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Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
Im used to it now, top dash will be back on etc and clocks mounted, then left for the remainder of summer (if you can call it that).....I hate how the metal inside is all different colors, but itl be reet for now
will be having a full respray inside over...
top few threads of the projects section mate
im in the middle of writing a complete guide/how to for it all in conjunction with matteh, not sure when it will be finished though....
If you have any questions just PM me or matteh (sure he wont mind lol)
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
Bulkhead bar done, will be fully welded in tommorow...
I had around a meter of tube left, so made two more small bars...
These go from the main hoop, at the same height as the lower rear stay, upto the door bar... I decided to put these here (for the...
Re: someph-ing different...........
£140 for the whole lot of tools I think from renault
or quite a few people on here have them, they may rent them out to you.... Fred, burp maybe, cant remember who else
Re: someph-ing different...........
no you dont get the locking tools in the kit...
you need the cam locking tool, pulley locking tool and the crank locking pin to do it properly :)
put it back to standard around a year ago to fund another car and project! I was bored of it and wanted to do something which was alot quicker ;)
Last pics I ever took of it... http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showpost.php?p=4397176&postcount=28
nice color....reminds me of mine :dapprove:
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n113/f0xy_2006/11th%20August%2008%20-%20Last%20SE54%20LZK%20Pics/IMG_5114.jpg
possibly, I think alot of people class them at the cheap end of the market....depends on opinion though i guess....
the blue valver i had was fitted with kent pullies on a set of piper cams, didnt seem brilliantly made but who knows.....the recall may have fixed it, if there ever was acctually one
was on a ford escort old model two of the people....others include 2live on here, adams_16v, etc, they were clios
*apparently* there was a recall at some point, but i still havent seen people rating them from build blogs and threads ive read all over the web (quite alot lol)....
id spend more...
please please please get some decent pullies if you are going to, avoid kent/piper parts, especially their verniers at all costs!
you only need to search on here, clio16valver and williamsclio to see many many failures of snapped/sheared kent/piper verniers, there are pictures on some of the...
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
not much in the way of updates, although will be getting the bulkhead bar welded in tommorow. Exhaust manifold has started blowing again from the downpipe joint, which I think has been caused by excessive engine movement (possibly worn mounts, although there...
ahhh i see. I have a 172 ph1 pump from bens car that I was going to try and rig upto mine, as the pump im using now is on 180k! the other died on 155k....
Not sure if itl fit though, still keep meaning to try it
meh im confused, im using a 172 ph1 rail and it works perfectly fine....has that thing on the box end (regulator?) that has a sort of spring clip on, and a pipe running to the inlet manifold from it....
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
yeah its from pennington, panel damage is from someone kicking it in a while back.....
hes usually at the ford meets....saying that Im usually there too, small world indeed
Re: Mk1 172 Hybrid Track Car Project
yeah mate I went past you, then parked up to get some food....then you went past on stonecross?
alun, no hes not, thats another lad
snick, lol