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Finally managed to get my induction kit fitted today, really pleased with the end result and the cost overall. The itg maxogen air chamber and filter was from a cupra r that I got cheap and re powedercoated and the silicone intake and breather pipe from a local hose company. Overall cost was £80...

Cheers matey, it was a really nice example,took me 5 years on and off to get it that stage, even better now a good friend has it, would love to buy it back one day. Engine wise it was just the usual ie raceland manifold,itg maxogen induction kit along with a decat pugsport 2'' system. Would love...

Im really unsure on whether to keep he new style rs badge or to go back to the standard renault sport and clio badges on the boot?

Ah dam pic uploader, it keeps on doing it for some reason, sorry :S

Ah brilliant choice, I have a mega soft spot for 106's, such a fun little car that is of surprises and smiles, a very capable car on track to. I have a 172 cup now but before it I had a really tidy 106 xsi that I built into a fast road/track car...I miss it no end. One of friends has got it...

Thanks, I'm trying my hardest with it, been a while since I went into so much detail on a car, last one I did like this was my racing puma. Yeah that's not to far away, I'm sure we will catch a glimpse of each others cars one day ;) p

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Nothing much to really update this thread at the min, done a bit more tidying underneath and freshened up the oe exhaust with a touch of high temp paint to keep it looking factory fresh...one day I will put a stainless system on it. Apart from that nothing much to report. A few snaps I took...

I'm partly halfway through doing an underneath restoration/tidy up on my cup. I also used to be on th ford scene with a racing puma and just got that upto concours standard when I unfortunately had to sell. Im looking at sorting the rear beam next, thinking of buying a second hand one and...

Cheers mate, I think I have a bit of OCD must get clio cleaner lurgy haha

Thanks Adam, im certainly trying my best in keeping as good as it can be...for now;)

That sounds like a plan, I would have done that but luckily the car has been under sealed before I took ownership so I just did a lot of masking and got spraying...it didnt take much paint to get a good finish. Hehe it is more of a mantelpiece than a car lol, it's not going to see much use this...

Cheers mate, yeah the heat shield has come up really well with a bit of paint and a clean up, bit of an arse to mask bits up but worth it in the end. The calipers hadn't done much work so I just cleaned them up and had them shotblasted and powdercoated.

Managed to spend some more time on the car lately... First of all I've its had a small service with the usual elf oil etc Saw a cheap itg maxogen filter on the net,it was off a Leon cupra but ive modified it slightly to fit the clio, just waiting on the induction pipe to be made and then I...

How strange is that,some people are seeing upside down and others the right way up...hmmm. Thanks for the comments though, will get a pic up of the bay when I get the itg maxogen fitted and a few other brackets etc back from the powder coaters ;)

oh that's strange, it's showing them the right way up on my computer..certainly not meant to be upside down haha

Here's mine as it currently stands. Standard 172 cup lump apart from mangnecor leads...itg maxogen on its way;) Apart from that it will just be a very clean factory finish look...

Have been busy over the last couple of weeks taking some parts off the car to get to my local powder coaters for some loving. I got the parts back this week and I'm really pleased with how they have come out. The parts I gave them were the inlet manifold,cambelt cover,fuel rail guard and also...

Fantastic work mate,great to see a cup getting the love it deserves. Admire people like yourself transforming a run down car into an eventual show and shine candidate. looks like your into your cup as much as I am into mine, must admit I do find myself detailing the car as much as anything else...

Thoroughly reccomend these guys for any powdercoating work you want doing, I can't fault them... http://www.rpcoatings.co.uk/

Quick pic before it went it back to bed earlier on today...

thanks mate. I loved that puma, a great car that I regret selling, I went to buy it back but it was ruined so I left a bit gutted. I must admit I do feel rather lucky that I have got such a nice example of a cup and that Its just a second car that me and the mrs can enjoy on a nice day. To be...

Put one of the new vinyl decals I had made up on today, looks great for what it cost and will hopefully last a lot better than the oe Renault items that are really fiddly to apply. This one is slightly larger to so stands out a bit more... Also fitted a new rear number light lense as the...

I think your slightly right but I class the 172 cup as classic Renault hot hatch along with the Williams, a normal 172 is boring to me along with 182 unless its a trophy...

Yeah he's a great chap and very talented, I'm lucky that I only live a minute from his unit and so I often pop down and have a cuppa and drool over his work...

Thanks for the comments, i enjoy messing around with the car as much as driving it. The exhaust was a great result in the end, I'm half tempted to get it re powder coated in silver. The front and rear calipers are coming off tomorrow and getting sent to get shot blasted and sprayed in silver so...

I've had some cup 172 badges made up in vinyl this week as the oe badges are never perfectly straight especially the numbers and the adhesive is really poor. The vinyl version I've had made is slightly larger but the same font and the letters are slightly darker but on the car I'm hoping they...

That's mine, Adi at deep shine did a fantastic job on correcting parts of the car that I wasn't confident in doing myself. it's a really tidy car that I'm hoping to have a go at few show and shines with this next year. the exhaust sits slightly low as the car has an oe mount that is useless,I'm...

Put the new badges on today,they look good but I can't see them staying on long as the adhesive on the back of the badges is really poor. Has anyone ever thought of having the badges made with vinyl, or are they available in sticker form????

Have also recently added a different exhaust. I got hold of an old ktec stealth system in steel, it had seen much better days but I felt I could save it from the scrap heap so got to work on it. I corrected the thin and blowing pipe to the rear box and treated it... the tail pipe was also...