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  1. hoperacing

    POT HOLE M18 BENT ALLOY, F**KED TRACK ROD AND EGG ON TYRE....

    And the highway agency said you cant claim for a pot hole. you could have burried someone in it. its a discrace. 100 quid for 6 months road tax and they wont even entertain a cliam. anyone had this before. and know what i can do from here. there were 5 other cars on hard shoulder with front...
  2. hoperacing

    Bought another one!!!!!!!!!7...2...

    had my first one for 3 years and it never let me down and was the best car i have ever owned. then bought a house about a year ago so it had to go for something very economical for a long daily round trip to work. found myself on e bay looking though a few weeks back and a ph1 in red kept...
  3. hoperacing

    can some one tell me what this pulley is driving

    The second one in on the left at the bottom, looks gold in colour in this photo.
  4. hoperacing

    172 failed mot on emisions

    car has failed on emisions and we cant figure it out. co2 reading way to high. cat fine and flys through one revs up above 2.5 k but wont go through on idle. he says there is some noise coming from top end thinks possible cam bearig problem. i never heard anything when i gave him it though? any...
  5. hoperacing

    REMOTE CENTRAL LOCKING! HELP

    Basically stopped working half way through a day. thought it might be the battery even though the red light was still coming up on the key. changed the battery in the key but it still wont fecking work. any ideas boys and gals
  6. hoperacing

    tyre choice proxes or eagle f1's? quick answers please

    as above need to buy today four new tyres. what shall i go for for best all round grip and performance
  7. hoperacing

    172 koni shocks problem any advice!

    just fitted some koni shocks to my 172 with a set of -40mm apex springs and the front end bangs as if something is bottoming out when i go over speed bumps etc. i have checked all the fitment etc and all apperars to be fine. they were difficult to get on however as longer than the coilovers...
  8. hoperacing

    anyone know where you can access tv shows on the net from a couple of weeks ago.

    need to download some and burn to dvd but bit of a techno fobe. channel 5 are fecking useless too. got up at 4.30am for the drag racing and they never put it on cos baseball went into the 14th or something. piss take.
  9. hoperacing

    gaz coilovers adjustment too solid!

    i bought a set of gaz coilovers on here nearly a year ago for my ph1 172. i just checked they were all set at the same height and put the em. more than happy with how the car sits and looks but the hardness is starting to get on my tits? is it possible for me to adjust them to soften them up...
  10. hoperacing

    anyone on here been writing off ph1 172's

    two on a salvage site. one x reg smashed on drivers side and one y plate with heavy front pasenger side corner damage. both in silver. x reg standard alloys but painted side stris and y reg just after market wings. dont often see two the same (ph1's i mean) in the same town within a week let...
  11. hoperacing

    still happy with the rims. needs cleaning though

    not the only one in the country with these on now i dont think!
  12. hoperacing

    Fresh cam belt kit and ready to be abused!

    just got my 172 ph1 back from the local garage where its had its major service. had new cam belt kit aux belt, aux belt tensioner and idler bearing. was wineing before and now all quiet. forgot how good they sound and how well it goes on the back roads. great fun to have it back. what kit is...
  13. hoperacing

    ph1 172.euro rims finally arrived!

    most members when i mentioned these wheels for this car said no way! and paid for them anyway and as some are aware have been waiting about 3 and a half months for them. haven't been on the site for about ten weeks as after feeling shafted out of 400 quid sort of lost intrest in the car as was...
  14. hoperacing

    clio gone pop...........but not mine

    was in my mates bravo hgt this morning driving into town and there was a 51 plate clio in front with 16v badges on the front and back, big exhaust 17inch alloys. and sub booming. it was a hand on top of streering wheel case. he arsed it away from the lights and we briskly followed and i noticed...
  15. hoperacing

    cleaned ph1 172

    finally t cut it and don't look too bad. on the part ex 15inch rims which will do till euro rims arrive in the week!
  16. hoperacing

    mike ingleton 172 cup carbon bonnet and boot lid

    are you a member? just seen you diveing through key tonight. lambo doors on it twin side exit pipes
  17. hoperacing

    Bike throttle bodies on a 172?

