Ziggy122 Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 After having todo my handbrake cable - i found my rear drums looked well... pretty tarnished and the idea of Tidy that punto project theme is todo exactly as it says Tidy it up - and KEEP IT THAT WAY!! So sitting on the tyre with a car matt A wire brush i set about Scrubbing the rear drums A good scrub will take about 1 hour per drum Covering everything up - 10 mins Inc Threads and stuff 5 mins spraying x 3 Drying 10/15 mins x3 Proping up and Taking wheel on and off So here it is BEFORE And After a Scrubbing Looks alot better to start with I had brought a can of High Heat Paint for them, Meant to be Metallic Black..... It aint - more silver... But the results Aint bad Drivers Side Passenger Side And through the wheel... Shame i have wheel trims rofl Oh well Lots of things need doing Front Grill mesh Stone chip touch ups Bumper Blackening Dash change Matching Tyres Rain X the windows (where there aint wipers ) Tidy the engine bay up - colour cover the pipe work Replace the leaky Water temperature sensor Touch Stock wheels/rims up (clean and spray black again) Blacken tyres? Brakes need sorting as well - i've got hotspots = not good and have to be done before i go and do 500+miles next month Next its to paint front capilpers - OF course its GOING BLUE! Ziggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve0280 Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 looking good ziggy makes it look alot more of a tidy motor, nice job. i will get pics up of my corsa tomorrow when ive polished it and stuck some back to black on the bumpers and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy122 Posted July 15, 2008 Author Share Posted July 15, 2008 looking good ziggy makes it look alot more of a tidy motor, nice job. i will get pics up of my corsa tomorrow when ive polished it and stuck some back to black on the bumpers and so on. Did the bumper blackener work? I used WD40 equavalent - does work - however it dont last Rain does repel but it did wash off Ziggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve0280 Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Did the bumper blackener work? I used WD40 equavalent - does work - however it dont last Rain does repel but it did wash off Ziggy will let you know tomorrow when iv'e put it on lol, used a spray one on my sisters corsa a few months back and seemed to do the trick, i have a mer one that you rub in like polish so will see how it holds up, i have some before pics and ill get some after pics tomorrow so you can see the difference of before polish and bumper blackening and after i have done it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy122 Posted July 15, 2008 Author Share Posted July 15, 2008 will let you know tomorrow when iv'e put it on lol, used a spray one on my sisters corsa a few months back and seemed to do the trick, i have a mer one that you rub in like polish so will see how it holds up, i have some before pics and ill get some after pics tomorrow so you can see the difference of before polish and bumper blackening and after i have done it. Would be great I got a slightly flakey side tho - where a small top layers come off.... Ziggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zizzle77 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Use a heat gun on the bumpers, brings them back to black very well and it lasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy122 Posted July 16, 2008 Author Share Posted July 16, 2008 Use a heat gun on the bumpers, brings them back to black very well and it lasts. Trouble is i want to also do my side strips etc etc But there easily removed when heats applied So i got a problem there AS tempting as it is to smooth side the car - i'm leaving them onn to save me from small door accidents Ziggy Use a heat gun on the bumpers, brings them back to black very well and it lasts. Trouble is i want to also do my side strips etc etc But there easily removed when heats applied So i got a problem there AS tempting as it is to smooth side the car - i'm leaving them onn to save me from small door accidents Ziggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe of loath Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 lol an hour to do the drums? why not leave it in gear so that it starts to spin and just do it like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy1135 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Good job ziggy, might aswell get the little things out of the way before you do anything else. Also possibly put up the resale value Nobody likes to see rust when there buying a car Joe - Its a FWD car, how do you plan on getting the rear wheels to spin while there in the air? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc_nutta539 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 looks pretty tidy, wats the bodywork like, im a trainee mechanic so ne advice il try to provide franklin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe of loath Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Good job ziggy, might aswell get the little things out of the way before you do anything else. Also possibly put up the resale value Nobody likes to see rust when there buying a car Joe - Its a FWD car, how do you plan on getting the rear wheels to spin while there in the air? doh, wasn't thinking about that, I'm used to 4wd RC's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy122 Posted July 16, 2008 Author Share Posted July 16, 2008 I think all fiats - well what you see on the road today are ALL Front wheel drive and yes - its all part of Maintaining value, and keeping it on the road for as MANY years to come I Tempted as well to scrap a space saver tyre and get a Full sized wheel put in - make an MDF Floor so it stays level So on flat tyres i haven't