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i might be confusing things; what does the other pipe that the one in your last picture connects to look like?

that's the right clamp (olive clamp) for that type of joint, but you need an olive to go inbetween the pipe ends - kwikfit/etc again

have you got a Haynes manual, as that describes dash/console removal (although you shouldn't need to remove the centre console) none of it's particularly difficult and i think there are guides on here somewhere if you've not a manual you need to take the top of the dash off to fit the...

the right hand clamp is called an olive clamp and is not what you need for the joint in the picture. for the pictured joint, you could either use a mikalor/norma type clamp (basically a fancy jubille clip), or a u-bolt clamp of the right size. u-bolt clamps will be available from kwikfit/etc...

it just makes more noise really; if you disconnect the pipe from the airbox infront of the battery, that'll give you an idea

glanced at mine when i fuelled earlier - the bolts look captive - are there not nuts on the other side of the panel?

google Caterham hire as that might be an interesting introduction. have fun shopping around! would like to be in a similar/ish position some day:)

just wondering, as it may help - what sort of stuff have you experience of driving on track and have you a trailer and tow vehicle? the ex-race car option does sound interesting but i imagine a lot of them are likely to be inherently high-maintenance?

that's an enviable amount of money to be spending on a toy! do you need to spend that much though? (just trying to imagine what you might feel comfortable in from the tone of your posts; 30k will obviously buy you something very serious). personally, i'd love something like a CSL R300 and the...

assume it's the same with the key out of the ignition? i've not had the Clio's ignition barrel out, but there's usually a pin/bar in them that locks the steering - if that's the case with the Clio, could be that it's jammed/broken off

Re: awesome video! kenblock spoof :) haven't seen that before and it was kind of cute to begin with - but what a bunch of mongs (need to watch it through). they look like proper pyrotechnic fireworks being fired at the car; driven through flames (stuff that!); and wtf was that baby-in-a-pram...

isn't a 1.2 going to be more economical than a 1.6 with fuel? shop around for insurance?

no way you'll get £1k for that list of parts i'd say - apart from bumpers and wheels (probably not worth much more than a few hundred?), the rest is just little bits what's preventing you from being able to afford to run it? insurance?

the grips are KTEC's GRP ones - they were about £40. they're a new product and there's a thread with a waiting list somewhere fubar - think i'm going to leave the wheel as is for the time being. can't really justify the expense of a retrim. the ign sticker's a requirement for some of these...

i've had a go at taking pictures now that i've finished playing, but the contrast is very harsh, due to camera flash the grips are matt black and don't look that bold against the wheel in natural light; rest of the wheel also needs cleaning (airbag grubby by the looks of it) having had...

i think they look nicer with the badges on and haven't lost any since i replaced the missing ones when i bought the car. don't blast them with a powerwasher! they were £12/side but sounds as though they've gone up. pt nr used to be 7711291177

they're pretty soft and allow a fair amount of movement when worn, which gives you the knocking (there's not a lot of room between the manifold and the subframe) the upper gearbox mount is about £20ish; EuroCarParts or GermanSwedishFrench keep them. the engine mount is about £50. neither are...

gypsies?

it's a case of tracing everything back from the master cylinder. if you've got drums on the back, leaking wheel cylinders is a favourite, as said

it's bolted to the horn bracket, behind the n/s headlamp and is an inlet vacuum operated butterfly valve designed to reduce induction noise. and, 'no'. :)

pretty sure i don't. hope there weren't any public toilets involved anyway Schwep - stick the printout up if you get chance. get well, etc!

what have you two been up to? :dapprove:

ah, right so you've one wheel further forward than the other? have you got the printout there, as the geo terms on it will confirm where the problem is could just fit new OE bushes if uprateable stuff isn't available (sorry, i'm distracting from your original question:o) - but the beams...

haven't noticed poly beam bushes advertised (not that i've spent any time looking) - OE if they have to be done? or do the race cars use solid mounts or something that could be fitted? what measurements have you been given and where did you have it done by the way? TBH, you'd be dead-lucky to...

set only yesterday? wikipedia's updated already! i know the outright record's still a way off in real-world terms, but these modern specials are getting closer and closer to some of the monumental laps

the bonnet release lever just pulls off (from experience) not sure about the plastics - have a look in Haynes if you've got one, as the interior trim is described in there. fairly sure i had the panel behind the bonnet release lever off and that it just pulled off (hook-type clip at the top?)...

WA5A.. p-side-down. oh:dapprove: clutchs are odd in these - mine seems OK, but i've driven another 172 (forum member's) that was unbelieveably stiff in comparison - not sure what's going on; maybe release bearing?

i've read that it's a common problem with some aftermarket performance pads, but didn't realise it affected OE pads as well (what have you got fitted?) did you notice that they were particularly difficult to get back into the carrier when you took them out last? basically, if they're...

think he's referring to (filing) the pad backing plates - where they're an interference fit into the caliper

i could attempt pics, but not sure my mickey-mouse camera would produce much so, are they not even leather? whatever outer coating they have is silly-thin anyway - you can just rub it off with a wet rag! hey-ho