    As above really. has anyone tried this. for example a set of gsxr 600 throttle boddies or something simular? what is the main problem with doing somthing like this apart from the obvious: Space, ecu re map, supporting and fitting the unit? any comments great. Alex:)
  18. hoperacing

    euro rims decision tonight

    http://cgi.ebay.de/Keskin-KT-8-8x15-VW-Opel-Nissan-Toyota-Renault-u-a_W0QQitemZ8046403521QQcategoryZ9888QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem them or http://cgi.ebay.de/Keskin-KT-5-8x15-VW-Opel-Nissan-Toyota-Renault-u-a_W0QQitemZ8049230310QQcategoryZ9888QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem or maybe...
  19. hoperacing

    torco sr-1 synthetic motor oil. please have a read.

    http://www.torcousa.com/products/product_detail.asp?intCurrentMarket=9&intProductsGroupIDPK=110. i have mentioned this in the for sale section about 4 months ago of which little intrest came of it so here it goes again. just asking you guys to have a look at the link above which covers a basic...
  20. hoperacing

    clearance? 8x15 et30 on my ph1 172?

    with 194 45's on so will strech inwards from wheel top to tire top? this should be enough to clear the arch won't it? on coilovers so can adjust the drop accordingly?
  21. hoperacing

    172 famous engine mount + cam belt question

    http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=3/7811331269.jpg&s=x11 http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=3/7811344574.jpg&s=x11 take a look at these pics of my 172 engine mount. do they all go like this? i thought just the top rubber bit had broken off not half the mount! also took a peak at my cam belt? can...
  22. hoperacing

    gonna change the whinning 172 bearing

    hopefully anyway! do i just undo the tensioner from the top. release it i mean then lift up the front end of the car and then get the bearing from underneath? what holds it on by the way? it the one next to the air con pump i'm taking about. had a quick look last week and it doesn't look like to...
  23. hoperacing

    HELP sump plug socket size 172

    as above what size are they so i can go buy one? went to do oil change thinking it would be an allen key fitting but its not? asap please guys.
  24. hoperacing

    pre cut tints for clio 2

    anyone know where i canget some pre cut tints for front rear and rear screen for a 2000 172? cheers Alex
  25. hoperacing

    just fitted longlife stainless cat back on 172

    and what a b*****d to do on the driveway. no mid box on this centre section ad just a small back box. easy to put new one on but getting old one off was a pig. not alot louder like i was expecting but a nice sound all the same. also had a look up the front to locate the whining noise. i hope...
  26. hoperacing

    euro rims for ph1 172

    have a look and see what ya think. cant decide if i hate em or love em! http://cgi.ebay.de/8-X-15-Keskin-KT5-LK-4X100-und-4X108_W0QQitemZ8044645196QQcategoryZ9888QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
  27. hoperacing

    exhaust difference ph1 172 n 172 cup.

    bought a back box that came off a 172 cup a magnex one off here and its about half an inch wider diameter that the straight through pipe i bought for my ph1 172? how come they went to a bigger bore but no hp gains or was there???? dont know wether to sleave it to make it fit as going to a wider...
  28. hoperacing

    anyone intrested in euro wheels buy

    right basically its going to be easier for me to buy a new set of 7x15s and a set 0f 8x15s and beak them into two sets. 8's on the back 7's on the front. anyone itrested in the other set will be around 400 quid shod and ready to go. borbet bs is the wheel style. let me know in a couple of days...
  29. hoperacing

    straight through centre section gains

    are there any? just bought one to go on my 172 ph1 with a magnex back box. going to go with cat bypass and a viper induction kit. will i gain anything or not. next jobs are inlet manifold matching then get the head flowed and a re map? what sort of gains should i expect from these changes if...
  30. hoperacing

    euro look clio pics

    where are they. cant find em anywhere think it was middo who posted em?
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