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How did you get on @Kizzaaa ? Any watch outs? I’m about to do this as part of a bigger piece of refurb work.

As above- I need someone who can work over the Clio and remove as many dents and marks as possible- any recommendations?

Amazingly, my rad top brackets are fully functional, so just waiting on a load of parts to arrive now for the extended cooling/ac/panel refresh. So I messed around with the seat side mounts instead:

Thanks. Decided I’m going to change the rad, coolant expansion tank and hoses while I’m at it… how bad is that and do I need extra little bits that I don’t know about (have hi grip clamps)- like bolts and parts that might be rusted or are needed to complete the job? Those are the things that...

Slowly getting through some jobs and identifying more to do… The big one (for me) is changing the ac condenser, wings and bumper. I have the condenser and drier, some ac seals- am I going to need anything else? My rad has some damage at the top where it looks like the bolts from the old...

How’s the car going?

This was meant to be “I feel your pain” but my phone didn’t like that I guess!

I sure your dash plastic pain. At least that can be fixed.

Looking good. Do you have a plan for the exhaust heat shields? I need to source them too, wondering if there’s a cliosport solution or just a case of finding and refurbing old ones?

Great move if you can visit Corbeau. It’s a fiddly job but totally worth it. The wiper blank- https://ebay.us/m/ytO2wR Another job that was a pain in the arse but I like it and it’s the one change the Ragnotti had that we didn’t get on the Cup.

Great work! The new and refurbished parts look so good, and are going to drive beautifully.

Funny that this is the second time my car has had Sparcos in it. Found a thread where @ChrisP_182 owned it back when I had my first Cup. Whatever happened to it since that time, it was not very loved. That gives me drive to make it good again.

I’m tired and done with old car work for the day. And out of the nuts and bolts I need to finish the job. But definitely excited.

This is how I work on my cars: identify that something needs doing, research the s**t out of it reading how to guides, watching videos, even looking at a Haines manual, then order the parts, put the work off for a bit, finally convince myself it is as simple as the guides say, remind myself "all...

Thanks for that. At first I thought it was a sign of how bad the sills were. At least the paving stones won’t get rusty now 🤣

I feel your pain. It's all progress though!

I managed the job that didn't need doing today- new coilpack and leads, why not? Maybe the answer to that is that I think i managed to compress a lead under the inlet and I'm worried that there might be a specific way to lay out the leads under it that I don't know about? The front 5 bolts on...

One of many more questions to follow- a cracking sound on opening the door- which bit of the mechanism does that suggest is past it? Note this was a cracking sound in the car door, not in me, for once.

In short I just want to be able to read codes, diagnose things effectively, and switch off airbag lights etc- something that has some effective power but isn’t too expensive. Any recommendations? Have looked at foxwell NT604, is there a Clip setup that is straightforward to use? Or anyone near...

I knew roughly what to expect, but it is still pretty bad.

Minor updates. Probably an unpopular opinion, but I specifically wanted a cup with a/c. My (brilliant) first cup didn’t have it and was a pain in the arse, especially for doing motorsport related things with young kids. I’m a soft southerner, who my Yorkshire grandad would be ashamed of. I’ve...

Prepping to fit the new to me bumper and wing and I just dropped the b*****d wing on the ground and it’s ruined, deep scratched all along the arch. FML what a joke. Like buttered toast yet had to land paint side down. So fucked off.

Glad to hear you are happy with the new exhaust. Snappy did a wheel for my MX5 recently and it’s spot on. The comms were very good through the process too. Re your rear badges, I have to ask what/where/who is the correct tape? As I have this very job ahead of me (amongst 2000 other things).

Incredible achievement, well done to everyone behind the scenes that keeps it going and the nice people on the forum. It’s my second time around with a Clio and cliosport after a 12 year gap and I don’t plan on having another gap until I die.

Good work! Looks so much better where you’ve cleaned it up. It’ll all be worthwhile.

@Conor03 what happened with your cup- did you sell??

London, but very happy to get the car most places for a decent price and quality

If I was after someone to sort the rusty sills and petrol filler, the little dents, and paint the cup in a different colour, who would be a good recommendation and a fair price???

Old thread, but your ph1 looks fantastic!