MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Members Rides => Topic started by: QD MBE on December 10, 2011, 05:47:19 pm
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Just had a piece of Frenchie delivered. (seller wanted to sell today so he could collect his BMW, so he delivered it FOC)
I want to play on the track, but always felt uneasy at using my daily. So I have purchased a Renault Clio 172 Cup.
2003 - 54000 miles, Full Renault SH, I am the 3rd owner. All original, needs a touch of tlc, and the lightweight wheels need a refurb. 4 new P-Zero Nero's, Taxed and tested till august 12.
The plan is strip it out, and get it ready for the track. K-Tech racing are going to assist, with bits I can't do or don't have the time to do.
The engine is so happy to rev, and the steering is phenomenal! Been lapping a local round-about to get the Clio tripod going, and i just can't unstick the thing!
Even found £7 in the ashtray!
Pics will follow tomorrow...............
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Enjoy it mate glad I could help a little :happy2:
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Cheers Mat :congrats: will update you as plans are hatched.............
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Nice one, when i bought my eddie I pointed out to the owner that he left some change in the ashtray and asked if he wanted to take it out, he took one look at the pennies and 2p's and said "nah keep em", I got home emptied out ashtray and the little panel under headlights switch and immediately saw lots of 20p's, 50P's ad £1 coins, counted it up and lo an behold £26.71 in change, that went towards the first fuel I put in it (much to Tesco garage cashiers disgust :grin:)
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I had a 1.6 dynamique on the same plate Dave and that felt like it flew @ 9 or so seconds to 60! The 172 cup must be a HOOT to throw around :driver:
I took my friends 2004' RSC 182 with a milltek fitted for a short drive and it certainly pulled you along the ground rapidly.
I reckon you'll enjoy the cup a lot :smiley:
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Cheers Pete. It certainly is a focused drive.
Plans will be a cage (not sure if full or half), some seats, harnesses and slap with the Bilstein stick, and maybe a de-cat exhaust. I have a budget of £5k (including the car).
I will remove rear seats tomorrow, start the big strip...............
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Stripping a cup you will be done in 10 min :laugh:
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At least I don't have to strip the aircon, or ABS..............
Just a couple of carpets, rear bench, and i reckon that is it..............
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Nice one mate, great cars. Golf will feel like a tank now :wink:
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Poor night pic.................
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Superb! :driver:
Did you pay what you wanted to in the end matey?
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Paid less than that. Someone dinged the drivers door 30 mins prior to me seeing it. It was a very lazy (not sharp dent) and we haggled £200 off (thinking I could buy a door from the bay).
So today off came the door card, and it pinged straight back out!.................. Just 2 small dents to see, but no paint cracks. Also found some shrapnel in the ashtray, so good deal had by all.
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Good work Dave :happy2:
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Very nice Dave cant wait to see what you have in store for it :happy2: I'm sure removing that GB badge will save you a few kg's to start :laugh:
But if the 182 sounds anything like my 197 did after a de-cat im sure it will put a smile on your face.
Ben
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Very nice. Will be a decent track car once stripped out as they are pretty tidy beforehand. Especially in cup form. Know a few guys that had 182's with matched inlets and the v6 air box is another mod too.
The more you take out the less there is to go wrong too ;)
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I take it it'll run circles around a modded Polo? :driver:
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You will have a ball in that mate I've got one just for track use and it's amazing so pradictable lack of abs is great too!!
Best mod I've done is fitted brembo hc disks with ferodo ds2500 pads they are amazing and I've yet to get any fade at all!
Quick pic of mine:
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Think 205 Gti 1.9.
I once had a wafer weight 1987 Pug 1.9 Gti and it was a great car, hence the choice. We will see what the mods do.
Insurance with Adrian Flux - Zero NCB , fully comp, all the usual stuff (green card, legal etc) (as it was being used on my other car) with Declared Mods is £450. Paid £420 as it stands.
Standby to have the airbags out...............
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You will have a ball in that mate I've got one just for track use and it's amazing so pradictable lack of abs is great too!!
Best mod I've done is fitted brembo hc disks with ferodo ds2500 pads they are amazing and I've yet to get any fade at all!
