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I hate throwing original bolts away so thought I’d try my hand at Metal Blacking. I noticed on the airbox that there were only a couple of screws holding it together, so dug out some of the original screws that I hoard away. A bit rusty but they’ll clean up. The process was pretty easy and...

Try some Bilt Hamber Atom-Mac. Mix 2% with water in a sprayer. You can also add it to your jet washer mixer bottle (if applicable). I spray it on my brakes/wheels prior to jet washing. Disperses water and leaves a nice thin coating. No more rusty discs after a wash. Picture below is from the...

Yes I understand your dilemma. Trust me I’m trying hard to throttle back on making the RB a garage queen, but my OCD kicks in from time to time. Like you I learned a lot from my first Clio Sport which is now my all season car - and I’ve discovered you can make them pretty, robust and useable at...

Yeah I know the type - Tesco car park launch control 🚙💨

What he said ☝️Although I haven’t had any gearbox issues at all and I have 3 of them, one on 133k now.

Yes i did. Don't ask me what brand it was though, some commercial magic ingredients no doubt, as i was given it in an unmarked bottle. I won't be doing anymore for some time though 😥

Thanks. It could be so much better, which is what's playing with my OCD me right now 😂 But i know if i went concourse it would never be driven. So it's a sort of halfway house refresh that'll protect the car, allow me to enjoy it and stop it ending up in a scrappy.

Love it. I've been called crazy for owning 3 Clio Sports so it's nice to see there are other lunatics in the asylum 🤪 And you're right, better to stick with what you know. Looking forward to the updates.

Haha I like your logic 🧠

Thanks Russ. Oddly enough I’m not. I’ve had to make a few short cuts due to impending building work on the house. Most people won’t see them, but I know they’re there. Version 2 will be so much better 😂

Thanks Andy. There’s plenty I could improve on but I’d have to replace the parts with new ones which would prove too costly.

Thank you 😊 I’ve been asked this so many times and the answer is the always same - yes in a few years when I’m semi-retired 👍 I love doing them.

No never, although I probably will knowing me.

Put a shift in today, although it doesn’t seem like a lot was done, but it was a day of tidying, torquing things up, reconnecting pipes etc. Got the brakes built up, just need a bleed. Fitted stainless steel braided lines. HEL stainless steel bleed nipples. The ones you get with standard...

@Daniel @CFAB Thanks chaps 😊

I assume your referring to my pics? If so they’re rubbery, just the same as OEM

Came up lovely :love: Before and after shots. Ignore the ugly fat bloke in the reflections 😂

😂 Re-alignment wouldn't cause them to knock if they were healthy shafts though. I'm only guessing here as that was the issue with mine. I've forgotten to torque the pinch bolt up before, that'll knock with forwards-backwards movement, pot holes and turning into a corner.

As above. The RB i bought was doing exactly that (knocking when pulling away). When i stripped it all back i found 2 things which could do it. CV boot had split on drivers side shaft (wrong CV cover too which bounced off the sump knocking the clip off). Moly grease all over the sump/subframe...

Just do it section by section. Start from the back and work your way down.

They do look smart with these fitted and completely changes the way the car feels on the road. Having said that when i had one on mine, in place of the bus steering wheel, it suddenly dawned on me that i'm in a 17 year old French car, that's had more owners than lassie, with little to no...

It’s just insane. I know from experience the amount of work, commitment and the unlimited amount of hours needed to do a project like this. And this is on another level to what I’m doing. It’s why it’s so bloody brilliant. I suspect you’re keeping the Blue theme underneath the arches Tom but...

I just bought 2 Shaftec ones for my 182 resto. Can't fault them tbh. Just genuine Renault one's that have been properly restored. I paid £100 each for them after exchanging old ones. Bought them off DMFX in Darlington. I'm sure they cater for 172 versions.

My lad gave me a gentle reminder (he's a policeman) 👮‍♂️

Hmmm..that's really cool. I was going to buy a new genuine system for mine - around £800 at the time - but heard how rusty they get in such a short space of time. Plumbed for a PMS system instead.

Minging! In for a cold jet wash to try and keep the reg number visible, hold back the build up of grime and stop some plonker writing "wash me" on it. It pretty much stays like this for the whole winter as i daren't touch the paintwork. Then it gets a proper clean at the start of spring.

Brand new factory exhaust?

Didn't you say the person you bought it off had already spent money on the exhaust?

Aye, the cars that would’ve been scrapped - pre covid - are now selling for upwards of a grand. Still, like everybody else who’s sold up during the new car shortage, you’ve struck the jackpot. Sadly there’s no such thing as a bargain right now. Mad times indeed.