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I was looking at an old Norton that did that after I sent a message to enquire about an ad I found for the same bike a couple of years ago. Had a look through his other listings and a lot of things where the facts didn't quite add up.

I think in the early 2000's the clio was definitely the best of the small hot hatches. And I think the Trophy (standard) is the best of the bunch (ignoring the V6 as it's a completely different kettle of fish). The V6 will always be worth more, but at the same time, it's not even slightly what a...

I work at a place that does work on historics, and the money involved in keeping things original is absolutely eye watering. People have been known to have entire casting patterns made up to make one part for one car, just to make it absolutely indeterminable from factory. Trophies will always...

ah excellent! I always thought any lights were a fail! Cheers.

I took my clocks out and broke the LED off of the circuit board with a small screwdriver. Probably took about an hour. Bit of a brutish method, but it did the trick (obviously). And you have to have the needles off of the dials to do it, although a kitchen fork is perfect for that. One thing to...

I know this doesn't really help you, but there was one for sale on ebay a while back that looked quite nice. Very striking though.

I've used PS3's and they are very good. I would have no hesitation to put them on a daily driver, although they are a little on the pricey side. If you can afford it, they are a good tyre.

+1 for the heated screens. We've got them in our race car and rally car and they are perfect.

I've just inspected my hubs and found them to be a little under half a thou elongated, so I don't think that will be an issue for me. I've also had a think about where to go with this project, and I will be using a cup racer sized bearing and the standard ball joint mounting method as I...

Well the bearing is loaded radially, so shouldn't put any force on the circlip. I have found a supplier we use at work that can supply a bearing with the same dimensions as the cup racers bearing, and a greater static load capacity for a reasonable price. You've got me a bit worried about the...

Right, yeah, I had heard of that. Is it that common? Mine are still pretty round after some quite unkind rally treatment. I did consider using a more common SKF bearing, although it's tricky finding one with a large enough outer race to retain with a circlip in the same way the Cup racer does. I...

Yeah, I was going to add a nipple in, seeings as the bearings originally specced for the cup racer are designed to be greased in operation. Yeah, I will just cover the costs with the first batch for CS. A machinist at work is willing to do the first batch for me, as it will only be a few sets...

Ah yeah, I'd be interested to see exactly what he did. I'm planning to make mine with the same lower and bearing as the cup racer ones, just with a pin so that it can be used on the road car. They've stopped supplying the cup racer lowers now, so it would make sense if I could use the same part...

Thanks! And yes, the original rebuilds and the recreations as well as the mercedes W125 recreations, among other things.

Got the CAD models done, will order the billets this week. I'm gonna make a few samples to test on my own car and make sure they stand up to the punishment, and then get a batch done so I can give everyone an exact number for pricing. Ktec are interested in buying them as well, hence I will have...

It's true, we use chocks on long strings to make them easy to remove on ours in the pits. Works very well on uphill pit lanes, but is prone to mistakes on the downhill ones.

Metals do not respond well to thermal shocks, so I should think the more gradually you introduce them into action, the better they will stand up. With the non vented discs on our historic race cars, we tend to take them out on a practice session and gradually warm them, before taking them up to...

It would sound to me like you are getting the discs too hot, and they are becoming soft. Does your driver brake heavily with his left foot in corners? Try to bed the discs and pads in before the race, getting them up to operating temperature and back down to cold a few times, if you aren't doing...

Yeah, we've got a pretty comprehensive machine shop, 5th axis gear and that sort of thing. Just to make it clear, this project has nothing to do with my work, just wanted to prove I'm not some chancer with a pirate copy of solidworks and a set of verniers. I will definitely watch the entire...

Sorry for the sort of thread jack, but I am considering the same swap myself. Do you require custom made driveshafts, or will either of them fit? Cheers.

Are you hoping to fix it yourself? What has gone on it? Just the power assist?

Damn, thats a blow. What car is it?

Solidworks 2017, same as we use at work.

Nice! If there's one thing I like more than vehicle shopping it's tool shopping aha! I like to put my suspension back together with some copper grease on the threads to save the battle every time it comes apart. I also religiously torque everything, because I'm one of those people that over...

You've still done more than I have aha! I'd recommend a Halfords 18 inch breaker bar, or even a 24 inch one. Lifetime guaranteed, and I've jumped on mine to get things undone before. That said, I'm no rugby player... Also, I only use 6 point sockets on bolts that are stuck.

I personally drive mine to and fro, and so do most others. Pros of a trailer are obvious though, breakdowns are less of a hassle, although for targa rallies you'll need a valid mot. 12 car rallies obviously need full Road legality. I don't have a trailer license or tow car though aha!

Don't know why but your pics haven't loaded for me Alan :( Absolutely, learning in a 1.2 will help you to think about lines and momentum, rather than messing up the corner, pointing it in a straight line, taking off at enormous speed, overshooting the next corner, and repeating. Really looking...

Hi, I work as a CAD Engineer at a reverse engineering company Crosthwaite and Gardiner (as proof of competence, we've all seen some suspicious suspension components). I am looking to produce some cup racer style uniball holders, matching the original geometry of a 1*2 ball joint. This will...

Welcome to the forum! I do like the S3!

Yeah! If your going to be in the clio game for a while, it's well worth becoming a full ClioSport member. It's £12 a year, but you get access to the car parts for sale forum, which really is worth it imo. If you're after something really odd like those screws, you'll find someone breaking a car...