A few (amazing) pictures of the old steed. UR Clio 200.

[Christopher]

Niall's posted a few in his thread, but he sent me the whole set from Friday... and they're so nice I'm chucking them up as well.

As a few people asked in the other thread, the setup is new Cup dampers all round (old ones were on 60k) with new H&R springs and 25mm H&R hub centric spacers all round. Tyres are Advan AD08Rs.

Next up is the interior. I've been talking with Royal about an alcantara wheel retrim for next month, plus I need to finish the rear interior brace/divider with some red strap netting, R26R style. The rear is already stripped and carpeted, so that'll finish it off. Then I'll be selling the Sportsters for something fixed back; probably Recaro SPG or Pole Positions, but I need to see how I fit in them first.

I should've taken a video of the new exhaust too, but I'll do that when it's decent weather. It's just a resonator delete. Lots of rasp and crackles.

So yeah. Pics.

 

[imprezaworks]

Ooooh nice

 

[Knuckles]

Very nice.

Did you just carpet some mdf to make the flat floor in the back?

 

[Stefan.]

I love how squat and chunky it looks

 

[chris_p]

Looks awesome, proper little old school hot hatch.
Best colour too.

 

[Christopher]

Very nice.

Did you just carpet some mdf to make the flat floor in the back?

For now it's just sturdy carpet, but I'm planning on using thin MDF to flatten it.

Looks awesome, proper little old school hot hatch.
Best colour too.

Cheers mate. That's exactly my thoughts

 

[ForceIndia]

Looks great. Love the c***s line through the corner xx.

 

[Christopher]

Looks great. Love the c***s line through the corner xx.

Aw cheers x
Text me when you're next up.

 

[Smiffyboy1990]

Really does look flipping brilliant.


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[Christopher]

I love how squat and chunky it looks

Ha, yeah it looks almost as wide as it is long. Like driving a cube.

 

[JamesBryan]

When are you doing a track day?

 

[leeds2592]

That looks so bloody good.

Sits absolutely perfectly.

 

[Jekyll]

Saw these on he's Flickr account. Pics and car looks great.

Loving it, Christopher

 

[Daz...]

That looks brilliant.

My only change would be removing the rear seat belts, or is it being done when the seats are changed?

 

[Christopher]

That looks brilliant.

My only change would be removing the rear seat belts, or is it being done when the seats are changed?

Already on the list mate. I didn't bother at the time because I sheared my large Torx bit.

 

[Danith]

What have you done to this (excluding interior mods). My bro has an UR 200 out in Oman and is coming back for my wedding next month and wants some bits to take back.
Got around £1k to spend - what do you suggest? (needs to be fairly straight forward fitting wise as the garages aren't great over there!)

 

[Christopher]

When are you doing a track day?

Me and Ed are thinking Anglesey in May/June. Depends when his Cup's done. You in?

 

[Daz...]

Already on the list mate. I didn't bother at the time because I sheared my large Torx bit. 😧

I figured it would be.

Torx bits always seem to be made of cheese!

 

[Christopher]

What have you done to this (excluding interior mods). My bro has an UR 200 out in Oman and is coming back for my wedding next month and wants some bits to take back.
Got around £1k to spend - what do you suggest? (needs to be fairly straight forward fitting wise as the garages aren't great over there!)

Honestly mate, it's very close to standard, as I think they look great with simple mods rather than bits stuck all over them.
Mechanically, it's got a drop in panel filter, centre box delete and the suspension mods I've listed above.
For £1k, I'd go for Bilstein B14s (£600 ish), braided lines and some decent tyres. I've done a little review on my AD08Rs in the track forum.
Stripping weight out costs nothing and makes a difference.

 

[Danith]

Honestly mate, it's very close to standard, as I think they look great with simple mods rather than bits stuck all over them.
Mechanically, it's got a drop in panel filter, centre box delete and the suspension mods I've listed above.
For £1k, I'd go for Bilstein B14s (£600 ish), braided lines and some decent tyres. I've done a little review on my AD08Rs in the track forum.
Stripping weight out costs nothing and makes a difference.

Nice one will look into that

 

[Christopher]

...part of me wants Cup-spec black plastic side strips but I don't want it to look pikey.
I might have to do a Photoshop.

