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New member Hi!
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12/08/2019 01:09
12/08/2019 01:09
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Smatt
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Smatt
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Hi, not sure where to put this but wanted to say hello! New member in Cambs Have a 20v NA Portofino blue as a project at present, but may change it...
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Re: New member Hi!
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#1634661
12/08/2019 07:13
12/08/2019 07:13
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Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 1,621 Leicester UK
Ballypete
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Club Member 1578
My life on the forum
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Welcome to the forum Smatt.
You will find loads of great resources here to help you with your car and good advice from the members too. I started off with a Porto 20v NA as a project 3 years ago and wouldn’t swap her for the world.
Doris the 1998 Portofino Blue 20V and Zoe the 1999 Alfa Romeo 916 Spider Bog standard needn't be boring...
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12/08/2019 10:00
12/08/2019 10:00
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Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 626 Westcliff-on-sea,essex
aust_powers
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Enjoying the ride
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 626
Westcliff-on-sea,essex
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Hi Smatt from another 20v N/a owner
GT28rs,Pro alloy FMIC,Blueflame exhaust,SIP, Bosch 440cc,Helix organic clutch,Stage 3,331bhp,295lbft
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12/08/2019 20:14
12/08/2019 20:14
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Smatt
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Smatt
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Hi all & thanks for the welcome!
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Re: New member Hi!
[Re: Blueboyracer]
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12/08/2019 20:20
12/08/2019 20:20
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Smatt
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Smatt
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Hi Smatt Welcome to the forum - I hope to see you join the club at some point too ;-) I had a Porto 20v NA project once upon a time - however work on my Porto 20vt took too many parts off it and it became a donor car in the end, pretty good really as when I dug deeper and deeper into the resto project I found so much irreparable decay for me to repair. Looking forward to seeing lots of updates on your project - do shout if you need anything at all. Anyways - great to see another easterly (ish) owner, do have a good look around here and hope to catch up at a meet sometime. Rich (BBR) Club Membership Secretary I hope i don't have the same experience with the NA - I'm already worrying that I've bought a dog haha.... I've already applied for membership lol!
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12/08/2019 20:29
12/08/2019 20:29
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Smatt
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Smatt
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BBR & aust- powers, I love the shape of the car & style- not so worried about the performance so don't need the turbo. I would like it as a daily driver as a bit more economical(?) than my E350 estate. I have some big-ish plans, but want to keep it as simple & retro as poss ....
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#1634703
12/08/2019 21:43
12/08/2019 21:43
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Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 626 Westcliff-on-sea,essex
aust_powers
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Enjoying the ride
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smatt, I drove back from collecting my coop a few weeks back and on a full tank managed 400 miles without an issue to approximately 60 litres of fuel and I was driving quite spirited to listen to the lovely sound
GT28rs,Pro alloy FMIC,Blueflame exhaust,SIP, Bosch 440cc,Helix organic clutch,Stage 3,331bhp,295lbft
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Re: New member Hi!
[Re: G_Man]
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12/08/2019 22:17
12/08/2019 22:17
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Smatt
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Smatt
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Hi G man I'd love to come over to that meet Unfortunately, car not currently road legal!
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Re: New member Hi!
[Re: aust_powers]
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12/08/2019 22:19
12/08/2019 22:19
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Smatt
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Smatt
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smatt, I drove back from collecting my coop a few weeks back and on a full tank managed 400 miles without an issue to approximately 60 litres of fuel and I was driving quite spirited to listen to the lovely sound That sounds like pretty good economy!
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Re: New member Hi!
[Re: Blueboyracer]
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12/08/2019 22:20
12/08/2019 22:20
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Smatt
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Smatt
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Hi Smatt Welcome to the forum - I hope to see you join the club at some point too ;-) I had a Porto 20v NA project once upon a time - however work on my Porto 20vt took too many parts off it and it became a donor car in the end, pretty good really as when I dug deeper and deeper into the resto project I found so much irreparable decay for me to repair. Looking forward to seeing lots of updates on your project - do shout if you need anything at all. Anyways - great to see another easterly (ish) owner, do have a good look around here and hope to catch up at a meet sometime. Rich (BBR) Club Membership Secretary The how to section is really good, although some of the photos & links don't seem to work anymore
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Re: New member Hi!
[Re: barnacle]
#1634712
12/08/2019 22:22
12/08/2019 22:22
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Smatt
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Smatt
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Hey Smatt - I work in Dry Drayton (though rarely drive the coupe to work).
