172 Clio into an R5 GTT

[Neil G]

Great project, really take my hat off to you having the time & determination to finish it

Interesting choice staying with the 5GTT box, isn't the 172 engine going to spin the gears out pretty easy?

 

[James5_GTT]

Great project, really take my hat off to you having the time & determination to finish it

Interesting choice staying with the 5GTT box, isn't the 172 engine going to spin the gears out pretty easy?

The GTT box is more than upto the job, it managed to cope with a 229bhp C1J lump I am sure it will be more than fine with the F4r lump


A pic of some clean and painted parts

 

[James5_GTT]

 

[Melissa]

Sweet! Nice work dude, does Scoff still have his?

My other half is still on RTOC. Just bought another 5 LOL, addictive little things! I miss boost alot but after owning 3 i think i may have grown out of them a little :-D

 

[scott1205]

how big is that air filter lol

 

[James5_GTT]

 

[Mattuce]

Still waiting on the guide to this

My R5 will be off the road soon, will look into doing this!

 

[James5_GTT]

Tried to start the old girl last night and found battery flat charged battery up only to find that today Battery is truely dead going to try with some jump leads later.

With ref to a do it guide I have got alot of things written down I will put into some kind or R5 GTT to 172 conversion guide.

 

[scott1205]

this will be fast as fukkk

i like the look of the engine bay as well very nice car that mate

 

[James5_GTT]

this will be fast as fukkk

i like the look of the engine bay as well very nice car that mate

Cheers matey should be farily quick in the light shell of the R5

 

[twoggy]

what engine mounts did you use fella. looks a puka job

 

[James5_GTT]

what engine mounts did you use fella. looks a puka job

I am using pearl engine mounts on the standard GTT rear bracket and the gearbox front, and on the engine front I am using an R5 GTX bracket which is and F series block similair to the f4r. You would use the same bracket for an F7p conversion into an R5 aswell

 

[MK3 Dan]

Is it running yet!?

 

[James5_GTT]

Is it running yet!?

No - Awaiting a new starter motor to turn up as the original 172 jobby on the engine was fubbard.

 

[James5_GTT]

Well tried the new starter which worked fine but it just wouldn't catch the flywheel to turn it over (New starter is an R5 GTT uprated version which is a laguna jobby) looks like I am going to have to source an proper 172 / 182 starter.
tried with the spacer bush in different places aswell made no difference even took it out and still no difference

 

[Winston]

What flywheel are you running?... nothings ever simple

 

[geesus69]

What flywheel are you running?... nothings ever simple

amen to that :dapprove:

 

[James5_GTT]

amen to that :dapprove:

I am using a standad 172 flywheel which I am assuming must sit slightly further back into GTT box than the GTT fly

 

[Winston]

The 172 flywheel has a different number of teeth to a C1J or F7 flywheel

So fingers crossed the 172 starter will fix the problem

 

[James5_GTT]

 

[VeinAST]

Dont like the bonnet but love the rest of it

 

[Andrew Cooke]

Dont like the bonnet but love the rest of it

when a fat bird wears a G-string she gets lumpy bits hanging out, would you rather she covered them up, or left them flapping about in public view?

 

[James5_GTT]

Dont like the bonnet but love the rest of it

It's the only way to get the F4r lump in due to it being much taller than the original C1J. Not my cup of tea either hopefully will look better when sprayed tungy.

when a fat bird wears a G-string she gets lumpy bits hanging out, would you rather she covered them up, or left them flapping about in public view?

:clown::lolup:

 

[VeinAST]

when a fat bird wears a G-string she gets lumpy bits hanging out, would you rather she covered them up, or left them flapping about in public view?

Why the hell have you been looking at fat birds in g-strings I think is more to the point son!?

I understand that James, was that the only design for a bonnet that'd allow it to fit?

 

[ashy_gtt]

I understand that James, was that the only design for a bonnet that'd allow it to fit?

 

[James5_GTT]

Not all as skilled as you Ashy otherwise I would have preffered to have done what you did as it does look much better

 

[James5_GTT]

Still not got a starter sorted been let down by what I hope is the postey and not a the fellow member so now trying to source else where. So in the meantime I spent the last couple of evening undersealing the car and I ended up spraying the underside of each arch Hamerite silver.
You can just about see it through the wheel on the rear arch

Also plumbed in the Mocal oil pressure gauge aswell

 

[James5_GTT]

Finally got a starter thanks to 182magoo

Well have got the starter motor on and she now fires, but doesn't hold idle see video attached any idea's? She is defo getting fuel to the rail and obviously sparkies are firing aswell.

http://s252.photobucket.com/albums/h...t=MVI_4989.flv

 

[James5_GTT]

 

[Spongebob 172]

are you still using the 5 fpr that maybe shagged james

 

[James5_GTT]

are you still using the 5 fpr that maybe shagged james

Hello Ivan been a long time no speak matey, No am using a volvo T5 3bar fpr regulator and a cossie 044 fuel pump.

But then the T5 fpr could be knackered how do you test these things?

 

[Spongebob 172]

tbh i have no idea...keep at it mate as it will come to life,dont give up on it

 

[James5_GTT]

tbh i have no idea...keep at it mate as it will come to life,dont give up on it

LOL just purchased another C1J lump to rebuild to my old engine spec just in case I don't like the 172 LOL

Apparently the 172 phase 1 setup has an Idle Control Valve? This i know I am missing so could also be my problem

 

[James5_GTT]

:dapprove:Cossie pump is knackered and it's new

 

[Jay Payne]

Apparently the 172 phase 1 setup has an Idle Control Valve? This i know I am missing so could also be my problem

I was going to say it sounds like you have an air leak somewhere. What do you have where the valve should go? Just a hole?

 

[James5_GTT]

I was going to say it sounds like you have an air leak somewhere. What do you have where the valve should go? Just a hole?

Nothing as I am using phase 2 plenium so no hole

 

[Jay Payne]

with a phase 1 cable body?

 

[James5_GTT]

with a phase 1 cable body?

Yep drilled and tapped matey

 

[Šįk]

Love it! so nearly bought a proper "minted" one in that colour last year!

 

[dimmagary]

good man, f**king filthy motor!