Seicento My Seicento Sporting "The Nugget"

[h2ypr]

Why do people tint their lights?



"You know, I think what my car needs are lights that are more difficult for people to see"



They look rubbish, too.

Not necessarily.

I keep stnd lights with stnd bulbs OR I tint my lights and fit brighter led bulbs so that I’m more visible when braking and travelling at night but during the day I still achieve the overall look of the car.

I take your point but that care is needed.

 

[DraigGoch]

Why do people tint their lights?



"You know, I think what my car needs are lights that are more difficult for people to see"



They look rubbish, too.

Actually, I’ve only got a very light smoke on the fronts, all light shines perfect through the tears too.

Each to their own and all that...

 

[Schumi2001]

Light smoke and 'all light shines through' are mutually exclusive!

I suspect they're a C&U fail, too.

May as well drive around with a big 'nick me' sign on the roof.

 

[DraigGoch]

My Seicento Sporting "The Nugget"

Light smoke and 'all light shines through' are mutually exclusive!



I suspect they're a C&U fail, too.



May as well drive around with a big 'nick me' sign on the roof.

The police officer who complemented me on them the other day may tell you otherwise.

“The UK doesn’t have any laws that completely ban headlights or rear tints, but there are rules in force that restrict the kind of modifications you can make to your car lights.

The tint can’t dim lights by more than 50%. You should still be able to see most of the light coming through”

 

[DraigGoch]

Not necessarily.

I keep stnd lights with stnd bulbs OR I tint my lights and fit brighter led bulbs so that I’m more visible when braking and travelling at night but during the day I still achieve the overall look of the car.

I take your point but that care is needed.

This is exactly what I've done, xenon bulbs that are much brighter fitted first

 

[h2ypr]

This is exactly what I've done, xenon bulbs that are much brighter fitted first

I spent hours yesterday removing hid lights from my coupe as they were flickering and not working and swapped to more expensive led bulbs. Much better and plan to do the same for the seicento.

 

[DraigGoch]

My Bonnet badge was in dire shape so i've refinished it in black.

The car's starting to feel more 'put together now'.

A few things coming up very soon inc front skirt and an OBD gauge install.

 

[DraigGoch]

OBD Gauge installed this morning!

Now I can keep an eye on coolant temp, anyone know the level at which the temp light comes on so I can properly set the parameters?

More to come....

 

[DraigGoch]

Cheap ebay front skirt fitted to fantastic results!

Starting to run out of things to do with her now!

After a quick phone call with my insurance providers, she could be making a nicer noise very soon though!....

 

[DraigGoch]

Some BIG updates at Nugget HQ!

First of all the Nugget has had a proper exhaust mod! (Cleared with the insurance of course)

This comes in the form of an aftermarket back box that I bought off a bloke on FB Marketplace who was breaking a sei.

It's not 'branded' (I didn't want to do a whole sportex cat-back conversion & couldn't get a janspeed back box anywhere) and I was a bit worried about the car sounding too 'ASBO' but boy am I happy with the result. It sounds much deeper and a bit louder but it's not over the top in the sound department. I think it looks pretty cool & unique too:

Here's a before and after:

Before:
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After:
[ame]https://youtu.be/oNm7mk7Qir8[/ame]

I think it sounds ace! Best mod I've ever done I'd say!


Next up, I painted the speaker grille bolts red & paired them with a new 'Fiat Abarth' Decal to spruce up the interior as well as putting in all the Schumacher trim pieces bar the handbrake cover which I still need to get to.

Also noteworthy in the pic is the sleek sony stereo I put in then forgot to film and post on here like I said I would - I will do soon, I promise

In other news, I picked up a set of 4 14" Wolfrace Rims for £50 that I've 'refurbished' & resprayed In black as well as having the tires changed.

Unfortunately, I decided to treat them to 4 new tires after the respray & the guys who changed them scratched some of the paint where the rim meets the tire (right in the very corner folds) getting them off. I've since touched them up & they're back to ship shape!
The 'Davanti' tires were the best I could afford and have been getting positive reviews so here's hoping they perform well!

They're not perfect, but a valiant effort for me personally & will look damn good on the car. They were in Really bad shape when I got them (hence the price) but they look so good now.

Next up is to paint the Calipers Red & Put the wheels on with the new wobble bolts I've bought.

I've also got custom stickers for the Facebook Group I run for cento owners in Wales - 'CentoCymru', so one of them will be going on a side window and a FiatForum Sticker (I've just ordered one) will go on the other.

It's all going on over here! I'm all guns blazing to get The Nugget ready for its first FIAT meet in March.

I never thought this little car would come this far. I really am running out of stuff I can do now, I'm sure I'll always find something though

 

[DraigGoch]

The Callipers and Drums have been painted and.... the wheels are on!

