Soldato
I'll set a reminder to check this thread in 2 years 3 weeks time, when the rest of the Lancia becomes a Punto
Another stupid purchasing decision
- Thread starter Lopéz
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I'll set a reminder to check this thread in 2 years 3 weeks time, when the rest of the Lancia becomes a Punto
Good timing, thanks GLS....
Front jacking point identical to the undamaged one on the right of my car:
And the important bit - the rear. I don't want to be too confident, but that looks like a pretty much bang on match to me.
The curvature at the rear above the dog leg section isn't quite right but I might get away with that. I don't mind both sides looking not quite identical, it's a funny looking car anyway
When I told the wife I'd need to fix this because it will fail the technical inspection, her answer was "How do you know that? Maybe it's fine"
I told her I'd ask @JonRGV250 for a second opinion because I'm pretty sure it wouldn't even pass the slackest of EU inspections with two whopping great holes in the sill
Front jacking point identical to the undamaged one on the right of my car:
And the important bit - the rear. I don't want to be too confident, but that looks like a pretty much bang on match to me.
The curvature at the rear above the dog leg section isn't quite right but I might get away with that. I don't mind both sides looking not quite identical, it's a funny looking car anyway
When I told the wife I'd need to fix this because it will fail the technical inspection, her answer was "How do you know that? Maybe it's fine"
I told her I'd ask @JonRGV250 for a second opinion because I'm pretty sure it wouldn't even pass the slackest of EU inspections with two whopping great holes in the sill
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Commissario
Any updates @Lopéz?
Yep, the Polish MOT expires tomorrow, there's a hole in my bucket, and I haven't fixed it All in all, a resounding success!
I've replaced the springs, dampers, top mounts, wishbones, anti roll bar bushes, front discs and front pads and it drives very nicely after that.
I also need to get it tracked, but I haven't summoned up the bravery to walk into a tyre place and say "Entschuldigung, könnte dir meine rädern in die richtigen richtung machen, bitte?" or some equally atrocious German.
All in all, a resounding success!I've replaced the springs, dampers, top mounts, wishbones, anti roll bar bushes, front discs and front pads and it drives very nicely after that.
I also need to get it tracked, but I haven't summoned up the bravery to walk into a tyre place and say "Entschuldigung, könnte dir meine rädern in die richtigen richtung machen, bitte?" or some equally atrocious German.
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Updates.
MOT expired. Someone reported it to the police and I got a fine of 75 Euros, which could have been worse.
Fitted new springs and dampers and finished most of the underbody schutz :
The stuff in a tin you put on with a compressor is infinitely superior to aerosol products:
Next was the sill.
Started to cut out the rot at the front. Plenty of filler in here already, someone's been here before me then :
And at the back, well that's a new one for me - aluminium foil, and not even the premium stuff! Inner sill/strengthener gone walkies here too so I had to redo all this:
Phone died at this point and with temps in the Werkstatt at well over 35 degrees I was a dripping mess so I would not have been in the mood for pics anyway.
By the end of the day I had ground everything back (the sill, being for a Punto and therefore both too long and not quite the right shape, had to be cut into three sections to be fitted properly, or as best I could anyway) and drove it home.
End of the next day after a lot of filling and sanding:
It's not perfect (you can see the high area that's in bare metal where I couldn't get the curve of the sill quite perfect) but once it's schutz'd and painted red, hopefully it will look a bit more respectable. I tested the red matched aerosol on the bottom of the sill and it seems to be an almost perfect match.
MOT expired. Someone reported it to the police and I got a fine of 75 Euros, which could have been worse.
Fitted new springs and dampers and finished most of the underbody schutz :
The stuff in a tin you put on with a compressor is infinitely superior to aerosol products:
Next was the sill.
Started to cut out the rot at the front. Plenty of filler in here already, someone's been here before me then :
And at the back, well that's a new one for me - aluminium foil, and not even the premium stuff! Inner sill/strengthener gone walkies here too so I had to redo all this:
Phone died at this point and with temps in the Werkstatt at well over 35 degrees I was a dripping mess so I would not have been in the mood for pics anyway.
By the end of the day I had ground everything back (the sill, being for a Punto and therefore both too long and not quite the right shape, had to be cut into three sections to be fitted properly, or as best I could anyway) and drove it home.