Quick pic of mine:
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Brilliant! Needs a new aerial though................. :wink:
Dear Mods, Can we have a Clutter sect?
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^^^ Im thinking of a word :xmassmiley: :xmassmiley:
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:signLOL: :signLOL: :happy2:
:congrats:
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Excellent choice :xmaspresent: :happy2: Looked at some of the Clios myself, but always fall back to forced induced VAG :laugh:
I take it it'll run circles around a modded Polo? :driver:
:P Guess we'll have to wait and see :grin: :popcornsoda:
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Stick a turbo on one then they are mad fast but it spoils em I would think
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Just removed a dyson hoover full of 'stuff' from the car! :sick:
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Get some proper pics up :santa:
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Just off out for some food, will take some later if it is not raining!
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Just removed a dyson hoover full of 'stuff' from the car! :sick:
Yeah.....
Steering wheel,seats,carpets,nuts and bolts. :xmassmiley: :xmassmiley:
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^^^^^ :angry015: :signIWS:
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Missing cup splitter, k tec carbon one is nice. There stealth exhaust is good too. Is it on standard brakes? If so I would do them. Only thing that lets the car down from standard are brakes :happy2:
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Yes the splitter is missing. Brakes are std, but still strong.
Just ragged it for an hour, it just begs to be revved! Will be calling K-Tech tomorrow.
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Just get a Fabia splitter costs around £10 just a couple of self tappers or rivet em on
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Part number is
5J0 807 061 9B9
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Just get a Fabia splitter costs around £10 just a couple of self tappers or rivet em on
You have to go all vag and spoil it don't you :P think he may be right though, the proper one is as much as the carbon one
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:signLOL: real one is something silly like £100 :xmassmiley:
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Part number is
5J0 807 061 9B9
Will place one on order tomorrow. Car really is a hoot to drive, when it comes on cam at 5k ish it flies!
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That's a bucket load of French win right there... :happy2:
Friend of mine has just built one for entry into the Trackday Trophy next season, it's staggeringly quick with very little mods.
https://www.facebook.com/ExplodingFistRacing
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Will place one on order tomorrow. Car really is a hoot to drive, when it comes on cam at 5k ish it flies!
:smiley: :happy2:
That last spurt in the rev range rewards planting the accelerator with zest, I bet! :driver:
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You traitor! just when the country needs some national support you go and side with the surrender monkeys. :fighting:
Cant wait for next years track days now. :pomppomp:
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Love this, I'm a big fan of French clutter and how it seems to thrive on abuse and lack of mechanical sympathy. My dad's got a 200 cup and I smile every time I drive it :)
Does that mean I can borrow your other motor when your driving this?
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You traitor! just when the country needs some national support you go and side with the Cheese eating surrender monkeys. :fighting:
Cant wait for next years track days now. :pomppomp:
Fixed.
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Fabia spoiler bought. £9 delivered! Just need to fit it on Friday.............
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You traitor! just when the country needs some national support you go and side with the smelly Cheese eating surrender monkeys. :fighting:
Cant wait for next years track days now. :pomppomp:
Fixed. x 2
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Dear Mods, Can we have a Clutter sect?
I think we coiuld have a track car section :happy2:
Nice one Dave, look forward to seeing you on track next year (Club MSV have dates for end of Jan :smiley:)
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Yes the splitter is missing. Brakes are std, but still strong.
Just ragged it for an hour, it just begs to be revved! Will be calling K-Tech tomorrow.
No revs.... no power. :driver:
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I have a Clio 16V Turbo.... it was the second one to be converted by BB Performance Tunning..... 250hp to 350hp with a Greddy boost controller fitted..... brilliant car, just sat in my garage gathering dust.... :ashamed: trying to get some pics up but dont now how to do it......
ATB
Steve
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:ashamed: trying to get some pics up but dont now how to do it......
ATB
Steve
Try here Steve.
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,946.0.html
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Well The week has been a busy one. Couple of little faults sorted. One being a leak into the passenger footwell, easily sorted, cleared a load of leaves out the drain on the scuttle panel, and re-seat a grommet. Another was an engine mount with excessive play, again easily sorted - a tweak with a vice sorted that, Dead easy.
