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Well figured I’d strip the rear beam off the 182 so I could get it powder coated then I can swap parts onto the 172 without leaving it in bits. Naturally 3 of the 6 captive bolts decided they don’t want to come out and I can’t get at it with a grinder... thanks Renault. Will have to go at it...

Rebleed is the first step if its been 2 years.

Looking at the militek I'd say it might impact performance slightly as the pipework narrows when it splits to the two back boxes. You would be better off swapping it for a 172 exhaust or a lightweight racing exhaust from pure motorsport etc.

Sensor on the blink, also you need CLIP to check the abs system or if your handy with electrics an oscilloscope will work.

As above its going to be expensive and somewhat dangerous to print anything thats going to survive on a moving car without flying off and disintergrating. However it would be feasable to print something in ABS on a cheap hobby printer that you can use while its parked up or moving slowly for...

Also looks like it's missing at least 1 of the roof strips for some bizarre reason.

Best strategy tbf, can't win against an internet mob, give it two weeks and everyone will have moved onto something else.

Anyone got any experience with these type of home blast cabinets, waste of money or surprisingly good? https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/heavy-duty-blast-cabinet/ https://www.sgs-engineering.com/ssb100-shot-blast-cabinet

Haha all in good time, crawling underneath cars in the winter is a young mans game.

Enjoying the thread very informative photos! Don't suppose you remember the part number for the oem lines?

Hot hatches should be naturally aspirated.

Guy this morning sent me an "urgent" email at 6ish, I'm out on site so it auto replied saying please ring if its urgent. He just sent me a reminder email asking if I'd seen the first one. 🤦‍♂️

No I'd take him to court like a normal person...

What a stupid thing to say, it's a car ffs.

Makes me laugh all the ones commenting stuff about "beating him up" look like a light breeze would knock them down.

If the police are investigating the other guy for burglary and assault it suggests it's not so clear cut. Seems strange he would allow them to keep the car for 18 months if there wasn't a genuine dispute from the garage.

Ah so it revs fine but doesn't move at all? If so look at your driveshafts or the gearbox for failures.

Engines gone pop?

Gave it a quick clean yesterday to see what it's going to need bodywork wise and get some protection on the paint. Seems to be in really good condition, going to need some paint on the rear bumper, a few rusting stone chips touch ups and the usual filler cap fix. The spoiler also had a bad...

True, but it’s big jump financially and time wise hiring people, so I can appreciate why people don’t do it.

It’s the usual blueprint of getting popular, struggling to keep up with the orders without cutting corners, then shutting down when it becomes too much.

Planning similar myself soon, What paint did you use?

Word of mouth, It was 5 mins walk from my house.

Mate had his plates cloned after sticking pictures up on the web, saving myself the hassle.

Already been there once and spent far to much.. Just want this to be a nice car to drive on a sunny afternoon.

Once I’ve flogged the cat out of it, will be effectively a free car too. :ROFLMAO:

Picked this up today for £400, 55k miles on the clock but it hasn’t moved in 5 years. Started almost straight away on the key to my surprise, sounds like the water pumps knackered and the rear brakes are seized on so had to drag it back. Plan is minimal mods but renewing everything so that...

You will need a piece to match up to the olive joint on the cat, or cut it off and weld on a sleeve joint.

What’s the £500 for it’s £115 on the dvla?

Just take a trailer test it’s pretty easy to pass, All you have to do is reverse it into a parking space, drive down the road for 10 minutes then unhook it.