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The original white paintwork had seen better days and I'd always fancied spraying something NATO green. Just needs lowering now, I've already got some deep dish multi spokes for it.

I need to change my profile pic!

Well firstly we're buying a house and the Metro will be sat in a garage (I hope) so progress will be slow but I will be going down the 160 VVC route. Clio's really do take some beating pound for pound and I miss mine like mad. On the other hand if I didn't sell it I'd still be sitting here...

I've sold the DC5, never really fell in love it like I did with the Cup, should never have sold that really. So it's been replaced with a '98 VW Caddy Van and a '95 Rover 114 GTa lol!

Haha I'll have a word with them and I'm one of the Metro lads now! Bought myself a lovely Charcoal Grey GTa last night :cool:

Yeah I saw that ZR too, sounded tasty for a diesel.

It was silver with black alloys?

MartinR

I think I saw you in the week by the Manchester Inn Romsley? I was in a friends Rover 100 VVC, I don't know if you saw.

Haha we'll have to wait and see, I don't think there will be much in it though to be fair!

It was a place called Rolling Road Services local to me...It ran as high as 196bhp at one place and the guy was asking which cams I'd got installed! LoL

My car weighed 1080kg - RR'd at 184bhp - Power/weight ratio - 170bhp/ton Scott's Audi S3 weighed 1614kg - 260bhp - Power/weight ratio - 161bhp/ton Ill get a video up when I'm back from work tonight.

You've openly said you've not been drag racing for years and have never taken your Clio, you're seriously underestimating your car. The drag strip is a completely different environment to the open road. Cars such as Focus ST's as you've mentioned are useless beyond belief, probably even more so...

Fred told be he ran a 13.9 in the Dynacup. Absolutly no interior and a 'special map'. I know the timing equpiment is spot on at both Shakey and Santa Pod. It has to be, they host professional drag racing championships, not just amaturish RWYB days.

My 172 Cup with only breathing mods managed a 14.3 at Shakey. I lowered the tyre pressures slightly on the front and stiffened the damping up on the rear coilovers to limit squating.

Little update. So a couple of weeks ago i finally sold my 172 Cup, I'd had lots of offers over the weeks but none that i was willing to take due to the amount of money I'd put into in the 3 years i owned it. The second person to actually come out and view the car was impressed and pretty much...

Yeah I'll drop him a pm bud, they're only an hour away. Did they also supply the flywheel or did you source that yourself?

That's really good mate, I've just replaced the gearbox oil with some premium stuff from Opie, the fresh oil can be saved can't it?

You've just described the way mine drives. Oh well, it's quite a labour intensive job isn't it?

Was the car giving you any signs that the clutch was on it's way out?

We'll see about that son!

My Clio was a shitbox mate ;-)

I was having a great time until Chris kicked me to the floor and followed up with a swift jab to the kidney, I thought we were friends?

Me and Kim are coming for sure. Is it going to be a table for 4 again? Haha

FFS that's it, secrets out!

This is how rumours start dude...

A few days ago i received all of the relevant paperwork through the post the from the DVLA to go ahead and put my private plate on the DC5. In my experience private registrations are a massive ball ache and not to mention a con, but oh well, I'm a sheep! I'm pretty happy with the way it looks...

I thought you'd jump at the chance to come watch the DC5 make oodles of torque!

If you wanna come mate let me know and we'll sort something out.

How strange!