BeArDy
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Registered: 7th Aug 00
Location: Manchester
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Well story begins a few moons ago when i was 17 and the first turbo/fast car was a Mk1 1.3 Uno Turbo, every since then i have always wanted another one to play around in.
So 18 months ago i hear of a Uno Turbo for sale which smoked. It had loads of new parts, as the owner being ripped off my a number of garages all saying the problem was a number of things. Brand new head, full recon Turbo etc but the problem is the rings. The car came up at a very very good price i snapped it up without even looking at the car.
I plan was eather restore the uno OR take the engine out a put it in somthing else.
Went to collect the car, found the shell was rotten.
Putting the car in my Mother garage and planned on putting the engine into somthing else.
So 18 months have passed along the way i got hold of a Fiat Cinquecento for £50 off a mate.
So the project begins.
I have removed the engine from the Uno aswell as taking all the valubule parts off.
Uno got weighed in last week.
I took the cinquecento engine out on firday so work begins.
I have also got for the car
- 2 x magnum bucket seats
- 8lt'ish front mount intercooler
- WON NOS kit
Car will be total standard looking, running around 1.0bar of boost with around 140-150bhp without gas in a car which weights around 650kg = 234bhp per ton (Without Gas)
Also another reason for the project is everyone on the Cinquecento owners club keep going on how hard and how much it will cost, as they has only been 1 or 2 done and heard prices from £3000 all the way upto £17,000
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STEvieXE
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Registered: 21st Jan 03
Location: Ballymena N.I.
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cool project
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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I really like a clean looking Uno Turbo, esepcially in dark red.
shame you couldn't restore this one. Project sounds cool though.
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little_duke
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
Location: Tamworth,staffordshire Drives: rover coupe
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quality project.i love sleepers
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SportBoy
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Retford, Nottinghamshire
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good stuff 
my missus wanted me to put one in her chinq a few years ago .. every1 i asked about ti kept saying the engine is too tall and would need a mad max stlyee bonnet ? 
[Edited on 14-10-2007 by SportyBoy]
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Jon_C
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Registered: 7th Dec 05
Location: Suffolk
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There is a guy local to me got one of these i believe. He sells stuff on here from time to time. His name is RS SHORTIE
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Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
Location: Hi
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beardy, if you need new bits im only in knutsford, i work for mangoletsi fiat/alfa
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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sounds this, il be keeping an eye on it 
Drives supercharged Tec with torque 
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flybikeslee
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Registered: 2nd Jan 07
Location: Liverpool
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i wanna see the 17k one 
[Edited on 14-10-2007 by flybikeslee]
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Jas
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Registered: 13th Oct 04
Location: Mid Wales
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I thought it was the little white Cinquecento we where in then 
pics of progress, this is going to be one hell of a car as bhp/ton is concerned..
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RS SHORTIE
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Registered: 17th Feb 06
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Well i finally managed to get to the lock up and get a few pics.
Let me know what other parts you want pics of as i should be going back there next week.Il try to get some with the bumper off as there was stuff in the way today.
2 years worth of dust -
Tight fit -
Tight fit -
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Adds to the comedy value -
[Edited on 26-10-2007 by RS SHORTIE]
[Edited on 26-10-2007 by RS SHORTIE]
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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shortie sell me that
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lil_g
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Registered: 29th Oct 06
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That's quality
Tight fit eh
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Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
Location: Hi
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i have a list of prices for you beardy..
u2u'd
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Kathryn W
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Registered: 12th Oct 03
Location: Widnes, Cheshire
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Gunna be awesome
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Matt L
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
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this is gonna be
hows the twin engined corsa coming along?
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nova_gteuk
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Registered: 15th May 02
Location: South Wales Drives: The Bandwagon
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"Its Small Its fast Its Just Gone Past"
Quality
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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Dad's always wanted a Mk1 uno turbo but hasn't come across any yet 
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a_j_mair
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Registered: 23rd Jan 04
Location: Scotland
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AlunJ
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
Location: Newport
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lol nice project!
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.dean.
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Registered: 21st Sep 07
Location: Hindley, Wigan Drives: Like Its Stolen!
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cant wait to see this!
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corsa_rob
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Registered: 22nd Jan 06
Location: Birmingham
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quote:
Originally posted by fro-dizzle
Dad's always wanted a Mk1 uno turbo but hasn't come across any yet
abroad is where to look i believe...unos where being made up untill last year in brazil or sumwhere...its all on wikipedia
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
shortie sell me that
600 pick it up tomorrow?
Very nice RS SHortie
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