I gave her a service, new plugs, K-tec panel filter, Oil and filter (used Decent Castrol Edge Sport Fully Synth). The car sounds so much better now. The plugs sorted out a lumpy warm idle.
Also fitted the Fabia spiltter, and paid a visit to K-tec to discuss plans................
Gave her a bath too.
Not bad for way less than £2k. It owes me £2200 including all parts bought, and F/c insurance.
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^^^^ You can just make out the dent in the drivers door. Think I will buy a door from Ebay - if it bothers me too much. At the moment it is a cheap roller-skate.
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Looks good now with the splitter on and as for the dent try a dent removal guy to get it out should be very easy for them to sort.
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Looks good now with the splitter on and as for the dent try a dent removal guy to get it out should be very easy for them to sort.
Agree on the dent, my guy charges £30 per panel and removes anything he finds, that one looks easy enough.
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good choice of car mate
I've had 197 cup and 182 cup and nearly had a 172 cup when they first came out!
I'm on the lookout for a 172/182 for track days. ideally with the cup pack as its got the quicker rack and suffer top mounts which are hard to retro fit.
had a bit of bother this year so in hindsight should have hung onto my 197 as it was the perfect track car but i sold it in june but never mind.
sen a few 172 cups recently but they've all been messed with and I'm after an unmolested or at least well modified one. pretty hard to come by now...
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My brother has a 172 cup with 40k on it and its a really fun motor ,i got rid of a 24k 182 trophy for my gti ,to be honest french cars come up against some stick on the forums but they're performance bargins the trophy is by FAR the best handeling car i have ever driving/owned thats including a clio 200 cup ! nice cup by the way mate really love these :happy2:
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Gave her some more TLC over the last couple of days. A couple of coats of Jet seal 109, and some time on the headlights.
Before
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Well happy, just some 2000 grit wet and dry, and then a good polish with the rotary.
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:happy2:
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Looking good and getting jealous :happy2: I want another toy!!! :driver:
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:grin: :grin: :grin: :driver:
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Clue
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Come on spill the beans QD :jumpmove: :jumpmove:
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Sold one Clio and bought another.................
New Clio has lots fiited, that I was looking to do on the original, so saved a whole bundle.
Engine has just been rebuilt by KTec (still being run in by me), has one piece valves, Cat 438 Cams (lumpy as a badly packed kitbag at tickover!!), new belts and dephaser. Oh and a lightweight flywheel and new clutch.
Individual Throttle bodies, with f' big air filter. Rev limiter set at 4500 at the mo, till I get more miles on it.
Gearbox has a LSD fitted.
Brakes are Willwood 4 pots, with mintex FR pads, Coillies are GAZ fully adjustables, front and rear strut braces, Corbeau Pro Series seats, with Oreca 3" harnesses.
6 point bolted cage.
Speedline 2118 wheels with T1R tyres.
Ad details below.
Engine spec
Std pistons new rings and bore honed
Super Tech Nitride inlet and inconel exhaust valves
KTR sport DTH ITB kit
KTR cat cams
KTR sport 2 piece air filter
Forge silicone coolent hose kit
Magnecore ignition leads
ECU
KTR Gen90 ecu
Exhaust
KTR recessed 2.5 cat back system
KTR 2.5 straight decat
Transmission
Gripper limited slip diff
KTR sport short shift
KTR lightweight flywheel
Braking
KTR wilwood 4 pot brake conversion
Brembo high carbon front discs
Mintex 1155 pads
KTR braided brake lines
Handling
KTR adjustable coilovers
KTR sport solid top mounts
Speedline 2118 wheels
Toyo R1R tyres
Interior
Corbeau pro series FIA Kevlar GRP seats
Oreca 4 point 3" FIA harnesses
OMP subframes
Weichers 6 point bolt in roll cage
Oreca 3 spoke dish steering wheel
KTR rear seat delete boot carpet
All the above parts are less that 1000 miles old. Apart from engine, which is literally 400 miles old, and I have put 200 of those on it. KTec were running it in for the owner.
