Hakydans MK1 restoration

Looking fantastic! very smart!

Be interesting to see what it makes!

Dunc

Mintys-turbo-mk1 wrote:  Great work,reading this is making me wont to buy the omex I wont to fit on mine.
How hard was it to fit? and what sensors did you need to buy?
I just started looking into buying the ecu this week think i will give them a call soon.

It was all quite straight forward really, firstly I read the installation manual to the death. It takes you through a 'step by step' guide which I must say is really good.

Here it is;)

http://omextechnology.com/600%20ECU%20Installation%20Manual%202v01.pdf

The only things I needed to buy were an ATS, TPS (because the standard one is not a potentiometer) MAP sensor and Lambda/wide band, a tacho drive from Omex, the injectors and a coil pack.  The rest of the standard kit you can use:)

The hardest part was working out how to make the trigger wheel work, but if you look back in the thread you can see how ive done it.

The Omex is great though because it has so many additional auxiliary ports that im able to run both fans at separate temps and the injector cooling fan:)

All it takes is a bit of patience and your there:)

If you are at Auto Italia on Saturday, you can have a nose around;)

jas_racing wrote:

Hakydan wrote:But yes, lol, the clue is in the code name;)

79bhp isn't much after all the work you've done?!

I don't suppose you have any close up pics of how your fse attaches to the fuel rail?

Its just screwed into the fuel rail, you need to bend the bracket slightly but not much:)

Wow great job, i'd like to change to some sort of mapable ECU sooner or later. This set up looks the business  

Hakydan wrote:Its just screwed into the fuel rail

The fuel pipe connection to the rail or the body of the fse to the bracket? (I was interested in the former)

Hakydan wrote:

Mintys-turbo-mk1 wrote:  Great work,reading this is making me wont to buy the omex I wont to fit on mine.
How hard was it to fit? and what sensors did you need to buy?
I just started looking into buying the ecu this week think i will give them a call soon.

It was all quite straight forward really, firstly I read the installation manual to the death. It takes you through a 'step by step' guide which I must say is really good.

Here it is;)

http://omextechnology.com/600%20ECU%20Installation%20Manual%202v01.pdf

The only things I needed to buy were an ATS, TPS (because the standard one is not a potentiometer) MAP sensor and Lambda/wide band, a tacho drive from Omex, the injectors and a coil pack.  The rest of the standard kit you can use:)

The hardest part was working out how to make the trigger wheel work, but if you look back in the thread you can see how ive done it.

The Omex is great though because it has so many additional auxiliary ports that im able to run both fans at separate temps and the injector cooling fan:)

All it takes is a bit of patience and your there:)

If you are at Auto Italia on Saturday, you can have a nose around;)

Thnaks for that will have a good look into it all. I'm not going to the Auto Italia as the uno still needs txt and moving to my garage, trying to do it this week end. But will see it at the retro show.  

So my son and I went to Auto Italia at Brooklands a few weeks back and took the UT for its first public showing:) It was a nice day but tbh, its become very 'snobby' over the years since I last went 5 years ago and I feel its more a show for those driving cars with a 5-6 figure price tags rather than your average man. But I got the UT displayed on the Abarth stand so it wasn't all bad:)

The following day I drove to Windsor. My mate was over from the Algarve to help his son (Connor) fit a 1.9 engine to a 1.6 Pug GTi. I again drove the UT and once the engine had been fitted to the Pug we went for a relaxing Sunday drive with Connors mate joining us in his MK1 Golf cab:) All was going so well. Then the Golf, whilst in traffic started making a rather horrible engine noise:( Big ends:(( The Pug was over fuelling and yes, the UT had a problem too:( I had a split in the main Turbo hose:( It made quite an entertaining pic though,lol.

Once I got home I decided that I needed a main turbo hose that would stretch under pressure so a metal pipe would have to be fabricated. I had the OE turbo pipe in the shed so this would make the ideal donor.

Firstly I had to relocate the ATS as this was where the old hose had split as im using a self sealing adaptor. I moved it further down toward the intercooler where the hose wouldnt stretch and plus, it looks tidier there:)

I cut the pipe as I wanted it and sat it in place to make sure it would flow well. It was then welded:) That brings us up to date, Ive ground the welds and tomorrow ill be smoothing it off and painting it:)

some bloody good pics there in particular the one with your boot and rear light and the abarth building behind.

doody wrote:some bloody good pics there in particular the one with your boot and rear light and the abarth building behind.

Cheers:) That one is down to my son, he has a very good eye for a photo.

So I finally finished the pipe after much rubbing down and wet and dry







The next job was to improve the lighting. Fiat during the 80s was clearly attempting to keep costs low and how they got away with not not having to improve the rear lights I do not know.

Basically im talking about the light mounts not having any reflective material for everything other than the fog lights?? So I stripped the lights down to the bare plastic and set to work with making the lamp holder reflective. I managed to find some metalic spray paint which provides an almost mirror finish. Lets just say it makes a massive difference.

I also replaced the incandecent indicator and brake bulbs with LEDs to get a much more positive response.

The lights as they were as standard and looking quite dark










You can certainly see the difference between the old and new:)

Amazing detail on your build and car looks great at Brooklands   

What a stunning build.

I like the idea of the 'resto mod'. I'd love to get a collection of all the hot-hatches from the 80s and give them this treatment.

Hi, Where did you get the omex ecu, loom and coil from? I cannot remember where you said at the retro show. I'm looking to buy it but don't know where to get it from.

Thanks Ben

What are your thoughts on the Avo coilovers mate? How do they ride? Im having a hard decision which to buy. Are yours set on the lowest setting at the front?