Neil Cool! Hi Neil
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#1634719
13/08/2019 06:51
13/08/2019 06:51
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Joined: May 2011
Posts: 2,388 Caston, Norfolk
Blueboyracer
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Competition Level
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 2,388
Caston, Norfolk
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Hi Smatt Welcome to the forum - I hope to see you join the club at some point too ;-) I had a Porto 20v NA project once upon a time - however work on my Porto 20vt took too many parts off it and it became a donor car in the end, pretty good really as when I dug deeper and deeper into the resto project I found so much irreparable decay for me to repair. Looking forward to seeing lots of updates on your project - do shout if you need anything at all. Anyways - great to see another easterly (ish) owner, do have a good look around here and hope to catch up at a meet sometime. Rich (BBR) Club Membership Secretary The how to section is really good, although some of the photos & links don't seem to work anymore That is great feedback and I am sure a friendly moderator round here would love to hear about any specific issues you come across Please post any found here: https://www.fiatcoupeclub.org/forum/ubbthreads.php/forums/36/1/forum-issues
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13/08/2019 12:41
13/08/2019 12:41
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Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 869 Germany
neil_r
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Enjoying the ride
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Welcome!
We have just handed over our 1997 20V for bodywork and a full respray. Looking forward to seeing it looking somewhat like when we picked it up from the dealers 22 years ago.
The suspension will be replaced once we get the car back. All the parts I have collected are still taking up space in the garage. I was pleasantly surprised how cheap it was to buy shocks, springs, suspension arms, hubs and bearings, etc., and the main components were all from known brands.
Body panels are getting rare though. I got the only undercoated new bonnet I could find in Germany. The guy at Coupeteile had one or two bare-metal ones left a few months ago and the rest were used parts.
Good luck with the project.
1997 20V 2000 V6 manual S-Type and 2011 5.0 XKR 2016 Tucson 1.6T AWD 2018 Mazda2 GT
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Re: New member Hi!
[Re: neil_r]
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13/08/2019 13:28
13/08/2019 13:28
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Smatt
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Smatt
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Welcome!
We have just handed over our 1997 20V for bodywork and a full respray. Looking forward to seeing it looking somewhat like when we picked it up from the dealers 22 years ago.
The suspension will be replaced once we get the car back. All the parts I have collected are still taking up space in the garage. I was pleasantly surprised how cheap it was to buy shocks, springs, suspension arms, hubs and bearings, etc., and the main components were all from known brands.
Body panels are getting rare though. I got the only undercoated new bonnet I could find in Germany. The guy at Coupeteile had one or two bare-metal ones left a few months ago and the rest were used parts.
Good luck with the project. This is useful info, thanks Amazing you've had same car so long -Longest I've managed was 11yrs from new on a MB C class coupe I would be interested to hear about your re spray experience Did you strip everything off?
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Re: New member Hi!
[Re: barnacle]
#1634787
14/08/2019 21:28
14/08/2019 21:28
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Smatt
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Smatt
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Re: New member Hi!
[Re: barnacle]
#1634808
15/08/2019 15:19
15/08/2019 15:19
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Smatt
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Smatt
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Neil_r has barely started - mines coming up 24 years... How many of those have you been a FCCUK member for?
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#1634809
15/08/2019 16:16
15/08/2019 16:16
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Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 1,621 Leicester UK
Ballypete
Club Member 1578
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Club Member 1578
My life on the forum
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Give Leighton (Flea on this forum) a shout about their 20v NA chip which adds a few horses and really refines the engine output. You wont regret it. http://fcperformance.co.uk/The other thing I did was get a stainless steel exhaust fitted. You can buy a system on ebay but I got mine made for the car.
Doris the 1998 Portofino Blue 20V and Zoe the 1999 Alfa Romeo 916 Spider Bog standard needn't be boring...
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Re: New member Hi!
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#1634812
15/08/2019 16:41
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Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 21,512 Aldershot
PeteP
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Hon Club Member 005, Membership Secretary
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Posts: 21,512
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Neil_r has barely started - mines coming up 24 years... How many of those have you been a FCCUK member for? The club started in 2002 and I believe Barnacle was one of the original members. He was certainly a member when I joined in 2004.
16VT and X1/9 1500
We must all do our part for the planet. I unplugged a row of electric cars that nobody was using.
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#1634815
15/08/2019 18:08
15/08/2019 18:08
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Smatt
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Smatt
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Very impressive!
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Re: New member Hi!
[Re: barnacle]
#1634821
15/08/2019 19:22
15/08/2019 19:22
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Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,469 Scottish Borders
G_Man
Club member 1656
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Club member 1656
My job on the forum
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Posts: 1,469
Scottish Borders
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You mean the Great Depression of 1929 Neil Mucho respecto ..
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15/08/2019 21:46
15/08/2019 21:46
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Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 4,831 Haslemere, Surrey
Mark_S
Forum is my job
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Forum is my job
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Posts: 4,831
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You mean the Great Depression of 1929 Neil Mucho respecto .. No the Kayjay server crash, it was brutal living without the Forum :-(
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