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Bumblebee 2 featuring LY R26
- Thread starter Brigsy
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Brigsy
ClioSport Club Member
T.Turbo
Brigsy
ClioSport Club Member
T.Turbo
Updates
Enjoying it. Run to Whitby last Sat with some fun on the b roads.
Later on that evening a Bm ix1 xdrive30 ev thing was pushing me on local dual carriageway. I managed to pull a couple of car lengths on it in 3rd gear easy enough to basically get it off my arse as its led headlamps were blinding me and called it a day at that. First ev ive had pushing me.
Also plenty of room for shopping.
Seems to be returning around 30mpg mixed driving so pretty decent on stock injectors..im used to horrendous fuel consumption in these so its nice to not be at the fuel pump every 2 mins.
Brakes to do next, fluid flush. Ive been lubing the nipples up with plusgas on the brembos as they appear to be pretty solid. Im planning on warming them up a little with my induction heater, hopefully wont shear one or pull threads out.
Thanks for reading!
Enjoying it. Run to Whitby last Sat with some fun on the b roads.
Later on that evening a Bm ix1 xdrive30 ev thing was pushing me on local dual carriageway. I managed to pull a couple of car lengths on it in 3rd gear easy enough to basically get it off my arse as its led headlamps were blinding me and called it a day at that. First ev ive had pushing me.
Also plenty of room for shopping.
Seems to be returning around 30mpg mixed driving so pretty decent on stock injectors..im used to horrendous fuel consumption in these so its nice to not be at the fuel pump every 2 mins.
Brakes to do next, fluid flush. Ive been lubing the nipples up with plusgas on the brembos as they appear to be pretty solid. Im planning on warming them up a little with my induction heater, hopefully wont shear one or pull threads out.
Thanks for reading!
RSRowe
ClioSport Club Member
Megane 250 Cup
Brigsy
ClioSport Club Member
T.Turbo
Ill defo need the bad day kit on standby
Brigsy
ClioSport Club Member
T.Turbo
Updates.
Couple of small jobs done to the r26.
Gearstick was doing the usual megane thing, tight across the gate so harder to get gears. No stranger to this as sorted it on the blue meg years ago, the bushes in the selector expand a bit with heat and need reaming out and a bit of lube. Had to do it in situ thanks to the previous bodger welding a plate over the gear cable!
Reem
Was tempted to lob the plate off and change the cable as i have a new cable in stock for the trophy, but turned a blind eye for now as it works, and had it done and dusted in 20 mins. Its working spot on now and no missing or selecting wrong gears.
Picked up a cheap 2nd hand powerflex insert for the lower torque mount. Simple remove, pop in and refit, in theory. Took a bit of lube and persuasion with vice/deadblow hammer but done in half hour or so.
Mucho deadblow action later.
The insert works nice. No extra vibration on idle and engine movement reduced. Decent for £15.
Also had a look round underneath engine whilst undertray was off and its all still nice and dry, oil leak free. Prob cursed it now!
Took it for a decent run out over the North Yorkshire moors. Easy to make progress in!
Thanks for reading!!
Couple of small jobs done to the r26.
Gearstick was doing the usual megane thing, tight across the gate so harder to get gears. No stranger to this as sorted it on the blue meg years ago, the bushes in the selector expand a bit with heat and need reaming out and a bit of lube. Had to do it in situ thanks to the previous bodger welding a plate over the gear cable!
Reem
Was tempted to lob the plate off and change the cable as i have a new cable in stock for the trophy, but turned a blind eye for now as it works, and had it done and dusted in 20 mins. Its working spot on now and no missing or selecting wrong gears.
Picked up a cheap 2nd hand powerflex insert for the lower torque mount. Simple remove, pop in and refit, in theory. Took a bit of lube and persuasion with vice/deadblow hammer but done in half hour or so.
Mucho deadblow action later.
The insert works nice. No extra vibration on idle and engine movement reduced. Decent for £15.