Needs a touch of tidying up here and there, but being really picky. Paid a very decent amount, and actually less than my old car was going to owe me with the cage/seat work done.
And I got a whole lot more stuff free!
Will have a oil service and remap (to remove the limiter and give full horses) in the next few weeks when I have more miles on the donkey.
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Knew you would do it :signLOL:
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Knew you would do it :signLOL:
It made sense. Both in time and £££'s. The engine is new, box is 1000miles old post refurb. Still needs some stuff doing, awful dished Steering wheel, and a harness bar are the first bits.
I will weld the Bar, and will also give it some action with the DA.
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I looked at it when you told me about and I noticed how much he had spent on it so it was a good price for a car with all the hard stuff done
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I priced up all the bits, and took a %age off (2nd hand prices) and it was cheap.
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How much you get for the other one ?
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Sounds like a fantastic spec. Will be ace to drive!
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How much you get for the other one ?
A couple of £100 more than I paid. Sold in 12 hours too.
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Very similar throttle set up.
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Nice one
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How do you find these bargains QD? You must spend hours trawling the French clutter sections of the internet :signLOL:
Good find though :happy2:
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He was giggling like a school girl about it last night!! :grin:
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Yes. :jumping: lovin the throttle bodies, reminds me of Robin's Italian horns. :laugh:
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Update
Gave the car a clean today, and sorted out a few jobs.
1. Replaced a whole load of fasteners with decent allen key headed bolts.
2 Removed a load of plastics from the rear of the car.
3. Gave the car a decent clean and wax (used some OTT wax - Swissvaz BOS - Had it in the garage from the TT)
4. Sorted the steering wheel.
5. Raised the front coillies by 10mm. Drivers side needed a touch of persuasion with carp in the threads, but got there in the end.
6. I had some Decent wiper blades, and started to Re-Wiper the back end, just waiting on a plastic cap and the right rear blade.
7. Gave the wheels a decent clean and seal. (ps they don't come with caps - Palmer Motorsport wheels.)
8. Converted my 4 point Harness into a 6 point, Oreca harnesses are made by TRS, so a call to them sourced 2 twin point crutch straps for £10 delivered!
9. Sorted out an oil leak.
10.
Future Plans
1. Caged Laser in Frome are welding in some door bars and a harness bar (to get the harness angle right)
2. Booked in for a Full Fat mapping session now the engine is run in - Friday 2nd March.
3. Fit the Whiteline Rear ARB.
4. May swap the coillies for some Bilsteins (TBC).
5. Refit the seats - Straight!!! :fighting:
6. Remove the last airbag in the car - Passenger side.
7. Remove some more plastics, and make some door cards.
8. Tidy up the looms.
9. Make some centre caps for the speedlines.
10. 2 piece discs and brake ducts?
Above all enjoy it. It really is cheap fun.
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Absolutely love it.
The chassis even in full; fat trim is awesome. I had a go in a friends stripped out 182 a while back and was blown away, but if there was one thing these cars needed, it was more power. I dread to think how fast this could go around a track now!!
What sort of power are you expecting out of it? They are notorious for not making their quoted figures from the factory and being N/A not cheap to tune. So is good to see something like this :party:
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2118's by the looks of it Dave? Look superb :happy2:
RS Clio's and Speedline wheels are a peaches and cream combination.
The seats are delicious. It's screaming out "rev me hard to the limiter" :evilgrin:
You just know this will go, sound and handle very nicely.
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I think somewhere around 210 - 215. The cams give a delicous lumpy idle........ :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin:
The jewel in the crown is the LSD. Even on the running in map (rev limiter set at 4500) it grips and goes. The tyres are a part of that too............Toyo Proxes TR1R's 205/50/15's.
Weight is my main aim now. Not sure what it weighs now, the only plastics left in are the dash, headlining and the door cards. Soon to be sorted..............
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2118's by the looks of it Dave? Look superb :happy2:
RS Clio's and Speedline wheels are a peaches and cream combination.
The seats are delicious. It's screaming out "rev me hard to the limiter" :evilgrin:
You just know this will go, sound and handle very nicely.
Indeed Pete.