End of the next day after a lot of filling and sanding:
It's not perfect (you can see the high area that's in bare metal where I couldn't get the curve of the sill quite perfect) but once it's schutz'd and painted red, hopefully it will look a bit more respectable. I tested the red matched aerosol on the bottom of the sill and it seems to be an almost perfect match.
Soldato
Updates.
MOT expired. Someone reported it to the police and I got a fine of 75 Euros, which could have been worse.
Fitted new springs and dampers and finished most of the underbody schutz :
The stuff in a tin you put on with a compressor is infinitely superior to aerosol products:
Next was the sill.
Started to cut out the rot at the front. Plenty of filler in here already, someone's been here before me then :
And at the back, well that's a new one for me - aluminium foil, and not even the premium stuff! Inner sill/strengthener gone walkies here too so I had to redo all this:
Phone died at this point and with temps in the Werkstatt at well over 35 degrees I was a dripping mess so I would not have been in the mood for pics anyway.
By the end of the day I had ground everything back (the sill, being for a Punto and therefore both too long and not quite the right shape, had to be cut into three sections to be fitted properly, or as best I could anyway) and drove it home.
End of the next day after a lot of filling and sanding:
It's not perfect (you can see the high area that's in bare metal where I couldn't get the curve of the sill quite perfect) but once it's schutz'd and painted red, hopefully it will look a bit more respectable. I tested the red matched aerosol on the bottom of the sill and it seems to be an almost perfect match.
Someone reported it to the police and I got a fine of 75 Euros
Yeah, sorry about that, but I thought it would be for the better
Coming along nicely.
Soldato
In Switzerland I heard that the person doing the reporting gets a cut?
Same in Austria?
Same in Austria?
No, in Austria they just get the satisfaction of being a good honest NIMBY citizen!
How did they know? Do people go around running number plates or something like askmid?
Unfortunately it's stuck to your windscreen so everyone can see it
Schutz'd the sills:
Painted the sills (yep, in a multi storey car park, sue me. Check out the red overspray dust all over their newly painted floor
I did go back and sweep most of it away after seeing what I mess I left)
The colour match is off despite it being a matched aerosol, but I think it looks alright.
I did both sides to match:
Now I need to say a few prayers, prepare some bribes, and take it for an MOT.
Painted the sills (yep, in a multi storey car park, sue me. Check out the red overspray dust all over their newly painted floor
I did go back and sweep most of it away after seeing what I mess I left)
The colour match is off despite it being a matched aerosol, but I think it looks alright.
I did both sides to match:
Now I need to say a few prayers, prepare some bribes, and take it for an MOT.
Commissario
I like the colour.
Caporegime
Great thread!
Interesting to hear the update.
Have you still got the XR3?
Interesting to hear the update.
Have you still got the XR3?
Hahah this middle of this post is super suss. "Phone ran out of battery when anything other than filler wasn't used". Looks like a nice end result; hopefully they use a strong enough magnet to get through the filler
Phone died at this point and with temps in the Werkstatt at well over 35 degrees I was a dripping mess so I would not have been in the mood for pics anyway.
By the end of the day I had ground everything back (the sill, being for a Punto and therefore both too long and not quite the right shape, had to be cut into three sections to be fitted properly, or as best I could anyway) and drove it home.
End of the next day after a lot of filling and sanding:
Ha, yes I thought exactly this as I was typing it, because I sometimes watch YouTube videos of people doing car stuff and they often go from "Here it is all rusty and I'm now going to weld it up" and then the next scene is "So yeah I've done all the welding, ground it back and filled everything and it looks perfect" and I always think yeah, righto mateHahah this middle of this post is super suss. "Phone ran out of battery when anything other than filler wasn't used". Looks like a nice end result; hopefully they use a strong enough magnet to get through the filler
But I really did run out of battery which made driving home interesting, because I don't really know the way that well and I ended up absolutely nowhere near where I thought I was and had to navigate home by looking out for district numbers on the street corners
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Yes, it's in my mates workshop in the UK - I left it with him to do a gearbox swap while I was in the middle of emigrating and, well, he hasn't lifted a finger on it.Great thread!
Interesting to hear the update.
Have you still got the XR3?
Caporegime