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Hit me up next time and i'll take you for a passenger ride. My car has a few tweaks to make it handle better, it has a longer wheelbase than other Phase 1 V6's, wider tyres on the larger phase 2 wheels with some seemingly odd tyre pressures, and some camber mods. Its very usable now, it took...

CSF and back - no problems! Even in the extreme heat, although it was nice to know both my sidepod fans are still working properly haha. Props to Katie Rose for the pic, my 220 is a pretty car but the Vee...

I got a pax ride and it was on another plane of existence. The thing is absolutely savage. If I could fit in one to drive, i'd go get myself one... but I can't. Too tall for anything Lotus make, my legs simply dont fit.

Thankyou to the Admins for organising and working to make this event possible. Fantastic event as always, there is just too many people to get around and meet everyone! I'll drop Katie a message today and get the photos sorted, she was busy busy all day so hopefully there are some great shots...

Came back to it Sunday and had decided I wanted the engine back in come hell or high water so I had to swap out the rack for the rebuilt one from my white quadra, I can source and rebuild another for that one I guess! Pipes went back in OK this time. Annoyed at the waste of time and...

Popped the slave on the bellhousing along with a new fork and a new bleed pipe and new release bearing Then, in anticipation of refitting the engine on Sunday I put the steering hydraulic lines back in, and unfortunately as I tightened the back union the threaded segment broke out of the...

Prepping the subframe for fitting, the nuts and washers I replaced but the bolts were OK so I cleaned and greased them, then fitted the subframe bushes. The old large washers under a 36mm socket are perfect for this. Then dropped the 'box on - it's easier to lift the subframe and box in...

I managed 41.2mpg out of mine on the Coventry>Dover leg of my LeMans jaunt this year. Mid-30's for the rest of it. My other Clio pictured with it below doesn't do that well on MPG, unsurprisingly Considering they are both RenaultSport Clio's I don't think you could get cars that are more...

Centre console back in (god damn thing, you have to disconnect the handbrake cables to remove/refit it) and looking really good, very pleased. Test drive No1 - I could hear something unsavoury out the window, like a brief regular scrape once per wheel rotation - quick nose at the back...

Machined, fitted, boot on. Old ABS target broke taking it off (and is too big) but I glued it on with spacers and tiger seal so I can prove it all works before I buy the new targets. If its OK I will buy another new CV for the other side, 2 ABS targets and change the other one when I pop the...

While I am prevented refitting the engine and box by the lack of a clutch I decided to drop the subframe and have a crack at making it less yuk. Gave the vibration dampener a bath Then spent an eternity cleaning off the sticky underseal grot off, and the greasy and oily build ups...

I've had it far too easy of late, it seems, and the car has decided to test my patience a little. The plan was to take it to LeMans this year. I was aware however of a low rumbling appearing at the rear near side when cold which reduced when hot and resonance directly related to road speed -...

Pretty sure this is/was Lewis' car, @Lewi86 Having seen it when I bought my LY 220 off him, it's absolutely lovely.

It's not just the mechanical mating, thats the easy part, you just have to get torque to the input shaft. getting the electronics working would be an epic task, because the DSG systems take input from many other parts of the car. Lets take some simple ones, engine speed, road speed, torque...

I was king of my area in my 21 Turbo when I was in my early 20's until one of these showed up, it handed me my arse, I was gutted! Fab things.

Yes mate they're quite collectable now, the Yankee 1/4 scale models. I owned one myself for a while in the mid-2000's but sold it due to being a new dad/very skint...wish I could have kept it. I have a pic somewhere of it on the bonnet of my own real 21 Turbo. They're selling for 3 and 4 times...

A fate sadly met by most of them

Yep - my 1986 Phase 1, as thread-ed here... https://cliosport.net/threads/phase-1-renault-9-turbo.823533/ Currently sat outside the garage under 2 covers, I will have to kick it out of that spot shortly too because I need to do a wheel bearing change on my Clio V6 there lol

I cleaned off some sticky goop stuff, I assume an underseal of sorts from the subframe, think I might gravitex it. I think I saw new subframe bushes in the parts boxes as well so may just be easier to drop it, coat it and lob the bushes in at the same time. The engine needed the crank seal...

I've kicked the R9 out of the garage to start laying out the puzzle, started tidying some stuff in the engine bay, cable routing etc. Nothing too exciting, so here are some pics of the incredibly clean shell.

Away she goes to a new home, the new owner is happy to tackle the smaller stuff now the main recomission is done. /Thread. PS i've already got the next one in :) See here https://cliosport.net/threads/1988-red-r21-turbo.842581/

As the previous one departs, the next one arrives (literally the same day :) Sub here for more 21 Turbo shenanigans! Bye bye Hello! In and ready for jigsaw puzzle time :)

Rear flexis done. Had an ABS light grace me with its shining glory, so investigation revealed a dead sensor. Had a spare in the garage in a hub, but stuck in so I had to cut it out. This is fine as if I ever need it for my own car, i've sacked off the ABS anyway. Fully road legal now and...

Been having issues getting the brakes anywhere near so gave up with messing with the new (but different) brake master. Even the p/n on the original microfiches lead to this cylinder but its not the same. I took it off and looked to see if I could use the guts in the original cylinder. Nope...

For rusty stuff, clean it, a coat of Bilt Hamber Hydrate 80, then Bonda rust primer, then black metal paint (like Hammerite). For stuff not heavily rusted you can skip the hydrate 80.

Threw some paint at the hubs Got the reconditioned shafts out, flaming £300 to restore the original shafts! Lobbed it all at the car with the new discs & pads too, only to discover the pads were rear pads, wrongly listed when bought which was annoying. Back on its wheels, not maximum...

Investigated a creak in the NSF turret... turns out the topmount bearing was completely seized up. Only had genuine ones in stock, so rather than wait for one to be delivered I begrudgingly used one - usually items like this are reserved for my Quadra lol Can I just say how absolutely...

Also decided as these are a bell-end to fit I would mod the bottom cups to stop spring dislocation Ain't slipping off now is it! Then I moved on to the hubs, new bearings and a bit of a clean up Once the Hydrate 80 has cured ill dust them over with a rattle can.

Not many Mk1 Meganes about now, rarer than the GTT I bet! Would like to see those on (shameless plug) TurboRenault.co.uk forum too, thats our sort of thing.