Big Steve's RB Clio 182 Cup Restoration

[MLB]

Looks good! Made a big difference on mine!

 

[RustyMojo]

Which spacers did you buy mate?

 

[Big_Steve_T]

Which spacers did you buy mate?

I just bought a used set off a guy off here. They're only a piece of 10mm thick aluminium with 5 holes drilled thru, so nothing too technical.

 

[RustyMojo]

I just bought a used set off a guy off here. They're only a piece of 10mm thick aluminium with 5 holes drilled thru, so nothing too technical.

Thanks Steve, what did you plump for in terms of longer hub bolts?

 

[geoffn]

Amazing work.

Could you please tell me what you painted the bonnet mat with ?

Thanks.

 

[Big_Steve_T]

Amazing work.

Could you please tell me what you painted the bonnet mat with ?

Thanks.

Thank you sir 👍

It’s Augoglym Black dye spray:

Autoglym Black Dye 450ml Spray

Use Autoglym Black Dye to restore or improve the appearance of: tyres rubber mats carpets fibreboard facings unpainted plastic mouldings bumpers […]

www.elitecarcare.co.uk

 

[Big_Steve_T]

Thanks Steve, what did you plump for in terms of longer hub bolts?

I just bought some M8 and M6 Countersunk 8.8 Tensile bolts from eBay again.

 

[Big_Steve_T]

Sent the seatbelts to a chap on Facebook called KolourKoncepts who has worked his magic and changed them from the OE silver/greasy fingerprint brown to this:

Amazingly fast service from this chap! Posted them off to him on Saturday, and he sent me this picture tonight showing me they had been done!!!

Hopefully get them back this weekend and the interior finished off.

Thanks for reading 😎

 

[imprezaworks]

That's ace. How much was that

 

[frayz]

Sent the seatbelts to a chap on Facebook called KolourKoncepts who has worked his magic and changed them from the OE silver/greasy fingerprint brown to this:
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Amazingly fast service from this chap! Posted them off to him on Saturday, and he sent me this picture tonight showing me they had been done!!!

Hopefully get them back this weekend and the interior finished off.

Thanks for reading 😎

Just had my black set back from him. 👌🏼

 

[Big_Steve_T]

Just had my black set back from him. 👌🏼

I think I got the idea from you..? 😆

 

[Big_Steve_T]

That's ace. How much was that

£25 per belt, plus return postage.

 

[frayz]

I think I got the idea from you..? 😆

Bloody cheek! 🤣

 

[Big_Steve_T]

Wheels back and finally the car gets off the jack stands/bigfeckoffpiecesofwood:

Chuffed with how it looks, but think I’m going to raise the suspension a little, think she’s a little too slammed for me.. 🤔

Thanks for your viewing pleasure 🐌

 

[botfch]

Definitely needs to come up a touch, finish on the wheels looks decent!

 

[Big_Steve_T]

Definitely needs to come up a touch, finish on the wheels looks decent!

Front & Back, or just Front?? 🤔

 

[botfch]

Front & Back, or just Front?? 🤔

Both I think not a massive amount just to even out the arch gap around the wheel.

 

[RustyMojo]

Just front a Touch I would say personally and really just a gnats c**k

 

[frayz]

Wow, to see it on its wheels again must be a huge accomplishment Steve.
Agreed its too low and it wont drive very nice either at that height.

Massive well done on getting this far, it looks superb

 

[Big_Steve_T]

Wow, to see it on its wheels again must be a huge accomplishment Steve.
Agreed its too low and it wont drive very nice either at that height.

Massive well done on getting this far, it looks superb

Thank you Sir!! 👍👍

Yes it’s certainly starting to come together. Just the interior to finish off sometime when The nice weather returns..! 🤷🏼‍♂️

 

[Marcel 182]

New ringtool mister Steve..

 

[Big_Steve_T]

New ringtool mister Steve..

It’s not officially one of my cars until it’s done it’s lap Mr @Marcel 182 😉

 

[Big_Steve_T]

Did something yesterday I’ve been meaning to do for ages, get a picture of all my cars together:

It was the first time I’d driven the Clio As I was manoeuvring it around my driveway as of course it broke my bloody heart as the PAS pump was clearly not a happy camper!! Typical!! It was the only part I didn’t replace when I was rebuilding it all.. and of course it’s not right... 🤬🤬

So I whipped it off the car this morning, and will be fitting a new one in coming days.

