Punto Mk2 1.2 8v Turbo - Project Show car

Here is some look into my "showcar" project, this has been off the road for nearly 12months and not been touched because of the BMW but will be starting work back up on it soon all being well

CAR SPECIFICATIONS:

- Model : Mk2 3 door
– Engine size : 1.2 8v Turbo
- Year : 2003/03
– Colour : Lamborghini Pearl Yellow

ENGINE MODIFICATIONS :

- Custom Induction Kit
- Full Stainless Ashley Exhaust System
- Full Turbo Conversion
- Front Mount Intercooler
- Oil Catch Tank
- Greddy Injector Set up
- 1.2 16v 6 speed Sporting Gearbox
- 1.4 16v Clutch
- 1.4 16v Lightened Flywheel
- Garrett 1549 Turbo

STYLING MODIFICATIONS:

INTERIOR:

- Parts of Dash CC
- Sports Steering Wheel
- Alfa 156 Front Seats
- Stripped out
- OMP Roll cage
- Boost/Oil Temp/AFR Guages
- Engine Bay fuse box relocated to the glovebox
- Main Battery relocated behind passengers seat
- Secondary Batter located boot build

EXTERNAL:

- De-Badged
- De-Locked
- De-Handled
- De-Stripped (doors and bumper)
- M3 Mirrors with indicators
- Removed side repeators
- Braid 3 Piece Custom Split wheels - London Style 1 - 15"x8j
- 20mm Wheel adapters (4x98pcd to 4x108pcd)
- Rear Abarth Bumper smoothed
- Sporting Sideskirts
- De-wipered/washer (rear)
- Removed ariel
- Smoothed Bumpers / Quaters / sideskirts / Mirrors / Handles / Locks / Bonnet / Roof
- Tinted rear (3) windows
- MK2b Rear Lights
- Angel Eyes
- Tinted Front Lights

CHASSIS:

- Spax coliovers - lowered 100mm front/100mm rear
- OMP Strut Brace (CC)
- Punto 1.4 GT front Brake Calipers
- Punto HGT rear axel and calipers
- Drilled/Grooved/Vented Discs all round
- EBC Greenstuff Pads all round

ICE:

- Alpine iDA-X200 Headunit
- JL Comps TR650Csi (2 sets)
- JL Sub 12W0v2 x4
- JL Amp J2 500.1 x4
- JL Amp J2 320.4 x1



FUTURE MODS:

- Have engine poilshed and painted once finished
- Smooth some gauges in the dash/pilars , i.e boost gauges etc.
- smoothing the engine bay and relocating batteies and fuses to the boot so have less wires in engine bay
- Smooth under the boonet lid and have it airbrushed
- New floor lining
- Roof/Dash/ pillars/ door cards all leather black and yellow
- Alfa 147 steering wheel
- Smooth and relocate fuel cap



Right here goes, I've owned this car for over 5 years now and she has been through a lot of changes, good and bad. But she is now on the up with a lot planned for the coming months to get her close to finished if not finished.


Here is a little life storey for her. I bought her is Jan '08 and didn't really do much for the 1st year but then I decided in April '09 to get her low and start smoothing her myself to see what I could do and this is how she turned out (rubbish)
Running with Mk1 GT3 wheels







Then found out why speed bumps and low cars don't mix, went through my 1st downpipe (of 8 up to now)

Then after a short break it was time to get it sent to a bodyshop to actually get it done right, in early '10 she was born a new car running Alfa 'cloverleaf' wheels








Then came Me being obsessed with low's and dropping the back to match the front





Then came the start of the interior changes, the front seats changed to Alfa 156 leathers with custom brackets, then and OMP roll cage cut and smoothed for the rear half only








Then someone decided to go straight into the back of me kill the bumper and exhaust , this was the 1st of the bad luck over the next 2 years of her life

So because of this went for a 'Marmite' bumper. This was nice at the time for me but I now **** it with a passion and will be gone very soon. This was Trax (sept '10) and she looked the best she did for a while






Well after Trax 2010 one thing led to another and I was in a crash and killed the front and the bodyshop I used went bankrupt and let me with no front end so couldnt get it sprayed and it stopped me from Turbo'ing the car. But then after some time got another bodyshop and got it sprayed up which unfortunatly doesnt match so means I have sorted out getting a full rebuild in 2013/2014 but before the full rebuild the turbo will be fully built and running

So I sorted it with Munkul and up it went to be turbo'd in 2012. And ow my god did he do a good job. The turbo conversion went not too badly at all but the car had to be raised 5mm on the front for the rollers

Well had her back a week, only had a few days of testing as ive been away but have put around 350miles on her now, inc the 200miles home from Munkuls. But i have to say it has been the best time driving. The is amazing, well beyond amazing but we shall get to that.

When i was up at Munkuls we discussed about a few things, fueling is a bit on the "rich" but not much we can do with a standard ecu. So I have 2 options, piggyback or standalone. Well ive decided I'm going to get a piggyback system unless I can find a MS2 system cheaper than I can atm. This would then mean would be able to map everything alot better than it is now and perfect it.

Im also going to get a stainless manifold made and install my enlarged throttle body which could give me some more power. And once this has been done going to run it for 4-8weeks then start on relocating the battery/fuses and cleaning up the engine bay.


Well enough of the talk here as some pictures and 2 little videos


http://youtu.be/sgmtqTASLn8
http://youtu.be/KuoalT6feiA












and now what we are doing to it

before



after





New rear bumper ready to go on when resprayed