After a few months with RWD, I decided I wanted something fun again, something that reminded me of my 306 GTi-6.
Finding a bargain on these forums in March, I bought this 172 Cup the same day it was listed as it was literally around the corner.
It was cheap for a reason: gearbox shagged, exhaust knocking, rear exhaust mount non-existent, rear bumper cracked, front bonnet carbon wrapped, non-standard wheels.
However it was on 78k, had printouts for cams, ran sweet, has an uprated fuel pump for some reason and an FPR. Does anyone recognise it? It has a ClioSport sticker.
I upgraded the dogbone to powerflex (no pics).
So the gearbox lasted about 2 weeks before the diff blew up spectacularly while the driver may or may not have been doing a hard launch.
£425 lighter at Agency Transmissions, for a complete rebuild including new case as it was damaged, I had the gearbox back:
Can't forget a new clutch:
Once ran in went for a blast with a mate:
Stuff to do:
- Induction: filter on throttle is not cool. Either standard or home-made like the new K-Tec one.
- Wheels: Not sure on the Rota wheels. May sell and get standard or 2118 or other.
- Rear bumper/ Chav Mirrors - have these sorted need to pay
- Cambelt, Aux, Dephaser - Probably BTM
- Suspension - not sure yet
Oh and the clocks are weird, they have a white background, they rev to 7k with no red around the limit, and the speed is 10mph out. I think they are lower model ones so going to get some from eBay with the correct mileage.
This is being taken to Europe in the summer for a 2.5k trip, so want it perfect for that.
Finding a bargain on these forums in March, I bought this 172 Cup the same day it was listed as it was literally around the corner.
It was cheap for a reason: gearbox shagged, exhaust knocking, rear exhaust mount non-existent, rear bumper cracked, front bonnet carbon wrapped, non-standard wheels.
However it was on 78k, had printouts for cams, ran sweet, has an uprated fuel pump for some reason and an FPR. Does anyone recognise it? It has a ClioSport sticker.
I upgraded the dogbone to powerflex (no pics).
So the gearbox lasted about 2 weeks before the diff blew up spectacularly while the driver may or may not have been doing a hard launch.
£425 lighter at Agency Transmissions, for a complete rebuild including new case as it was damaged, I had the gearbox back:
Can't forget a new clutch:
Once ran in went for a blast with a mate:
Stuff to do:
- Induction: filter on throttle is not cool. Either standard or home-made like the new K-Tec one.
- Wheels: Not sure on the Rota wheels. May sell and get standard or 2118 or other.
- Rear bumper/ Chav Mirrors - have these sorted need to pay
- Cambelt, Aux, Dephaser - Probably BTM
- Suspension - not sure yet
Oh and the clocks are weird, they have a white background, they rev to 7k with no red around the limit, and the speed is 10mph out. I think they are lower model ones so going to get some from eBay with the correct mileage.
This is being taken to Europe in the summer for a 2.5k trip, so want it perfect for that.
