Track Day Fiat Coupe Reshell
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New car, new thread!
I have been running a Fiat Coupe 16VT track day car for a while now, find the thread for that here http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=104...
I had a chance to get hold of a lot nicer shell for 300, so the reshell was on!
Bought unseen it turned up with a well known 16VT issue, a knackered exhaust cam.
Luckily, I have a 16VT track day car which had a decent 250bhp engine in it already, so it was decided the shell swap was due!
I drove my old Coupe into my friends workshop at 10am in the morning and drove the new reshelled Coupe home at about 9pm. I think that may be a record. The only hold up was replacing the speed sensor which dropped inside the diff casing.
We swapped all suspension, subframe, engine, rad, gear linkage, fuel pump ECU and exhaust.
The only bits we didnt change were brake calipers and rear ARB, but they can be done at any time. And as money is earnt a rollcage and decent buckets will follow.
Anyway, here are some pics after a clean, consider a decent 16VT saved and a bad one off to the scrappers!
Old Coupe
Reshelled
Some swap pics
Ill be at Brands on the 16th so should be ready by then without too many issues ( I hope - Fix It Again Tomorrow!)
I have been running a Fiat Coupe 16VT track day car for a while now, find the thread for that here http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=104...
I had a chance to get hold of a lot nicer shell for 300, so the reshell was on!
Bought unseen it turned up with a well known 16VT issue, a knackered exhaust cam.
Luckily, I have a 16VT track day car which had a decent 250bhp engine in it already, so it was decided the shell swap was due!
I drove my old Coupe into my friends workshop at 10am in the morning and drove the new reshelled Coupe home at about 9pm. I think that may be a record. The only hold up was replacing the speed sensor which dropped inside the diff casing.
We swapped all suspension, subframe, engine, rad, gear linkage, fuel pump ECU and exhaust.
The only bits we didnt change were brake calipers and rear ARB, but they can be done at any time. And as money is earnt a rollcage and decent buckets will follow.
Anyway, here are some pics after a clean, consider a decent 16VT saved and a bad one off to the scrappers!
Old Coupe
Reshelled
Some swap pics
Ill be at Brands on the 16th so should be ready by then without too many issues ( I hope - Fix It Again Tomorrow!)
Edited by tomsnelling on Tuesday 8th October 00:32
Edited by tomsnelling on Tuesday 8th October 00:33
Wow, it looks a lot better - fresher paint, or something? Are the side skirts and bumper(s) part of an aftermarket kit, or OEM Fiat?
Also yeah, you're overdue a 'cage. Get a good welded-in 6-point with decent door bars, it'll look brilliant. Don't bother reinstalling the spoiler, either...
Also yeah, you're overdue a 'cage. Get a good welded-in 6-point with decent door bars, it'll look brilliant. Don't bother reinstalling the spoiler, either...
tter.Time for an update!
The car is almost complete, finally. Ive got a track day on Feb 22 and the only small jobs to do before then are fit the Carbon Lorraine pads and fit the rollcage that is somewhere between Italy and the UK, and give the inside a spray.
Quite a lot has happened since the last update, Ive got new Sparco buckets in, completely stripped the interior, fitted new drilled and grooved discs, braided lines, new air filter, new undertray, new coolant hoses, repaired a problem with the electrics, fitted a shortshift kit, oil catch tank, rear ARB fitted, amongst many other things that I cant remember.
Ive also juts done the tracking and set -2 degrees of camber ready for the track day.
Ive only got a couple of pictures, Ill get some more the next time I get the car out of hibernation.
The car is almost complete, finally. Ive got a track day on Feb 22 and the only small jobs to do before then are fit the Carbon Lorraine pads and fit the rollcage that is somewhere between Italy and the UK, and give the inside a spray.
Quite a lot has happened since the last update, Ive got new Sparco buckets in, completely stripped the interior, fitted new drilled and grooved discs, braided lines, new air filter, new undertray, new coolant hoses, repaired a problem with the electrics, fitted a shortshift kit, oil catch tank, rear ARB fitted, amongst many other things that I cant remember.
Ive also juts done the tracking and set -2 degrees of camber ready for the track day.
Ive only got a couple of pictures, Ill get some more the next time I get the car out of hibernation.
Edited by tomsnelling on Wednesday 15th January 20:09
Ive not updated this for a while. The car is now caged and been to Bedford, Brands and Snet and is still going (touchwood)!
It performed very well on Sunday at Snetterton, its now 270bhp at 1.3bar with 290lb/ft torque so is pretty capable. It was nice to get some R888s back on there as well, meaning it was ten times better round the corners.
Anyway....
Some pics:-
It performed very well on Sunday at Snetterton, its now 270bhp at 1.3bar with 290lb/ft torque so is pretty capable. It was nice to get some R888s back on there as well, meaning it was ten times better round the corners.
Anyway....
Some pics:-
Update time, I got some track time at Brands on 21st August and blew up the turbo! Luckily I only live down the road so wasnt a hassle getting a trailer to pick it up. I managed 40+ laps and I think my fastest time was 59 seconds. It was the best track day Ive done so far, the car was working beautifully and hardly anything overtook, I felt like I was in a really capable track car. Having new R888s makes a big difference.
So, new turbo is being built at the moment,19 row Mocal cooler is en route as is all the associated pipework. Ive also got Powerflex front bushes and a race gearbox mount from Vibratech to fit.
Here are a couple of pictures...
Broken, always seem to be pro photographers about when that happens!
So, new turbo is being built at the moment,19 row Mocal cooler is en route as is all the associated pipework. Ive also got Powerflex front bushes and a race gearbox mount from Vibratech to fit.
Here are a couple of pictures...
Broken, always seem to be pro photographers about when that happens!
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