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Re: James/BigAsh 182 Race Car by TDF... It doesn't get much better than this! *Pic He I know!!, wish I’d started one at the beginning, but have done tooooo much now, plus I don’t want to steal James’ thunder! Ha ha…… well I’ll swap my orange rear-beam for your Alcons!?

Re: James/BigAsh 182 Race Car by TDF... It doesn't get much better than this! *Pic He Well originally the idea was just going to be plain black, but then we (Matt and I) thought black would be a bit boring so then moved onto the usual red or blue. Then Matt started investigating the different...

Re: James/BigAsh 182 Race Car by TDF... It doesn't get much better than this! *Pic He Metallic orange rear-beams and wishbones are the new Clio in-thing at the moment – didn’t you know!? Perhaps Matt hadn’t owned up but it looked like your car had been involved in a weird accident because it...

Touch wood!! Thanks Tony, looking forward to collecting the car and seeing what a difference it all makes. Will report back after the 18th. The main reason I’m doing all this is that the car has 10 year old rubber bushes and each time we drop and raise the car after setting up the geo it is...

Re: James/BigAsh 182 Race Car by TDF... It doesn't get much better than this! *Pic He Thanks Stu, it’s a work-in-progress. Were you on welding duty with James' seat rails when I was in a couple of months ago? Nevertheless, if you're on duty with mine make sure you do a good job!! I have a...

I bought a set of 2118's with 888's filled with Nitrogen for a lot less than that at Demon Tweeks, may be worth giving them a call.

I think perhaps the differing circumstances/advice might be that you’re racing your car and are perhaps therefore more likely to have a side impact, whereas I’m only tracking mine and touch-wood wont have any side impacts. If I do I think with the bearings as well as the strengthening plates it...

Re: James/BigAsh 182 Race Car by TDF... It doesn't get much better than this! *Pic He Hi James. I saw your car on Saturday when I dropped mine off with Matt. Looks very impressive!! Looking forward to seeing what you do next to it. Mark

Quick update – having spoken with Nick at Pure we (Matt) are going to fit the rear-beam strengthening kit as well as the rear spherical bearings, apparently there is no problem fitting both and the strengthening kit is approximately half as stiff as if fitting a rear ARB. I don’t desperately...

If you take the badge off carefully and don’t bend it you will be able to pop it back on no problem after spraying, from what I remember the ‘Clio’ badge is’nt stuck on, it’s only held on by the two pins. The ‘Renault’ and ‘Sport’ badges are stuck on from what I remember.

I w**k myself blind over 888's!

Sony use LG screens so theoretically there shouldn’t be any difference in the picture. Likewise Loewe use Sharp screens. We have a Loewe LCD and it’s the nuts, but it was pricey, we also have two Samsung LCD/LED's and are really pleased with both of them. Simply because we can’t fault them I...

Tracking in the wet is great fun, really shows how your car handles and then you can push that bit harder when it’s dry. Think you missed my point - the 888's are great in the wet on track, last time I was out in the wet I had more confidence with them on than a driver in an R8. So if you got...

Although you might end up getting a 3D TV you won’t be able to watch any 3D programmes/films unless you have a 3D source like either a 3D Blu-Ray player or Sky 3D. Then on top of this you need the 3D glasses. Our TV is ‘3D’ but we’re unlikely to ever test it out. Out of the TV’s you mentioned...

Ok, thanks and apologies.

Possibly made me look a bit stupid then! I’m just so used to some people on this site being sarcastic and posting unhelpful comments. (Was out last night and have a hangover, probably just a bit touchy.)

Not sure if this was addressed at me? If so, no need to be sarcastic. It is at the end of the day a 10 year old Clio which only cost £2,500 (have probably spent 10 times that on it now though) and which gets ragged around a track every few weeks. AG shampoo and polish gives a great finish and...

The MSV days I go to won’t allow you out with slicks because it’s just meant to be a ‘fun’ day, plus I think you have to have a roll-cage if you run slicks. Plus with slicks you’d be buggered if it rained. I and most people go with Toyo 888’s they’re virtually slicks but have the odd groove and...

Re: James/BigAsh 182 Race Car by TDF... It doesn't get much better than this! *Pic He Thanks James I look forward to seeing your car at TDF and hopefully meeting you at some point.

Re: James/BigAsh 182 Race Car by TDF... It doesn't get much better than this! *Pic He Apparently the Polo rads are only circa £50 and as my original is 10 years old it probably won’t hurt to pop in a new one anyway. Shame you won’t be, but will take you up on a quick spin with Matt then...

Re: James/BigAsh 182 Race Car by TDF... It doesn't get much better than this! *Pic He I think mine were a bit of a trial run and they turned out really well but were only possible by removing the slam-panel - and the a/c kit and bonnet catch which I'd already done. Matt re-mounted the radiator...

Thanks. The car is a track car and our other is a boring family job so I'm not bothered about getting a better finish than Auto Glym, plus AG is easily available. But their Fast Glass is just rubbish. Will give Auto Finesse Crystal a try. I would've thought AG glass cleaner would be good so...

Sorry to highjack the thread a bit, but what do people recommend for interior windows? – My Auto Glym ‘Fast Glass’ is possibly even more rubbish than our Mr Muscle household stuff. Thanks.

Re: James/BigAsh 182 Race Car by TDF... It doesn't get much better than this! *Pic He James, the car’s looking great mate and glad to hear the shakedown went well. Just reading your engine specs - did you remove the slam-panel and go for the ‘special’ TDF/AT throttles? My standard internally...

I want to turn my electric mirrors into manuals on my track PH 1 172. Shame I didn’t know when I cut my old ones up and threw away all the wiring etc. Let me know if you want to sell your old manual mirrors and the trims etc. Did they have little adjuster arms or buttons inside? Thanks, Mark

Re: James/BigAsh 182 Race Car by TDF... It doesn't get much better than this! *Pic He I’ll try and post a photo up at the weekend when I have a bit more time. It’ll be there on the 4th for a couple of weeks having the wishbone kit and bearings fitting if you’re around. I actually saw your...

Re: James/BigAsh 182 Race Car by TDF... It doesn't get much better than this! *Pic He I’ve got a quote for £300 to have my roof and spoiler sprayed satin by my friendly body shop, I’m sure they’ll do the mirrors and side strips for a few quid extra. The original reason for wrapping was that I...

Re: James/BigAsh 182 Race Car by TDF... It doesn't get much better than this! *Pic He

Re: James/BigAsh 182 Race Car by TDF... It doesn't get much better than this! *Pic He James, everyone will have an opinion and probably different, but my 2p would be to go 'Cup' style with black mirrors, side strips and wheels etc, the orange might look good for a while but then you'd only...

Re: James/BigAsh 182 Race Car by TDF... It doesn't get much better than this! *Pic He You will be pleasantly surprised with the 888's even if its poor weather. I've been really impressed with them the last couple of times out at Brands when it properly biblically rained, they were actually...