Bomber's Williams 4 project

[chrispy.clio]

So bomber is car going to used as a track day toy which you can happily drive to the shops?

 

[olliemilsom]

hey man just had a read through and looks really good, im running these wheels in 7j and they were a fair Challenge to fit so good luck, cant wait to see it.

Here is how mine looks:

Let us know how the rear arches go, i spent about a week on mine so let me know if you need a hand (sure you don't, seems like you've got the right idea)

 

[bomber]

Looks awesome that does, what size tyres are you using? How much work was actually done to the rears? Rolling and pulling or any welding too? And camber etc?

Going to spend tomorrow on the thing, will play with calipers first then ***** about with the camber

 

[olliemilsom]

erm fair bit really, pulled and rolled no welding, did it my self though with various tools. made some camber shims out of sheet metal. there 195/45 r15. The 50 profile is looking quite big.

 

[bomber]

As the arches are already really scabby I'm not too fussed how much I had to destroy them lol. I think 45profiles might be the way forwards but really want to avoid spending like £250 on new tyres when these have done 30 miles. That and 50's are that much cheaper, and I'm a cheap skate

 

[Kieran..]

hey man just had a read through and looks really good, im running these wheels in 7j and they were a fair Challenge to fit so good luck, cant wait to see it.

Let us know how the rear arches go, i spent about a week on mine so let me know if you need a hand (sure you don't, seems like you've got the right idea)

+1 mine are a challange too with 7j! going to try and roll my arches some more today

 

[bomber]

Saying that, I can get the Toyo's for less than I originally thought!

I like a challenge, 8j's will fit. Somehow

 

[olliemilsom]

they will fit, i got my maxxis maz1 in that size for £200 and there awesome, better than toyos. Try camskills.com

 

[Kieran..]

im running 195 50 15, and i am quite high at the moment to stop the scrubbing, but more arch rolling today, im about to put some photos on my project thread if your interested

 

[bomber]

Link me to it when you've posted, very interested

 

[Kieran..]

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?586680-Kieran-s-Iceberg-172-Project/page23

there you go mate

 

[Silent_Scone]

That black one looks fantastic

 

[bomber]

Yesterday afternoon I started on the rear arches, was picking the scabby paint off the metalwork and all was going to plan. Nothing too bad and all easily repairable

Then I started getting busy on the inside arch, these pics are looking forwards into what would be the sill/behind side skirt area. Well, I've seen more solid potato skins than this lol. It was wafer thin and fell through without much pushing.

Time to strip this for parts again then...

RIP second clio...

I'm kind of in the process of trying to get my sisters old 1.2 clio off her, if I can then I might stick this engine and box into it for a proper little sleeper. Who knows

 

[Kieran..]

Ahhh such a shame!!

 

[dmallett]

Put the engine in something else!

 

[DannyR]

WTF has that been parked on a beach for half it's life?

Put it in a mk1 would only take a weekend

 

[Zmaster2k]

Or just get it fixed its only a sill :-S

 

[Nick r26r]

whats the price of a new arch and sill i would just get the bits and do it that way , will save you a lot of time , i bet your sisters clio has a sunroof as well ,

 

[Silent_Scone]

Oh f**k sake! That's pretty bad Dave!! How can it be that bad??? Genuine question, I've never seen a 1*2 scab out like that

 

[Nickson]

That's s**t!!

Sorry to hear that Dave

 

[bomber]

Whats the point in fixing it, it's a £1000 car when fixed. If I worked in a body shop I'd do it, but I don't so I won't. As a whole, there are too many small faults to warrent fixing it now. I think this car has spent a few years of its life living by the sea and it's front end has been damaged before.

Don't forget, it's only a car and a third one at that. It has no sentimental value to me

 

[Fred@BTM]

what's wrong with that? it hasn't gone through, just derust it and underseal, job done

 

[bomber]

The pictures don't show it very well, but you can fit 3 fingers through the hole

 

[Nafoff]

bye bye

 

[Dan519]

WOW!!!! any signs that there's been accident damage repaired where it's rusted? Never seen a mk2 rot like that

 

[Gray]

The pictures don't show it very well, but you can fit 3 fingers through the hole

I just randomly busted out laughing when I read that...

 

[LIL B]

Gaz. Never owned it did he?

 

[domsclio182]

Bummer

 

[bomber]

I can't see any side/rear damage yet but may find more as I pull it apart. Got to somehow move it out the garage tonight and onto the side drive, not easy when it's litterally sat on the arches lol. f**king thing