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The rad in my 172 track car looks a little ropey so in order to ensure continued reliability I'd like to swap it over the winter. Which rads and from where have people used before? I dont want to buy one and have it blow its tanks! Cheers

So yesterday I tried to fit my cooksport springs, managed to assemble the spring and topmount onto the dampers without the need for spring compressors (as usual with lowering springs) but I can't get them onto the car as the ARB seems to hold the hub too high. Are they really this long that I...

Do conventional RHD ones work correctly with the stupid french linkage on the clio? I'm concerned the whole spoiler shape will point the wrong way? Also, does the clio have normal hook ends on the arms? Im looking at these...

Standard 172 engine, no oil cooler, what grade do people use for track use and where is reasonable to buy it? Cheers

For keeping dust and general crap off it inside a garage? I dont want a waterproof one as they tend to hold moisture inside and the car will be indoors all winter. What do people recommend? Thanks

I've got a set and the drivers side is knocking when on the ground but of course tightens up when you jack the car up so its taken a little while to find! I see they do service kits, has anyone here rebuilt a pair? Whats involved? http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=2847&appid=2 Cheers

Looking for a second budget commuter vehicle to rack lots of dual carriageway miles onto and these look to make a degree of sense. Who's got one? What sort of fuel consumption do you get? Would you have another? I believe there were several different engine power options, anyone know the...

I went to replace my balljoints at the weekend to find my car has 10mm holes, in spite of having the correct ARB mounts for a 172. I've filed out the holes and fitted the 12mm joints, but I just wanted to A) find out where these wishbones are from ad B) are they the same geometry as the 12mm...

I'm looking to replace the balljoints on my clio as they are visibly different and one looks "meatier" than the other. Short of buying new OEM wishbones and then re--bushing them, which I want to avoid as mine have the PMS stiffening plates, what brands are people using? Car is used mainly on...

Odd question I know but bear with me! My clio is stripped, caged and has spherical topmounts, PMS spherical rear beam kit and polybushes elsewhere and the noise it makes on rough surfaces would have me pulling over in any normal road car looking for broken bits. Is this normal, or should it be...

Hi, I have a clio track car which has had most of the obvious weight removed (stripped, buckets, cage etc). There are a few areas I'm aware of I want to address, such as the electric windows, and others I wish to leave as it's used on the road (central locking for instance), but where does...

Hi, My 2002 ph2 172 seems to have a lot of play in the caliper relative to the carrier. Do these cars tend to wear the pins, or the carriers themselves? I found these http://m.ebay.com/itm/261437140249?_mwBanner=1 But no confirmation that they fit a 172. Does anyone know if they're correct...

I'm wondering if there are any pads which work acceptably from cold, survive on track on a standard power 172 and have R90 European approval? EBC Yellowstuff do, I've emailed them to confirm bluestuff and they arent approved. Ferodo aren't type approved Mintex 1144 seem to not be approved but...

Hi, Those folk with quick release front bumpers for loading cars onto trailers etc, can you post some pics of what you've used to fasten it and where? Mine touches on the ramps as it is, and in due course I'd like to add a splitter so it will need to come off for loading. Thanks

Who does everyone use? I had a quote from Greenlight a while back which wasnt bad, but who else covers them? Thanks

What do people use in their track cars and for road use? For a dedicated race or track car I'd use the FIA spec stuff, but I worry it might do more harm than good on the road? Cheers!

Interested in handling only, so not spacers fitted for brake clearance, looks etc. Ph1 F1s are et 43 while the ph2 cup ran et35, so an 8mm spacer seems a good starting point, but many seem to go wider, to 16, 20 or 25mm. What have people found handles best, I'm happy to widen the track but I...

I bought some wheels which were listed as 4*100 and they turn out to be 4*98. As I like them and I've already had tyres fitted, I'd like to for them using wobble bolts. Due to the small bores around the bolts I need 'tuner' style bolts with an internal spline as opposed to external hex. Can...

Ebay produces loads of oil to water sandwich plates off diesel models, and a suggestion that the laguna may have had an oil to air one, but no details. I'm basically looking for a suitable vehicle from which to pinch a thermostatic sandwich plate with M20x1.5 fitment and a 65.5mm sealing ring...

Hi, I'm looking for something to make a flat floor in the drivers footwell of my clio, and also to make a floor/footrest in the passenger side. I like the look of these: But I dont like the price of either of them and I'm not fussed by the carbon. What has everyone used in their cars? Cheers

I've always wanted one and now ave a track car to put one in, but I know they normally just thread onto a rod and the clio has lift reverse and no thread with the OE knob bonded on. Has anyone managed it? If so how? Cheers

From what I've read on here, the service light comes on when there is an airbag fault, along with the airbag light? I need to airbag light to be off and never show, so I guess I can remove the bulb from that, but to get the service light off I guess I need to add the resistors to the plugs as...

Who does everyone use? Seems to be a sticking point with many of the mainstream ones? Looking into covering a track car for occasional road use. Cheers

Hi, I'm just looking for a poll on weights of stripped and caged clios, along with a brief spec of whats missing/added/lightened, but please only if you have had it on a weighbridge or cornerweights, no guesses! Cheers

Hi, I'm new on here and possibly considering a Clio as a track car in the near future. I've had a search and a browse around here and other sites and Im struggling to come up with what I'm after. For a track car (so Aircon and ABS deleted, interior trim and spare wheel all gone and springs...