gotta worry tooo much about silly things like If a front tyre blows you have to take a rear wheel and put it on the front - then put the flat in the boot then put the spare on the rear.... All takes time.... Easy Mod todo as well Ziggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zizzle77 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Get some ICE in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve0280 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Get some ICE in there +1 lol got my system all installed at the weekend so will post pics when ive polished the rest of the car and it all looks nice, was ment to do it today but kinda didnt get up till 12 so that went out the window lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zizzle77 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 +1 lol got my system all installed at the weekend so will post pics when ive polished the rest of the car and it all looks nice, was ment to do it today but kinda didnt get up till 12 so that went out the window lol Awesome, what sorta stuff you got in there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve0280 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Awesome, what sorta stuff you got in there? well its not the best system i can get but im starting off small as i am only 5'3 and look about 14 or 15 so ill be getting pulled up by the old bill anyway so i havent got a subwoofer in the boot or anything like that yet. waiting till im about 19 till i get that. put in a spanking new kenwood headunit with aux input last friday replaced the front speakers with some nice 17cm pioneers that sound great in the rear i put a set of 6x9's in the parcel shelf that sound wicked got great bass, my cousin came up and fitted them for me last sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zizzle77 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Ah right nice, you wanna get them front components on an amp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve0280 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 naa they aint components yet lol just normal coxail ( spelling ) speakers at the mo will get some components soon though and give the ones i have at the mo to my sister. trouble with components is the mounting depth if its too bluky towards the rear my windows wont go down all the way because they will hit the magnet on the speaker but will try and find some shallow mount ones and run them through an amp. need to pass my test first though lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zizzle77 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Grind the end of the wondow thing off lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy122 Posted July 17, 2008 Author Share Posted July 17, 2008 I have got some Okay ish ice in there Got a ripseed head unit - so i got Aux in, USB, SD/MMC, CD, Radio all in one Also got some nice Pioneer 150w 17.5cm Door speakers in 2tier things Sound okay it works better louder tho The headunit lets them down tho - since the headunit can only do 50w max Again i issues with my insurance on regards to what modification i can do, nothing to increase car value/appertite to theives or affect performance/handeling Next year maybe when i have 1years NCB I might get a moddification insurance and get some nice full exhaust system and air intake to get the power up a little Been a 8valve tho it doesn't go far Ziggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve0280 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 I have got some Okay ish ice in there Got a ripseed head unit - so i got Aux in, USB, SD/MMC, CD, Radio all in one Also got some nice Pioneer 150w 17.5cm Door speakers in 2tier things Sound okay it works better louder tho The headunit lets them down tho - since the headunit can only do 50w max dude the headunit will be plenty for the speakers the 150w is most likley the max power not the rms the rms is only about 30w and you headunit is 50w max so rms its about 27-30rms so its a pretty good match. my pioneers are 170w max and 35w rms. im in the same boat with the whole mod's thing theres like nothing i can do that wont put my insurance up lol it sucks but as you said once theres a few years no claims then start to mod with exhaust systems and induction kits and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt B Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 If you are going to get an induction kit, buy a panel filter, as the K&N ones actually ruin the fuel efficiency. They sound good though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve0280 Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 If you are going to get an induction kit, buy a panel filter, as the K&N ones actually ruin the fuel efficiency. They sound good though thats what its called lol my cousin told me to get one of them instead of a k&n induction kit. but i forgot the name lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy122 Posted July 17, 2008 Author Share Posted July 17, 2008 If you are going to get an induction kit, buy a panel filter, as the K&N ones actually ruin the fuel efficiency. They sound good though K&N dont seem to be recommended anywhere!! but For the punto u can have a Ford Focus induction kit Make more sound and a little notch on performance Only can be fitted on 8v punto's not the 16v or there is a GSR induction kit - which is know to really open up the engine Ziggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antnee Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 Get a better headunit, ripspeed ones use cheap internals, heard so many story's ofthem giving up! Aren't you with Churchill? If so they don't like mods even if your 40. So you won't be able to declare anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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