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I'm in two minds whether to camp solo or get a hotel/lodge for a few nights.. I kind of like the idea of getting the Mrs and kid to follow me down in her car with extra spares/tools etc rather than the chance of having a mechanical issue and being left stranded.

You did snap the tang off the end of the coil once it was inserted didn't you?

I would change it, pull the cap, re seal it and a fresh seal, just make sure the crank is clean where the seal sits and use a proper seal driver to make sure it goes in square.

First 50 miles done today without any snags, taking it easy just varying revs/load and engine braking. Feels good to be out in it again. Remember how horrible the seating position is though, I'll have to do something about that this summer Looked good from the window of the gym this morning

Standard head, cams, pistons and rods? Maybe £1k for the long block if it's cosmetically nice too, £800 for the turbo kit and £600 for the ECU

They took the bumper off to paint it, but I did leave the car with them. They did the bumper, side strips, and door bullets. I dropped it off on Sunday evening before I went back to work and he had it done by Wednesday

I think I'd rather have a freshly painted bumper thats not a 100% match than one that's peppered with chips and scratches. I had my back bumper painted, edge to edge with the tailgate and rear quarters you'd never know, the match is perfect, they charged me £280 all in.

Stick some UV dye in the header tank and find the leak with a blacklight. I used the Ring kit to find this tiny leak on my Ducati

I don't off the top of my head, I've got a box of assorted dowtys in the garage, worth having one for things like this

I had the same thing, nipped it up and it stopped but I think it's still weeping a tiny bit. I'm going to remove the fitting again and replace the supplied copper crush washer with a dowty washer

Got my new steering wheel fitted today Feels so much nicer than the OEM wheel, and matches the interior really well. And fitted a new 3rd brake light from Barthel auto solutions There was actually some sight of the sun in the sky today, roll on 1st of march when I can start using it.

I'm going to try to get out to as many meets/events this year, would be good to see some other NE Clio people there. Weeknight meetings at the car barn once a month through the spring/summer. https://www.facebook.com/share/191DxCAar1/ https://www.carbarn.co.uk/drivers-club.html Pistonheads...

I'm hoping this will be my first one, I'm not aware of the location history TBF 👍

Teeside autodrome? Croft would be good too for us non-southerners, but there's something on there that day

Cadwell park would be class..

B4's are just OEM equivalent shocks, nothing special. No better or worse than other pattern shocks like KYB etc. EBC brake pads are shite, there's much better pads out there

Not going to lie, that looks awful. There's some half decent looking single din car play/android auto head units out there

I'd love another MX5, I had a lovely neo green eunos V-spec about 15, yrs ago. Would have another V-spec, S-spec or RS limited in a heartbeat

Happy with that, alignment sorted too. I've just had it on temporary day insurance for the MOT, need to sort out a proper policy with some kind of agreed value etc, I wouldn't want something to happen and an insurer trying to pay out £3k for it now. I'll tax it on the first of march and start...

Definitely go for autodoc if you're not desperate for the bits, stick the parts in your basket and sit on it for a day or two until you get the 'items in your basket have been reduced' email

"Yeah, arch your back a bit more, that's it, say mince.. I mean cheese!"

People who double click torque wrenches also have 4d number plates and interfere with kids, I despise it 😂

Well that's mildly disappointing but not the end of the world. Ive ordered a new 3rd brake light but for the re-test I'm just going to put some black electrical tape over it then it can't be tested Ordered a new number plate light, I looked at the current one (was brand new from Renault just...

Another vote for norbar, I use them at work and have a set at home, these will cover everything you need to do and last a lifetime

I'm pretty sure that's a resistance welded stud, like the smaller ones that hold the fusebox in, I had one of them snapped (same one that's snapped in your pic), I wiggled it with some mole grips to break the welds and put a rivnut in it. Obviously you want something more substantial than a...

That's properly rotten, so happy it's happened to those nonces 👌

I'm surprised they're recommending that solution. Studs and bolts aren't the same. Studs also don't need to be bottomed out in a blind hole to work, I would set the stud to the correct installed length in the cam with Loctite 242 to get 2-3 threads of protrusion on the nut when fitted.

Do you just want a 172 cup, or specifically that one.. spending £5-6k on a really nice one will be significantly quicker, easier and less hassle than buying one that needs work you can't do yourself. If you do buy that one then you need to value it on the worst case scenario of needing £1k a...

Sills look pretty standard for most MK2 clios, they're definitely going to need doing before long.. can you weld/paint? You can expect £500-1000 a side to sort it out depending on the extent of the rot and the level of repair you're happy with

What cleaning process was used on the block? The deck looks very Matt/satin finish, doesn't look like it's been refaced?