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Clio 172 Cup



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Ant1

Brembo! Brembo! Brembo!
ClioSport Club Member
Been looking for a while now and accidentally stumbled accross this. Nice and local, owned since 2012 and previously by @colesy

Belts done recently, 72k miles, PS3s all round.

Needs a good clean, one scuff removed from front bumper, new front splitter. Otherwise all good.

Original though out including number plates and paint!

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colesy

colesy

ClioSport Club Member
  172 182 197 E61 530D
Wow I haven’t seen that old girl for years!
I was 18 when I bought that from a guy in farnborough, paid £3250 for it with full Renault history at the time and only 30k miles on it.
Took it Scotland for my cousins wedding and sold it when I got back as I decided I wanted to go racing and I’ve been poor ever since.
 
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Ant1

Brembo! Brembo! Brembo!
ClioSport Club Member
colesy said:
Wow I haven’t seen that old girl for years!
I was 18 when I bought that from a guy in farnborough, paid £3250 for it with full Renault history at the time and only 30k miles on it.
Took it Scotland for my cousins wedding and sold it when I got back as I decided I wanted to go racing and I’ve been poor ever since.
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Cars been living in Swindon since.

Over than pms top mounts its original which it’s refreshing.

Back home.

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Crybert

Crybert

ClioSport Club Member
  Cup 172
Best Clio hands down imo

That’s a great example. There’s a similar mileage one featured on PH just now starting bid close to 7k
 
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clio_cup

ClioSport Club Member
  PH Quick
You got it. I was trying to sort out getting the money together and noticed it had already sold before I was ready. Looked like a good one from the advert.
 
colesy

colesy

ClioSport Club Member
  172 182 197 E61 530D
Did they ever hill climb it in the end? Fairly sure that’s what they wanted to do when they bought it off me.
I even kept the receipt from when I sold it and had thought many times over the years phoning them and seeing if they still had it/wanted to sell it.
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The day I got it!
 
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Ant1

Brembo! Brembo! Brembo!
ClioSport Club Member
colesy said:
Did they ever hill climb it in the end? Fairly sure that’s what they wanted to do when they bought it off me.
I even kept the receipt from when I sold it and had thought many times over the years phoning them and seeing if they still had it/wanted to sell it. View attachment 1738492
The day I got it!
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Nice.

No the wife used it mainly but now they have both retired it was redundant. They were considering keeping and tracking the car but decided against it.
 
massiveCoRbyn

massiveCoRbyn

ClioSport Club Member
  Several
Looks nice that. I'd still like a relatively standard 172 Cup as a weekend toy. So many good memories of my old one.
 
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Ant1

Brembo! Brembo! Brembo!
ClioSport Club Member
Going to make a start on this next week.

Insured it today at a cost of £160 via Aviva 😂 why can’t my Porsche be this cheap.

Bits to source

- Front splitter (might have to use Skoda)
- Wishbones or bushes
- Cup shocks or B14s
- Front arb bushes
- Rack inner/outers

All of the above other than arb bushes and rack inner/outers might be tricky to source.

Happy to use B14s but I would prefer standard shocks.

In terms of cosmetics. Car is still factory paint so it has a fair few door dings but not marked or chipped so will remove nicely.

Front bumper has a skuff on one corner. I’ll wet sand that area to take the edge off it then go over a few times with my DA polisher. It will do until I get time to have it painted.

Drivers side pillar badge is missing the ‘2’ so need to sort something to replace it with.

Other than that, machine polish and seal.

Interior is really good. It’s let down by the lack of mats which is easily sorted.

Dash and door handles are nice and sticky. Lovely. So I’ll need to address this at some point.

That’s my plans.
 
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Ant1

Brembo! Brembo! Brembo!
ClioSport Club Member
Had some spare time this morning to check on the important areas on the underside.

Always a lottery with clios now they are getting. Seen some minters and you look under the rear and it’s hanging.

Looks like I have dodged multi bullets with this one.

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Ant1

Brembo! Brembo! Brembo!
ClioSport Club Member
So the buying has started. Don’t want to be spending 1000s on this if I can help it.

Just want a nice usable car.

Today purchase are Koni yellow shocks.

Autodoc £518 delivered. Everywhere in UK are £700-800

Eibach lowering springs.

Autodoc £152 delivered. Again, between £200 -£280 in the UK.

Really need to either source a new set of wishbones or a set with polys already pressed in.
 
leeds_182

leeds_182

North Yorkshire & Humber
ClioSport Area Rep
Ant1 said:
So the buying has started. Don’t want to be spending 1000s on this if I can help it.

Just want a nice usable car.

Today purchase are Koni yellow shocks.

Autodoc £518 delivered. Everywhere in UK are £700-800

Eibach lowering springs.

