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Have not updated in a while, it's been busy month after trying to be a show off and doing a massive burnout put my gearbox in bits, diff collapsed, got a new box local turns out it's seized, great! Roadtrip to pick up another, two new shaft, two front tyres, two gearboxes.. Also ditched the...

Cheres fella!:beers:

Got myself a scenic MK1 shifter, made a start modifying the shaft, removed un needed lugs Will be getting a stiff shift and nylon gear knob, saving on the brass bushes too a local machinists is making a set up for me! Also seeing about getting a shaft made up they have taken a few mesurements...

Not much happening recent, got her through an MOT! Just.. But got a cup spoiler attatched to a tailgate for an absolute steal! Got that fitted up and had a go at machine buffing the whole car, looking far better, also first good day of the year took a run up to skye, looking forward too the...

Having a strange one with my 182, developed a missfire at around 3k RPM cruising speed, initially thought spark problems so put leads, plugs and a coil on still no change, checked it wasn't drawing in air anywhere all ok, unplugged the MAP sensor and it was running rich but the missfire was...

Small update but an update never the less got my 90mm plate on the front!...

How many miles does your clio sport have? Mine has just clicked 134928 Personally one of the highest I've seen, who else has a high mileage wagon

Proper ebaichs on now the last set were definitely not for a clio .. But anyway what a difference!... Few plans in the pipeline for the new year, I know there was a few problems with the SM tuning inlets but did anyone actually get good results with one?

Another small progress update! Fitted the shocks and springs what a difference, the ones on it were seized solid! Any wonder it was a hard bumpy ride, also snapped a wheel nut in the hub flange, one too many ugg duggad on the gun (oops) so fitted a full set of wheel nuts all round with 17mm head...

New shicks came today! And eibach pro 40mm rear springs and 60mm fronts, Also a track rod end as the NSF has a bit of play in it, took the car a 900 mile round trip this weekend never missed a beat and she ticked ober the 130k mark too! Looking pretty dirty at the motorway services, also pretty...

Yeahh It was his, Macrae and Dick Ford, transit mechanic! ahh right cheers for the heads up, heard very mixed things about them

Was a corsa w**ker for a while but this is my first decent powered car only been on the road 8 months odd!... Remember seeing you pushing a corsa c turbo up the drumossie was a good laugh poor guy couldn't believe it 😂😂

Ahh right! I did wonder, remember seeing the old 172 cutting about it was a fair machine :up: Cheers its costing a fortune but im loving it:car:

Another small update for the weekend! Fitted some 172 cup headlights, ditched the xenons kept blowing bulbs and at £45 a pop wasn't happy so got a mint set local and fitted decent bulbs to them, osram nightbreakers what a difference on the road at night plus it looks far better Also got rid...

Thanks:up::beers:Quite possibly! I've seen the car about yeah it was quite a nippy thing iirc but think he's banned just now:tearsofjoy:

Engine bay starting to look sweet!.. Still waiting on an engine cover in the post, some sellers seem to think the highlands of scotland is some sort of foreign country and charge crazy amounts for postage and it takes ages to come! But hey ho, hopefully santa will bring me some ktec goodies

Minor bits an bobs for now, got my battery cover on but for now building the funds for more goodies but ordered this lot so awaiting it all to arrive, also a new engine cover (will be hydrodipped along with dash trims and various other bits in the weeks to come) and a new coolant expantion...

Cheers! Happy with it now :up::car:

Surprised how easy the belts etc were to do! Aux belt tensioner was a bit of a fiddle and getting the lower cover out but once the tools were in place it was easy, mine was well overdue at 128k

Wheels and tyres check Belts and dephaser check Splitter check 4 wheel alignment check Having a blastw ith this little machine, next plans are a set of buckets, ktr coilover kit and solid top mounts!..

A few updates! Got the blue bonnet on, looks mint now, also scored myself a dirt cheap set of oz f1! New bumper and a fabia splitter also timing belt, dephaser and waterpump due to be done next weekend.

Well its been a good Saturday! Headlights done, car machine polished came up great! Delighted with it, next on the list is belt and dephaser then get the bonnet painted :car::hearteyes:

Yeah for sure my man! Loving the driving, hanlding is good even as standard, good for the tight scottish single track roads

Bumpers have laquer peel but thats it looking like that after hours of cleaning and polishing :up:

Got the toyosports cat back fitted! Happy with that sounds good but not too loud, got the wheel alight done at work also drives far better, was looking through the books it had a belt done at 97k no dephaser though that sucks...

Well hello everyone!.. Here's my first renault, picked up this arctic blue 182 high mileage (126k) part service history.. But apart from that absolutely amazing cars to drive little poket rockets but now onto whats bad about it noisy dephaser, needing brakes and tyres, exhaust leaking, EML on...