Recent content by VxRussell

Have not updated in a while, it's been busy month after trying to be a show off and doing a massive burnout put my gearbox in bits, diff collapsed, got a new box local turns out it's seized, great! Roadtrip to pick up another, two new shaft, two front tyres, two gearboxes.. Also ditched the...

Cheres fella!:beers:

Got myself a scenic MK1 shifter, made a start modifying the shaft, removed un needed lugs Will be getting a stiff shift and nylon gear knob, saving on the brass bushes too a local machinists is making a set up for me! Also seeing about getting a shaft made up they have taken a few mesurements...

Not much happening recent, got her through an MOT! Just.. But got a cup spoiler attatched to a tailgate for an absolute steal! Got that fitted up and had a go at machine buffing the whole car, looking far better, also first good day of the year took a run up to skye, looking forward too the...

Having a strange one with my 182, developed a missfire at around 3k RPM cruising speed, initially thought spark problems so put leads, plugs and a coil on still no change, checked it wasn't drawing in air anywhere all ok, unplugged the MAP sensor and it was running rich but the missfire was...

Small update but an update never the less got my 90mm plate on the front!...

How many miles does your clio sport have? Mine has just clicked 134928 Personally one of the highest I've seen, who else has a high mileage wagon

Proper ebaichs on now the last set were definitely not for a clio .. But anyway what a difference!... Few plans in the pipeline for the new year, I know there was a few problems with the SM tuning inlets but did anyone actually get good results with one?

Another small progress update! Fitted the shocks and springs what a difference, the ones on it were seized solid! Any wonder it was a hard bumpy ride, also snapped a wheel nut in the hub flange, one too many ugg duggad on the gun (oops) so fitted a full set of wheel nuts all round with 17mm head...

New shicks came today! And eibach pro 40mm rear springs and 60mm fronts, Also a track rod end as the NSF has a bit of play in it, took the car a 900 mile round trip this weekend never missed a beat and she ticked ober the 130k mark too! Looking pretty dirty at the motorway services, also pretty...

Yeahh It was his, Macrae and Dick Ford, transit mechanic! ahh right cheers for the heads up, heard very mixed things about them

Was a corsa w**ker for a while but this is my first decent powered car only been on the road 8 months odd!... Remember seeing you pushing a corsa c turbo up the drumossie was a good laugh poor guy couldn't believe it 😂😂

Ahh right! I did wonder, remember seeing the old 172 cutting about it was a fair machine :up: Cheers its costing a fortune but im loving it:car:

Another small update for the weekend! Fitted some 172 cup headlights, ditched the xenons kept blowing bulbs and at £45 a pop wasn't happy so got a mint set local and fitted decent bulbs to them, osram nightbreakers what a difference on the road at night plus it looks far better Also got rid...

Thanks:up::beers:Quite possibly! I've seen the car about yeah it was quite a nippy thing iirc but think he's banned just now:tearsofjoy: