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16V F7R
ClioSport Club Member
Clio 16V
Sorry if this is a daft question, i’m a novice. Are you not refitting the reserve fuel tank? Is it a straight forward don’t put it back on and bung everything up? I’ve stripped my 5 down and when building back up I wasn’t going to refit. Also do the fuel senders fit each other’s tanks on mk1 Clio’s to R5’s?
Also which Wilwood brakes have you got and how do you rate them? We’re they easy to adapt to fit?
Also which Wilwood brakes have you got and how do you rate them? We’re they easy to adapt to fit?
Coops Mk1
ClioSport Club Member
Lots of Scrap...
Cadwell tomorrow and totally forgot that the battery was just zip tied to the PMS gearbox mount and flapping about like a 80 year olds ball bag, so quick go with the Bosch drill and boom, 'fabricated' a battery tray.... That'll do pig, that'll do
Enjineer
I lyk trayns n turtulez n stuff☺️
Coops Mk1
ClioSport Club Member
Lots of Scrap...
Cheers all, there are more plans a foot into this year, over the winter I've bought some bits to go into the car:
- refurbished rear beam with new bushes
- Clio cup stiffer rear torsion bars
- 172 Cup gearbox with Gripper diff
Anglesey booked in June currently as the first one but may do something in April or May too so car will be out the lockup end of March for works to commence.
Cheers
Ben
- refurbished rear beam with new bushes
- Clio cup stiffer rear torsion bars
- 172 Cup gearbox with Gripper diff
Anglesey booked in June currently as the first one but may do something in April or May too so car will be out the lockup end of March for works to commence.
Cheers
Ben
Coops Mk1
ClioSport Club Member
Lots of Scrap...
Well update perhaps required, Cadwell park was going absolutely brilliantly, car was chipping on and I was settling into another day in paradise as of all the tracks in the UK, Cadwell is the one.
Then, coming out the gooseneck at about 11:30 ish, so third session, drop pin on my roll kit sheared and the car went fully Charlie Chaplin, ripped a bit of bumper off and skidded to a halt in the grass bank very gently.
Overall no harm done and the kit itself has been on for many years and many trackdays.
So, next step was removed and shift to the bridgecraft kit that's not bolt on, more intrusive but frankly built like a brick s**t house.
Onwards!
Then, coming out the gooseneck at about 11:30 ish, so third session, drop pin on my roll kit sheared and the car went fully Charlie Chaplin, ripped a bit of bumper off and skidded to a halt in the grass bank very gently.
Overall no harm done and the kit itself has been on for many years and many trackdays.
So, next step was removed and shift to the bridgecraft kit that's not bolt on, more intrusive but frankly built like a brick s**t house.
Onwards!
Coops Mk1
ClioSport Club Member
Lots of Scrap...
So despite moth balling the car this year after the incident, I spent some time fixing the rest of the front end fully before putting her to bed for the winter.
There was some more bent metal on the leading edge of the front arch and more towards the rear too, yehaww straightened out what I could and slapped loads of rust convertor then stone chip all over it. Track car so doesn't need to be mint.
Fitted a good wing in pretty much same colour from stock and job done.
Sleep tight sweet Prince, see you in spring.
Cheers
Ben
There was some more bent metal on the leading edge of the front arch and more towards the rear too, yehaww straightened out what I could and slapped loads of rust convertor then stone chip all over it. Track car so doesn't need to be mint.
Fitted a good wing in pretty much same colour from stock and job done.
Sleep tight sweet Prince, see you in spring.
Cheers
Ben
Coops Mk1
ClioSport Club Member
Lots of Scrap...
I don't do DIY or gardening, Gardener is over next week
Coops Mk1
ClioSport Club Member
Lots of Scrap...
Cadwell other week, mint day, car was perfect with the new roll kit and geo and was stomping round... Till about 2:30pm when as I tried a tight full maneuver into the paddock after the track went red flag...... Outer CV joint popped off the nearside driveshaft again and this time snapped the end of the shaft off. Managed to once again bodge it together and drive the 70 miles home though, cars a f**king trooper.
Mallory next in June.... New shaft before then!
Oh and new motorbike lithium battery bought, 980g for the old, 760g for the new one... Every little helps, flol
Mallory next in June.... New shaft before then!
Oh and new motorbike lithium battery bought, 980g for the old, 760g for the new one... Every little helps, flol
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
Loving the open sunroof 👍👍
Coops Mk1
ClioSport Club Member
Lots of Scrap...
Air flow bruh!
Coops Mk1
ClioSport Club Member
Lots of Scrap...
Resurrection time, so finished the 2024 season all good and rolled into last year, and got half a day at Mallory in May done and that was it...... Sigh.
So basically, 12 years ago or whatever it was when I scavenged the wiring setup for the car from @daveski old Iceberg phase 1 172 (130k mile car at the time and would be fair to say, even to Dave, not in the best fettle really but ran fine etc) I was always intending to pop it in the car, get it running, then remove and do a proper job repairing any issues fully, making good and tidying/stripping redundant wires. Obviously I never did and finally 12 years later at Mallory last year something let go in the loom.
Can ran perfectly all morning, stopped for lunch and came back to use it and that was it, wouldn't start for love nor money. Either injectors not firing or no spark, frankly both I think.
Tried everything, bypassing all sorts of parts of the circuits, new key sensors, even borrowed a mates deimmobilised ECU.... Nada.
So that was it, car left on the drive after getting it home on mates trailer. And it's sat there ever since until yesterday when I decided it was time to strip the old loom out and then clean things up.
Next step will be refit new used loom from Wragga and see if the thing will start.
Oh and the alloy supposedly short rad is waaaay to wide for the car, so stock one staying now, lol
More to come.....
Cheers
Ben
So basically, 12 years ago or whatever it was when I scavenged the wiring setup for the car from @daveski old Iceberg phase 1 172 (130k mile car at the time and would be fair to say, even to Dave, not in the best fettle really but ran fine etc) I was always intending to pop it in the car, get it running, then remove and do a proper job repairing any issues fully, making good and tidying/stripping redundant wires. Obviously I never did and finally 12 years later at Mallory last year something let go in the loom.
Can ran perfectly all morning, stopped for lunch and came back to use it and that was it, wouldn't start for love nor money. Either injectors not firing or no spark, frankly both I think.
Tried everything, bypassing all sorts of parts of the circuits, new key sensors, even borrowed a mates deimmobilised ECU.... Nada.
So that was it, car left on the drive after getting it home on mates trailer. And it's sat there ever since until yesterday when I decided it was time to strip the old loom out and then clean things up.
Next step will be refit new used loom from Wragga and see if the thing will start.
Oh and the alloy supposedly short rad is waaaay to wide for the car, so stock one staying now, lol
More to come.....
Cheers
Ben
daveski
ClioSport Club Member
That 172 was one of my worst car buying decisions, and there has been plenty of bad ones 😂
Hopefully see you on track at some point this year!
Hopefully see you on track at some point this year!
Coops Mk1
ClioSport Club Member
Lots of Scrap...
It died for the greater good 👍🏻
And yeah man I'll be about a bit, first one is Donny evening 7th May
daveski
ClioSport Club Member
I'll be there on the 7th!
Coops Mk1
ClioSport Club Member
Lots of Scrap...
Daytime or the evening session? It's the evening I'm doing
daveski
ClioSport Club Member
The evening! Chances of a passenger ride?
Coops Mk1
ClioSport Club Member
Lots of Scrap...
We'll see chap, I'm there with a mate with shotgun dibs and not in this, I'll be in the Quad most likely but may be able squeeze you in, lol
