A 172 Cup Lacking <3

[MattyChurchward]

Bought my third 172cup after selling a beloved RB FF over Christmas to release some money whilst work dried up! I managed to sell the RB for £3000 and set aside £1000 to buy another sport of some description

Dephaser hadn't been changed when the cambelt was done (3k) ago - so shes a rattler! Cam seals leaking out all over the thermostat so who ever did the cam belt clearly was clueless and probably used shite ebay parts... Cracked bumper, a cracked wing, a dented drivers side door and s**t bonnet with some lacquer peel and a dent, So after haggling him down to something that was less than half the original asking price i bought my next project!

 

[jesus]

Sounds like a bargain if the work can be done by yourself or you can get it cheap!

 

[MattyChurchward]

Stripped ready for the replacement wing found on flea bay! Also forgot to mention that on the way home, every time i came to a stop and off the revs the battery light came up so have ordered a new alternator as i need the car reliable for the 5th (work)! Speedo was intermittent aswell so have also order a new Sensor for the gearbox - anyone fitted one of these?

 

[MattyChurchward]

Sounds like a bargain if the work can be done by yourself or you can get it cheap!

Paid £600 for it. with service history up until a year ago. Sat on 72,000 ish!

The wheels were all suffering from the usual blistering so i decided to do a DIY wheel refurb! (Progress Over Past Two Days)

Removed the loose and blistering paint with a wirebrush fitted to a drill

 

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Gave the wheels a top coat, and exposed some more filling that needed doing!

Have Lacquered them today will post final results tomorrow! Did the center caps in Anthracite and the badges in Renault Yellow to slightly off set them!

 

[MattyChurchward]

Had a busy few days (this is a bag log of posts basically)

- After removing wheels a looking at suspension etc, noticed front driver side spring was snapped and sat outside the cup so have ordered a 40mm Apex Lowering kit and fitted it with new track rod ends & bottom ball joints!

- Started Repairing Front Bumper

 

[MattyChurchward]

Ill stop attaching extra images when i get used to this thread stuff!
- Rubbed back my furry white fuel rail guard and sprayed it Anthracite, made up a ELF decal on the missus cutter and lacquered it in...

Have also ordered a OMP Boss Kit, and Sabelt steering wheel from Renault for collection Saturday!
Fitting the new wing tomorrow if UPS turn up and the alternator and new belt

 

[MattyChurchward]

Another job for tomorrow

 

[LeeRS]

you sure your not going to spend the money you freed up on this?

 

[Addicted]

Tidy!

I want a 1*2 for £600!

 

[Iain C]

Looks like it's coming on well. Yeah I can see this eating your savings quickly. Still for 600 quid it was worth a punt.

 

[Saucyboy]

Fantastic work mate

 

[MattyChurchward]

Back to work now and paid off what i needed too bill wise over the Christmas period, it's an addiction :smile:
Wheels cost me about £60 to refurb all in all, OMP Boss Kit £60, Sabelt Steering Wheel £147 + VAT, Springs £98, Track Rod Ends £18, Bottom Ball Joints £16 or there abouts... Yeah i can see where this is going!!! £140 on an alternator this morning...

 

[MattyChurchward]

Alternator fitted & tested

 

[MattyChurchward]

Wheels finished, few marks but im happy with them for the £60 they've cost me :tongueout:

 

[MattyChurchward]

Cleaned the cross member and in and around the light housing and lower legs, im pretty sure this car has either been rallyed or atleast seen a few gravel traps in its time!
Coated the rocka cover in high temp yellow, then assembled inlet plenum, fuel guard rail! Have ordered blue conduit for the loom and a yellow acoustic hose for a bit more colour!

 

[Saucyboy]

Mate those wheels came out really well. Car is coming along really nicely, you don't hang about do you lol

 

[Addicted]

Speedy work, looking good!

If you ever want to sell, I've got £600 waiting here just for you

 

[TarkMalbot]

It's looking really good. You seem to have a great attention to detail and the results speak for themselves. Subscribed!

 

[sbridgey]

Where the hell did you find this?
I might be after a cheap one soon and always miss the deals.

 

[TarkMalbot]

I thought mine was cheap at £1250 (just has cam belt and Dephaser though)

 

[MattyChurchward]

Finished restoring the headlights using the 3m kit, really pleased with the results!

 

[MattyChurchward]

Sabelt tow strap arrived today, still waiting for a back order of Sabelt steering wheels to land in the UK!

 

[MattyChurchward]

Also ordered some new seats too (well new to me) should be with me for Wednesday!

 

[George@RTR_Parts]

Coming along nicely mate, should be a decent cheap fun car once you've sorted it :up:

 

[JoeMarano]

Wheels came out nice. What colour are they?
Let me know how you get on with the seats and how good they are for folding forward as I was looking at these. They come out an accord type r? Or Golf Gti special edition?