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Its easy to drive fast though, and inspires confidence imo.
You just point and go lol
You just miss the refinement, which like you know, you wont get from the clio, or any small car tbh. But refinement usually = less fun ;)
Its 4 nuts per seat dave, and lift them out with everything in place ready to swap. I thought you fitted them?
Maybe soak them in wd40 the night before to make it easier.
Took me 20 mins to swap mine over this morning, just bring a jack + axle stand and i've got all the tools ;)
Looks an ace meet, wish yorkshire had such big meets. Never see anything like that.
Maybe when kk's in Leeds opens this summer it'll kick off, doubt it though :dapprove:
Got me looking at ek9's again though, if only they weren't so 'popular' in bradford ;)
My 182 costs me no more to run than any other car i've owned tbh.
The only consideration is insurance, but I guess I've always been lucky and found a cheap quote.
This is my mates on eBay, he's spent loads on it over the last year and is a good buy for someone!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2004-FIAT-PUNTO-SPORTING-1-4-16V-GREY-/120700809131?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1c1a542fab#ht_770wt_1141
£2K will get you some decent coilovers, KW V2's are rated well on here, including setting them up properly and fitting and a yozza race exhaust.
You should even have change from that £2K, maybe enough for a r-arb :)
There's a guide re the bolt spacing here but you have to be a full member:
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?224359-Suspension-Guide-Bolt-Spacing-amp-How-to-Measure
As a bit of an update, on Tuesday Dave, the engineer who made the bars, emailed me to say he was drawing up a revised design.
New ones will be made from thicker plate and include a larger gusset.
He expects to dispatch them FOC to whoever needs them within 2 weeks :)