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As long as its not in bradford mate u will b ok

Well its a nice day so why not open up the shop for the day : Went to take the Securing screw out for the disc, and guess what it didnt come out easy, weld on a nut , job done Took the arch liners off for a proper clean , found this mount of crap behind, must be as old as the car Looking...

ill do a bit each day TBH , I know it will be worth it in the end. Its my only hobbie I suppose

don't worry about that mate, im gonna go anthracite when I get round to re-furbing them, they are bottom of the list for now

Get some pics up mate when u get it back, I don't know why they would bother doing a " 3 stage " polish unless u are paying more for this. But for what they charge u could properbly buy a DAS 6 PRO kit with various hexi pads and polishes, you tube it mate. That's how I learn how to use a das 6...

I was just gonna pipe and say don't buy a car from Bradford, FACT ! :quiet:

looks like a nice example mate

I really have no idea yet. just want to get her looking and driving spot on, just a big clean up, things that will cost me nothing for now

come on guys this thread is about me me me me, give me some sympathy please :rasp: Ben

yea pics would help fella

live in it till it sells

Little update: Get a letter from Bradford today, yea thank fook for that the V5 This what was inside the envelope What a c**t , telling me he had the V5

Re: Grab A Cuppa and Have Read of my last 24hrs !!!! http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?733461-From-Rags-to-Riches

The calipers should be fine after a lil bit of tlc. Just need a little rubber boot thats all. Ben

how funny, found my old user name and threads Ben

hello matey from a fellow newbie Ben

Progress thread has now been started on the car

wasnt the espace fitted with this engine ?? You will have to excuse my ignorance as im coming from the ford world and not that clued up yet on the F4R engine and what they have been in

are these calipers unique to the 172's and 182's ?? i dont think i need to actually change the seals as they still seem pretty good, just gonna clean them right up

spot on

find out all the torque setting for the F4R engine in the 172 ?? does the haynes manual cover this engine in the clio book ?? Ben

Took the front calipers off for a re-furb, drain all the brake fluid as well as it must be mostly water by now , i dont recon its ever been changed, same with the oil :banghead: the sliders didnt really live up to there names TBH. Has anyone got a spare rubber gaiter that covers the sliders...

but mechanically sound ???? dephaser was making a right racket ! but from what ive been reading peopkle just carry on with them sounding like a tractor

paint the cams !!!! ive heard it adds an extra 5-10bhp as it changes the lobe duration and keeps the inlet valves open for longer :rasp:

Right after havin a beast of a couple days / weeks or years , when ever you are reading this i thought i would start a little tread to show you how im getting on . Im in the process of cleaning up everything first and was just about to take off my rocker cover and found out it actualy holds the...

well i was going to remove it due to it being filthy and was just gonna clean it and spray it but forget that now , thank god i didnt take it all apart , thank fook for that . im gonna start a tread on my car now anyway and thanks fellas for saving my ass , a big thanks :drunk:

Im just taking about to take the rocker cover my 172 cup and kinda noticing that the it looks like the rocker cover may hold the cams down?? is this true and if so hop would i remove the rocker cover without the cams snapping in half due to the tansion of the cam pulleys ?? lol Cheers Ben

s**t mate. Thats gutting for ya Ben

What a brilliant bodge. Thanks for that. Very handy

Cheers but ive aleady bought them now. Ill c what happens. That link doesnt work btw. Ben