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Jekyll

Jekyll

ClioSport Club Member
Full hero in winter on a daily?

I want to be like Scottish John but im not manly enough! @Djw John :(

It was dirtier, but the rain has cleaned it a bit tbh.

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Coops Mk1

Coops Mk1

ClioSport Club Member
  Lots of Scrap...
makavelli said:
Amazing she's still going strong mate?!
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Yes mate, just clocked 160k other week @makavelli
did the belts and clutch earlier this year so she's all set. Only thing really letting her down is small scab of rust on drivers rear arch and the usual stone chips up front. I'll get that lot sorted in the new year I reckon.
 
BGEarles

BGEarles

  Clio 182 - RB
I need white 2118s' [emoji20] Looks great!

Might be getting some B14's off a mate of mine in a few weeks as he just bought a new car and i'm after his suspension, will keep everybody posted. If that fails it'll be getting a suspension refresh early next year [emoji16]


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GrahamV182

GrahamV182

Re: 'When was it like that?'

It was like that from 2009 to about 2011 ... I think. Its an interesting story how I acquired M100CUP.....

My background is that I've sprinted and hillclimbed cars for about 12 years now - I had a lot of success in a very fast Caterham Superlight 'R' but wanted something more docile in my old age. My retirement was fast approaching so I sold the Caterham / trailer and decided to buy a small, hot hatch that I could drive to events, have a bit of fun and then drive home.
I went to K-Tec to have a look at a Clio 197 that had a nice suspension and brake upgrade - not cheap, but in very good condition and well looked after. When I was there I had a long chat with Sean Martin (the main guru) and he asked me what my 'basic requirements' were. My list included -
  • Reliability (as I was driving to and from competitions);
  • Competitive (against non-turbo, non 4 wheel drive cars);
  • Something that wasn't too stupid or harsh for the road;
  • Something that made me smile when I drove it.
Sean at K-Tec gave me two options -
1) The nice 197 with the suspension / brake upgrades (very sensible for the road, but a bit boring) ...
2) For the same money they could build me a 182 based on a 'wreck' they had around the back - this was M100CUP.​
Tough decision as both options were similar money but at the time the 182 seemed to have more / cheaper tuning options and of course was a lot lighter. So i went for the Racing Blue 182. The shell of M100CUP had been sat around the back of K-Tec for about a year and the car looked as if it was destined to be broken for spares - it was covered in about an inch of dust and was in a bit of a state. It was a non-runner - it had been turbo'ed but the engine had blown up and the car needed rebuilding with a lot of TLC to get it back on the road.

The spec now as built by K-Tec is basically -
  • 50,000 miles base car (was 48,000 when I bought it);
  • Brand new K-Tec Renault engine with 197 cams (208 bhp);
  • Jenvey Throttle bodies;
  • GAZ coilovers;
  • Quaife Diff;
  • Wilwood brakes with Mintex pads;
  • K-Tec sports CAT;
  • K-Tec exhaust;
  • Short shift gear lever thingy (pain in the arse);
  • New Speedline 2118s;
  • Toyo R888Rs;
  • Carbon K-Tec seats;
  • New four point harnesses;
  • Half roll cage;
  • OMP steering wheel;
  • Air con delete
  • Loads of carbon trim from the previous owner.
Overall - a completely different experience to the Caterham - and I am still getting used to driving the Clio :)
 
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Clio_fool

Clio_fool

ClioSport Club Member
GrahamV182 said:
Re: 'When was it like that?'

It was like that from 2009 to about 2011 ... I think. Its an interesting story how I acquired M100CUP.....

My background is that I've sprinted and hillclimbed cars for about 12 years now - I had a lot of success in a very fast Caterham Superlight 'R' but wanted something more docile in my old age. My retirement was fast approaching so I sold the Caterham / trailer and decided to buy a small, hot hatch that I could drive to events, have a bit of fun and then drive home.
I went to K-Tec to have a look at a Clio 197 that had a nice suspension and brake upgrade - not cheap, but in very good condition and well looked after. When I was there I had a long chat with Sean Martin (the main guru) and he asked me what my 'basic requirements' were. My list included -
  • Reliability (as I was driving to and from competitions);
  • Competitive (against non-turbo, non 4 wheel drive cars);
  • Something that wasn't too stupid or harsh for the road;
  • Something that made me smile when I drove it.
Sean at K-Tec gave me two options -
1) The nice 197 with the suspension / brake upgrades (very sensible for the road, but a bit boring) ...
2) For the same money they could build me a 182 based on a 'wreck' they had around the back - this was M100CUP.​
Tough decision as both options were similar money but at the time the 182 seemed to have more / cheaper tuning options and of course was a lot lighter. So i went for the Racing Blue 182. The shell of M100CUP had been sat around the back of K-Tec for about a year and the car looked as if it was destined to be broken for spares - it was covered in about an inch of dust and was in a bit of a state. It was a non-runner - it had been turbo'ed but the engine had blown up and the car needed rebuilding with a lot of TLC to get it back on the road.

The spec now as built by K-Tec is basically -
  • 50,000 miles base car (was 48,000 when I bought it);
  • Brand new K-Tec Renault engine with 197 cams (208 bhp);
  • Jenvey Throttle bodies;
  • GAZ coilovers;
  • Quaife Diff;
  • Wilwood brakes with Mintex pads;
  • K-Tec sports CAT;
  • K-Tec exhaust;
  • Short shift gear lever thingy (pain in the arse);
  • New Speedline 2118s;
  • Toyo R888Rs;
  • Carbon K-Tec seats;
  • New four point harnesses;
  • Half roll cage;
  • OMP steering wheel;
  • Air con delete
  • Loads of carbon trim from the previous owner.
Overall - a completely different experience to the Caterham - and I am still getting used to driving the Clio :)
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Sounds great, and it's good to hear of one being saved from the breakers. It deserves a proper project thread, folks would be interested in following your progress with the car and competing.
 
Djw John

Djw John

Scotland - South
ClioSport Area Rep
Yeah it would be good if you can be bothered!

I remember the last owner as being pretty aggressive and I'm sure he ripped some folk off so it's good to hear it's gone to someone who looks after it and kicks its head in!
 
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