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Yeah, if it wasnt so cheap I would have kept the red one. After driving it for nearly two weeks now its averaging the same MPG as the red one used to on petrol, so the bigger 318i engine cant be any worse. Getting between 30-35mpg with all short start stop journeys, so not far off the clio...

Cheers for the PM duck, although I probably do too much milage for it, along with maybe not being old enough? Managed to get a few jobs out of the way on it over the past couple of days, mainly bits that were annoying me. The brake pad warning light had been on since I got it (but I thought it...

Williams and 172 wishbones are 100% definitely different, thats where the extra width with the 172 widetrack comes with when fitted to a Mk1 over Williams widetrack

The first one was always fucked due to the the thread for the hub nut being flatten'd on the end, so it was a pain in the arse to get the nut on.. So I got another, ran that for a while, had to remove the engine, took shaft out and dropped it on the end, thread fucked on that one, so used my...

Wierd, what shafts are they? Ive ran 172 Ph1, 172 Cup and some random 182 shaft on mine without issue in the past...

No probs just give me a call.. Yeah no worries, il be back and forward to manchester in the next few days anyway so either way just let me know.. Yeah, ideal for just driving about in.. Quite a bit, Had it 6/7 days and put 1k on it already. How? lol

Lol, well I didnt buy it for the towing originally as I didnt even know it had the towbar until I got there. Just gonna have to see, i know people towing horseboxes with 1.6 astras so will just have to see how much it can tow - its not really the towing thats putting the load on it, its just the...

Got something for you to look at on it when you have a bit of free time Mike, some rig-up previous owner has attempted a touch up to a mark on the tailgate and you might know what to do lol.

You do have an M3 though, lol. To be honest I haven't even taken it over 3k RPM, just been pottering round normally and its fine for that. My previous two 'dailys' in the past couple of years were a Fiesta 1.2 and a Valver, so I wasnt really expecting much from it to be honest! Does me just...

Mk1s are definately heavy as standard (well valver/williams anyway), I fitted the 172 bits to my clutch setup when I did the conversion to make it lighter, and its fine now once you get used to it (same as 172). If you really want a decent clutch feel just convert it to hydraulic

Yeah, probably was something no setup right somewhere then lol. There are quite of people giving away the 320 engines on the E30 forum, but when I looked at it I dont think id bother, may aswell make the effort for a 2.5 or bigger. But at the end of the day, my LPG system wouldnt work on them as...

Paid £390 for it in the end, and pretty much paid nothing for the LPG system after selling the Red 316i :) Yeah, they drive very smoothly! The MPG on petrol aint too bad on a decent cruise. I get about 70-80 miles to £10 with majority motorway, so about 35-40mpg, and pretty much double that...

Jamie, unfortunately not! and lol, never, ever! Its too comfy, especially with heaters and the seat wound back. Radio is something ive not had for 3 years too! Suprising that a car this old can drive faultlessly with no knocks, rattles, whines or bangs - its just great! Its one of them...

I would have never owned a bimmer, or changed for the green one for that matter if they weren't as cheap as I got them. I thought the red one was cheap until I got the green one for hundreds cheaper...

Dont know how many people this will interest, but I'm bored and I know a couple of people have E30's on here. Well after SORN'ing the Clio for winter (well more than likely forever) I was on the lookout for a winter daily to get me about, and move car parts around. A mate was selling an E30...

Hmmm, well for the previous 16 months or so it sat just under half and never moved, as does a couple of the other 172'd Mk1s running the Ph1 clocks. Weird one!

It is possible on stock cams, its been done before with an exhaust pulley and a couple of other bits, along with blocking up the oil feed from the solenoid. I looked into it, even back to some posts on here from 2003/2004, and from speaking to Matt@TDF - BUT, timing them up is the only issue...

Yeah, possibly was as the inner rubber seal was split when I took it out too. I replaced it before Anglesey and it was fine on the day, its been parked up ever since. Will just have to see how it is next year, although it wont matter as much as it will be going from place to place on a trailer...

Re: NW Rolling Road meet @ RS Tuning Might pop up to this in the bimmer for a catch up with a few people

Re: Mk1 F4R/172'd Track Car Project For anyone interested in buying a set of Superleggeras - http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?543751-15-quot-OZ-Superleggera-%28ET37-7J-4x100-4.9kg%29-Powdercoated-Black

You better show up Mr Blur

Nah - Im just going to smoke them too eventually, much prefer the 'darker' headlights/spots, especially now ive removed the trims and its on steels... I dont even need full beam with these in. Took a bit of adjusting to get the beams level, but they work well... was a 6000k kit from round the...

Epic. I had the smileys apart yesterday, painted the insides black, then fitted a HID kit, lol. Takes me back to the Mk2 days, brilliant visibility.

100% fine in the wet if you're not acting like a hero, standing water is OK if there is tread on them, not so much if they are nearly bald - but its easy to adjust your driving style dependant on conditions with them IMO

Correct, mine was for ages. Perfectly fine on the road... ...Until I did a full day of 100mph corners round Gerrards at Mallory, then it spat its dummy out. Luckily I had a proper Renault bolted circlip gearbox to replace it with

For anyone that misses it...

I have a 182 bottom end and a 172 Ph1 head, using 172 Ph1 inlets etc. All fine - made 172.4bhp so spot on really. Ive had the crank out of it before, but cant say I noticed much difference to the couple of f*cked Ph1/Ph2 172 ones I have, but I wasnt really comparing to be honest. Also used a...

Ive got a spare coil pack mate if you want to try it.... and the brown wires that go to that relay are the ones that the immobiliser relay protects IIRC (earths for injectors/coilpack)... When it was on the car would it crank on the key but obviously have no fuel pump etc? I still think...