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Still chipping away and I now have an excel list to finish the car #rockandroll ! The new battery is now permanently mounted in the car and the cable is run to a terminal point at the front via an in-line fuse. I’ve also dropped of the 2118s to be refurbished. They’re not coming back...

Big leak, 197 MC and 182 res didn’t mate well and I crossed threaded one of the lines. I’m going standard 182 MC as I’ve had enough with it TBH. Today was brilliant but that bit was s**t. I’ll sort it out when I need to but there’s plenty more to keep me busy

A 12 hour day on the car with mixed results. The bad bit - Bleeding the brakes went to s**t. 197/182 hybrid MC didn’t work so I’ve gone back to 182. No problem apart from I lost a lot of brake fluid so need to purchase some more. The good bits - I dropped the car off of the axil stands and...

Pushed it outside for the first time this year and started it up for the first time in over a year. I’m very happy

Following on from the last post I’ve now fitted the drive shafts into the Clio. Next up some nice bits. Turns out my lower inlet and upper inlet were held in by about 2 bolts so I’ve had to wait for a new set to come from the Clio breaker. This was £22 I could have done without spending! They...

Some more progress. First up I bolted the headlights back in. I have made some blanks for the headlights but I've put the normal ones back in as I'm planning on MOTing the Clio...... Next up I fitted the new radiator. I spent time refurbing the slam panel. I think this is the last major...

Great day today, the engine and gearbox are back in the car 😁 Getting the engine in wasn’t as hard as I thought it was going to be. The biggest issue getting the engine out was the alternator mounted on the PMS bracket fouling on the body so I took it all off to put the engine back in. I...

Tonight i’ve managed to get the engine to a stage where i’m ready to drop it in the car tomorrow night 😳😃 First up I bolted all the metal work and brackets onto the gearbox. The media blasted items look smart. I will get the top of the engine, engine mount etc done when the cam belt is done...

It’s a big one tonight....... the engine and gearbox are back together 🥳 All the bits are listed previously but at last I’ve bolted the new lightened flywheel, Sachs pressure plate and clutch and the rebuilt gearbox with gripper diff back together. My aims to get this all in the car at...

Bit of an update - I purchased a second hand one and it has 2 x M12 connections. Seams like Euros sold me a duff one but at least I can get hold of them atm to send it back.........🙄😂

Yeah I still have both black ends. There’s a guide on here which details which jubilee clips to get. All 16 are in the post ATM so fingers crossed they should be the correct ones 🤞

I’ve taken the plunge and order some big bits. I’m now aiming to put the engine/gearbox in next weekend First up there’s been no scrimping with the clutch. Gone with the Sachs items... Gutted to spent £12 on this one Camshaft Dephaser Soleniod Sensor Seal 😳 I’ve also taken delivery of a...

I’ve been crazy busy with the Clio but with not much to show for it in many ways. I’ve been waiting on little parts but ultimately waiting for the clutch. But by the end of this week it will be ordered..... First up a big mistake from me. I ordered a new Padgid 197 MC from euros. Only problem...

Is there a reason the port is M10 and not M12? Does is move less fluid? If I can find a connector fair enough but there’s no point if there’s no gain. I would also expect the 197 version to move more fluid as it a bigger car so would therefor expect that to have bigger connections if anything...

Times moved on and I’ve now purchased a Padgid 197 master cylinder. All was going well until I tried to screw in the rear black line in. The old one appears to be M12 despite online info saying green is M12 and black is M10. Am I missing something as the black line should also be M10 not M12 as...

I realised the other day that the more the Clio looks like a car the more it motivates me and the happier I am so...... Today I made started on the nearside of the car. I removed the hubs and shocks etc as one so it didn’t take long to bolt the assembly back in the car. The bottom will need to...

Started bolted the panels on.....

6 months today this car will be attending a trackday at the Nurburgring 😳 Well that’s if it gets back together and the world pandemic settles down 😂 Attention has turned to the engine. With the block painted i’ve cleaned up the head. This looks good apart from the engine mount / cam belt...

Many hours have been going into getting the sills back together. The worst one was the front drivers side. It was down to me letting the car slip off the jack a few years back which caused damage to the side skirt. I sourced a spare one from a breaker a few months back ready for when I started...

I’ve been listening to them and loving them. The early days of Evo are interesting. Harry basically got £250k loan out for a barn and spent it setting up Evo 😂 The weird bit for me is he mentioned in one podcast abouta biker called ‘Barron Von Grumble’ who basically took a superbike green...

I’ve turned my attention to the engine for the moment. First up i’ve been cleaning the aluminium bits at the top. I’ve used some cleaner which is working well bits it’s hard work. I’m trying to avoid painting the top of the engine and associated bits. I’ll be happy with the frosted aluminium...

As above, my near side one came loose once

I’ve kind of cornered myself ATM as i’m waiting for some consumable parts. Etch primer, black hammerite and special engine cleaner for the soon to be shinny engine parts. I’ve started with the engine but as always it proved to be a tough start. When I had the cam belt changed the mechanic...

You're definatly right about the satisfaction, its's starting to resemble a car again which is nice! My main concern was damaging the powder coating on the sub frame. I used two trolley jacks with microfibre clothes on them to prevent damage. There must be better ways....:D

Cheers, TBH the spend is down ATM as I had all the bits or had already paid for them. The problem is the clutch I want is expensive so the build might be coming to a stop shortly. I have the £££ but COVID-19 makes it hard to justify the expense ATM. TBH there's so many bits I want to do I'll...

Last night I removed the old steering column. No mean feat in a single garage at night time. This took a few hours to achieve . I didn’t make brum brum noises but it’s the first time I’ve sat in the drivers seat of the car for nearly a year and it felt good ;) Today I swapped all the stalks...

Hi I'm just putting my Clio 182 back together and the old expansion tank is yellow and manky so I'd like to change it. The new OEM expansion tank is £50+. Has anyone run one from Euros (circa £15) on and has it been ok or do they fail/blow up after a year or so?! Cheers

Momentum is good at the moment. Bits have started coming out of the loft! First up was the ABS module. I forgot the case was in poor condition so had to clean it up and paint it. Its now silver as I've run out of black due to COVID-19. I also took time to put new clinch nuts and bolts that...

Cheers, i’ll Have a look through your build thread and see if I can see the ones at the front. I’ve seen the ones at the back. Do the water lines get in the way of the wiper mechanism?

I got mine second hand so don’t have the instructions. I can/will google them. I was just seeing if there’s any good/easy places with the 182 to save time or to get better coverage should it go off. Mines a 6 nozzle btw