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Cheers, we stay in Aberlour now. About an hour to Inverness, 45 minutes to Aviemore and 40 minutes to the Lecht. Great roads all over!

The Cup clocked up the big 100k just as we were getting back to Inverness... The Cup was then used as my daily for commuting to work, we were in the throes of buying a new house in the sticks which eventually fell through, leaving us living in a rental the company I work for owned. The...

The Cup was then used as a commuter for a little while, by that time the belt that I’d had Renault (I know I know!) fit at the eye-watering cost of £800 was due to be replaced on age. I enjoy a bit of spanner fondling, I have a degree in Mechanical Engineering... how hard could it be… Turns out...

Well, start at the beginning I suppose… Back in 2011 I was working in Scotland on a long-term engineering project. As I had no outgoings, living on expenses and being just over half an hour from Knockhill a track car made perfect sense… Enter SY52 KUO, a Mondial Blue 172 Cup, collected in...

@Russ Rallye That's one fine shed! I'm jealous of both the Clio and the Shed!?

Are you not starting a project thread for the shed build? It's the kind of thjbg I'd read! Loving the Clio build too!

@McDriftin I completely agree, I've only ever done it just prior to taking it for an MOT then cut them off after. I think there are a few guys on here who run like this all the time though, personally I'd leave it as per factory spec, its just difficult to get an MOT with the factory spec!

The cups valve didn't have the link found on the standard 172 and 182. The cable ties are as @masekwm says generally used to get a CUP through an MOT as when the arm is held up maximum braking effort is given. If you cut the cable ties you'll have a "as it left the factory" set up but be warned...

Simply epic, wouldn't like to know how much all of this has set you back! Worth it I'm sure!

Great work, hats off to you. I'd love a phase 1, one day! How is it underneath? Have you pulled the arch liners yet? Do the sills look ok?

I was on my back under my cup that's been off the road sine 2012 yesterday... I got the compensator moving pretty freely after a few wiggles and plenty of fluid bleeding through so hopefully it will just be the usual "the brakes are meant to be like that, look at this VOSA document!"...

Looks great, what spacing are you using? I'm with you on the Skoda splitters, need to see them as a disposable item! My first genuine one was cracked when I bought the car, that lasted a few months until I hit a bit of debris on a dual carriageway, replaced it with a mint second hand one... 2...

I've ended up taking mine to a Renault garage before, passed fine after being failed elsewhere. I've contacted VOSA for guidance before got an auto email confirming they'd received my email then another a few weeks later saying they would look into it then silence! I think I was getting about...

The 2nd photo made me smile... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/142166504894

It was the ones in machine mart i looked at, good to get a review though! Cheers!

Got to love how these small jobs turn into mammoth tasks! Every bolt i seem to touch on mine either spins or crumbles... Car looks fantastic though, love RB. Hope you manage to get the bolts out ok!

That looks very tidy! How do you find your tent garage? I was thinking of getting one as an interim measure!

Just awesome, I want one! I wonder how many people will be taking to eBay after reading this...

Tom Elgin, Moray 172 Cup

Evening, Im needing to replace the handbrake cables on my cup, got as far as attempting to remove the centre section heat shield only to be confronted with what I assume used to be torx bolts/ screws. They are covered in rust and whoever last put them on has rounded all of them. What's my best...

99% sure its the 72mm ones you need!

Rainsport 2's are great in the wet, I've not had them on the track though! I have them on my cup and also on my accord tourer, great tyres IMO, only heard good things about them on the track too!

Very very sexy! Keep doin what your doin!

Looks spot on mate! Personally I'd smooth over the Audi logos, maybe remove the billabong and 1.4 logos too! All in all, keep it looking like that, looks very smart!

That's a motorbike thing isn't it?

Gutted I couldn't make it, my cup would have looked like a complete shed amongst those though!

£110 for a Valeo one on euro car parts if you use the "clutch15" code at the checkout, free postage too!

Probably worth getting a pair, eurocarparts has 25% off at the mo and the lemfroder ones are pretty damn good!

Clays and waxes are included too, just looked on the website