The lovely Premier Padmini S1 (Fiat 1100-D)

jaisha8 · 20th March 2010, 20:22

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Originally Posted by samsag12

Good to see the progress moving at a fast pace. Are you getting the upholstery changed or will stick to stock ones. BTW can you post the pics of original rexine of the seats.
IMHO you should get the wheel caps removed before paint work.

I had changed to cloth upholstery long back and would be putting back the same. The wheel caps are also removed now. Thanks for the advise.

jaisha8 · 29th March 2010, 22:36

My car painting is complete. I have painted the Superior White itself as the painter informed that if I have to paint pearl white, the entire old paint would have to be scraped off and then new coat of Pearl white base and final finish would have to be done. This would be extremely expensive and need 2 more weeks. So I decided against it and went for the stock colour itself. Attaching some images after the painting job for you all.

funkykar · 29th March 2010, 22:39

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Originally Posted by jaisha8

My car painting is complete. I have painted the Superior White itself as the painter informed that if I have to paint pearl white, the entire old paint would have to be scraped off and then new coat of Pearl white base and final finish would have to be done. This would be extremely expensive and need 2 more weeks. So I decided against it and went for the stock colour itself. Attaching some images after the painting job for you all.

Great work and amazing progress...... My mouth watering now. Looks awesome

arun1100 · 29th March 2010, 22:39

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Originally Posted by jaisha8

My car painting is complete. I have painted the Superior White

Wow! Your car looks super!

What make paint have they used? Duco? And how many coats?

samsag12 · 29th March 2010, 22:49

Very good paint work done. But it seems many items were not masked or removed while the car was being prepared for paint such as the horn, ash tray, speedo console.

Did you got the battery shifted to right side.If so any specific reason for doing this.

arun1100 · 29th March 2010, 22:52

Get the wheels painted fully. I mean remove the tyres and paint the whole wheel.

mycarhasablower · 31st March 2010, 13:33

hey is the gearbox on the column shift s1 the same as the column shift non s1 models?? i was contemplating the purchase of one such s1 which is in reeeelllleeeee bad shape , but since they are rare , i wanted to save it
what all are the differences between s1 engine nd non s1 engine?? this car i am talking about doesnt have the hp(the bank loan thing) terminated. the guy says the loan is paid back he jus didnt bother with the noc so hell try and get it. if he does then ill buy this car otherwise i will have to go with the standard padmini

arun1100 · 31st March 2010, 14:19

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Originally Posted by mycarhasablower

hey is the gearbox on the column shift s1 the same as the column shift non s1 models?? i was contemplating the purchase of one such s1 which is in reeeelllleeeee bad shape , but since they are rare , i wanted to save it

NO. All S1s' have Nissan gear box on Column shift and floor gear.

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what all are the differences between s1 engine nd non s1 engine??

S1 engine has more power-48bhp. Its an AVL designed engine. The distributor specification is bit different. Camshaft design is different. Solex Carburretor is different and tuning it is difficult. Cable operated accelerator. And S1 has different type cooling system.

funkykar · 31st March 2010, 14:34

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Originally Posted by arun1100

NO. All S1s' have Nissan gear box on Column shift and floor gear.

S1 engine has more power-48bhp. Its an AVL designed engine. The distributor specification is bit different. Camshaft design is different. Solex Carburretor is different and tuning it is difficult. Cable operated accelerator. And S1 has different type cooling system.

Yes thats correct. Column shift S1's are easy to find. The floor shift ones are little difficult(atleast in bangalore). The gearbox on both models are of Nissan, the exact same one found in 118 NE

mycarhasablower · 31st March 2010, 20:18

wasnt the differential on the s1 also different??

arun1100 · 31st March 2010, 21:04

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Originally Posted by mycarhasablower

wasnt the differential on the s1 also different??

Yes the propeller shaft is different.

funkykar · 31st March 2010, 21:09

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Originally Posted by arun1100

Yes the propeller shaft is different.

Yes, it doesnt have coupling and is a single shaft

Ram · 31st March 2010, 22:03

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Originally Posted by mycarhasablower

wasnt the differential on the s1 also different??

Yes, the gearbox and differential are from the Premier 118 NE.
Unlike plain vanilla Padminis, the Padmini S1 also has synchromesh on 1st gear. You can shift down from 2nd gear to 1st gear in a moving car.

arun1100 · 31st March 2010, 22:07

Ram: Do you still have your S1?

Ram · 31st March 2010, 22:14

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Ram: Do you still have your S1?

Yes. I very much do!

29th March 2010, 22:36	#242
jaisha8 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Trichur, Kerala Posts: 386 Thanked: 201 Times View My Garage	My car painting is complete. I have painted the Superior White itself as the painter informed that if I have to paint pearl white, the entire old paint would have to be scraped off and then new coat of Pearl white base and final finish would have to be done. This would be extremely expensive and need 2 more weeks. So I decided against it and went for the stock colour itself. Attaching some images after the painting job for you all. Attached Thumbnails
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29th March 2010, 22:49	#245
samsag12 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: City of Nawaabs Posts: 1,624 Thanked: 242 Times View My Garage	Very good paint work done. But it seems many items were not masked or removed while the car was being prepared for paint such as the horn, ash tray, speedo console. Did you got the battery shifted to right side.If so any specific reason for doing this.
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29th March 2010, 22:52	#246
arun1100 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,087 Thanked: 5,577 Times View My Garage	Get the wheels painted fully. I mean remove the tyres and paint the whole wheel.
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31st March 2010, 13:33	#247
mycarhasablower BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: -_- Posts: 315 Thanked: 130 Times	hey is the gearbox on the column shift s1 the same as the column shift non s1 models?? i was contemplating the purchase of one such s1 which is in reeeelllleeeee bad shape , but since they are rare , i wanted to save it what all are the differences between s1 engine nd non s1 engine?? this car i am talking about doesnt have the hp(the bank loan thing) terminated. the guy says the loan is paid back he jus didnt bother with the noc so hell try and get it. if he does then ill buy this car otherwise i will have to go with the standard padmini Last edited by mycarhasablower : 31st March 2010 at 13:35.
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mycarhasablower BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: -_- Posts: 315 Thanked: 130 Times	wasnt the differential on the s1 also different??
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31st March 2010, 22:07	#254
arun1100 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,087 Thanked: 5,577 Times View My Garage	Ram: Do you still have your S1?
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