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Very very nice indeed :notworthy:
A fun trackday car but also looks smart on the road. Looks the biz! Purrfect combination. I hope she provides enough fun for you you to keep her a while, Dave.
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Cheers Robin. Have you got to the bottom of your power drop?
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Cheers Robin. Have you got to the bottom of your power drop?
....Not yet, but that's because I haven't had her logged yet. I plan to go back to JKM for logging in the next fortnight. Have only been out once since the dyno-day but for a very spirited 'test' drive and power and delivery seems normal. Thanks for asking. :drinking:
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Sure it will be something simple (boost leak, sensor etc)
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Intermitted power loss shouts of ignition issue robin. Coils? Plugs?
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WANT!
Let me know when you're selling up.... :wink:
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Intermitted power loss shouts of ignition issue robin. Coils? Plugs?
....No feeling of power loss. Coils recently replaced. Plugs changed every 20k miles and last done 7k miles ago.
But hey! Let's NOT hijack QD's build thread :happy2:
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great cars, had a 197, racing blue. certainly dont rust like a golf!!!
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Well Had a busy time of late.
Ran the engine in, well put circa 1000 miles on it, during the run in period it had a couple of issues, one being a major Oil leak, and a driveshaft oil leak weeping.
The major oil leak was sorted by K-Tec, they came and collected the car with a trailer, and had it for a week, mainly due to me working and not being around, so not being rushed. I gave them time to sort properly, it turned out to be a faulty De-Phaser (VVT) pulley. It was brand new, but gave up the ghost in a massive way, oil was literally everywhere.
All was sorted, and the car was mapped, it made decent torque and just shy of 210 horses, not bad for a
N/a donkey.
The engine will give more as it frees up, it is still incredibly tight (oh-Err). We expect 215-220 horses.
I removed all the rear plastics, 1/2 the headlining, and all the rear carpets (the roll cage was fitted through them...........Not Good IMO). So only the front door cards to do, and I have some plans for them..............
Well I sent the car away, to a place to sort the cage out. I used a company called Caged Laser in Frome, http://www.therollcagepeople.com/ (http://www.therollcagepeople.com/) about 40 miles away. They build a lot of race car space frame chassis, and did a lot of the UK based WRC, WTCC and BTCC cages.
I am very happy with the job, they sorted out the harness bars, put door bars in, and extra braces in the rear. They took my original cage out to modify it, and powder coated the whole thing. Great company, and a great Service.
They have a CNC 3d laser cutting machine. I watched it for ages, and what a machine, cuts a perfect edge, and any shape, as long as you can program it.
So I went from this
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Note the harnesses attached to the eye bolts on the floor - Not good, as it could try to crush the seat (and your back) in a heavy crash.........
to this
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Circular pads to prevent the door card wrecking the finish, until I remove the cards - soon!
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^^^^^^^Brand new OEM mats that came with the car, with a big hole sawn in them............
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^^^^^^Also sorted the engine breather today, will buy a catch can this week.
I have also sorted the driveshaft oil seal, i was going to get under it myself, but my local dealer (who also supplied the car when new :grin: :grin: did it for £45 seal included!)
I have raised the front 25mm now, and it sits so much better.
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Nice steering wheel......... :drool: :drool:. I fitted a Phase one Clio horn and indicator stalk, 2 screws and it was done, VW really make their cars complex in comparison..........
Fitted a White-line rear anti roll bar (cheers Mr P), the effect is really noticeable, turns in so much sharper, and feel more planted.
Well more driving, and looking for some standard OEM Cup suspension to run for a while, as the coilies fitted are not very tactful.......... They are the cheaper end of the market, and eventually I will fit some Bilsteins.
Ps the Cup was a great drive straight out of the box, and the cheapo coilies seem to ruin this.
Video of Laser cutter at work.......... :drool:
http://www.therollcagepeople.com/lt120%20tube%20laser.wmv (http://www.therollcagepeople.com/lt120%20tube%20laser.wmv)
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You can buy the Cup racer/Group N stuff direct from selected dealers, there'll be an English Renault motorsports catalogue for your model on the web somewhere for all the diagrams and part nos, but if your French is ok, have a look at this (http://www.setpromotion.com/trade/documents/CLIO%20GR%20N.pdf).