Need to get it roadworthy soon as it’s booked to be in with Mr Scoff soon!!

Thanks for reading 😎

 

[Grd85]

love the project, fantastic work and attention to detail. this tickled me tho

 

[Big_Steve_T]

My dear wife said the photo would look better higher... next think she knows, she’s hoiked up onto my shoulders.. 🤷🏼‍♂️

 

[botfch]

What models the new megane out of interest?

 

[Big_Steve_T]

What models the new megane out of interest?

it’s a Megane 4 GT. it‘s the “Warm” version rather than the full cooking HOT version that is the RS.

it’s got the same engine & gearbox out of the Clio4 RS slightly detuned to 205bhp, instead of the 220 in the Clio.

Goes very well for a daily 👍

Oh and it’s blue! 💙

 

[Coops Mk1]

Coming on old chap, lovely

 

[Optimista]

How much is the steering pump, and can you get it new? Does it comes in different brands or only one?

 

[Big_Steve_T]

How much is the steering pump, and can you get it new? Does it comes in different brands or only one?

I've gone for one of these:

RENAULT CLIO SPORT 2.0 16V 172 182 POWER STEERING PUMP

Power Steering Racks | Power Steering Pumps | Electric Power Steering | Power Steering Rack | Power Steering Pump | Power Steering Column

www.acspowersteering.co.uk

OE pump rebuilt.

 

[Andy P]

I was told they are not available new so I bought the same one as you have bought last year.

 

[Big_Steve_T]

I was told they are not available new so I bought the same one as you have bought last year.

All good @Andy P?

 

[Andy P]

So far all good. Fitted last May and used on track without any problems. Also know of another track car using the same pump.

 

[Rojer]

@Big_Steve_T be careful with the power steering pumps, the tolerance for the pulley is about 1mm! I had a bit of a battle in the past! If you can, go electric power steering if not you may need tools to adjust the pulley.

When i took it to Engine Dynamics they said it was out of spec and i sent it back, when i spoke to Beaniesport he said he could adjust it using a puller.

 

[Big_Steve_T]

OH MY GOD... I can see why people soon lose faith with these bloody Clio’s, this car is fighting me every step of the way as it nears completion.... 🤦🏼‍♂️

Fitted the new PAS pump today and it cured the squealing noise I was getting at full lock.

Whilst I had the car I’m the air, I thought I would give the brakes another bleed as they felt spongy whilst I was moving it last weekend for the group photo.

So I got my dear wife to give me a hand and press the brake pedal whilst I was bleeding. Everything was going well until I got to the Nearside Front Wheel and saw brake fluid was p1ssing out 🤬🤬🤬

The pipe from the Master Cylinder to the ABS pump decided to split.

So back to tearing out stuff from the engine bay...

My only conciliation is that at least it decided to split now, and not when I was leaning on the brakes sometime..!! 💥🚙

Thanks for reading 😎

 

[Big_Steve_T]

New (used) brake pipe ordered, and I’ve got my fingers crossed it arrives tomorrow as the cars booked in for a bloody MOT on Wednesday... 🤦🏼‍♂️

So just tinkering in the mean time:

 

[Big_Steve_T]

F*ck P1$$ Ba115 W@nky Renaults!!!

Cars now all back together but the only thing stopping me getting it finished now is the bloody steering angle sensor..

If anyone’s got one laying about please let me know.. I’m struggling to source one quickly!?

 

[Krarl]

Sup with it?

Mines shagged but only on steering angle nothing else. ABS and TC have been on for over a year😂

 

[Big_Steve_T]

Sup with it?

Mines shagged but only on steering angle nothing else. ABS and TC have been on for over a year😂

It’s reading 69780 degrees, regardless what I do. So given that’s 193.83333 revolutions of the steering wheel, I think it’s fooked.. 😆

 

[Krarl]

It’s reading 69780 degrees, regardless what I do. So given that’s 193.83333 revolutions of the steering wheel, I think it’s fooked.. 😆

Sometimes you can reset the value in CLIP and it works fine after that mate

I need mine doing😂