Mintys-turbo-mk1 wrote:Hi, Where did you get the omex ecu, loom and coil from? I cannot remember where you said at the retro show. I'm looking to buy it but don't know where to get it from.

Thanks Ben

Hi Ben, I got it from a company called Atspeed.

dubfordstyling wrote:What are your thoughts on the Avo coilovers mate? How do they ride?  Im having a hard decision which to buy.  Are yours set on the lowest setting at the front?

The Avos are OK if a little hard. The front isnt at the lowest setting, to do that with the wheels ive got I would have tocut the arches.

Im going to be lowering it further but not down to the ground. Having looked at it in pics, it needs to be lower:)

Thanks, I did look at there web site and thought that's the company you said.
Just over an hour drive as well.

hakydan - what power did it make?

st1allstar wrote:hakydan - what power did it make?

I had an actuator issue when Atspeed had it which meant that it couldnt hold boost above 16psi and max'd at 163hp. Ive since changed it and the air supply. Although it looks like its running with the standard airbox, which personally I think looks alot better but restricts the airflow quite alot, the filter is bolted straight to the turbo with a custom air duct feeding it from under the car. The best part though is the sound when I come off throttle from the Turbo, it sounds like a jet:)

So its now making 203.4hp @5850rpm and 223ftlb. set at 20psi.

Whoop Whoop, happy days and all in time for the winter, never mind.

And a couple of preview shots of what is coming soon;)

And a spec list

Body
Completely stripped bodyshell and re-sprayed in factory colour
Matt black finishing (A pillars, B pillars and tailgate window surround) repainted in gloss black
New boot lock and surround
New side repeaters
New Headlights
New Clear/red rear lenes
LED indicator and brake light conversion
Refurbished front and rear bumpers, arches and side skirts
New ‘Euro’ yellow fog lights
New sidefactory decals
New Punto rear wiper arm
New front wiper arm
New fuel tank fixtures and fittings
New rear Fiat boot badge
Refurbished Uno Turbo rear badge (Reverse colours)
New roof aerial
Electric one touch large glass sunroof
New fuel cap surround
New original FIAT badge
Fully acoustic sound deadening apllied to boot, rear arch turrets, rear foot wells and front foot wells

Suspension
New front subframe
New top mounts
New lower arms
Grp A front ARB with uprated bushes
New fittings (Nuts and Bolts)
AVo coilovers
Re-furbished and re-painted rear trailing arm
Spax rear springs
New bushes
Avo adjustable shocks

Engine
Rebuilt standard 1301cc engine with new rings, bearings, polished crank, head with new seals
and valve seats
Rebuilt oil pump
Piper 285 Fast road cam
Piper vernier pulley
Ceramic coated and heat wrapped equal length manifold
Rebuilt Garrett T25 turbo with 360 roller bearings
New Bosch 315cc injectors
New water pump
New alternator
New starter motor
All jubilee clips replaced with new genuine ‘Jubilee’ clips
All aluminium engine parts aqua blasted
Factory components aqua blasted and repainted in satin black
Relevant components stripped, zinc plated and re-pasivated factory gold
K&N panel fitler in refurbished air box with wrinkle paint
Setrab oil cooler
Custom coil pack mount
Custom AFM replacement pipe
S/S custom down pipe
S/S single box exhaust system
Custom intercooler relocation with ducts
OMEX 600 engine management
Prodrive loom
‘Factory look’ custom oil catch can
Abarth painted strut brace
Custom turbo intake pipe
Custom compressor housing turbo pipe
New LUK clutch kit
New fuel pump and mount
Twin Davies Craig electric fans
New Bosch Integrale MAP sensor
New Bosch ATS
New Bosch Coolant Sensor
New Magnetti Marelli Crank Sensor
New Bosch Lambda sensor
Custom made factory trigger wheel

Brakes
New copper brake pipes throughout
New magnetti marelli master cylinder
Front –
New Hi-spec 4 pot calipers
Braided hoses
280mm custom grooved discs
New hub bearings
Rear-
Re-built rear calipers
Grooved discs
New cables
New cable guides
New hoses
New hub bearings
New compensator valve and housing
New compensator spring
5.1 brake fluid

Wheels
Abarth factory 16x6.5 alloy wheels
195/40/16 Falken tyres

Interior
New Abarth Sabelt ‘option’ leather seats on factory runners (Option for Abarth 500)
Modified cross member for seat fitment
Custom cross member seat caps
B&M quick shifter
Dash board dial cover in Nappa leather with red stitching
Gear lever gaiter finished in nappa leather with red stitching
Gizzmo electronic boost controller
Momo Corse steering wheel

Performance
203.4BHP @5850RPM (20psi boost)
223ftlb @5600RPM

loves what you have done, amazing but just 1 little mod is needed here 14" croma wheels with new tyres and diamond cut

[quote="youknowturbo"]love what you have done, amazing but just 1 little mod is needed here 14" croma wheels with new tyres and diamond cut quote]

14" wheels wont fit over my brakes. Its 15" minimum and Fiat/Abarth dont make any wheels I like in that size:(

Bet it's awesome to drive!

st1allstar wrote:Bet it's awesome to drive!

It's a little crazy Mark, lol The wheels don't light up like the standard Turbos do at low speed which is what I was after. It's the mid range torque that just scares the life out of me.

It's down side, is off the lights, you do notice that period of lag but once it's on boost it never dies so loose in one hand and win in the other.

My fav, and probably ultimate, mk1 looking good there at Santa Pod in the photos