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Working on it @ChrisP_182 - it has been really neglected and mistreated. A shocker. I keep meaning to write up the little bits of progress, still didn’t get around to doing the hoses, rad and a/c but hopefully soon. I DO need a small bodywork piece- there’s a painted strip above the rear side...

I’ve got the rad, aircon condenser thing and hoses to go in this week… all going well (which it doesn’t).

Thanks, one more thing to do! You can see that the seal has failed- the old black rubber is frilly now where it’s been distorted by the sun.

Just that- the seal around my rear side window has been sun damaged and is now leaking… can you get replacements or do I reseal the glass? I thought it used sealant as well as a separate rubber piece. Thanks

I’d also tried Gtechniq trim restorer, slight improvement but still like one of those old white dog poos.

Sharpie did not work well on mine. In the end I junked the whole setup when input buckets in and used BMW receivers… sorry.

Wasn’t sure where to post this… anyone have experience working on the f**king shitshow that is the N54 cooling system? My Alpina B3S had a slight leak from the waterpump. No surprise there. At 140k miles I decided to replace as many hoses as I could, and the expansion tank. All good. Got the...

Thanks- yeah they organised a replacement when they saw the picture, just a shame to trash it! I was getting itchy because there are none in stock and my patience is wearing thin to get the work all done! Cheers.

Mega! Good progress.

I received this Nissans rad- bashed up by DPD. I filled it with water and it didn’t leak- but unpressurised of course. The tubes themselves look like they must have been bent- so is it an absolute no go? I don’t want to fit it and then find it’s bad? Are they really fragile?

Between weather, kids, rust, surprise old bodges and general stuff, things much less impressive than what you’re doing always take me 3 x the imagined time. Usually that means into a second or third day for me. What a pain in the arse! Good luck next time.

If anyone wants to do them at 2009 prices, that would be lovely!

Looks great- visually ties the wheels in with the car really nicely.

Yeah, it quite quickly becomes that, doesn’t it. I’m working on two other cars at the same time so it may be this for now and then a refurbed subframe, wishbones etc etc in a year or two.

Basically that. I’m about to put fresh cup dampers on my 172 Cup, cooksport springs and both driveshafts. What else is an obvious job/change to do on a weary Cup while these bits are being done? Will change the gearbox oil, obvs. Any bushes? Thanks.

How did you get on @Kizzaaa ? Any watch outs? I’m about to do this as part of a bigger piece of refurb work.

As above- I need someone who can work over the Clio and remove as many dents and marks as possible- any recommendations?

Amazingly, my rad top brackets are fully functional, so just waiting on a load of parts to arrive now for the extended cooling/ac/panel refresh. So I messed around with the seat side mounts instead:

Thanks. Decided I’m going to change the rad, coolant expansion tank and hoses while I’m at it… how bad is that and do I need extra little bits that I don’t know about (have hi grip clamps)- like bolts and parts that might be rusted or are needed to complete the job? Those are the things that...

Slowly getting through some jobs and identifying more to do… The big one (for me) is changing the ac condenser, wings and bumper. I have the condenser and drier, some ac seals- am I going to need anything else? My rad has some damage at the top where it looks like the bolts from the old...

How’s the car going?

This was meant to be “I feel your pain” but my phone didn’t like that I guess!

I sure your dash plastic pain. At least that can be fixed.

Looking good. Do you have a plan for the exhaust heat shields? I need to source them too, wondering if there’s a cliosport solution or just a case of finding and refurbing old ones?

Great move if you can visit Corbeau. It’s a fiddly job but totally worth it. The wiper blank- https://ebay.us/m/ytO2wR Another job that was a pain in the arse but I like it and it’s the one change the Ragnotti had that we didn’t get on the Cup.

Great work! The new and refurbished parts look so good, and are going to drive beautifully.

Funny that this is the second time my car has had Sparcos in it. Found a thread where @ChrisP_182 owned it back when I had my first Cup. Whatever happened to it since that time, it was not very loved. That gives me drive to make it good again.

I’m tired and done with old car work for the day. And out of the nuts and bolts I need to finish the job. But definitely excited.

This is how I work on my cars: identify that something needs doing, research the s**t out of it reading how to guides, watching videos, even looking at a Haines manual, then order the parts, put the work off for a bit, finally convince myself it is as simple as the guides say, remind myself "all...

Thanks for that. At first I thought it was a sign of how bad the sills were. At least the paving stones won’t get rusty now 🤣