General My Seicento is back on the road!

[signwerx]

Dump Valve! ::

 

[CLXCraig]

you may as well get some bonnet lifters too to keep it cool

 

[signwerx]

Airflow is good when car is moving. Taking the rubber seal off from the section above the engine creates a lot of air throughput.

The front bumper has more holes that a lump of dutch cheese too!

engine does get hot when stationary, but temperature drops when moving. Large oil cooler helps keep it all around the same temperature.

 

[Todger182]

I have the punto GSR kit on mine (the one that goes right down and behind the to the front bumper). Has a great cold air source as it's nowhere near anything warm.

Thanks

 

[signwerx]

I have the punto GSR kit on mine (the one that goes right down and behind the to the front bumper). Has a great cold air source as it's nowhere near anything warm.

Thanks

Pics please!

 

[Todger182]

This is the one i had on my old blue sei:

And this is the kit on my new Sei:

Hope this helps.

Thanks

P.S I'm interested in a short shift, are you still making these or can you assist in a tut for one?

Thanks

 

[blu73]

did you polish that rocker cover yourself? if so using what and how long did it take, been thinking about doing it myself

 

[Todger182]

No I didn't do it myself but i'm guessing a fine falpper wouldn't take too long then a a mop with some autosol for finish.

Thanks

 

[blu73]

cheers matey, i basically want mine black but what to smoth it all off before any paint goes on

 

[signwerx]

First few casualties during shake down

Rear Engine Mount
Gearbox Mount
Alternator

Oh and this is what I call a set of car ramps!

 

[ycming]

that ineed looks amazing, did you make it yourself ?

Or can that be brough from where ?

Thanks
Ming

 

[J333EVO]

Those look improvised, but cool.

For some great looking ramps then look no further http://www.restorationramps.co.uk/

 

[Brooky]

fill the mounts with tigerseal, it seems to work on the 16v's

 

[BlueDan]

Those look improvised, but cool.

For some great looking ramps then look no further http://www.restorationramps.co.uk/

Very neat looking, much better than working on your back or putting a pit in, even if you had room for one

 

[craigb244]

fill the mounts with tigerseal, it seems to work on the 16v's

yes but only do the rear... filling them makes them very stiff and can easily damage the chassis over time.
my rear mount came apart when i got my car. glued it back together and its been fine for over a year. which is brilliant considering my centos mounts are going to be the most abused

 

[J333EVO]

yes but only do the rear... filling them makes them very stiff and can easily damage the chassis over time.
my rear mount came apart when i got my car. glued it back together and its been fine for over a year. which is brilliant considering my centos mounts are going to be the most abused

They will not damage the chassis, there is still movement in them, just not as much as normal, a big improvement. If the chassis falls apart before a rubber mount filled with polyurethane then there's something wrong.

I've used C-one motorsport engine mounts before on a Celica GT4 and they are properly solid, the dash used to vibrate on idle yet as soon as above 1000rpm couldn't notice any differance apart from much sharper gearchange and throttle response as no flex in the engine under torque. Its the low RPm harmonics that vibrate everything apart, well that and very high stuf if engine is unbalanced.

 

[signwerx]

Very neat looking, much better than working on your back or putting a pit in, even if you had room for one

I'm actually looking for a single post ramp for my workshop.

Anyone know of one?

 

[fingers99]

The closest I've seen to a single post (are they still made?) is Charlie of PPCs thing which is built out of a scrap fork lift truck. Plenty of new 2 posts on fleabay around the 1600 mark.

 

[randomizered]

All 3 of mine are filled and pretty solid, no damage to date

 

[signwerx]

All 3 of mine are filled and pretty solid, no damage to date

I need to do something with them.

Now i have new mounts, my exhaust knocks on the body! :bang:

Slowly (very) working through all the teething problems.

Engines seems to be running in now, starting to be more traction problems in 2nd gear.

It will be interesting to see how the dyno graph looks after a few hours of use (I Mean Abuse!)