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Haven't touched this since before Xmas, I've just exchanged contracts on a new house so under a bit of pressure to get it sorted now so I pulled my finger out yesterday and got it off the axle stands and gave it a run down the street, all seems well which is nice.

But the seller said he's 'improved the condition ten fold' by doing an oil service and fitting ditchfinders and some new discs

As above, you need to cut a fair bit off both ends of the heater matrix bypass, you also need to cut the metal banding and remove the push fit ends for the heater matrix pipe stubs off the OEM hoses and connect the new hoses to them.

Nobody is ever paying £10k for a 172/182 unless it's a perfect 172 cup or a Trophy, even with <40k miles it's a £5k car max

Take it to an exhaust fabricator and get a sports cat welded into the exhaust. There's no point in running a decat on a road car, the power loss from running a sports cat is negligible if anything at all, you won't notice a couple of BHP anyway and it's worth having one to do away with the...

You can use isopropyl alcohol to remove the sticky residue from the interior trims, then either leave them, get them sprayed Matt black to look OEM or if they absolutely have to be carbon you could get them carbon skinned by someone like this lad...

Thanks mate, you finished yours yet? You came up in conversation the other day when I was talking cars with Pete B

Last seen 18th December, looks like he's done the shithouse shuffle out the back door.

Overall the car is really nice, I'd be more than a bit annoyed if the seller has misrepresented it, especially if you've specifically asked for pics/info of 'the bad bits' , I'm not taking the piss here, but did you collect it in the dark? Blisters in the paint looks like solvent pop, which is...

Bought the Clio a little Xmas present, will have to wait until post-MOT to be fitted because I don't want the tester crying about it not having an airbag. I love Nardi wheels, had a Deep Corn in my MR2 Turbo years ago, this is my first 'Personal' and I'm really happy with it.

Loctite 518 for the cam cover Clio R3 maxi build Manual specifies DowSil 732 for No1 main cap, but Loctite 5980 is also suitable.

Personally, for what they cost I don't see why you wouldn't while you've got the sump and windage tray off. At least pull the caps off the rods and inspect them

I'm assuming you mean front brake pad slider shims? What model is your Clio? What's the chassis number?

That's really nice, can't argue with the results there.. it's still on my list of things to do but at the moment I'd rather spend the £2k on an exterior blow over first

Yes you can do the rod bolts with the engine in situ, it is possible to change the rod bearings at the same time.

Soda blasting removes paint etc, I just want the 20+ years of gearbox oil leaks, underseal and road grime removed from the underside

Frostworks.dryice on Instagram TBH if is was a 20k car I wouldn't baulk at the price, but i don't think it's worth it on a Clio, I'll probably just get it as high off the ground as I can on some tall axle stands and attack it with some chemicals, a drill brush and the pressure washer.. then...

30kg of it in pellet form is <£100, I've got no idea how much you'd use doing a floorpan 🤷‍♂️ I fully understand there's a cost of doing business, I may have been optimistic/way off the mark which is fine, it just felt a bit spicy when you can get a full body shell media blasted for around...

Anyone had the underside of a car dry ice blasted recently? Had a quote from a local place to do the underside of my Clio.. just the blasting, no post blasting treatment or underseal etc. They want £1100?! Seems like strong money for what can't amount to more than a day's work, I was...

Got a few bits done this weekend, airbox is fitted with new Flexi hose for the cold air feeds, Skoda front splitter fitted and front bumper fitted properly Got the back brakes done today.. new brembo discs, powder coated pad holders, I stripped and plated the mounting bolts and retaining...

Definitely needs a skim, but doesn't need replacing completely

Yeah I've seen them, I definitely want a proper cup splitter but for now I've just ordered another Skoda one

Nearly there now, gear linkage connected and set up. Under tray and arch liners fitted, Wheel alignment done with some toe plates, it won't be perfect but it'll be good enough to get it MOT'd and driven to get it done properly. I need to get the rear discs and pads changed, torque the...

New actuator bracket looks good 👌 , you could bend the rod by a few degrees which would remove the need to stack washers and/or clearance the hole. VHT paint looks decent too..

You should be able to get an angled barb fitting on that drain flange and run some proper push fit hose between that and the fitting on the block, ideally with some fire sleeve over it. Something like that. You could try and adjustable actuator bracket too Failing that the lad that does...

Looking good 👍, have you got a target for getting it in and running? Give me a shout if/when you want a loan of the timing tools

I've not used it before, I'll probably change it again after 100-150 miles, then again at 500.

Got up early this morning to get the oil changed before we go out, caught the first couple of litres of drained oil in a clean clear measuring jug to get a good look at it for any nasties, nothing to report, I've kept the oil filter which I may cut open later. Fitted a new copper washer to the...

It's running! Phone mic makes it sound like it's whirring really loud but it's not.. there's a little weep from the banjo on that PAS pump, and a tiny weep from the bleed screw on the thermostat housing but other than that it seems fine, I've ran it up to temperature and shut it off, I've...

Had a few hours outside today, exhaust is fitted, brakes bled, PAS fluid filled up, got the inlet manifold fitted, ECU which has been off to EFI parts for a base map. Fitted the battery ready to turn it over and the battery is dead 🙄 It's sat on the trickle charger now doing a reconditioning...