Mega cool car, so much fun to drive. 70 hp from a 1l engine in a chassis that weighs about 700kg. Look after her mate, she's worth a lot of money.

Bending that exhaust pipe was great. All hail to the press/bending tool. If you want that grumbling sound then skip the tiny rear muffler. Or the big one. Piece of the art is that the mufflers must be of a straight through type. Thus no chambers inside. Only a perforated inner pipe. It will give your extra horse power too. This is typical how ABARTH made his famous race winning exhausts.

Good to see the old trusty A112 getting some love.

I loved the (base) A112 to bits. My sister had a 1970 one for cheap (it had parking damage). In 1985 (so it was 15 years old by that time, an eternity for a 1970 car!) I drove it from Amsterdam to Swedish Norrbotten (Kiruna) and back. It only needed new brake pads. Only 42 hp, but really really fun to drive. One of the few front wheel drive cars that oversteered in a fast corner. Very noisy but a sporty noise and very comfy for such a small car. I averaged 6.2 liter per 100 km. Unbelievably economical for such an older car. It succombed to rust. The engine/gear box were still in excellent shape after almost 20 years and 200.000 km.

9:26 The amount of rust pouring out of the pipe 😆

I just love the A112. Rare like a unicorn here in Denmark. Seems to ride like a gocart..

That new exhaust sound at the end of the video is perfect. Just as it should be, even if the crackles and pops are missed when your inner rally driver would like them.

Mann 714/2 is used for FIAT Cinquecento 903/899 and Seicento 899 OHV engines. The Cinq Trofeo 900 rally car has a shorter oil filter from Purflux: LS 169B. That would be Mann W77 or MW77.

0:22 You just hit a nerve with my OCD!!! Park the wipers... 😂😂🤣🤣😂😂

@sebbievog

2 ай бұрын

What about the Autobianchi logo on the steeringwheel 😅

@SeasideGarage

2 ай бұрын

Hahah.... stuff that I NEVER notice... :)

I understand the love for the A112; I had an 850 coupe which has a lot of the same underpinnings. But, I can’t stop yearning for that damned 924…

A fun little video about a fun little car.

Good to see our UK weather (rain) is being shared with you - though rather odd today was suddenly insanely warm here - must be some sort of mistake or that Thunberg kid may be onto something. Citroen C3 family car? Has the C1 gone? You clearly share your Citroen bug with Mrs Seaside.

It's nice to get a car back that you loved

The garage is looking awsome with the motors , my favorite car the Abarth for me the best car that you have Seppo hang on to it . I remeber when I was a teenager ( 61 now )so a long time ago a bloke up the the street had a Rover P6 V8 and I thought that was awsome he also had a Abarth like yours and that was also silver , I love seeing you messing about with this little bother maker. More power to its elbow .

Oh and by the the way you and my brother has a enquiring mind like yours , you are both what I would call a genius . Big compliment to my brother and you.

@SeasideGarage

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Shaun!

Thanks for sharing a very cool car with us in the States. Soft spot for 80s Euro hot hatches.

Sweet little car. Definitely look after her.

Aaahh, the sweet sound of success.

Sounds good, I love my Abarth

I almost didn't watch this video as I thought it would just be about bolt on and bolt off an exhaust lol Glad I did! :)

It was an instant rally car conversion, trop the pipework, all the noise... :P As an aside, I can't wait to see those amazon foglights on the AZU being tossed in the bin, they look so wrong in place of the proper headlight units... :S

Definitely hear the difference Seppo with new exhaust pipe and nicely made too 👍🏻. Those headlights are a good beam & brightness for an older car , lovely car all round 👌🏻.

What a lovely little car! No wonder you had to buy it back again! Sounds good with the new exhaust!

Yes you should take good care of it. Maybe dont drive it when it is wet outside. That helps a lot with preserving old vehicles. I learned that the hard way. Also i hope it stand in a dry place. You could maybe make a video where you take it apart and sandblast and paint some of the suspension components they looked a litte rusty. Maybe also the rest of the underside of it. Zinc plate the hardware. And put a wax like Mike sanders in the cavitis and on the underside of the car.

Excellent.

Good job sounds ace.

Love the big sound of the engine :)

Exhaust falls off. everyone: go to a mechanic us: BRAAAAAAAAAP

I noticed that if you jacked the car up the other way you would get more oil out of the sump 6:00. A right little terrier of a car 😂

@SeasideGarage

2 ай бұрын

Yea... it was put down on the floor while draining for a bit.. :)

I feel the pain of “so much water” i think is rained pretty much every day since last november here in Wales….certainly feels like i need webbed feet.

Back in school, a classmate had one of those, and it was the hottest car you could dream of at the time. Today, with that size and 70HP it seems very small and weak, but that probably says more about the wrong way things have gone in the car industry...

@SeasideGarage

2 ай бұрын

70hp to 700kg is decent... :)

Epic.

also, the same story in our parts, we have to order a oil filter for yugo by 714/2 mann code, or we risk getting the oil filter with no check valve.

@SeasideGarage

2 ай бұрын

Important knowledge!

Cool car. Keep giving her some love. Great channel btw!!

@kevinnye5132

2 ай бұрын

I tried giving my wife some love ❤️ and she left me 😂, hope the ABARTH sticks around for a longer time for Seppo 😁.

Nice exhaust note. Even though it's quieter now. Should that handbrake cable have been above the exhaust?

@SeasideGarage

2 ай бұрын

No its the way its meant to be :)

Is it not a Fiat 127 exhaust system ?

@SeasideGarage

Ай бұрын

Properly... its pretty much the same car :)

That engine sounds horrible

@SeasideGarage

2 ай бұрын

Its cold and no choke... Once its warm its one of the best sounding 4 cylinders I have ever heard.

@juhomaki-petaja

Ай бұрын

@@SeasideGarage I meant that rattling but mics pick up that bettee thanlow pitch sounds

@SeasideGarage

Ай бұрын

@@juhomaki-petaja The heat shield is a bit loose also... maybe its that... But yea the mic picks up very differently.