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Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project Ball joint removed etc, but driveshaft still in place, passenger side btw.....much play? LOL. This could maybe explain alot, FFS. Still, all stripped down now anyway, off to get the wishbone bushes pressed out and sleeves welded up!

Cool, got an idea for a pic including all the F4R'd Mk1s you see, but might take a while to get ;)

Call up and find out some dates for TDI then?

Whens the deadline that pics need to be submitted by?

trackaction-online iirc dude, im doing it through another forum

13th is a normal trackday that im doing, 17th is the RenaultSport trackday :) Last two outings for my car of the year.

hmmmm im at oulton park on the 13th and then the 17th. Il see what dates are available

Il give paul a call this week and see if he has any dates free in november. Would people be OK with a saturday?

yeah.....The mirrors, badges and cage went from silver to orange to acid yellow, wayyyyyy before the whole of CS started doing it lol. Still cant believe its been over a year since it went.

...and yes it went back to standard and was sold, over a year ago now!

lol.

I would be up for a RR meet in november at some point, any earlier and im out sorry! cant be bothered running a standard engine

Dont know then. When I fitted the schricks to mine, and it was still on a 172 standard map, the 5k 'kick' has completely disappeared...if it was fuel, surely it would still be there?

VVT is only engaged under 2k. Its for low down drivability. It has nothing to do with the 5k 'kick'. Thats just the design of the engine/cams.

£54.20/each on Camskill for 195/40/16. Then you would have to pay to get them fitted, a backstreet local garage would usually charge around £20 in my past experience.

Im sure they usually have a little heatshield that clips over them as standard, well I remember my 172 starter having one on when I got the engine im sure...I dont have one on and ive never had a problem, although my manifold is wrapped. Also MK1s definately come with them too, most are missing...

Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project I was heading over to mansfield this morning to pick one up from a C16V member, but I got waylaid and didnt have time (2hours each way)...So il just have to see what other options ive got more locally for now. Yeah, well the radiator 'flat' is 1mm or so...

BUT awesomegti read out 186bhp on a standard 172, lol. May aswell make a proper day of it and do it at RSTuning like in the past...but then people moan about it being too far....can never win, lol.

yeah, the box was a service exchange from renault, oddly its a '92 casing with brand new insides, along with the bolt in diff. Im guessing they just re-use the casings to save on cost

yeah lol! aye new'er', fortunately the run-around valver I had came with a box that had been bought from renault not long before, with the newer style diff (non circlip). Im running that now since the circlip popped in the other, didnt want to bother trying to repair it.

JB3 (048) is the valver box, but its on other things too, there are lots of different versions of it I think....

possibly was mis-aligned putting too much stress on it yeah, maybe! mine had lasted 7/8 trackdays then at mallory I ran some semi-slicks on the front, I think this put alot more force/strain on the drivetrain and caused it to go....was fine before that though. If you're going to get another...

mine was welded. popped on track at mallory, welds just snapped clean off

Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project I was down there yesterday! Doh! Im picking a valver subframe up in the morning, but thanks for the offer anyway. Im sure I remember seeing different steering rack mounts on a 172, but not 100%... Ive been looking through my old build pictures and it seems...

RigUpRacing Certified TBH.

are you using the 172 key or the 1.2 key when this is happening? if you've put the 172 loom and uch in and not using the correct key it will throw a paddy.....or it may just throw a paddy anyway as the key (even correct one) may have become unsynced from the UCH.....so so so many things

not sure, although there are probably different versions of it (ph1 and ph2 onwards most likeley)

checked the fuel pump fuse in engine bay hasnt blown? 30amp iirc. what loom is inside now, 172 or 1.2?....if its 172 it may not mate upto the rear loom of the 1.2 so the fuel pump wiring might be on different pins between the looms...

Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project I could do 2 trackdays with that sort of money, once again I know which one im choosing ;)

makes everything ALOT more solid, well worth it...less movement = less chance for downpipe movement