Also had a look round underneath engine whilst undertray was off and its all still nice and dry, oil leak free. Prob cursed it now!
Took it for a decent run out over the North Yorkshire moors. Easy to make progress in!
Thanks for reading!!
Brigsy
ClioSport Club Member
T.Turbo
Updates
R26 had loads of use lately, makes a decent daily driver. Fast enough, around 30mpg, handles great and fun to drive.
Needs a wash
To continue with the clubsport feel ive added a D7r rear strut brace and Jp Clubsport net to the rear.
Keeping the shopping in place.
Ill get the comps back on it soon.
Thanks for reading!!
R26 had loads of use lately, makes a decent daily driver. Fast enough, around 30mpg, handles great and fun to drive.
Needs a wash
To continue with the clubsport feel ive added a D7r rear strut brace and Jp Clubsport net to the rear.
Keeping the shopping in place.
Ill get the comps back on it soon.
Thanks for reading!!
C2 vts
Great machine
Brigsy
ClioSport Club Member
T.Turbo
Updates.
Finally flushed the brake fluid on Thursday. Ive been putting this off for ages as the bleed nipples on the brembos were solid when i tried a while back.
I managed to break 3 of them loose - using my induction heater, quenching with plus gas and tightening/loosening them. Final one broke loose then nipped and snapped as anticipated
Id planned for this in advance and had a good used set of brembo calipers in stock so fitted them.
Good used calipers fitted.
Flushed brake fluid through with Motul Rbf600 and also flushed clutch hydraulics a load of old shite fluid came out of the clutch. Also fitted ferodo ds1.11 front pads in prep for some track work.
Massive improvement to pedal feel - brakes are super sharp, confident that they will stop and withstand hard track use as used the same setup with great results previously.
On removal of the old brembo calipers, I also noted they had a couple of tight pistons so due a rebuild, so did not turn out too bad in the end.
As weather is good got the compomotive mo6 back out to refit.
Quick clean.
Fitted.
Popped down to Croft on Friday..was going to try and get on for PM session but looked super busy/red flags so rain checked it. Had a good catch up with @Mr Underhill and ended up blasting around a few b roads near Ripon on the way back.
Lids in the back ready for track action.
Croft. Next time.
Mot due early April..dont anticipate any issues so will get that sorted then booked up for some trackdays.
Thanks for reading!!
Finally flushed the brake fluid on Thursday. Ive been putting this off for ages as the bleed nipples on the brembos were solid when i tried a while back.
I managed to break 3 of them loose - using my induction heater, quenching with plus gas and tightening/loosening them. Final one broke loose then nipped and snapped as anticipated
Id planned for this in advance and had a good used set of brembo calipers in stock so fitted them.
Good used calipers fitted.
Flushed brake fluid through with Motul Rbf600 and also flushed clutch hydraulics a load of old shite fluid came out of the clutch. Also fitted ferodo ds1.11 front pads in prep for some track work.
Massive improvement to pedal feel - brakes are super sharp, confident that they will stop and withstand hard track use as used the same setup with great results previously.
On removal of the old brembo calipers, I also noted they had a couple of tight pistons so due a rebuild, so did not turn out too bad in the end.
As weather is good got the compomotive mo6 back out to refit.
Quick clean.
Fitted.
Popped down to Croft on Friday..was going to try and get on for PM session but looked super busy/red flags so rain checked it. Had a good catch up with @Mr Underhill and ended up blasting around a few b roads near Ripon on the way back.
Lids in the back ready for track action.
Croft. Next time.
Mot due early April..dont anticipate any issues so will get that sorted then booked up for some trackdays.
Thanks for reading!!
Mr Underhill
ClioSport Club Member
The wheels do look amazing.Updates.
Finally flushed the brake fluid on Thursday. Ive been putting this off for ages as the bleed nipples on the brembos were solid when i tried a while back.