I was told to get the Bilstein tarmac set up off the rally car, as your blow the tubes on the road if you use the circuit versions. Most people I know running these say aftermarket coils are of no benefit, as the OE Bilstein stuff is just so well set up.... I guess that's what happens when you have millions in your development budget, and a team not willing to compromise for the marketing lot.
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I have been looking at the Grp N stuff Mike. The Standard set up is very good, hence my wish to revert to standard with a set of -25 lowering springs.
I have GAZ fully adjustables and if honest they are carp.......
But it is so so funny to drive, even with poor Coilies it goes round corners so hard it makes you laugh.
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coming along nicely, although by the time you are done you could have bought an ex clio cup race car :signLOL:
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He will sell it in a month anyhow saying his back cant cope. :P
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He will sell it in a month anyhow saying his back cant cope. :P
You know me so well.............Perhaps I could buy a sh!tter of an Exige Special edition.......... Anyone know one... :happy2: :grin:
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Coming along well now QD, need to get you booked on a track day now :driver: :driver:
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Well I sorted the breather out, and was going to buy a catch can this week.
I did some looking at options, and they were all a bit max power stylee. So I set about making my own.
From this
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to this
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It is a Sigg type aluminium fuel bottle, turned upside down, with a port in the side, and a port for the breather filter on the top.
I cut the holes with my trusty cone cutter, and used decent grommets, and a poly pipe insert (22mm). Bit of black spray, and i now have 1 x Catch can. To check the level I simply take the filter off, and dip it with a screwdriver.
To drain (which I can do in situ) I remove the bung that is normally the filling point.
Cost - some tube (already in garage),some grommets (50p), a flask (£4.99), a filter (already had) and a 22mm pipe insert (30p), so less than £10.
Need to sort a bracket, at the mo it is ty-wrapped to the expansion tank, and is fairly sturdy. Was thinking of a cheap bike drinks bottle holder bolted to scuttle behind.
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Used a similar bottle to the below.
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Coming on really well. That new roll cage looks much more the biz and more protective. :happy2:
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Can't wait to have a go in this! :driver:
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You appear to have a battery in the wrong place. Rectify. :wink:
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You appear to have a battery in the wrong place. Rectify. :wink:
In hand. Not sure whether to use a connector through the bulkhead
something like this
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Or just pass the +ve lead through the bulkhead in a suitable grommet................
Leaning towards the proper connector, need to wire a fuse in line too, just in case the worse happens.
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Saw those connectors for the 1st time last week reading an epic S2 Quattro build, really neat.
Comming on really well :happy2:
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Connecter & fused, you don't f*** around with fire risk.
Get a track day booked, mine's all Bilstein'd up now and about to get a diff & map. We need a Mk5's Trophy - VAG's vs 'other'....
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Well nothing much to report. Waiting for the battery box to be finished, and then it is full speed ahead for the battery relocation.
Took it out this morning - early, and converted over 1/2 tank of Tesco's finest into smiles. Then gave it a wash at home. Quick spin round the block to shed the post wash water in the scuttle and clean the brakes.
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Winning combo - Willwood/R1R's, and Speedlines..........
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Got a local trackday booked, and one at Llandow (Cardiff way)
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Purrfect weather for some enthusiastic driving this morning in our neck of the woods, eh, Dave :happy2:
Quite funny having a National Trust sticker on a caged car!
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Purrfect weather for some enthusiastic driving this morning in our neck of the woods, eh, Dave :happy2:
Quite funny having a National Trust sticker on a caged car!
Out at 0545 for nigh on 3 hours, didn't take a camera, the weather was fantastic, went down towards your neck of the woods, then the coast road towards Portesham, then over past Hardy's Monument, then Dorchester, then Verwood, and bck via Sixpenny Handley and Zig Zag hill :evilgrin: (which was totally empty for the first time in the clio - Diff worked a treat!) Shaftesbury and back via Castle Scary.
Stopped for a coffee.
I thought the NT sticker would be a slight contradiction..............
