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Had to bring this thread back from the ashes for this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MINI-COOPER-S-R53-PROFESSIONALLY-MODIFIED-TRACK-CAR-WITH-MOT-210BHP-ROAD-LEGAL/254635767719?hash=item3b497977a7:g:iu4AAOSwU55e9eSX

I'm looking too and watched loads of videos on youtube, they look ok for 50% of work but they're an awkward height if you want to pull the gearbox etc as you're half way between knelt down and stood up this is another option if in a standard height garage...

It's probably why i'll never own another 172/182, I paid £1600 for a mint 70k mile 182 Same with 106, 205's 306's etc they were ok for a couple of £k but i won't pay nostalgia tax I like buying at the bottom of the depreciation curves, 986 Boxster S is there at the moment, E46 & E90/91 M3 are...

You need a ropey E46 M3 in your life

Lost track, what do you have at the moment ?

The JC5 Gearbox doesn't like being rushed, the PMS shifter make the gear selection feel more precise but still won't allow you to bang in gears

8mm at the column mounting point makes around 25mm at the wheel due to it being a fulcrum point

Well at least they can't come and go any faster until someone invents time travel

bottom offer sounds tempting

Needs more power and chrome bumpers

They look like sale photos:unsure:

FFX on ebay have 15% off at the moment

Cool, now get round mine and pick this piece of exhaust up for the Volvo

Sort the exhaust out Jim, tailpipes be like Sloth from The Goonies

Another option for track tyres available in 100, 160 &200 compound almost look a bit AD08 ish https://tri-acetyreseurope.com/tyres/

Renault don't make them obviously, but yes they continue to make parts years after production ends, I've only seen a couple of snapped belts on Renaults but most are failures as you've stated above, but none of those would be saved by a 1month old belt rather than a 5 year old belt kit

Don't normally change the damper pulley but if you think it looks knackered then swap it while you have the timing locked off

Rubber tends to degrade with UV from light ( tyres are obviously the worst for this ), But when it comes to timing belts it's more the constant high tensional loads and heat cycles that cause small crack in the belt which degrades the inner Aramid or Kevlar fibres, the other fail point is the...

No one ever reads the previous replies on CS

Get an interior mot change wheels detail it you might get £5k or £5.5k if belts are done you need to spend around £1k to bring up to the above sale standard or £1.5k if doing belts and a service as well. You can't really sell it without a test as that reduces 95% of the market that don't...

Just have a look on ebay, there's a few sellers just 10 minutes from me so walk in a pay cash

You can get a genuine timing belt kit, dephaser and water pump over here for a little over £200 if you know where to go

Guessing you're not in the UK, We had the JC5 106 and 091 here in the mk1 Megane 2.0 16v, not sure about other countries. the JC5 gearbox will be fine with the revs

062 was a 1.9d Laguna box, yes it will fit and as you say 1st gear will be 10% lower but the rest is the same

This era Volvo are starting to slowly go up in value now, so will offset the fuel costs a little, Volvo have always made the best seats

I keep looking at 133s, do these tce motors make good power when tweaked then ?

profit ?

18 months & only 4k miles old spending time sat doing nothing

Bearings don't like being sat idle for long periods and I've seen plenty of genuine Renault timing belt kits with seal failure on the bearing as early as 18 months after replacement