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So i moved out of my parents house and it seems within the first few months, the area ive moved into has taken its toll!
it looks like someone had put something very heavy on the roof of my car, and i found it bent right in (including the support bar that runs through the middle of the roof)...
Sounds like my aux belt its squeaking a bit,
but its very tight, im almost scared to tighten it up more encase its knackers a bearing somewhere!!
is there anything else that can make an aux belt sqeak other than incorrect tension?!
For the second time, one of my clios has spat one of the rear pads out!
im pretty sure im installing them correctly, but theyre a terrible design imo.
Perhaps im missing something, but theres nothing stopping the little L shaped strip from working its way inwards far enough for the outer pad...
and maybe changing the rear bumper as the exhaust has made a complete state of it!
few other niggles to work through, aux belt is squeaking and i cant seem to work out why, looks like the crank pulley is wobbling which really isnt a good sign!
ill let the pics to the talking, really cannot be...
so finally driving my ph1 172 on the road to iron out the kinks!!
and my most pressing issue is a very loud banging coming from the near side front suspension!
first i thought it was the ph1 airbox knocking around as it feels like something loose banging against something! but ive since fixed...
Took a load more pics of my track car because the engine and suspension is finished!!
just the interior to put the finishing touches to now! very excited!
Ok so since getting my car it had the cam cover lug thats meant to bolt to the lower inlet mani snapped off!!
stupidly i forgot this today and when i tried to tighen the braket that goes above it on.....BANG, the lug snapped off that too!!
look see
now there are still 2 of the large bolts...
Black and yellow, Black and yellow, Black and yellow, Black and yellow,
painted and reassembled my engine today, was so happy with my efforts i thought it could have its own thread! :)
im slightly confused if youre meant to use this stuff or not!
im replacing the Stat housing gasket, Oil breather gasket (£60 from renault! :O ) the waterpump and the sump gasket
i was wondering am i supposed to use sealant as well as the gasket provided, or is that stuff just a bodge some...
Im sure its been covered before, but i did a quick search and couldnt find anything on it!!
im upgrading my brakes to HC discs CL pads and braided lines. i obviously now will need to change my brake fluid. From searches i think im going to go for ATE superblue fluid, but my question is how much...
So ive relocated my battery to the boot, and binned all the metal casing over the ecu so that it can be layed down on top of the gearbox mount like all the other track cars!
my issue is just that i cant find a suitable way of fixing it down!!
just wondered how everyone else has tackled this!
not sure if this has been covered before but i couldnt find anything in the search!!
Just wondering what the legallity was on having a sinlge wiper centrered in the middle of the windscreen? Obviously its illegal to have your vision obstructed, but does this cover wipers as well??
id like one...
Im aware that you can get an MOT to cover you only for daytime use, and will therefore not need headlights.
my question however is, with a regular MOT, can you remove the headlights and fit headlight blanks, providing youre only driving in the daytime??
Been building a track car out of my ph1 172 while im at uni and dont need a car to drive. Been working on it all easter and this is how it stands now!!
full thread here: http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?614966-Strugglers-back!!-ph1-172-project!-(bit-of-a-read)&p=8600992#post8600992...
Does anyone know if the aux pulley on the crank from an F7R will fit on an F4R engine??
they seem the same fitament and offset but wanted some advice from someone who knew a lot about both engines?!
the F7 pulley is quite a bit smaller and less bulky and therefore may be a lightweight...
I was planning on putting 1degree of camber on the rear of my track project...
however when i look on the rear, it already looks like this!!
now it doesnt look as much in the picture, but this is quite a bit of camber on the rear.
im dubious about putting any more on the rear in fear that it...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2002-52-MG-MGF-ZR-1-4-ROVER-/220926357001?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item33703cae09#ht_1349wt_1185
this is the third one of these ive seen!!
first one for a clio was new, and therefore funny/original!!
the second for a focus was so abstract that it topped the first!!
but...
i did a search but it only came up with a dead link unfortunatley!!
so does anyone know where i can get eyelets with the correct size thread to screw them into the b-pillar as the ones i have are a 7/16" thread which is slightly too big!! :(
im basically asking if these will fit a ph1 sport!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MINTEX-FRONT-BRAKE-PADS-RENAULT-CLIO-MK2-PHASE-2-SPORT-172-2-0-01-MDB2561M1144-/370546097417?_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D5%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D5071005050367858189
theyre listed...
please bear in mind that the project isnt finished, the engine bay is a mess and the engine is still yet to be removed,
and the interior hasnt even been touched upon yet!!
however from the exterior, its pretty much what its going to look like once complete!!
i just thought id take a few snaps...
What does the little plug (not the big red wire) on the alternator do??
is it meant to only have a single wire coming out of it?
on my ph1, its a two pin connector, but only has a white wire coming out of it, it also has what looks like a green wire that has sheered off right as the base of...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RENAULT-CLIO-SPORT-172-182-EXHAUST-MANIFOLD-2-5-/110616614324?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item19c14395b4Theyre slightly more than a second hand 182 manifold.
but buying this would mean a fancy new fully stainless steel manifold,
has anyone used or read...
Im sure some of you will remember my previous two projects.
ph1 non-sport
Track mk1
Well as of july this year i hung up my driving gloves for good because i was off to university, i broke up my F7R valver and put the money to one side for my next project, which was always going to be...
So im looking into building my own brake lines in my track car to get rid of the ABS system and have the line for the rear brakes inside the car!
but im not sure on the width of the pipe ill need to use and/or the fitament of the unions!!
does anyone know if theyre all a standard size??
would...
kinda need to know what the spacing is between the bolts on the 172 cup suspension.
ive been told its 54mm just like the regular 172 bolt spacing, is this true??
thanks
Sorry to post up extra threads about this, but would like to get to the bottom of my mounting issue.
can someone please post up a picture of a bare mk2 front subframe?!
from the top, and possibly from the side!
thankyou