Monaco 172 Track Car

[leeds2592]

Wow. Can't believe you are ruining Kyles thread like this.

Let’s ruin it some more

 

[YorkshireKyle]

 

[dann2707]

 

[Ph1 Tom]

After checking the car over it made me realise that it needs work, however, I have contemplated getting a Z4 for a track car for the last month or so. Mainly because RWD and more power, but the amount of money it'd take to get a nice one, then make it right would be more work than just sorting the clios bits

Plus I don't want to part ways with the car

So the plan will be get the welding done, put together an engine, maybe a full cage and the roof scoop fitting. Then it'll want a few other bits tidying up whilst them bits are underway

So with any hope nothing goes horribly wrong between now and then and I don't have to shell out for something big

Might save you a fair amount of you can find a shell that doesn't need welding, has a full cage and a roof scoop already fitted.

Depending on the cage you'll have to have all the dash out then cut it to fit.

If you want an engine then you'll have to take it out anyway so it makes a reshell make more sense with everything you want to do.

 

[Daz...]

Might save you a fair amount of you can find a shell that doesn't need welding, has a full cage and a roof scoop already fitted.

Depending on the cage you'll have to have all the dash out then cut it to fit.

If you want an engine then you'll have to take it out anyway so it makes a reshell make more sense with everything you want to do.

So just use this one whilst he builds a new one from scratch? Your man maths is elite Tom.

 

[Yarp]

Might save you a fair amount of you can find a shell that doesn't need welding, has a full cage and a roof scoop already fitted.

Depending on the cage you'll have to have all the dash out then cut it to fit.

If you want an engine then you'll have to take it out anyway so it makes a reshell make more sense with everything you want to do.

It’s man maths level expert but I agree

 

[Matt Cup]

Just spitballing but how hards a rwd conversion? Youd still have a Clio but a completely different driving experience.

 

[Yarp]

Just spitballing but how hards a rwd conversion? Youd still have a Clio but a completely different driving experience.

Sierra 4x4 floor pan, maybe a VAG lump in there with the AWD box converted to RWD only. Probably get a VR6 in there. While you’re on you might as well turbo and supercharge it. Absolute doddle.

 

[YorkshireKyle]

By different driving experience you mean absolutely awful?

Buying Toms shell and reshelling the car again sounded like a good idea at first. But the more I thought about it the more I couldn't be fucked, I was balls deep in the house renovation, work and I had 5 cars at the time with only 1 working. Buying another huge project wasn't on the cards

#TimeWaster

 

[Louis]

Should've said, could've just had my whole shell.

Was rust free.

 

[Louis]

Sorry I meant the rust was free

 

[Matt Cup]

Sierra 4x4 floor pan, maybe a VAG lump in there with the AWD box converted to RWD only. Probably get a VR6 in there. While you’re on you might as well turbo and supercharge it. Absolute doddle.

I was thinking more like body dropping on an MX5 chassis.

By different driving experience you mean absolutely awful?

Buying Toms shell and reshelling the car again sounded like a good idea at first. But the more I thought about it the more I couldn't be fucked, I was balls deep in the house renovation, work and I had 5 cars at the time with only 1 working. Buying another huge project wasn't on the cards

#TimeWaster

Tbf I did say different not particularly better .

 

[Brigsy]

I was thinking more like body dropping on an MX5 chassis.




Tbf I did say different not particularly better .

Body swap is a massive job for an experienced fabricator. Not worth the time and expense, never be properly road legal without a massive amout of work.

 

[YorkshireKyle]

Exactly 6 years apart from the first pic to now

Finally pulled my FF Titanium 182 out of my brother's car port. It's been parked there since 2020

There was a hedgehog that had made a little home underneath the cover against the front bumper. At first I s**t myself because I thought rats had been at it

I'll start another thread for the tidy up on it when I get round to sorting bits on it. It felt weird to sit in a standard Clio, I forgot how comfy the standard seats are and high up you sit

 

[leeds2592]

That exhaust is piss funny too.

I just imagine it shoots bubbles out as you drive down the road

 

[YorkshireKyle]

CSF Prep

• Get new tyres fitted to my wheels
• Set up PMS shifter to get 2nd gear perfect
• Bleed brakes
• New front pads - DS1.11
• New rear pads - PBS
• Clean car
• Load trailer

 

[Sidnancy]

CSF Prep

• Get new tyres fitted to my wheels
• Set up PMS shifter to get 2nd gear perfect
• Bleed brakes
• New front pads - DS1.11
• New rear pads - PBS
• Clean car
• Load trailer

I dislike how short your list is.

But im happy for you (im not)

 

[Louis]

I dislike how short your list is.

But im happy for you (im not)

Yeah but line item 2 is about 5 hours of fiddling by yours truly.

Then 2 minutes adjusting the shifter

 

[JamesBryan]

Yeah but line item 2 is about 5 hours of fiddling by yours truly.

Then 2 minutes adjusting the shifter

Expert shifter fiddler PMSLoius

 

[Sidnancy]

Yeah but line item 2 is about 5 hours of fiddling by yours truly.

