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[Clio_fool]

Those lead boots are probably killing the tre's. Should have used @frayz discount and bought some X3MA's, aka the new turini! 😂

 

[JamesBryan]

I heard you've got some new wheels, must've been jealous of the refurb when niall sent you the photos
😂

They have come out well yeah

 

[Louis]

Took it for a drive and it feels alright. My ghetto vernier measured alignment also feels alright surprisingly.

Brembos are much firmer now after a good bleed and the bite of the brembo pads is still alright. I can live with the reduction in performance just because they're now silent.

 

[Louis]

Took it for a drive and it feels alright. My ghetto vernier measured alignment also feels alright surprisingly.

Brembos are much firmer now after a good bleed and the bite of the brembo pads is still alright. I can live with the reduction in performance just because they're now silent.

Realised I said alright many times in that post.

Alright.

 

[Crayola]

 

[Clio_fool]

Looks alright mate.

 

[Touring_Rob]

Jeez, what happened to that TRE in pic?

I Range rover reversed into the front wheel at about 2mph. Luckily no real damage other than a slight scratch and the banana track rod, I had to cut it to get the best tool in the world on.

 

[Louis]

Rust is getting rustier, knocks are getting knockier, interiors getting filthier.

Currently being used for house clearance and tip runs.

It's also being used for motorway runs and I'm racking up the miles now. Best wash it soon tbh.

 

[SharpyClio]

Just been through this whole thread. Great job you’ve done with this, looks really well. Even when he used as a skip.

 

[finch wxm]

Decided my cable ties maybe werent a permanent fix so bought some new arb brackets. These were the last ones kam had in stock and they're now discontinued by renault...
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Strange how both old ones snapped in the exact same place. It's clearly the stiffness of the arb combined with the black series polybushes which causes this issue.

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Slathered in some copper slips to ease with fitment.
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Whilst I was there I fitted my stainless abs brackets. I didn't clean anything else, obviously.

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Job jobbed.

Who sells the abs brackets ?

 

[Louis]

Who sells the abs brackets ?

Kam racing

 

[Pegasaurus Rex]

Who sells the abs brackets ?

They are on eBay mate

CLIO FRONT STRUT ABS WIRE BRACKET STAINLESS SHOCK DAMPER pair. | eBay

These brackets mount to the front struts on many small Renaults like Clio l ll, Wind, Twingo l ll etc etc. And the wire flapping around or cable tied to the strut.…. A Pair of ShackTune ABS wire brackets.

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[haimsey]

Can get them through Cfab too

 

[finch wxm]

Can get them through Cfab too

Isn't he expensive 🤣

 

[Louis]

Who sells the abs brackets ?

I read this as arb. Sorry yeah Dave is right, they were from ebay.

 

[finch wxm]

I read this as arb. Sorry yeah Dave is right, they were from ebay.

Literally was reading your project then it popped up on next page 🤣🤣

 

[haimsey]

Isn't he expensive 🤣

No idea, just remember considering some and then realising my gaz's don't have anywhere for the brackets anyway so never bothered

 

[Jekyll]

Isn't he expensive 🤣

I paid £20 and that included the hardware.

 

[Crayola]

I paid £20 and that included the hardware.

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So priced higher than the eBay ones then🤣

 

[JamesBryan]

£20 more than a cable tie 😂

 

[finch wxm]

I paid £20 and that included the hardware.

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Not as bad as expected based on comments on some other products

 

[Crayola]

Not as bad as expected based on comments on some other products

Was probably mates rates

£40 to anyone else 'because I've got loads of development time in this'

 

[Louis]

Clios in for alignment with Chong today.

 

[Stefan.]

Nice prison view

 

[Louis]

Nice prison view

I was in @Cookson's garden

 

[Louis]

Picked the car up at lunch and its all aligned again!

Tbf my measurements I'd made when refitting all the suspension was quite close! Verniers ftw.

 

[Louis]

That time again when the cars due a service, first one since the refreshed gearbox went in so treated it to the same MTL as before.

Moved onto the new Castrol oils after using the ELF for the last 4 years. Engine will probably blow up next week now 😂 Relatively painless job apart from the oil filter being properly stuck on! No idea why as I'd not done it tight the year before.
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Mileage shot, nearly at the big 150k.
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A job I've been putting off is replacing the clutch cable. Noticed when swapping the gearbox it was looking a little worse for wear.

This job wasnt as easy as servicing the car... Theres a small clip under the pedals which needs prizing off however I was unsure how much force it could take before snapping. Didnt actually have to worry as it was surprisingly strong and popped off with a screwdriver and a pair of pliers. Tied some string around the old cable and pulled it out.