I managed to break 3 of them loose - using my induction heater, quenching with plus gas and tightening/loosening them. Final one broke loose then nipped and snapped as anticipated
Id planned for this in advance and had a good used set of brembo calipers in stock so fitted them.
Good used calipers fitted.View attachment 1686283
Flushed brake fluid through with Motul Rbf600 and also flushed clutch hydraulics a load of old shite fluid came out of the clutch. Also fitted ferodo ds1.11 front pads in prep for some track work.
Massive improvement to pedal feel - brakes are super sharp, confident that they will stop and withstand hard track use as used the same setup with great results previously.
On removal of the old brembo calipers, I also noted they had a couple of tight pistons so due a rebuild, so did not turn out too bad in the end.
As weather is good got the compomotive mo6 back out to refit.
Quick clean.View attachment 1686284
Fitted.View attachment 1686288
Popped down to Croft on Friday..was going to try and get on for PM session but looked super busy/red flags so rain checked it. Had a good catch up with @Mr Underhill and ended up blasting around a few b roads near Ripon on the way back.
Lids in the back ready for track action.View attachment 1686286
Croft. Next time.View attachment 1686285
Mot due early April..dont anticipate any issues so will get that sorted then booked up for some trackdays.
Thanks for reading!!
Adey.
ClioSport Club Member
great update, the car has defo been saved by coming to you
Brigsy
ClioSport Club Member
T.Turbo
Cheers all Feel like i have got to a point with it where im pretty happy with it, use and maintain.
I love the way it looks on the compomotives. I fancy trying my white set on it at some point to see how it sits on them.
Its on cooksport springs and oem r26 shocks, same as your new one iirc.
Feel like i have got to a point with it where im pretty happy with it, use and maintain.I love the way it looks on the compomotives. I fancy trying my white set on it at some point to see how it sits on them.
Its on cooksport springs and oem r26 shocks, same as your new one iirc.
Brigsy
ClioSport Club Member
T.Turbo
Sunday update.
Had spare half hour so cleaned up the seatbelts..they were super grotty and retracting pretty slow.
Mixed up a bucket of vanish oxy action and got the drill brush out. Quick soak in the bucket and buzz over with the brush.
Before - drivers belt was even worse was black
After - much better
Unfortunately they still retract quite slow but was worth a shot.
Thanks for reading!!
Had spare half hour so cleaned up the seatbelts..they were super grotty and retracting pretty slow.
Mixed up a bucket of vanish oxy action and got the drill brush out. Quick soak in the bucket and buzz over with the brush.
Before - drivers belt was even worse was black
After - much better
Unfortunately they still retract quite slow but was worth a shot.
Thanks for reading!!
Brigsy
ClioSport Club Member
T.Turbo
Updates
Mot passed a few weeks back, no dramas as expected.
Running great as usual and been using it a couple of times a week.
Usual anti social parking
As ive been procrastinating and not using it for its intended trackday fun yet - ive booked a full day up at Croft on the 13th May. Its been a couple of years since last time at Croft so hopefully my driving wont be too rusty, and hopefully the extensive prep/repairs will result in a good day.
Small list to do before Croft.
Change oil and filter. This is optional really as current oil has only done about 1500 road miles but got loads of 5/40 and filters in stock so will do it.
Fit Ds1.11 pads back in the front. Bought a set of Ozert engineering pins for the brembos to make pad swaps a little easier.
Posh pins
Bought a copy scangauge aka "turbogauge". Turned up broken however but soon fixed with a bit of soldering, works good does basically all the scangauge can do. Ill get this fitted to monitor coolant temps and ait. Might be temporary as unsure if i like it or not but will serve a purpose.
Turboo
Also need to decide what tyres to use. I have yoko a048 medium hard semi slicks and pilotsport 5. Will decide near the day and weather forecast.
Thanks for reading!!
Mot passed a few weeks back, no dramas as expected.
Running great as usual and been using it a couple of times a week.
