1994 172'd Mk1 Valver Track Car

[Yosemite Sam]

Another thing Chris, do you do your track days with the headlight out?

I'm thinkingI will be as my filter sits right behind the light.

 

[Whiteley]

Like this?

I don't usually bother though, it looks crap in the pics afterwards

 

[Matteh]

449 looking good there :dapprove:

 

[Mark One]

god, you work fast!

 

[AdamAnderton]

Good work mate, you sticking with the old style nuts in the topmounts as they are going to make a mess of the nice anodized finish, hope they send out the new ones asap
Can i get a passanger ride at oulton please

 

[Whiteley]

Yep, fed up of waiting on KAM/Powerstation. If they get chewed up then so be it

 

[daveski]

Stunning progress, are you going to be at any of the shows in the summer?

 

[jams]

Brilliant work chris, I take my hat off to you! Looking forward to seeing it at oulton and of course a passenger ride!

 

[Whiteley]

Cheers

I'll probably be at FCS in it, nothing booked or paid for yet though so will have to see.

Insured as of tomorrow

 

[daveski]

Looking forward to seeing it at FCS if you make it

 

[AdamAnderton]

Cheers

I'll probably be at FCS in it, nothing booked or paid for yet though so will have to see.

Insured as of tomorrow

You can park next to me if mine makes it lol :rasp:

 

[f0xy]

Your's wont be making it lol.

...and Chris, ive already booked the hotel (months ago) when you said you'd probably come, and we agreed to go on a different club stand lol.

 

[b33fy172]

Christ you work fast!!

Good effort mate, hopefully get to see this car in person one day!

 

[AdamAnderton]

Your's wont be making it lol.

...and Chris, ive already booked the hotel (months ago) when you said you'd probably come, and we agreed to go on a different club stand lol.

So does that mean i got to sit on my billy tod lol
Come on its not that far off (i think)

 

[f0xy]

Its 8 weeks away yesterday

 

[Whiteley]

Your's wont be making it lol.

...and Chris, ive already booked the hotel (months ago) when you said you'd probably come, and we agreed to go on a different club stand lol.

Ohhh yes, so you did! Best buy a ticket then.

 

[Whiteley]

Sorted insurance first thing this morning so I'm covered as of tomorrow. Couldn't get tax today so thats a job for after work tomorrow.

Had a windscreen fitted at lunch time

Which allowed me to put all the wiper mech, wash bottle, scuttle etc back on

Got some brake fluid from Halfrauds (I love my new trade card!) and bled them through. This made the car driveable so I had a little go up and down the road, grin

Excuse the state of all the panels, they look terrible, but I had to get my priorities right and have it running first.

Front end is a bit low still, that needs lifting. The good news is that it drives

Back to work tomorrow so progress will slow a little, getting there though

 

[Daz Clio Cup]

lookin good mate

 

[AdamAnderton]

How are the topmounts now you have driven it up the road, was told today on the phone the "new""new" style nuts are in transit and should be here when the ash clears then they will send them straight out. my guess is you wont get them for next tuesday

 

[jamie rigby]

New boost, i mean Induction hose i see? lol

Glad its up and running now mate!

 

[Whiteley]

Well, I taxed it on the way home from work yesterday, spent the evening doing a few more jobs, then went out for a drive in it for the first time since November, wow! So so good to be driving it again!

 

[theduck]

How are the topmounts now you have driven it up the road, was told today on the phone the "new""new" style nuts are in transit and should be here when the ash clears then they will send them straight out. my guess is you wont get them for next tuesday

An immeasurable time in the future then? Lol.

 

[chrispy.clio]

Bless her, she does look tatty as fooook from the front. Glad its all working nicly after putting it back together though

 

[Whiteley]

Thanks

Done about 100 miles in it now, all seems good . Such a good laugh and makes me grin like a kid!

With the pressure off for Oulton a little now that the car's running, I got chance to give the Megane a wash and put my new plates on too, i joined the T*PHY club

And glued the sunroof into the Clio. It was nice driving round in the sun without!

 

[chrispy.clio]

Oooo i like the plate

Lol at the wheels on the sunroof

 

[jamie rigby]

really cant wait till wednesday now!!!

you running all glass windows now i take it?

 

[Whiteley]

Glass in the boot and rear 1/4's for the time being, plastic in the doors still. I hope the weather stays amazing!

 

[socialmisfit]

roll on wednesday!!

towbar for the trophy?

also what time you boys getting there for to jump a garage?

 

[nathanH]

I presume its early seeing as Chris and I are getting a hotel tuesday night...!?

 

[socialmisfit]

what times early though :rasp:

 

[nathanH]

If im honest... I dont know, im just along for the ride

 

[socialmisfit]

haha i understand

it'll be a bloody good one at that in that tin can...

 

[Whiteley]

Nath.... bring your ear defenders!

 

[Mark R27]

Congratulations on getting the Clio back on the road, looks like a lot of hard work has gone into it.

Plate on the Megane looks really good!!

 

[Riley!]

looking good

 

[Robb]

Lincoln meet soon?

 

[Whiteley]

Yeah sometime soon, think we're about due one ^.

Chopped the 12" Mongoose tip off the backbox before and replaced with a bit of 2.5" stainless. I cut it to the same length as the standard tip and it looks a bit long I think, so will probably take an inch or so off at some point.

Got the RS2's on the front too and just about got them bedded in. Very impressed so far

Did the tracking this morning. I wasn't far out by eye, just a bit of camber needed taking off the one side.

Oil and filter change before wednesday and that'll about do it for Oulton. Fingers crossed

 

[wilky19]

looks great mate

has it made much change to the exhaust note, is much louder/quieter

 

[LeeP86]

how did you measure your camber? have you got a gauge?

 

[Whiteley]

'Daz Clio Cup' on here has made a set of alignment bars which bolt together around the car, quite a riggy looking contraption but it works perfectly. Then put the relevant rim diameter into his spreadsheet and it gives me a figure for whatever degree of camber I want to achieve. 17mm difference top to bottom from vertical would have been 2.5deg, we settled at 15.5mm so slightly less than 2.5. Hope that makes sense, a picture would have helped.