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WWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGHHHHHHH - change to 3rd - WWWWWWWOOOOOOOAAAAAARRRRRGGGHHHHHH - change to 4th - WWWWWWOOOOOOOOAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGHHHHHH Dont you just love the good old 16v?!:D

Ill be hunting out all my French stuff like Daft Punk!

Dont tell them. Just keep your old springs and wheels handy in the vent of an incident. Thats what I always used to do with my moded 1.2 Clio. In fact, someone once went into the side of me, so the car was taken to a body shop. So I just rocked up later in the day with the wheels and they...

Right. Just met up with the builder who still said it was the scaffolding blokes fault. So after a little "debate" and my mentioning that I work for the Citizens Advice Bureau and am well rehearsed on the practice of the Small Claims Court, he gave in. Well, a bit anyway. We went up to...

There have been some builders doing work next door for the past month or so - and they finally took the scaffolding down today and cleared off. But they took the scaffolding down through the yard at our flat in Bristol. Went out to my car and its peppered in shallow, but very noticeable...

Wow! Looks stunning. I mean really stunning!:o Its only my personal taste, but Id have the original slim-line spoiler or a Prima one put one, as they draw the eye more naturally then to the arches.

There have been some builders doing work next door for the past month or so - and they finally took the scaffolding down today and cleared off. But they took the scaffolding down through the yard at our flat in Bristol. Went out to my car and its peppered in shallow, but very noticeable...

Wow! Looks stunning. I mean really stunning!:o Its only my personal taste, but Id have the original slim-line spoiler or a Prima one put one, as they draw the eye more naturally then to the arches.

Whoops - sorry!:( Thought cams were an engine out job - obviously not!

Hi Shorty - theres a good group of us in South Wales if thats where youre from.

Hi Shorty - theres a good group of us in South Wales if thats where youre from.

I thought you could do the camber at the front, but not at the back?

Cams etc will be an engine-out job. 10 hours labour at a garage or lots of effing and blinding in your garage! I think you have to chip it with new cams - or your settings will be all over the shop. Thats definitely not a home mechanics job - unless you have a rolling road;) Head gasket...

Depends on what tyre profile youve gone for. 16s could have a bigger or smaller rolling radius than the original wheels, depending on tyre size. E.g. 205/50/16 will be much fatter than 195/45/16 - and the car will handle and accelerate accordingly.

Go for a Maxi kit - save the pennies.;)

One hundred and seventy-two 172 Exclusives were made. 172 - get it?:D

I hear the 5 GT Turbo clutch is the same - a Group N one apparently costs £60+ for the part.

But is it the "real" maxi kit in the links pictures, or is it just a wide-arck kit?

I cant see the lower dash being a home-job - what with the speaker panels, air vents and so on. I smell "expensive"!!

Is it actually a Maxi kit like the one in the picture - or is it a copy?

I thought you could do the camber at the front, but not at the back?

Go for a Maxi kit - save the pennies.;)

One hundred and seventy-two 172 Exclusives were made. 172 - get it?:D

I hear the 5 GT Turbo clutch is the same - a Group N one apparently costs £60+ for the part.

But is it the "real" maxi kit in the links pictures, or is it just a wide-arck kit?

Is it actually a Maxi kit like the one in the picture - or is it a copy?

88k is a bit low mileage for a new F7P (16v) engine. Sounds like a gasket to me. Bottom end is solid - good for 150k-250k.

Oooh, and the BB Turbo-nutter 16v is black too...

Erm, there might be four black Valvers there: yours, mine, Rockports and Glens.

Oooh, and the BB Turbo-nutter 16v is black too...