172 sport
Thought i would start a little thread about my 172. Had a very colourful car history so far, never owned a renaultsport until now ( wish i had got one sooner). Know a few people on here from my local area, very helpful and friendly.
Got offered this 172 as a swap off a friend of mine for my 106 gti, i know the previous four owners of the car. Its a very well looked after and well used example. This isnt no show car, its used as it was intended imo.
The day i got it home, 134,000 miles on it well ran in and running nicely
So far its had a few bits and pieces changed and modified
15" team dyanmics pro race 1.2's
40mm apex lowering springs
custom decat and catback exhaust
ktec style homemade intake with ramair filter
RS tuning remap 144whp/174bhp
The day after i got it i was due on a trackday at my local track, checked the car over, replaced both track rod ends got the tracking adjusted and sent it round the track and had so much, car had so much potential
few pics of my first trackday
After the trackday i realised i need to work on some weak points in the car. Tyres and brakes. Ordered some federal 595 rsr, brembo front brake pads, pagid rear pads, ATE super blue racing brake fluid and a full fluid change and brake bleed, also gave the calipers a tidy up. Car felt much better after this. Used it on the next track day, no brake fade and tyres worked great even in the wet.
Next up i decided i wanted a bucket seat and harness, so picked up for a reasonable price locally and went and collected. Made my own subframe in my spare time at work, ordered some harness eye bolts and got it all fitted. Also stripped the rear seats, isofix bar, rear seatbelts and drivers seatbelt out for some weight saving.
Front end needed a clean up so i machine polished the headlights, painted all the grills satin black and fit a cold air feed directly to my filter
How it stands now after a good clean and some pics from my most recent trackday
Got offered this 172 as a swap off a friend of mine for my 106 gti, i know the previous four owners of the car. Its a very well looked after and well used example. This isnt no show car, its used as it was intended imo.
The day i got it home, 134,000 miles on it well ran in and running nicely
So far its had a few bits and pieces changed and modified
15" team dyanmics pro race 1.2's
40mm apex lowering springs
custom decat and catback exhaust
ktec style homemade intake with ramair filter
RS tuning remap 144whp/174bhp
The day after i got it i was due on a trackday at my local track, checked the car over, replaced both track rod ends got the tracking adjusted and sent it round the track and had so much, car had so much potential
few pics of my first trackday
After the trackday i realised i need to work on some weak points in the car. Tyres and brakes. Ordered some federal 595 rsr, brembo front brake pads, pagid rear pads, ATE super blue racing brake fluid and a full fluid change and brake bleed, also gave the calipers a tidy up. Car felt much better after this. Used it on the next track day, no brake fade and tyres worked great even in the wet.
Next up i decided i wanted a bucket seat and harness, so picked up for a reasonable price locally and went and collected. Made my own subframe in my spare time at work, ordered some harness eye bolts and got it all fitted. Also stripped the rear seats, isofix bar, rear seatbelts and drivers seatbelt out for some weight saving.
Front end needed a clean up so i machine polished the headlights, painted all the grills satin black and fit a cold air feed directly to my filter
How it stands now after a good clean and some pics from my most recent trackday
