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Re: Found An Old Friend, Back To Ownership! [Re: ] #1554495
06/11/2015 11:59
06/11/2015 11:59
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Great to hear you're going to all this effort to get your old coupe in tiptop condition.

A couple of pictures (not of Sarah) showing your progress would be nice smile



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Re: Found An Old Friend, Back To Ownership! [Re: bezzer] #1554499
06/11/2015 14:19
06/11/2015 14:19

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Originally Posted By: bezzer
Great to hear you're going to all this effort to get your old coupe in tiptop condition.


Cheers, here's a picture of the donor coupe (right) and Sarah's without lights (but with the first replacement bonnet I found). The previous owner added the string to release the bonnet - I'm not keeping that!

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The slam panel - top end is probably salvagable, the bottom not so much!

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Re: Found An Old Friend, Back To Ownership! [Re: ] #1554753
10/11/2015 00:40
10/11/2015 00:40
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A slam panel on eBay for £60: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fiat-Coupe-Slam-Panel-/281850028887?hash=item419f922357:g:3T8AAOSwhcJWPJNw


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Re: Found An Old Friend, Back To Ownership! [Re: ] #1554764
10/11/2015 10:12
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I think I've found a solution but thanks anyway Annie. smile

Re: Found An Old Friend, Back To Ownership! [Re: ] #1611308
09/11/2017 16:18
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Right, time I updated this thread!

The car went back on the road earlier this year having had a significant amount of money spent on her at Power Developments - mostly cleaning up the engine bay, fixing leaks (oil and water) and fitting all the new (original airbox, strutbrace)/powder coated things (slam panel) I'd accumulated. It hit the road and felt like new - still looked a complete mess but, as my Mother always tells me, looks aren't important.

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A week later the brake servo failed (IIRC), as I was driving, causing some interesting braking and a ruined pair of pants. shocked The car had properly let me down and I punished her by leaving her on the drive for months. Here is a picture of the offending part - the old me would have used it as a sex toy (I still may!). love

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A month ago I had nothing to do so the car was dragged off to Basildon and the thing above was swapped. The car trudged on for a week and failed again...this time the fuel pump wiring and it was recovered back to Power Developments again (Roger is probably sick of it by now!).

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Today she's back on the road and sounding beautiful.

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Next is a full respray and alloy refurb! cool

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Re: Found An Old Friend, Back To Ownership! [Re: ] #1611337
10/11/2017 07:17
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Nice to see a car getting the love it deserves love

It is also important to make sure that Roger does not forget how to work on Coupes tongue tongue


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Re: Found An Old Friend, Back To Ownership! [Re: ] #1611341
10/11/2017 09:53
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[quote=sa_20v]Right, time I updated this thread!


Here is a picture of the offending part - the old me would have used it as a sex toy (I still may!). love

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Very Barbarella esque.

Great to see a coop saved though. i recently came back to the fold. by buying a new (to me) one.

Good one cool


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Re: Found An Old Friend, Back To Ownership! [Re: ] #1611351
10/11/2017 11:03
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Originally Posted By sa_20v

A week later the brake servo failed (IIRC), as I was driving, causing some interesting braking and a ruined pair of pants. shocked The car had properly let me down and I punished her by leaving her on the drive for months. Here is a picture of the offending part - the old me would have used it as a sex toy (I still may!). love

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A month ago I had nothing to do so the car was dragged off to Basildon and the thing above was swapped.


I popped in when this was happening! Liam was upside-down in the footwell battling 'the thing' at the time.

Looked like great fun rofl


F****** b****** thing...
Re: Found An Old Friend, Back To Ownership! [Re: ] #1611380
10/11/2017 19:09
10/11/2017 19:09

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Ha, yeah, Roger, Liam and Daryl have been utter stars. smile

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