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Cool Pics Nick! i'll dig some out off our camera and get them on too.
Waynes not smiling for some reason in the shot of him in my cup passenger seat blasting round!!
Simon
Nice pics!
You've got my cousin in the 106 looking like the crazy frog!! did you get any others on the black rallye? my Brother was dual driving it?
Simon
Thanks Chaps
It's all sorted for now...
Changed the rear mount and played with the adjustable hanger behind the centre silencer on the exhaust.
Exhaust is clear from the body all along and for now hasn't knocked once, as you say hard acceleration in first can get the smallest of noises...
I've started getting a knocking noise on my 2003 172 CUP from the exhaust hitting the front cross member from it when it's getting the usual daily abuse.
So far i've changed the gearbox dog leg mount (which had seen much better days) and at the same time checked the engine mounts which are...
2nd that, there's nothing wrong with them at all, as you say border's correct as is the spacing, looking good Nick! The spacing on the ones Nick did for me on the other hand are a little suspect officer
But for the amount of miles it does I think we'll be OK.
Never hand any trouble...
Love the car, they're a real laugh on the hillclimb circuits
I ran an Ex 172 cup car on the UK Hillclimb circuits last year (checkout www.playtoymotorsport.com )
The car was brilliant but needed lots more power to stop coming 2nd to a seriously sorted MK1 golf with big power from a german...
Thanks for all the feedback
I have to agree with the above
I've played about with them and got them to something just about acceptable
They certainly are too hard for road use, i've played about with them everyday, people at work are wondering what the hells going on when i'm under the...
Yeh I knew they were hard and thats not problem, I just want to try balance the bobbing sensation it's got at the moment,
What damping setup do you usually run?
I've just messed with it more this morning
2.5 turns from softest on the fronts
6 clicks from softest or the rears
Cheers Simon
lol, I got that impression in the first 10 seconds of driving....
The standard gear's all shot at so it's marginally better, the rear shocks had gone and it made for interesting wet cornering,
I'll pursist for now and it'll no doubt be for sale very shortly....
Thanks
Simon
Hi Chaps
I fitted some gaz coilovers to my PH1 172 last night and to be honest it rides like i'm driving a pogo stick!!
I've got it on the softest damping setting on the rears and I started on softest at the front but it was shocking, so I put 2.5 turns on the fronts and it rode slightly...
Cheers Chris, I won't bother with it then!
Whats the wheel like on your ph1? just bought a black one that will be a nice motor after a tidy up but the wheel is the only thing letting the interior down...
Simon
Spot the yellow one in the background its mine!! wuhoooooo! everyone of them's rough round the edges, the panel gaps on mine were shocking! if they've has big shunts in the past they've usually been re shelled as it's cheaper to re shell at £1500 a time for the shell than work the old one back...
tell me about it, I don't chop and change much but this year i've changed all 4! it's cost me a fortune in retention and transfer fees! mines S14MUN took it off my 182cup and just put it on my new 172 PH1
the wife's is S1 ELD been pratting about with that, S7VUN was on my caterham...
Thanks sam
I was thinking around 8-10mm longer than standard but what length is standard to start with?
does anyone know off the top of their head?
Simon
Just bought a 2001 Ph 1 172 for a commuter/spare track chariot
It's in need of some new wheel bolts and i'm going to spacer out the front with 10mm spacers and the rears with 5mm spacers and increase the camber at the rear at the same time...
What length and thread size should I be getting...
Best of my cup racer
Best of the old family R400m
Best of my old cup cooling down after a few laps of the 'ring
Always liked this too of the trusty 205
Yeh
I do the Harewood championship so i'm at most events was there...
The Valver would be a good little thing up there, you should have a go when its running!
I live in Burley in Wharfedale now, rest of the family still lives in Otley though...best update the avatar!
Does your Dad have the...
Yor windows will look like these then! Paul@ P4P did mine, they do look the part
Good work on the valver, you'll have loads of fun with it!
As for the brakes, i'd go with the quality Brembo standard discs with decent pads, i've had ferodo DS2500 in my road car and couldn't fault them...
Davey Davey Davey, using my playtoy motorsport!!
black wheels will look ace or... we can get some white speedlines! that would look ace, you reckon you can stretch to them? either turinis or ones like on the racer? they're more than we were looking at at first but would be worth it...
Got mine made up by zorstec when there weren't many about I wouldn't go one off custom again!!! it's been back plenty of times, but it's lifetime warranty so free every time.. its deep at low revs and whistles as it gets into its stride not heard another like it yet...
I'd go orbisound...
Yeh it's Sharons for the moment Russ, she said you always wave lol
can you PM me your number Russ, my brother's wanting a price on them wheels but can't get hold of you or something?
Simon
That's gonna look the tits, it'll be a change to see a straight cup racer!
The plastics & cup spoiler on mine were painted black but mines been bodged it's whole life, when I had a resprayed I went over them all again in black as just to tidy up what was on.
What are you doing with the...
Just a few pics of my hillclimb spec clio cup racer taken at Harewood.
Changes since I last posted it are the vinyls and some super sticky hoosier tyres.
Cheers for that Herdie!
It is my car yeh, it's the chap I bought it off, Phil House, I think the guy in the video also follows phil a few times when he's driving the white JHR Motorsport clio with the black jagged stripe up and over it.
His new car was on the brands post the other day, white...