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Yeah guess the adjustment is just a nice perk, think main reason is what I put, particularly for track cars

Electronic power steering, the mk2 dci's had it and can bolt it onto 1*2's Means simplified under the bonnet setup and one less system to piss fluid out. Not sure on weight saving, may be a little but the epas motorised column is pretty heavy

could well be knocking shocker tbh, get that sorted first before digging any deeper

Quick update, pictureless but full of entertainment! So decided to insure the phase 1 other day, added it to my adminral cover on the 182 for the princely sum of 130 quid to novemeber when the renewal on both will then be due. Taxed it on the pay later monthly scheme and sorted! Blumming 283 a...

it'll never be better than a phase 1 ;-) nah nice to see another one saved and the cups are great cars out the box, sort the niggles on this one and should be a good one!

Okay, project engine bay tidy and interior tinker along with some other bits last weekend! First job, bought a new number plate light and LED bulb, so fitted that: Then got a new hazard switch as the old one looked off, recessed indicator and all covered in glue or something, so had to...

yey, phase 1 of win!

Thanks! Sort of agree, I prefer the phase 1 front end and less colour coding but the rear is not quite on par with the later car. Thinking of fitting a cup spoiler to add a bit of aggression!

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Kahn, as in the range rovers, they're actually designed?!! thought someone just drove them through ripspeed followed by the Argos jewellery section

So what your saying is RB is better yes? ;-)

no way I would leave the sills as they are, it'd bug the hell out of me, not to mention devalue the car as first place anyone looks on the old clios is the sills! for a stock oem restoration i'd have to get that repair flushed! great plans for the car though, should be lovely when done!

great pics @Dr Jekyll weirdly it think the RB suits the more cluttered environments (graffiti'd walls etc.) and the EDC the cleaner areas.......

Smash a couple of pics into here for good measure too :-)

Cheers Steve, I'm still torn as I'd love it totally stock.... But I think only to sell it and as I want to (and think I can justify so) keep it, it needs to be more 'me' and I'm very much an oe+ kind of guy Glad you 'get' it though

Cheers Elliot! I'm a huge Williams wheel fan, think your right though, exporting a set would not be a cheap undertaking. Pretty unique car over there it would make though ;-)

Yeah we'll have to organise something over the summer once I've got the track car on the road and this is done too @dann2707

It'll be reet for short journeys, just keep eagle eye on the fluid level in tank and don't rev the tits off it. As you say if you can avoid using it until it's fixed do so but knowing lads in fire service your usually within few miles of station so it'll make that trip if needed

trying not to as supposed to be sorting my track car, but my mind is constantly thinking, so...... in no particular order: - flocked top dash - cup shocks all round and new top mounts - engine cover in Odyssey - aluminium bonnet - cup spoiler - snappy steering wheel retrim

Did some more bits to the car today and rolled up to the end of the lane to get a couple of slightly better pics than those in my project thread. Cleans up okay and although I was keeping it standard..........I haven't, had to stick my mark on it :smile: Odyssey by Ben Cooper, on Flickr...

rest of the bolts all on okay and its pulled housing on plum to the head? run it up to temp with no leaks yet? if yes to both it'll be fine

Another odyssey! Lovely!

Preaching to the converted as mentioned!!lol! Bought a lovely, standard and original (ish) 172 Phase 1 few weeks back, its since had man logic firmly applied to it and I love it!lol!

i tried to run my old 172 on normal BP 95 RON and it used to splutter and loose power all over the shop, on the Ultimate it was fine, so since then for the sake of 2 quid a tank or whatever it works out at, I've always run my F4R engines on some form of Super unleaded, be it Shell, BP, Tesco...

Great write up and truly lovely looking car, in some ways it's a shame you modded it at all. Even down to the bulbs. But if I did mention that it would be very much pots and kettles so I'll stay quiet :-)

nice work mate when you say you use the X5 mop thing, does it come with a bunch of accessories to get to the harder to reach bits or you just using the shoot some steam at the fecker technique for areas like the boot shut etc?

they're superleggera :) much nicer wheel imo

engines require big money to gain anything tangeable really, best bet is just chuck a stainless exhaust on, decent panel filter in the airbox and RSTuner map it to get her running healthy and pretty much stock power (they always run lower than book tbh) cooksport or eibach sportline springs are...

you've already covered it in the question, replace top mounts with ones in link below, and add a standard 172 front lower gearbox mount http://www.vibra-technics.co.uk/renault/clio_1_18_williams and then get a polybush kit for the dogbone mount, or buy one from me, I have three in the shed...

yeah the mk3 is much more fuel hungry, its a far bigger and heavier car