Also added is my 'CentoCymru' Sticker, my Fiatforum sticker arrived today & will go on tomorrow

Ahead of it's trip to it's first FIAT meet in a few days;
The Nugget will be treated to some new Denso Iridium Spark Plugs and an oil/oil filter change as well as a good ol' fashioned wash and wax.

I have more news....
After all of a few days of the car being 'finished', I can't take it anymore....
So i've got BIG plans.

Firstly, I've contacted Sparky and will be getting a 40mm throttle body for the Car. I'll then get a custom built air intake and an ecu remap to eek out as many horses from the mighty 1.1 as I can.

I aim to be able to do the unthinkable act of overtaking other cars in a Seicento.

I'm having a bit of a clearout to fund this so if anyone fancies some abarth wheel caps let me know

 

[DraigGoch]

Fiat forum sticker is on!

 

[DraigGoch]

Plugs didn't come in time for 'service day' so will swap them out at the same time as the 40mm throttle body and the custom intake goes on for maximum 'wow' factor.

However, I have managed to change the oil & the oil filter, fix the front windscreen washer so that I can actually see where I'm going all the time and tightened up the handbrake to solve the recently developed problem of rollback on steep junctions

I quite fancy changing the Gearbox oil too so will probably get that done in the near future. All she needs now is a good clean 'n polish before heading down to Monmouth for the meet this sunday.

 

[DraigGoch]

My Seicento Sporting "The Nugget"

So after a great meet in monmouth and a good gander at Blu’s suzuki ignis sport - I decided I was jealous of his recaros and bought these bad boys:




Escort Rs2000 seats in good nick - dry stored for 20 years but they need a good clean and the drivers side lever which folds the seat forward broke, nothing a bit of gorrila glue can’t fix [emoji6]

It’ll be something to do while we’re all quarrantined I suppose!

 

[Eklipze3k]

Re: My Seicento Sporting "The Nugget"

It's not like you need to get at the back seats

 

[DraigGoch]

Re: My Seicento Sporting "The Nugget"

It's not like you need to get at the back seats

My passengers can endure broken knees, as long as i'm comfortable

I may end up taking them out anyways, I rarely use them

 

[DraigGoch]

Will be installing the 40mm throttle body and custom built induction kit tomorrow.
So I can get a good gague of how good the mod is, I’ve swapped out the plugs and given her a test today.

The old plugs were still perfectly usable, I have no clue how old they were. Im pleased with the look of them, engine’s clearly still running great!

The replacements were Denso Iridium TT plugs I bought after seeing they got praise on here.

Post replacement; throttle response was largely the same, it did seem slightly less hesitant - most noticeably in 4th accelarating from 30mph @ 2000rpm where I got a bit more torque a bit earlier.
It also seems a bit smoother and a bit happier when going up hill. It could be a placebo but i doubt it as I was quite sceptical and expecting no difference.

Will report back on tomorrows mods.

 

[DraigGoch]

The custom intake & Sparky 40mm TB have been fitted for a few days now and my verdict is in. (Mind the dirty engine bay, I need to get round to cleaning it.....)

First of all, it looks ace in the engine bay! I've also added a pipercross sticker and a metal plate from the garage who I had weld up the custom intake for me.

Due to size restrictions - I've used a pipercross filter on the end, which was recommended to me and I really like.

It sounds ace, I'm really happy with how the car sounds now - really grunty and mean but only when I actually put my foot down.

On to performance,
This is a mod I'd recommend to anybody, Sparky's TB was built excellently to a really high standard and coupled with the intake, it genuinely has made a big difference to the way the car drives.
Power is available much lower in the rev range, throttle response has greatly improved. Overtaking is easier, acceleration from 60-80 seems much improved.
Is it much faster overall? No, but it feels that way - especially around town as the car is so much more responsive. For the price you really can't go wrong.

The seats have arrived, I can't wait to clean them up and bolt them in (hopefully a bit lower than the stock seats) to further enhance the driving experience.

I've lost my job due to this virus so post-seat change it seems I'll have to slow down for a while, unless Boris' 80% salary malarkey comes to fruition or I manage to find another job.

 

[DraigGoch]

The deed has been done... I am now in possession of a FIAT Seicento with Recaro seats

Very happy with how they've turned out!
The doors and reverse gear only *just* clear them, but they do fit with no issues.

The runners themselves sit at a similar height if not just a bit lower, but because of the 'buckety' nature of the seats the actual driving position is a bit lower.

They are comfier than Sei seats, and more importantly more supportive.
Result!

 

[DraigGoch]

I've been using my quarantine thus far mainly to tidy up bits of the car I wasn't 100% happy with.

She's been given a good extensive wash 'n wax, I've custom made an 'Abarth' badge for the front & I've re-done the 'Abarth' logo in the front grille.

I've also given the engine bay a good clean, I'm going to be doing some painting in there soon, namely the Valve & ECU covers in Red with some extra little details, but more on that another time.....