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UPDATE: Sorry for not posting last Sunday, I have been really busy, I have however mad some time in a few evenings and this weekend to put time aside to concentrate on the car. First thing that needed to be sorted was the wiring and to plug all the sensors, coilpacks, injectors etc in, thanks...

UPDATE: This week was a big week with the with the project/conversion, the engine is finally in!! Anyway, on Friday I picked up all my bolts from zinc plating like Ive done with all the engine and gearbox bolts, makes a big difference in the appearance of the engine bay. I also set about that...

UPDATE: This week not a lot has been done mostly because of waiting for the last bits to arrive and being so busy with uni work and working 10 hour days all week. Anyway this weekend I managed to time up the engine finally! I rented some genuine Renault timing tools and began timing it...

UPDATE: Not a huge amount of work this week, just the bits that Ive been putting off First of was the passenger side drive shaft. When I was stripping the engine out I slipped with the crow bar while levering out the driveshafts and split the inner rubber boot. I then searched for a genuine...

UPDATE: Earlier this week I set about stripping the hub carrier with the aid of an oxi-acetaline torch and a press. The low ball joint was pressed out which was relatively easy actually, hopefully pressing the new one in is just as easy. The pinch bolt that holds strut tower in was siezed in so...

UPDATE: Another weekend of long days on the clio. First was I finished my subframe, it was given 3 coats of hammerite smooth black, turned out pretty good considering it was brushed on. On saturday I assembled all the subframe, wishbones, ARB and new steering rack. It looked better than when it...

UPDATE: Small update today, first off I got my Loom back from SC autos, great service with Steve, posted it Tuesday and got it back today. Also got my ECU coded at the same time so it should now be essentially plug and play Also started painting the subframe with hammerite, coming up lovely...

UPDATE: With the engine out focus has been drawn to the subframe. On Monday I shot blasted the wish bones and then painted them in black hammerite to keep them looking nice for a bit longer. Tuesday I took the subframe to work and shot blasted that, took a while to get into all the areas, Ill...

Thanks, I hoping for around 340hp as the cams will limit me seeing 380/390, next winter Im hoping to install cams, funds wouldnt allow it this winter. Im sending mine off to SC autos, he does an amazing job of the looms, makes it much neater.

UPDATE: With the engine out it became apparent that the subframes and front chassis member needed some attention. They were disgustingly dirty with caked on grease and dust, they had to have some attention. I also noticed that on the front chassis member there was rust starting to appear...

UPDATE: After a few days hard graft practically doing all the work on my own, the engine is out! Wasn't too tricky, the hardest part was removing the drive shafts. For that I undone all the droplinks, took the calliper off and the brake line mounting bracket, undone the lower balljoint, track...

UPDATE: Little update today, got a lot done on the whole engine removal. Took the bumper,crash bar and lights off first, easy job, only takes 10 minutes. The next bit was a bit trickier, I had to drain the coolant and remove the radiator, as it always goes the coolant went everywhere and soaked...

UPDATE: I hope everyone had a great xmas. I spent mine largely rebuilding the gearbox Anyway the gearbox is done. On Monday I pressed on the last remaining fixed gears onto the output shaft. Simply got a thick piece of aluminium tube and placed it over a gear and gently applied pressure until...

UPDATE: A lot had happened this weekend with the gearbox rebuild. First off I cleaned all the parts with solvent degreaser to make sure there was no debris on the gears, especially on the journals and oil holes on the shafts. I concentrated on the output shaft first. The gears were laid out on...

UPDATE: Big week this week parts wise. Now the engine is done Im concentrating again on the transmission. On wednesday my Helix 4 Paddle clutch arrived with pressure plate. It should handle the torque fine. I know it wont be ideal for around town driving due to its "ON OFF" feel, Im sure Ill...

Thanks mate, appreciate it. I used some e-tech alloy paint for the rocker cover and just halfords metallic paint that is colour matched to my car for the black bits. Then just some heavy duty lacquer over the top.

Thanks guys (: there will be plenty of updates over the xmas period.

Little bit of progress today, managed to finish the fuel pump sender cover. I did originally in my previous post say about slotting the middle two fuel line holes to fit the factory wire grommet. Did that today with a hacksaw and a file. Im very happy with it and the fuel lines sit better now...

Haha yes you do have a point. Ill have to do something with the outside of the clio to match the engine lol

UPDATE: A big week this week in terms of my fully forged engine build.....IVE FINISHED IT Just needs timing up. The breather cover that was chipped and ruined when the bolts were tightened was re-shotblasted and cleaned. It was then repainted in the metallic black paint thats colour coded to...

UPDATE: As has been proven with these megane conversions that once you reach the 300hp mark the fuel pump starts to run out of puff and you risk running the engine too lean. Hence you have to run an upgraded in tank pump or what I'm doing and that's an inline HF pump with a pressure regulator...

UPDATE: As promised Ive got another update as Ive been pretty busy this weekend on the engine. Today I sprayed the alternator mounting bracket and bolted and torqued that up, marked all the bolts with tipex to show that its torqued. The alternator was then bolted in with one bolt, the other...

I wish I had thought of that when I painted it. I'll remember that for the future

Thanks pal, I'm pretty excited now for when it goes in (:

It isn't bigger, it's just where the soot/dirt has gathered in the shape of the head gasket. Thanks for the kind words mate.

UPDATE: Hello guys Been a busy week on the engine build. Ive first managed to install the cams and bolt down the rocker cover, I used Tuff Purple assembly lube on all the rockers, cam lobes and journals. A layer of rhodorseal was applied to the rocker cover mating surfaces and was bolted down...

UPDATE: This week I have spent time getting the engine pretty much assembled. I installed a 1.6mm MLS head gasket to compensate for the 0.3mm taken off the cylinder head. The ARP head studs were wound in hand tight into the block. The cylinder head was then given another clean and placed onto...

A few before and after pictures (:

Little update today. Picked my block up from Engine Dynamics today, looks great and could hardly recognize it Its been machined to 83mm bore to suit wossner forged pistons coupled with ZRP rods. ARP stud kits used throughout with Kings racing bearings and new oil squirters. This week Ill start...

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