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Bagged a new genuine item from RPD and it's obviously the newer style with a heavier weight along its length. You can also see on the old that its perished on the end and the internal lining was moving within the sheath.

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Refitting wasnt quite as easy and removing as you had to guide the line around tbe back of the sound deadening. Such a faff and my arms got absolutely ruined by the back of the deadening. All clipped in and refitted anyway!
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Took the car for a drive today and it does feel better but not by a huge margin. Definitely worth changing due to the above issues but definitely not a hugely noticeable difference in the shift unfortunately. I'm going to disconnect it from the clutch and reset the mech just to see if that adds any improvement.

If you plan on doing this yourself just dont be shy on the clip by the pedals and use a strong bit of string on the old cable.

Driving home from work on Wednesday night and shifting into 2nd my foot went straight to the floor and this clutch cable snapped.

I managed to nurse it home but this being a brand new genuine clutch cable at the costly sum of £70 from @renaultpartsdirect fitted only 1 year prior, I wasn't impressed. @Jekyll has also had a brand new genuine cable go just over a year after fitment. There must be some form of batch issue here as this should not be happening! The previous cable had lasted 16 years and this barely 2.

Anyway, I had to source another cable and bought a pagid unit from ECP for £30. They're pretty much identical to genuine apart from slightly different protective sleeve.

Between doing this last year I'd removed all the bulkhead heatshielding which did make the job easier. It was still a pain of a job but got there in -1 weather.

Clutch feels smooth now and everything is in the correct place. Time will tell if this one also snaps, it can't be much worse than genuine!

 

[Louis]

Ticked over 160k yesterday

 

[Clio_fool]

How many with the eml on?

 

[Louis]

How many with the eml on?

159,999. Might treat it to an back sack and crack wash this week.

 

[Louis]

As an upstanding member of society, i decided to have a 400 cell sports cat section made up. I'm told this will pass an MOT, and isn't for track use only 👺👹

I was also wanted to be able to easily swap over my exhaust from cat to decat (when in Mexico 👁👄👁) so had a vband flange welded in to replace the existing slip joint on the milltek system.

Took the car to Powerflow Halifax and James did a fantastic job for a reasonable price. Some pics below of before and after. Can see the original vband flange I had done at CSK on the decat to manifold joint;

What was forgotten was a boss for the lambda, so he took the cat back and will weld this in for me. I read to fresh air currently but would rather not have an EML lit up.

Hopefully a cat thief will be able to tell this isn't genuine and will rob the cat off the nearest jazz instead.

 

[Pegasaurus Rex]

As an upstanding member of society, i decided to have a 400 cell sports cat section made up. I'm told this will pass an MOT, and isn't for track use only 👺👹

I was also wanted to be able to easily swap over my exhaust from cat to decat (when in Mexico 👁👄👁) so had a vband flange welded in to replace the existing slip joint on the milltek system.

Took the car to Powerflow Halifax and James did a fantastic job for a reasonable price. Some pics below of before and after. Can see the original vband flange I had done at CSK on the decat to manifold joint;

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What was forgotten was a boss for the lambda, so he took the cat back and will weld this in for me. I read to fresh air currently but would rather not have an EML lit up.

Hopefully a cat thief will be able to tell this isn't genuine and will rob the cat off the nearest jazz instead.

What did he charge you mate?

 

[Louis]

What did he charge you mate?

I was charged £365 for;

Decat section-
V-Band flange welding onto my decat

Cat section-
vband, flexi, cat,lambda boss, vband

Centre pipe:
Vband welding in.

Not the cheapest but I think it was reasonable considering parts cost.

 

[Clio_fool]

Mine was £350 ish 3 years ago, they did weld it wonky though.

 

[Louis]

Mine was £350 ish 3 years ago, they did weld it wonky though.

You've a flexi manifold you

 

[SharpyClio]

we should have a sports cat challenge… see who has the best one… best will defined by me after the test 🤣

looks smart, reasonable price as well really

 

[Clio_fool]

we should have a sports cat challenge… see who has the best one… best will defined by me after the test 🤣

looks smart, reasonable price as well really

Mine gaeve the emissions of a vauxhal astra 10 years younger then the Clio. Bloody amazing thing!

 

[Louis]

we should have a sports cat challenge… see who has the best one… best will defined by me after the test 🤣

looks smart, reasonable price as well really

This should pass fine, expecially being 400cell. It was my only requirement tbh 🤣

 

[SharpyClio]

So the winner is which ever one fails the most 🤣

 

[Louis]

Cats now back and on the car after having the lambda port welded in.

It does sir pretty low, so hopefully I don't rip it off. I can get on and off my driveway which is a success either way! Still sounds good at idle but it's much less 'barky' under throttle.

Yet to do a motorway run but I imagine it'll be transformed on drone.