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Ah! What nightmare. The more I investigate the more confused i get. Theres also a few on ebay listing them as 172 wishbones. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CLIO-SPORT-2-0-16V-172-LOWER-WISHBONE-SUSPENSION-ARM_W0QQitemZ330394660345QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item4ced0e6df9...

Nah theyre no good arent these, bummer. They do fit clio's but not 172's. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RENAULT-KANGOO-CLIO-MK2-KUBISTAR-SUSPENSION-ARM_W0QQitemZ370345419362QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item563a4ea262

fook knows how an arb attaches to these wishbones i have! Maybe the kangoo doesnt have one! lol :rasp:

Yes, I can see now mate. Theres a plate where the hooks through on your pic? There isnt one on these wishbones, so I dont see how they can fit now. Ill call renault tomorrow to confirm. Legend on the rings! Cheers!

Although they seem to also be from a kangoo looking at the part number. But theyre given as the same part number, clio/kangoo. The only difference seems to be the strenghtening plate part with the extra hole.

Hi mate, calling renault tomorrow for some bits, so will check part codes, but 100% theyre 172 wishbones as far as i know. They have the strenghtening plates and hole to match on wishbones itself, which the valver doesnt have. Yup, i know about 2mm either side needs to come off the hubs. Ill...

Also picked these up Friday night. :o 172 widetrack bits almost collected. Just need to find a willy/19 16v ARB now. So bits to get now are; willy rack poly bushes willy ARB trackrod ends

LMAO! Memories!

Day 21 Finished off the beam today. Coloured those end caps up in silver hammerite and 2nd coat of black hammerite brush on, on the actual beam. Not a perfect finish, but where do you draw the line. Almost tempted to do them again. In an ideal world should have sent the ends off to be...

Yeah agreed on the beam removal. Was those nuts on the thread for me as I could only get 1/4 time turns. Took too long. Dead arms.com job. Probably just gonna go 432 on the bay colour tbh. COuldnt possibly imagine it looking good in any other colour than that.

Day 20 Better weather today so decided to do some more colouring. All the other bits that need doing on the bay are being saved for rainy day at the moment. At first I was going to make this a quick job, but more I thought about it I thought, while its off, do yourself a favour and do it...

Day 18 Wanted to get my remaining brake bits sprayed today, but its pissing down so havent been able to do anything much really. Got rear beam off. What a BAD job that was. Lots of swearing involved. The nut of the 2 on either sides, behind the sills, the one on the big long thread, man that...

Day 18 Well...spent all day today farting around with my mangled/rough 172 hub and driveshaft, dismantling, cleaning up the parts etc. Where is the time going!? Anyway, drilled the nut off today. Drilled down the side of the nut, to the bottom of nut, kind of making a slit in it, then got the...

Lol! Seriously mate I agree, ANYTHING OTHER than silver for calipers in my books is illegal (Maybe black on odd cars). HATE ALL coloured calipers unless you have bought Brembo's or AP racing etc, then its deserved. In my books coloured calipers make it look like youre trying to turn the car into...

My 172 goodies turned up today! :D Driveshafts, hubs, calipers will be used. Just need a williams anti-roll bar now and widetrack is SORTED, if anyone has one..........!? Cant get one anywhere! :evil: :evil: And look at the size of the 172 caliper to the std 16v! Its massive! I cant...

?? Cant see it, not paid up member mate....

Yeah as said. Its generally for seams, like maybe where you have welded, but Ive decided to do it everywhere and then seam sealer>stone chip>prime>paint Drys V QUICK too, as soon as its on, it takes about 5 mins to dry. Its kind of like fibreglass too, got that stringy property to it.

UPOL, its the brand!! :rasp:

UPOL. Got it from Halfords. Was £15 for 1L, but should be plenty to cover the bay. Ive decided to do the whole bay in it, then stone chip, then paint, maybe need priming after stonechip, but Ill see.

Day 13 Spent all afternoon with an electric drill and wire bit trying to get rid of all the rust in my bay. Thank fully there isnt that much as its a bit tedious! Well I think ive done it as best I can. At the end of the day this is 15 years worth of rust setting in, so if it takes another 15...

Day 11 Did a bit more today, got the rack of the column connection, removed the struts, calipers and a few other bits and bobs from the bay. Day 12 Got a little more done today. Im finding myself moving from one thing to another on this project! Stuff all over the place! Ok, removed...

Day 10 Well, Ive done precisely nothing over the last 5 weeks with the s**t weather and early dark days! Getting lighter now, so had a decent go today, plus it was a lot warmer which is better for the morale! Nothing worse than crawling on the floor when its 1 degree! Anyway.... Good progress...

Day 9 Block ALMOST bear now. Today removed the pistons and all connecting bits, crankshaft etc. Couple of the caps removed. Crank almost out Bear block Pistons and caps all lined up. First time Ive ever done this so figured it was best to keep them in order :rasp: Block from top...

Day 8 A bit more strippage. Block almost ready for sending away for cleaning, then the rebuild can begin. A few more ancillaries removed. Alternator etc. Block almost bear now. Just need to get the crank out. Check the s**te out that has been in the coolant system and water pump! :eek: :rasp...

More progress today :D No rounded bolts, no snapped spanners so all good so far! YET! :mad: :D :rasp: Gotta first say its so much easier working with an engine on a stand than when they are in the bay. Mind you F7P/R's are pretty much shoe horned in as std! You know when you're trying to do...

Ill be putting my 1.8 16v head on it. Read/Been advised that better gains to be had using a 1.8 head or 2.0 willy. Prefer the look of a clio head too :D Going to have a go at porting and polishing it myself. Money is obviously tight and cant afford the £500 for a specialist to do it. Granted it...

Bit more progress today. Stripped all the soundproof tar from the floor. Pleased to say no rust. certainly not from inside. Will have to check from underneath. Came off easy with wallpaper heat gun and a scraper. Main reason for this was to check for rust. Also stripped out the...

Must admit I do have a soft spot for phase 2 wheels. Theyre just flippin heavy! Saying that R19 wheels aint much better!! :D

Hot hatches are all about modifying! ;)

Retired it for bodywork to be honest before it gets any worse. Sills and rear left arch, and rust on the arch liner lip area. Other than that the rust is ok. Figured if I didnt make an effort to get it sorted car would be for scrap heap in a couple of years.