Thats a very dangerous suggestion.. Fall down that worm hole and your bank account gets drained... Really quickly... Dont ask me how i know.. Lol..Something else I should add is that some of the build threads on the forum are unbelievable. Well worth a look.
Appreciate that mate. Coming from the owner of possibly the best looking engine bay on the forum I’ll take that.Nice Clio with good track mods so far 👍🏻
I used some paint brush cleaner the other day to do parts on mine.. it just wipes straight off..Covid 19 boredom hit hard today so out came the roof lining..
View attachment 1469454View attachment 1469455Surprisingly easy to get to this point but that glue is a nightmare. Leaving it for another day
I did this part under my scuttle. 2 mins wiped all off and gave it a scotch brite and painted. Its bonkers as there was another bigger piece on the drivers side and they totaled 763 grams..That’s my next port of call. Brake cleaner did a good job on all the other deadening but it’s slow going on this. I’ll get back to it tomorrow.
Cheers
With so much time spent rolling round under the car lately the dairy lee jacking points particularly the drivers side are battered. Decided to modify my trolley jack to use on the chassis rail without having to pre lift the car. (Jack is too tall)
So... Off with the original cup.
M8 bolt + nyloc in.
5mm angle I had in the garage.
Trimmed down to fit under the car.
Just fits.
Car in the air. As we all know it scrapes the underseal off but that’s easy to maintain so reasonably happy until I get my old man to fab the jacking points.
Surprisingly easy to get to this point but that glue is a nightmare. Leaving it for another day
Horrible stuff and it’s everywhere, I didn’t even realise there was some under the scuttle. I’ll pretend it’s not there for nowI did this part under my scuttle. 2 mins wiped all off and gave it a scotch brite and painted. Its bonkers as there was another bigger piece on the drivers side and they totaled 763 grams..View attachment 1469490View attachment 1469491
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That’s exactly what I am so the jack will have to do for now. Even the ramps at my mechanics crush the jacking points.Just get a better jack with a bigger cup rather than the Billy basic my first home mechanic special.
It’s by far the worst of any of the deadening I have tackled, and it’s overhead but I’m gonna try the paint brush cleaner that Eddie555 suggested.I’m having a shite time with this bit of glue on the roof as well! Lol
And 2 pieces in the rear quarters and in the c'pillars. It all adds up.. in total this week with doing my loom and loads of stupid little bits ive nearly taken out 8kg of absolute crap thats not including all the dirt and cemented mud that fell out of places..Horrible stuff and it’s everywhere, I didn’t even realise there was some under the scuttle. I’ll pretend it’s not there for now
Good result there mate. It definitely adds up. The loom is where I’ll struggle. I’m no mechanic and those 15 year old French wires worry meAnd 2 pieces in the rear quarters and in the c'pillars. It all adds up.. in total this week with doing my loom and loads of stupid little bits ive nearly taken out 8kg of absolute crap thats not including all the dirt and cemented mud that fell out of places..
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Thanks mate.Car looks great, where are you based mate as im after a headlining back for mine
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Good job there bud.. Maybe the paint brush cleaned i have is stronger.. Actually maybe i could offer it to Donald Trump as a Covid healer.. [emoji23][emoji23]Praise the lord..
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Still took a little while but the white spirit got the glue off. Glad I won’t be doing that again.
Cheers mate.Good job there bud.. Maybe the paint brush cleaned i have is stronger.. Actually maybe i could offer it to Donald Trump as a Covid healer.. [emoji23][emoji23]
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Praise the lord..
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Still took a little while but the white spirit got the glue off. Glad I won’t be doing that again.
Following the acoustic pipe incident and with another mapping session approaching I decided to ditch the acoustic valve and while I had the arch liners off I removed the fog light and put a CAF in its place..View attachment 1468341View attachment 1468340I
I opted for a 3D printed eBay option which was expensive and the finish on the funnel if you would call it that is a bit ropey but the fit on the fog light is excellent.
Staying with the gas flow side of things I decided to go decat...View attachment 1468342The car came with a resonated miltek so this was easy enough. It might make a tiny bit of difference on the next map but either way I love the sound of it and the odd whiff of petrol in the cabin.
Did you speak to powerflex about this? I've found their customer support goodAfter getting the inner roll bar bushes changed to cure a knock underneath the car I was disappointed to discover it was still there. Turns out it is the wishbone bushes. 3 year old black series bushes had failed. I’ve posted elsewhere on the forum about this and now I know the lifetime warranty powerflex offer does not cover the black series
£107 I didn’t want to spend.
The last few jobs on the car now before the spending stops..
Wishbone bushes
Geometry
EFI to tidy up the map
Over to Carl for EPAS
Roll cage
After that it’s maintenance and track days.
b*****d money pit
Pointless really mate, black series bushes are not covered by the warranty. I’ll either get purple next time or stick with black which are an improved version.Did you speak to powerflex about this? I've found their customer support good
Its worth a message to them, they might surprise you.Pointless really mate, black series bushes are not covered by the warranty. I’ll either get purple next time or stick with black which are an improved version.
Very true mate. What’s an email. I’ll get one over and post the response. CheersIts worth a message to them, they might surprise you.