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Oh yes!! Some very nice driving roads indeed :notworthy: - I can feel your enjoyment just by reading the route!
There used to be what looked liked a green hippy van at Hardy's Monument but a 'cafe van' run by a very nice young couple - He used to be a chef in the RN and she makes a mean Dorset Apple Cake. Local Longhorn Jim burgers! Quality!!
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There used to be what looked liked a green hippy van at Hardy's Monument but a 'cafe van' run by a very nice young couple - He used to be a chef in the RN and she makes a mean Dorset Apple Cake. Local Longhorn Jim burgers! Quality!!
RN Chef - Hardest course in the world.......... No one has ever passed it!!!! :party: :party: :party:
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Well Update time.
Put loads of miles on the car, got a couple of smaller track days booked, as shake-down days, then will start the bigger tracks, Brands, S/stone, Bedford etc.
Still waiting for the battery box, given up really, so will make my own, just need to sort out some welding gear.
The catch can has been moved again. It now resides behind the drivers side headlight. This is due to the previous location being directly in front of the fresh air intake...................... Sit in a queue and fumes would fill the car. So it had to move.
Made my own exhaust mounts, bought some generic Powerflex exhaust mounts from the bay, and fashioned them into the Renault casings, and the result is a really well suspended exhaust now, which moves just enough to compensate for the solid engine mounts.
Gave the car a touch of a clean, well threw a bucket over it. The car comes up quite well, and is a track car after all.............
Also replaced a lot of corroded fasteners with decent BZP Cap headed bolts. Looks so much better.
Pics.
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^^^^ Exhaust sitting well.
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Clean - ish
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That is all for now. Looking at some better Coillies, as the ones fitted are utter pump. Then the battery relocation, got all the bits ready to go.
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This is shaping up into a really well mods-engineered car, Dave. Nice attention to detail. A labour of love and tender care. :notworthy:
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Cheers Robin.
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^^^^ Business end. Catch can is in bottom right.
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Very nice indeed :congrats: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats:
Shows how there can be an aesthetic beauty in purely functional mechanicals. Just like Zonda engine bays have! :grin:
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love this car :drinking:
I'm on the look out for a trophy 182 for tack duties this year.
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beadage post the weather today....... You can see the rain drops in some pics.
nice wax coating
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^^^ Very cool QD :notworthy: :notworthy:
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I used to have a 172 Cup, was pretty quick to be honest had up my mates civic type-r....
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Love those pics! :congrats:
Is it me or is that exhaust 1/2mm out on one side?? :P
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Love those pics! :congrats:
Is it me or is that exhaust 1/2mm out on one side?? :P
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Love those pics! :congrats:
Is it me or is that exhaust 1/2mm out on one side?? :P
its a renault, just be glad its still attached to the car and rag it! (i love renaultsports by the way so not having a dig at your motor :wink:)
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Well had a bit of spare time. Took something out of the front, and smashed it in the back................ :laugh: :laugh: :rolleye: :rolleye: :rolleye: :rolleye:
I made a strong stainless tray myself, getting me welding eye back in :happy2: :happy2:, and bought some transit tie down rings from the bay, which are secured on the 4 bolts that are securing the tray to the boot floor.
Fused with 150 amp Mega fuse near the battery and also at the starter end (standard Renault fuse), and made a bulkhead through connector myself.
Lashed down using some straps from the bay, with a 900KG breaking strain, and a really strong cam lock fastener, they are f'in tight! The battery is going nowhere!
The whole thing is bolted using HT 7/16 UNF bolts and 4 x Harness 3" square stress plates. I was thinking about a race battery, but wanted to be able to leave it outside without a trickle charger plugged in. So used the std battery.
Pics
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^^^^Stress Plate
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^^^^Bulkhead through connector with lots of wax. waiting for the Rubber cover to arrive! Should have been here friday!! :fighting:
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^^^^^Battery in tray with lashing straps. Catches are tucked behind, so as to stop inadvertent unlocking.
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^^^^^Engine bay looking far more open............
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^^^^^ needs a bit of a clean up, The red stuff is heat resistant sealant, which has gone off. Just need to get upside down and clean to off.
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Good work Davvvid. :happy2: