Can a 500 1.4 SPORT, be converted into an Abarth in UK

[gareth500]

Hi
I wonder if anyone on here has converted their 500 1.4, sport into an Abarth or even an essesse?

I bought mine before the Abarth was available and am thinking of either a conversion, if poss or buying a nearly new abarth if not possible?

Are there any tuners in the UK specialising in this sort of conversion?

[VilleV]

Hi Gareth! Are you thinking of using genuine Abarth parts or aftermarket tuning parts? I know about this website that´s selling Abarth look-a-like body kit: http://www.magnatuning.ro/en/product/8306/Fiat-500-Abarth-Look-Body-Kit

No price announced or anything tho..

[minime911]

Hi,

For the look it should be feasible but for the rest it's a different story.
The Abarth is quite different as the engine is not a 1.4 Sport with a turbo but a complete different setup.
Brakes and suspension also are different and a modification of a 1.4 Sport would probably cost more than a new Abarth.
It would never be an original and also it would cause for sure some trouble to get it road legal I believe.
A used Abarth engine with ECU and wiring was on Ebay.de for about 5000 Euro if I remember well but to get that running is a different story.
Also a gearbox and plenty of other parts such as charge coolers are needed for that project so you better check for a complete car.

Greetings:

Minime911

[5OO]

Hi,

For the look it should be feasible but for the rest it's a different story.
The Abarth is quite different as the engine is not a 1.4 Sport with a turbo but a complete different setup.
Brakes and suspension also are different and a modification of a 1.4 Sport would probably cost more than a new Abarth.
It would never be an original and also it would cause for sure some trouble to get it road legal I believe.
A used Abarth engine with ECU and wiring was on Ebay.de for about 5000 Euro if I remember well but to get that running is a different story.
Also a gearbox and plenty of other parts such as charge coolers are needed for that project so you better check for a complete car.

Greetings:

Minime911

Sounds like it would be cheaper and a lot less stressful to sell/trade in a normal 500 and just buy an Abarth 500.

[.Lefteris.]

Sounds like it would be cheaper and a lot less stressful to sell/trade in a normal 500 and just buy an Abarth 500.
It is!

[ewandougie]

The only way I can think that would be faesable would be to try to find a written off Abart from an auto breaker , and swap the engines over the front part of the body work and replace all the springs with abarth ones . Then you would have to fit the boost gague in the interior , replace the gear box and brakes . The Abarth despite having the same body and chassis is a very different machine to the bog standard 500 , it would be basically a complete rebuild of your car

[navy48]

.......and again, cheaper and less problems and headaches to trade your Sport for an Abarth. :)

a swap of that magnitude can end up being a nightmare! :eek: