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And at this point - disaster struck. I was taking the car to the paint shop to get the rear end done. Got it out the garage and the alternator belt snapped, and took out the timing belt :angry:
So now, it was either break it, fire in a cheap engine, rebuild the old engine. a ph1 engine with...
Bought a spare set of wheels as I've always wanted a set
And a Pure shifter (is it even a clio without one)
Thought I'd see if I could cut out a bumper a bit better for the exhaust
Some people might notice thats a ph2 bumper :fearscream: - the horror
Tailgate fitted
New ECU fitted...
Finished off fitting the SM intake
Jumped in on a CSOC scotland rolling road day
Car made decent power, and at this point I ignored it pretty much the whole winter.
Then the budget went out the window and I start buying stupid things that the car definitely didnt need 😂
Squeezed in another track day
I decided at this point that a passenger seat was just extra weight that I didn;t need so upgraded to a nicer winged seat
And got some...
Made a start tidying up the rear wiring loom
And whipped the dash out to get the last of the sound deadening out.
At this point I was 'done'. It didn;t need anything else, and I hadn;t went too crazy budget wise.
I think I did approximately 0.1miles on the F1's before I decided I didnt like them, and I got a deal on a very dirty set of Pro race 1.2s, and had them fitted up with a new set of A048s.
I was on the phone to Pure, ordering up a decatted, single silencer exhaust system, and Nick mentioned...
Brakes were all free'd off, and some high quality £11 ferodo pads fitted (wanted to make sure it all worked before spending money on decent pads)
and off for another trackday. Pretty uneventful. Car felt a lot faster now the brakes were free'd off, but the dead rear shock wasn;t helping things...
I'd never seen an exclusive before, and 2 days after buying it, I came across this is a car park 2 minutes from my house
And now was time to fit a few new bits. I already had seats and harnesses left over ffrom my Leon, and I bought a set of pure engine mounts, strut brace and top mounts and...
About a year ago, I decided I had too much money tied up in my track Leon, and I should replace it with something a little more budget conscious. I've had a few 172's in the past, and they're cheap as chips and pretty good standard around track so it made sense to buy another. FIrst one that...
Yes its, an FIA kill switch, plus I have a switch for ignition, and the push start. The push start came as a kit, with a relay, so the wiring for it is pretty specific. And I don;t imagine too many people are using a switch for ignition as most people need the key for the immobiliser anyway
The seat is centred with the wheel no problem on mine. But the pedals aren't centred with the wheel and it's not the comfiest to drive for long periods.