197 clio 16v
welcome to my build thread for my clio 16v you join the build at ground zero i suppose, the bare shell ready for the acid dippers it did look a bit out of place next to alot of more expensive shells like e type jags seirra cosworths a few escorts etc when i dropped it off. but first a little bit of history behind the car and me. I first really got into renaults when i got an apprentiship at renault the first car i worked on was a clio williams i couldnt get over how good it looked.When i finally got a blue449 valver aged 18 it was on 145,000 miles but had tons of new bits including brakes gearbox rad and a reciept for a full engine rebuild totalling £1400 it really was a clean well looked after car didnt take much exuberant 18 year old driving to kill the gearbox tho luckily a whole acciedent damaged clio williams 3 came up for sale on ebay managed to get hold of it for just £600 i used everyhing from the williams to create a pretty convincing replica the only difference being the spoiler that no body ever picked up on i drove it like this for years enjoying it thoughly never let me down untill the day the gearbox went instead of just replacing or rebuilding i decided it was time to upgrade i spent lots of money getting a 225 engine to fit after alot of time and money but i wasnt happy with alot of things on it even tho it did run and drive reasonably well. The 225 engine eventually ended up in my 197 track car since then the mk1 has pretty much been in dry storage since then. But it has been sat too long and its time to revive it back to its former glory and beyond. So back to where we are now the car is at a very good freind of mine austen grimley i dont know how to tag him in but im sure hell find the thread once its back from the acid dippers there will be a update of body work and paint, witch is going to be bright as you like yellow a few smoothed off bits locks ariel and rear wiper ive got most of the engine bits and peices to put it back together pretty quick so hopefully progress will be quick anyway enjoy the pictures ill update as soon as the shell is back.thanks for reading
