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The handbrakes on these cars are shocking, everything brake wise on my cup is brand new but the handbrake isn't up to much, its the same design they had on the r5 turbo, and they were very poor also back in the day, they work but not very good
Just use it and maintain it like any other car, life is far to short and you'll likely regret not just having fun with it and worrying about what it will be worth when your 69, get rid of the yellow one and go and enjoy it, that's what it was made for, I just rebuilt the full underside of my...
who's your nearest specialist? whoever they are i'd contact them and explain your situation with the car waiting to be sold, im sure they would help/sort you out, check all pipework for leaks is where i would start, i'd also have someone with a multimeter check the injectors/ fuel pump and...
if the shocks are badly worn then it'll never handle as it should, i would have them all replaced, standard renault cup ones are very cheap for these cars
It most likely will be wear and tear, I fitted the yanoo kit with brass bushes (fast road kit 1) and it feels so much better and precise, its tight once fitted but loosens up after a few miles, think it was around £50/60 quid or so
I used gtechnic on my 172 on all exterior plastics including front grills, they were slightly faded having never been treated before, but now look like brand new and will not need looking at for at least a year which suits me perfectly
The tie bars for a 172 cup are longer than standard 172,s, pretty sure they are 310mm long, I ordered some qh ones a few months back of eBay, I'd need to check my emails,
grab selector and put it in fifth gear (twist fully to drivers side and pull towards rear of the car) then slide the clamp over and position it in 5th gear from under the car, then just nip the bolt up, 10 minute job
Remove the home made bolt holding the swing arm, lubricate it and work up and down, it's likely seized, I was having the same issues so just renewed the whole lot, pipes,flexi's, compensator, callipers etc all round, should be trouble free for a few years
From what I seen on the net he had issues from day one, issue with parts flocked, items missing, items not received etc week in week out, there's other companies who do flocking, I would never of given him any work as couldn't of been done with the hassle tbh, unless you persue it through small...