Here is my 1995 Fiat Coupe 16V Turbo i just bought as a project so i can take my Strada Abarth off the road next January . This is my 8th coupe having owned the 20vt ,le and 16v non turbo . My brother has a 20v non turbo at the moment . The prices of these coupes will eventually rise in the coming years . I never owned a coupe 16v turbo or took a spin in one . But i have owned two Lancia 16valve integrales in the past One in 1997 for two years and then in 2006 . Its basicially the same engine as the 16v Lancia The Coupe has 195bhp the integrale has 200bhp but with 4 wheel drive .
This is an ebay special The pictures on the listing were not very good but i studied them and took a chance I only paid a couple of hundred pounds for the car so if it turned out to be a rust bucket i would have broken it . In the listing it just said "Fiat Coupe" no mention of turbo . I had the registration and found out it was a turbo . Only 30 16v turbos on the road (115 off road ) in the Uk so its the rarest of the Fiat coupe . The guy dropped it off to me as part of the price and i handed him the money i said just drop it off back in a minute . He told me the women who owned the car was going to take it to Jamaica but did not in the end . The car had been off the road since 2003 and was parked in a garage . I knew there was no keys or V5 registration logbook and was told the engine was seized . Thats the bad news the good news is the engine is not seized . The balance shaft belt snapped and took out the timing belt . The head has been taken off and unbelievable the valves are not bent ??? The under side of the car is 99% rust free even though these cars are galavanised they do rust . It got leather and thats in good condition . The car has air con . The car does not have a sunroof which is good . I could not see from the ebay pictures . The milage is low . I did a HPI check and the car has had only two owners and is not a write off and is free from finance .
Jobs to do
Change all the valve stem seals and lap the valves in
New timing belt/balance shaft belt/air con belt /alternator belt and water pump .
Change the spark plug leads (rats have eaten them )
Change both front wishbone
Change all brake pads and discs (very cheap to buy)
New seals and 360 degree bearing in the turbo
Full respray as i work in a bodyshop
Novatec 1 ECU chip plus 40bhp
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