As you may or may not know a while ago i posted a thread enquiring about some Fiat Bravo parts.
My gf's brother has a 1.6 16v SX and bumped the front of it.
It needed :
New bonnet
New wings
New Bumper
New slam panel
New headlights
that was just the bodywork, then we saw when we started it (after 12months of not even being turned over on the key) that the follwing was wrong aswell:
Mouldy interior (bit on the dash, drivers seat and headlining)
Clutch would not engage
Various electrical bits didnt work (horn, rear wiper, window washers)
So, we begain by trekking to the scrappy, we found a bravo in exactly the same colour, however all but the slam panel was dented/scratched so we took just the panel and headlights.
£60, a slam panel, pair of headlights and bonnet catch later we had made a dent in what needed to be repaired.
This weekend we decided to have a go at the clutch problem. We got it rolling previously by engaging it in gear and turning the key, the car would bump so that was one worry off our mind. After a lot of research, it seemed a common fault on the Bravo was for the clutch slave ctlinder to go (hydraulic clutch).
We removed the battery, battery tray and the slave cylinder was there, as described by enthusiasts on a Fiat fourm. the cylinder was £40 through a colleagues dad who is a mechanic, not all that expensive and labour was free as we did it ourselves. We fitted the new cylinder, and saw that the rubber had perised on the old one, meaning no pressure and any fluid leaking out.
Luckily the fluid comes from the same reservior as the brake fluid, so we began to pump the clutch, crap, nothing yet, have we just wasted £40? Then spits of brake fluid came out, and before long it was pumping out with no air in sight, great, another problem solved and something else to check off the list.
Blue smoke, we didnt quite know how to get this fixed aside from getting the engine stripped and rebuilt, which is not cost effective. a £5 bottle of STP stop smoke seemed to rid us of most of the blue smoke, which for a cheap repair will do us, as we dont plan on keeping it, only selling it.
The front end is now stripped of the slam panel and headlights. Next weekend we will be removing the wings, bumper and bonnet (can leave the bonnet until last thing fortunatly. Then the plan is to find some parts in the same colour preferably, if not i knwo someone in the trade who can paint them up cheap.
Cost so far:£105
Update and pictures to follow!
Phil
My gf's brother has a 1.6 16v SX and bumped the front of it.
It needed :
New bonnet
New wings
New Bumper
New slam panel
New headlights
that was just the bodywork, then we saw when we started it (after 12months of not even being turned over on the key) that the follwing was wrong aswell:
Mouldy interior (bit on the dash, drivers seat and headlining)
Clutch would not engage
Various electrical bits didnt work (horn, rear wiper, window washers)
So, we begain by trekking to the scrappy, we found a bravo in exactly the same colour, however all but the slam panel was dented/scratched so we took just the panel and headlights.
£60, a slam panel, pair of headlights and bonnet catch later we had made a dent in what needed to be repaired.
This weekend we decided to have a go at the clutch problem. We got it rolling previously by engaging it in gear and turning the key, the car would bump so that was one worry off our mind. After a lot of research, it seemed a common fault on the Bravo was for the clutch slave ctlinder to go (hydraulic clutch).
We removed the battery, battery tray and the slave cylinder was there, as described by enthusiasts on a Fiat fourm. the cylinder was £40 through a colleagues dad who is a mechanic, not all that expensive and labour was free as we did it ourselves. We fitted the new cylinder, and saw that the rubber had perised on the old one, meaning no pressure and any fluid leaking out.
Luckily the fluid comes from the same reservior as the brake fluid, so we began to pump the clutch, crap, nothing yet, have we just wasted £40? Then spits of brake fluid came out, and before long it was pumping out with no air in sight, great, another problem solved and something else to check off the list.
Blue smoke, we didnt quite know how to get this fixed aside from getting the engine stripped and rebuilt, which is not cost effective. a £5 bottle of STP stop smoke seemed to rid us of most of the blue smoke, which for a cheap repair will do us, as we dont plan on keeping it, only selling it.
The front end is now stripped of the slam panel and headlights. Next weekend we will be removing the wings, bumper and bonnet (can leave the bonnet until last thing fortunatly. Then the plan is to find some parts in the same colour preferably, if not i knwo someone in the trade who can paint them up cheap.
Cost so far:£105
Update and pictures to follow!
Phil
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