My Clio 172 Cup

[blburied]

Bought for 1000 of my hard earned pounds

Well it turns out the M.O.T. is dodgier than Phil Mitchell and its had little care from its previous owners, other than Stickers n a 'Zorst.

List so far

Brakes all round, Rear wheel bearing - £120 from Euro
Steering Rack End - Grease monkey to source
Rear Tyre - £20 part worn
Cambelt,Aux Belt + Possible Dephaser Pulley
Full Service
Bonnet release handle/cable - £23 from Ebay
Standard exhaust - £60 for a cheapy reproduction
Standard rear lights - £24 from RenaultSpares
Standard airbox
Battery
Alloy Refurb

As I'm not exactly flush I'm spreading the work over this month and the start of next. Its booked in on Thursday for the Brakes, Bearing,Tyre, and Exhaust. As you can see I've been buying parts already, The rear lights should turn up tomorrow and be fitted asap as the lexarse ones are s**te. I've re soldered one already due to the joints being crap, now the other ones fecked. Luckily its been parked up and only moved for a check up and a de-sticker since I acquired it. Anyway, Here's pictures.

Before:

After:

 

[kris172]

looks good without the stickers, alot better than the abused 172 ive just purchased

 

[blburied]

Yea, The stickers were not my bag at all. I cant complain too much at the price as it only has 78k on but the downer of no s/h

 

[leeds_182]

How can someone do that to a car and think it looks good?

 

[Beef-Mc]

Wow, that exhaust is truly something to behold! Keep de-chavving and you'll be onto a winner!

 

[blburied]

How can someone do that to a car and think it looks good?

I believe a previous owner enlisted this chap for the job

Give it a month or two and it should be how I want it. Just a few plugs "unplugged" under the bonnet to sort.

 

[crombie1]

looks good now without the stickers. iv just bought a 172 myself

 

[timuss]

That exhaust is epic!!!

 

[blburied]

That exhaust is epic!!!

You can buy it if you like!

 

[timuss]

You can buy it if you like!

Thanks but i'll pass lol!!!

 

[sonny172cup]

Looking good. Looks a lot better. When are you going to fit the new rear lights?

 

[blburied]

Looking good. Looks a lot better. When are you going to fit the new rear lights?

As soon as they arrive, tomorrow hopefully

 

[sonny172cup]

Nice one, I purchased a172cup a few weeks ago....going to give it a tidy up very soon.

 

[GilesB]

That's a bargain!

Won't take much to get it looking like a decent Cup again.

 

[blburied]

Update:

Brakes, Bearing, Bonnet Catch, and rear lights arrived

Its in the garage waiting on a steering rack end to go on since I forgot to put it on yesterdays list with the brakes etc, Lights will go on tonight, and bonnet catch when I can be arsed fiddling about, We managed to free up the old catch with some WD40 which meant it at least locked on correctly.

Talking to the Grease Monkey last night and apparently who ever last had the wheels off managed to put in varying length bolts and bugger the thread on the hub up. Lovely..

 

[blburied]

1 Month Later, Circa £1000 spent

Done:
Cambelt Kit
Dephaser
Aux belt
Oil,Plugs & Filter
Standard Airbox fitted
Discs&Pads Changed
Passenger Hub Replaced
Rear lights fitted & Loom fixed
Standard Exhaust fitted
Steering Rack End replaced

To Do:
Alloy's
New bonnet
Bonnet Release Cable(Handle Snapped off)
Front bumper taken off, Push the lower grill back in place
Dent & Scratch removal
Maybe one of those Paint corrections or something.

Fark this isnt cheap work!

 

[blburied]

Blew the rad hoses last month, £270ish gone.
Hub got replaced too

Onto this weeks latest though. I got the wheels sorted out. 4 with buckles, 1 had a small crack. All been professionally straightened and welded, topped off with a powder coat of silver. Drives so much better!

 

[DaveB666]

If you're up to £2270 now, wouldn't have been easier to buy one with FSH etc? It'll still be a nightmare to shift on in future with history..

 

[blburied]

Tell me about it

I tend to keep cars till they wear out, looks like i'm stuck with this one!

 

[Advikaz]

Nice one, previous owner ruined it!

 

[blburied]

On the upside though, my insurance renewal came through. Its now bugger all a month

 

[Stephenx77]

I think I saw this one for sale when I was looking to buy my cup. Didn't fancy all the work that it needed to rescue it from the previous owners insanity though. But you seem to have done a nice job of it

 

[cjgower]

Looking good mate, glad to see you've returned it to how it should be