Autodoc £152 delivered. Again, between £200 -£280 in the UK.

Really need to either source a new set of wishbones or a set with polys already pressed in.
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I always find the eibachs don’t sit low enough but if lowz aren’t your aim I’m sure they’re a good performance choice.
 
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Ant1

Brembo! Brembo! Brembo!
ClioSport Club Member
Dent man out today, he spent over 2hrs sorting it all for me. Both doors, door pillars, read 1/4s and bonnet. No sign they were very there.

Guys a genius.

Before he arrived I had time to wash, run a clay bar over it, DA a couple of patches and applied a coat of wax.

Konis arrived today which is a result.

Will be on axel stands tomorrow.

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andybond

andybond

ClioSport Club Member
Ant1 said:
Dent man out today, he spent over 2hrs sorting it all for me. Both doors, door pillars, read 1/4s and bonnet. No sign they were very there.

Guys a genius.

Before he arrived I had time to wash, run a clay bar over it, DA a couple of patches and applied a coat of wax.

Konis arrived today which is a result.

Will be on axel stands tomorrow.

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I have dents in my car.

Do you mind me asking what it cost you? I need a rough idea of cost so I don’t get rinsed.
 
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Ant1

Brembo! Brembo! Brembo!
ClioSport Club Member
Expensive day.

Paid for the following

- Splitter from Renault France
- Snappy steering wheel direct from Snappy
- Genuine door pillar badges
- Motul engine oil
- Engine & gearbox mount
- Genuine inner rods
- Lemforder ball joints & track rod ends
- Replacement wishbone bushes
- front arb inner/outer bushes
- Genuine temp sensor even though I don’t need one
- Genuine Renaultsport mats
- Genuine new gearstick gator
- Genuine bumper light

Other than a oil filter thinks that’s me done now.
 
Colin-S

Colin-S

ClioSport Club Member
  172 Cup
Have you got any body parts left to sell? :ROFLMAO:

Thats quite a list.

Look forward to the next update when you fit it all
 
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Ant1

Brembo! Brembo! Brembo!
ClioSport Club Member
Raised the car and and placed on axel stands this afternoon.

I wanted to get ahead and free up any potential seized bolts. As it happens after a wire brush, everything freed up nicely.

No cutting required!

Looks like everything bush wise is original, all rubber on each bush have split. Inner rack boots cracked and split also. Good job it’s all being replaced.

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Both arch liners on near side and off side are undamaged which is a relief.

Removed to see if there are any issues lurking. Pleased to report all is good. Lots of s**t bottom of wing to sill which has now been removed. Will clean whole area once shocks have been removed.

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Looks like I have a leak around the gearbox where the driveshaft slots into box. Any ideas what I need to replace? I was expecting the selector seal to be shagged, only a small amount of residue around the selector so dodged a bullet with that one. It doesn't stink like gearbox oil so it might be a engine leak from above.

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Anyone know which arch liner screws I can use to replace current old screws? Same goes for the splitter?

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Mr Underhill

Mr Underhill

ClioSport Club Member
Ant1 said:
Raised the car and and placed on axel stands this afternoon.

I wanted to get ahead and free up any potential seized bolts. As it happens after a wire brush, everything freed up nicely.

No cutting required!

Looks like everything bush wise is original, all rubber on each bush have split. Inner rack boots cracked and split also. Good job it’s all being replaced.

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Both arch liners on near side and off side are undamaged which is a relief.

Removed to see if there are any issues lurking. Pleased to report all is good. Lots of s**t bottom of wing to sill which has now been removed. Will clean whole area once shocks have been removed.

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Looks like I have a leak around the gearbox where the driveshaft slots into box. Any ideas what I need to replace? I was expecting the selector seal to be shagged, only a small amount of residue around the selector so dodged a bullet with that one. It doesn't stink like gearbox oil so it might be a engine leak from above.

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Anyone know which arch liner screws I can use to replace current old screws? Same goes for the splitter?

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These work nicely - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324689728528
 
Daz...

Daz...

ClioSport Club Member
  Inferno 182 Cup
The only thing keeping that sealed is the boot of the driveshaft, if that’s perished then it’s either new boot or driveshaft.

You might get lucky and find the bolts need nipping up, but they shouldn’t be coming loose tbf.
 
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Ant1

Brembo! Brembo! Brembo!
ClioSport Club Member
Daz... said:
The only thing keeping that sealed is the boot of the driveshaft, if that’s perished then it’s either new boot or driveshaft.

You might get lucky and find the bolts need nipping up, but they shouldn’t be coming loose tbf.
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Boot looks fine. Plus it would be spraying everywhere as it rotates.

Oil doesn't smell so I’m thinking engine oil.
 
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