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Not many mid-week updates other than I’ve removed the headlights and am going to have a go at cleaning them up. What could possibly go wrong 🤦🏻‍♂️😂 Then gave the front slam panel a clean up, some corrosion treatment and a lick of paint. There’s never enough paint on them anyway. Not the...

Probably an element of truth in that Mark. As an owner of both BG and RB Clio Sports, i do think the RB is somewhat 'special'.

My BG was like this. Constantly causing me intermittent problems, non starting, breaking down. Probably the real reason the previous owner sold it. As i wasn't using it regularly enough I just used to put up with it, almost sold it once out of frustration. Finally committed myself to it...

Willkommen mein Freund

Second dibs if @SharpyClio doesn't want the wheel 😅

Not going to lie, I once put my wiper arms back on without lining that little tab up. Not sure which scratch was bigger, the one on the screen from the wiper or the one on my head after wondering what the hell i’d done wrong 😑

Told you 😝

That dreaded moment when you look down and find a few find parts left over that you have no idea where they came from 😂 Luckily i use Partsouq which is great for finding part numbers for your car. And both items had part numbers so i was able to pop those into the search and get a nice...

Ah cool. I used to own one but got rid of it after 6 months as it was a bit OTT for road use - i'm clocking on now - and it couldn't hold a candle to my Clio Sport 182 on most of the UK circuits. Decent Ring machine though on those long straights where the Clio is just pants 😂 Horses for...

Love it! Who owns the Hyundai i30N?

Can’t get drivers side wishbones anymore, so a nice bit of Clio treasure you’ve got there 😊 I’ve got Strongflex (cheaper than Powerflex but just as good) in the BG daily as well as inner/outer ARB bushes but am sticking with OEM bushes on the RB. The steering on the BG is very sharp compared to...

I agree. I always start from underneath and then work my way up. But good to see another BG getting some TLC

Rained off this morning but by lunch it had cleared up enough for me to start bolting the engine down. A few detail shots of the upper gearbox mount, battery tray, upper inlet and fuel guard. Got everything torqued up so turned my attention to the suspension. Picked up a couple of Shaftec...

I Thanks. I guess you could but I just brush on some ACF-50, let it soak in. Seems to do the trick.

Thanks Stefan

Yeah. I know if I go too mad with the finish I won’t want to drive it.

Aw thanks fella. It’s a good standard but tbh i could make the finish on some parts much better, but I’m going to use the car over summertime. Just trying to strike a good balance.

There’s a lad in Stockton runs a small Aqua Blasting business - Facebook Aqua Blasting UK. Proper petrol head. Restores classic bikes and cars.

Quite a bit to do yet. This one’s a summer car only ☀️☀️☀️

A cold and fresh early start today putting the engine back in. A couple of small jobs to do under the bonnet first, including replacing a couple of melted grommets. They’ll no doubt melt again. Then a clean up of the heat shield. Then a check over the loom and cleaning up the...

A few more engine brackets arrived on Tuesday from Aqua Blasting, so I put a few late shifts in after work to build the engine back up. It’s not perfect and had to paint the alternator and air-con compressor due to time constraints - major building work to the house at end of Jan). But...

£70 plus VAT for all that. Bargain!

Looks too nice to stick on a track.

I’m based in the North East, North Yorkshire and my local track is Croft Circuit. My favourite track is Cadwell Park as i have family down there but getting lazy now and can't be arsed to do the 6 hour round trip unless it's for a special day. My car is a Clio 182 which has been built to the...

Agree with all of the above. If you're sentimental over it, find some storage, leave it and come back when you can dedicate the time to it. If not, put a price on it - without the sentiment - that you know it'll sell at and just get rid. I have 3 Clio Sports now and never bought one of them...

Thanks James as always.

Managed to break mine. A few questions: How critical is it that i buy a Genuine one? They're a lot of money to buy from Renault and there seems to be a lot of Delphi versions available for half the price. Is there much difference? Anybody had problems with aftermarket ones? I wouldn't usually...

Last few jobs over the weekend building the arches back up and fitting a couple of captive bolts to the subframe. It’ll save me a lot of pain later should I need to remove it again. Tidied up the inner wheel arch protectors then refitted to the freshly painted arches. Pretty pleased with...

Thank you fella 😊

I’ve just realised this is the car from YouTube 🤦🏻‍♂️😂 Some fantastic content and very inspirational. Kick started my obsession to work on mine. As above - glad it’s sold on and not been broken. Might even see it out on track in 2022. But don’t hold me up 😉😂