Then 2 minutes adjusting the shifter

I was thinking about you whilst i cranked my hog earlier actually.

Im tempted to fit the new shifter to the Howdi before CSF. But I also have to drive it 5 hours to get there, so I was concerned about it rattling its tits off the whole way. But then I remembered the whole car is loud. Then I was thinking about how im going to do the haldex service. Then I thought to myself, what is 4wd really. Then that led to me thinking about how much grip a cow makes. Then I got hungry thinking about delicious cows. Then milkshake, cooorr I love milkshake. But I also love beef jerky and thats made by cows. Cows are pretty great tbh. But they also trample people, thats not so great.

Anyway.

 

[leeds2592]

Yeah but line item 2 is about 5 hours of fiddling by yours truly.

Then 2 minutes adjusting the shifter

 

[lee M4RSH]

Mine needs fiddling aswell @Louis

 

[Clart]

And mine

 

[Touring_Rob]

He does them from the back, he's got really long skinny arms and he just reaches under them and jiggles stuff about.

 

[thecrim22]

I was thinking about you whilst i cranked my hog earlier actually.

Im tempted to fit the new shifter to the Howdi before CSF. But I also have to drive it 5 hours to get there, so I was concerned about it rattling its tits off the whole way. But then I remembered the whole car is loud. Then I was thinking about how im going to do the haldex service. Then I thought to myself, what is 4wd really. Then that led to me thinking about how much grip a cow makes. Then I got hungry thinking about delicious cows. Then milkshake, cooorr I love milkshake. But I also love beef jerky and thats made by cows. Cows are pretty great tbh. But they also trample people, thats not so great.

Anyway. SQUIRREL!!!!!!!!

 

[YorkshireKyle]

Had a spare hour last night so took the time to swap the pads

The old DS1.11 out. They did start to feel a bit s**t at Donington, no wonder. Hard braking zones and minimal pad left which made them go off quick and feel wooden the harder I pushed

New DSUNO in

Swapped the PBS ProRace on the rear to a new set of PBS ProTrack. A bit of a downgrade but the old ones are like 5 years old now

Drivers side back together

Got all the passenger side buttoned up. Upon putting the spring retainers in for the pads I noticed they felt a bit 'slack'. They're newer than the ones I had in there, but the tension on them wasn't great. They look like they're just cheap shite ones. Didn't feel comfortable so I swapped them for the ones I had in before which are genuine Renault ones

So I swapped the drivers side ones back to the original ones too

 

[MLB]

Got your moneys worth out of those pads!

 

[YorkshireKyle]

Got your moneys worth out of those pads!

There's still meat on them, a slit down the middle with the grinder and they'll be good for another day

 

[Renny 5]

Had a spare hour last night so took the time to swap the pads

The old DS1.11 out. They did start to feel a bit s**t at Donington, no wonder. Hard braking zones and minimal pad left which made them go off quick and feel wooden the harder I pushed

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New DSUNO in

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Swapped the PBS ProRace on the rear to a new set of PBS ProTrack. A bit of a downgrade but the old ones are like 5 years old now

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Drivers side back together

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Got all the passenger side buttoned up. Upon putting the spring retainers in for the pads I noticed they felt a bit 'slack'. They're newer than the ones I had in there, but the tension on them wasn't great. They look like they're just cheap shite ones. Didn't feel comfortable so I swapped them for the ones I had in before which are genuine Renault ones

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So I swapped the drivers side ones back to the original ones too

Have you tried CL rc5+ for a comparison to ds1.11’s?? Wanna know if they’re worth the extra cost?

 

[YorkshireKyle]

Have you tried CL rc5+ for a comparison to ds1.11’s?? Wanna know if they’re worth the extra cost?

I had the RC6 in my old calipers and they were really good. The only issue is that they absolutely ruined my wheels!

 

[Brigsy]

Prob doesnt matter but iirc rear pad retainer usually in bottom mate, just incase as they are bad for letting a pad depart. Them springs are s**t defo reuse oem. I hate these rear caliper design tbh, gtt/saxo ran it and they have always been dogshit.

 

[YorkshireKyle]

Prob doesnt matter but iirc rear pad retainer usually in bottom mate, just incase as they are bad for letting a pad depart. Them springs are s**t defo reuse oem. I hate these rear caliper design tbh, gtt/saxo ran it and they have always been dogshit.

I wonder if both of my carriers are the same sided

The slither of metal needs to be on the shorter step down in the carrier so they're in the right way. But I wonder if it's been swapped out at some point

 

[JamesBryan]

I wonder if both of my carriers are the same sided

The slither of metal needs to be on the shorter step down in the carrier so they're in the right way. But I wonder if it's been swapped out at some point

You'll have two of the same side yeah.

I did see it and think you're not that fick to get it wrong

 

[YorkshireKyle]

R U FIK

 

[JamesBryan]

R U FIK

 

[YorkshireKyle]

New CS meme just dropped