 

[JamesBryan]

Me and Ed are thinking Anglesey in May/June. Depends when his Cup's done. You in?

Maybe yeah, date depending.

 

[Niall]

:beers:

Never ceases to amaze me the level of care and attention to detail that go into your cars mate. The joy of owning from new and doing it properly!

 

[Christopher]

:beers:

Never ceases to amaze me the level of care and attention to detail that go into your cars mate. The joy of owning from new and doing it properly!

...you mean the never ending levels of my OCD. LOL.
Cheers dude. See you at the drive meet!

 

[Knuckles]

For now it's just sturdy carpet, but I'm planning on using thin MDF to flatten it.



Cheers mate. That's exactly my thoughts

I've been wanting to do similar for ages but im lazy. Where did you get the carpet?

 

[Christopher]

I've been wanting to do similar for ages but im lazy. Where did you get the carpet?

An automotive trimmer near me. I'll try and dig out the receipt for you so you can have their details.

 

[Coops Mk1]

looks perfect tbh as is, leave the strips

 

[Christopher]

Cheers. You're probably right.
I've got a front splitter to fit and then that's the exterior done really.

 

[Coops Mk1]

we all know nothing is every truly, really, honestly 'done'

tinkerers will tinker

 

[Plummer]

Such a nice car, hope to get mine to somewhat half the standard!

The H&R springs only come in 30mm? I've been eyeing them up for some time now.

 

[Christopher]

we all know nothing is every truly, really, honestly 'done'

tinkerers will tinker :wink:

Done. ...unless some Braid wheels come up. Ish.

 

[Christopher]

Such a nice car, hope to get mine to somewhat half the standard!

The H&R springs only come in 30mm? I've been eyeing them up for some time now.

They're the ones mate. They just settle to what looks like more than 30mm!

 

[NorthloopCup]

Cheers. You're probably right.
I've got a front splitter to fit and then that's the exterior done really.

What front splitter you got mate? Seen a few that are meant to be for a fiesta or a focus, or are you on about the oe rubber item?

Car looks absolutely superb though! Great looking car and fantastic photos.

 

[Mr Plums]

That does look brilliant, 200's look awesome in every colour, i really really like them!

 

[Danith]

Does look a corker this. Home now to take a proper look and order some bits for my brother's
Might be a placebo effect, but did the new cup dampers make much of a difference? Think that's on his list
Also - as he is kind of limited as to what he can take back (in his luggage!) what does the resonator delete involve? Back box or mid box? He could get that done out there (or just buy an aftermarket back box)

 

[Shado]

That's such a lovely colour and I think that first picture is my favourite. The colour really pops, did you take the photos?

 

[Christopher]

What front splitter you got mate? Seen a few that are meant to be for a fiesta or a focus, or are you on about the oe rubber item?

Car looks absolutely superb though! Great looking car and fantastic photos.

Thanks mate. It's just a cheap rubber Rhino Lip one. I've looked at others but I'm scared of smashing them on a curb or track etc.

 

[Christopher]

That does look brilliant, 200's loos awesome in every colour, i really really like them!

Cheers. UR is pretty rare too, I've only ever seen a handful of others, even on the 200 forum.

 

[Knuckles]

An automotive trimmer near me. I'll try and dig out the receipt for you so you can have their details.

That'd be ace cheers

There's some mdf I can pinch from work too. I'm sick of taking the back seats in and out

 

[Christopher]

Does look a corker this. Home now to take a proper look and order some bits for my brother's
Might be a placebo effect, but did the new cup dampers make much of a difference? Think that's on his list
Also - as he is kind of limited as to what he can take back (in his luggage!) what does the resonator delete involve? Back box or mid box? He could get that done out there (or just buy an aftermarket back box)

I think so mate, yeah. To be honest, I replaced them all because I noticed a broken spring (which H&R replaced FOC) and replaced all the dampers at the same time. It just seems to cope a lot better now. The ride height is perfect and I've done the whole coilover route before with my 182 and most affordable sets are too firm for the road, despite what people say on forums.

The resonator delete just involves removing the centre box. It was £80 for me, with flanges so I can go back if I need to. Braided lines make a huge difference too, and they're luggage friendly!