge increase top end. The 5 speed in my HGT does have really long gearing so can't see it being a bad thing either way

 

[bluejohn125]

How are the mounting rubbers on your rear subframe? They seem OK, have they been changed?

I'm sure the ones on my Brava are goosed, expecting some aggravation and expense in the near future..

 

[blu73]

There is a Bulgarian dude on ebay that sells poly sub frame bushes, not that dear..

few companies making after-market normal rubber ones too, its not really gonna be an expensive fix unless you pay someone to do it - just a pretty big job. But an excuse to clean up and paint the subframe

 

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How are the mounting rubbers on your rear subframe? They seem OK, have they been changed?

I'm sure the ones on my Brava are goosed, expecting some aggravation and expense in the near future..

The coupe that the frame came from had it's subframe bushes changed by Joe at FCSS about 6months ago
so they are basically new

Ps I almost cried when I saw the coupe

 

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Right quick update :

Gearbox and clutch have been fitted, and completely transformed the car, also the steering rack has given up so have ordered a replacement

New parts list
6 speed gearbox
Valeo clutch
Starter motor
2x front wheel bearings
Brake pads
2x Reconditioned drive shafts (not the intermediate shaft)
New Visco

 

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More new parts

 

[bluejohn125]

Why the new wings?

Are you still running with the old rear subframe?