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I had an 85sx for my first car which I ruined- the things you do at 17

I was at a model fair last weekend and look what I saw on one of the Wyre Forest model railway club displays!

Hello together,
this is the state of work regarding my Invacar...HEV109H...it is not a long way to the goal now.

On Facebook I have also shared a Video with running engine...

Best regrads from Germany
Stefan

They are reproductions I had made of the original plates which I still have- they were just looking a bit tatty and were letting the car down, but these are 100% identical.
Thanks for all the kind comments.
Up until 2 years ago I worked as the Fiat/ Abarth specialist at my local Fiat dealer for 11 years, so most of the parts to rebuild it have been genuine Fiat, surprisingly hard to find, even with access to Fiat parts systems.
it spent a bit of time in the showroom too.
exploit yellow was the colour that Fiat did most of the early advertising with. My mum bought an exploit yellow 55sx (one up from base with black bumpers) in 1995 so I had to have one in this colour.
it also has a lot of very hard to find new old stock accessories, probably worth more than the car as a whole 🙈
headlamp protectors, mats, mud flap kit, boot liner, Philips 6 disc CD changer
I still have the original 14”steel wheels with correct brand new ELX trims, but you could spec Punto GT/ Sporting wheels as a cost option so I’m happy to run them.
its won a prize at the Scottish Italian car day last two years in a row- most people seem to be more impressed in a near 30 year old Punto than all the exotic Ferraris/ lamborghinis’s etc

hi there, thanks for having me.
This is my exploit yellow Punto 75elx that I have owned for 10 years, and have restored.
I love this car, enjoy the photos.
simon

Nice combo. Papped subtly as the family were having breakfast next to the camper.

My first car was an N reg Mk2
 

So the paints knackered, and its a bit accessorised. So very 1990. But then again its unwelded and original- not very 1990 at all.
 

But first matter of business…. lets just turn the orgy of stickerage down a bit….

 

 

 

1990 just arrived with someones first set of wheels…..

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This looks good for a bag of sand:

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After I fired up the engine via the battery charger on Monday evening, I left the battery to charge overnight. In the morning, the charger battery level light was still only on amber, which I assumed meant that the battery was refusing to receive / hold charge. Time for a new battery. 
Getting hold of the correct replacement battery should have been easy but Euro Car Parts, specifically their website, made the process very complicated and it took me two days to source the correct battery.
I have been advised that the battery that was in the Sierra was not right for the car. Apparently, the battery was more suited to a diesel engine or a much larger capacity pez motor.

I measured the battery.

I also measured the battery tray, which has three holes for the clamp bolt, which means that the battery tray can accommodate different sized batteries. Clever.

Replacement battery purchased and fitted.

The weather forecast for today was dry and sunny so I decided to take the Sierra to work.
I got my surveying kit in the boot.

I drove from home along the M40 and M25 to Old Windsor, then into Windsor, then along the M4 and A404 to Marlow, then to High Wycombe, then back home, approx 65 miles, I think.




The exhaust fumes smell has been fixed. Evidently, exhaust fumes have been getting past the old gaskets / loose manifold and downpipe fixings and replacing the lot has fixed the problem.
On route home I popped into Wickes to buy a fence post.

Which fitted easily inside the cabin.

I have a few more jobs in mind for the Sierra but you will hear about them next week as I have non car related plans for this weekend.

Second pass after spraying the seats with  liquid, drill brush attachment scrub then wet vac’d out. 
 
That’s just the base of the rear seat! Can’t wait to do the front seats at the weekend..

Not ebay but Rods n Sods Forum.
Looks very smart.

I had a new front pipe fitted @ATS Wallsend, to my ToMM© Carina II.
It thrubbed and blew, so it went back....
Canny lads, reckoned the clamping studs were karrkedd and set about remedial actions.....
Gas 'to cherry' got the old studs out, new studs in & reclamp + gasket/washers...
About an hour and a half = no charge 👍
To be quite fair, all round, they agreed they shouldn't have attempted the fit... with the studs as raggy... Fair Doos 2 them 😎
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13.5 metres floaty thing
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Cars can drive on and off, clearly it's the ideal collection/recovery vehicle:

£1495
https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1714509

Gets the approval of Cyril Sneer

Prairie with MOT and an ALL CAPS DESCRIPTION.

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This has had quite an interesting life
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