Usual anti social parking
As ive been procrastinating and not using it for its intended trackday fun yet - ive booked a full day up at Croft on the 13th May. Its been a couple of years since last time at Croft so hopefully my driving wont be too rusty, and hopefully the extensive prep/repairs will result in a good day.
Small list to do before Croft.
Change oil and filter. This is optional really as current oil has only done about 1500 road miles but got loads of 5/40 and filters in stock so will do it.
Fit Ds1.11 pads back in the front. Bought a set of Ozert engineering pins for the brembos to make pad swaps a little easier.
Posh pins
Bought a copy scangauge aka "turbogauge". Turned up broken however but soon fixed with a bit of soldering, works good does basically all the scangauge can do. Ill get this fitted to monitor coolant temps and ait. Might be temporary as unsure if i like it or not but will serve a purpose.
Turboo
Also need to decide what tyres to use. I have yoko a048 medium hard semi slicks and pilotsport 5. Will decide near the day and weather forecast.
Thanks for reading!!
Twingo 1??
ClioSport Club Member
Twingo 133 Cup,
Brigsy
ClioSport Club Member
T.Turbo
My mrs is brunette so must be another one. In coincidence she does drive it quite often and her mate is in Hartlepool so does get over there occasionally.
Brigsy
ClioSport Club Member
T.Turbo
Updates
Croft prep today, with one week to go i thought i best pull my finger out. Woke up early due to dieting/controlled starvation so on it at 8am.
First job pad change back to Ferodo ds1.11 and fit the posh pins. I refit stock pads for road use as saves the wear and excessive brake dust.
Full suspension check over, all good.
Ferodo Ds1.11 and Ozert engineering pins.
Regreased swivel bearings with grease gun whilst there as its had a winter of use.
Next job was fitting the chinese knock off Scangauge rep aka Turbogauge IV. I bought this for nothing off FB marketplace and it turned up broken ish with the rear connector not working. Stripped down, sweated the rear connector back onto the circuit board and all good. Ten mins to fit under stereo, location not ideal but its for a quick glance if coolant gauge starts moving a bit.
The vital numbers.
Next job was oil and filter, Valvoline 5/40 fully synth RN710 spec and Purflux filter. Took advantage of some ramp time at local garage, saves cleaning the oil off the drive after f4r oil filter change - as it pisses down your arm and everywhere else apart from the drip tray. Old oil was super clean prob didnt need it to be fair.
Easy work.
Oil down your arm as per every f4r.
Whilst there i had the ac recharged as weather is picking up. Ive changed condensor and seals, its gassed up and working spot on, see if it holds this time.
Ice cold again.
With that done give the interior a 20min clean as not been done in ages.
Good enough.
Helmets in back ready to go.
Just wheel/tyre choice to decide on, ill check weather out the day before.
Thanks for reading!!
Croft prep today, with one week to go i thought i best pull my finger out. Woke up early due to dieting/controlled starvation so on it at 8am.
First job pad change back to Ferodo ds1.11 and fit the posh pins. I refit stock pads for road use as saves the wear and excessive brake dust.
Full suspension check over, all good.
Ferodo Ds1.11 and Ozert engineering pins.
Regreased swivel bearings with grease gun whilst there as its had a winter of use.
Next job was fitting the chinese knock off Scangauge rep aka Turbogauge IV. I bought this for nothing off FB marketplace and it turned up broken ish with the rear connector not working. Stripped down, sweated the rear connector back onto the circuit board and all good. Ten mins to fit under stereo, location not ideal but its for a quick glance if coolant gauge starts moving a bit.
The vital numbers.
Next job was oil and filter, Valvoline 5/40 fully synth RN710 spec and Purflux filter. Took advantage of some ramp time at local garage, saves cleaning the oil off the drive after f4r oil filter change - as it pisses down your arm and everywhere else apart from the drip tray. Old oil was super clean prob didnt need it to be fair.
Easy work.
Oil down your arm as per every f4r.
Whilst there i had the ac recharged as weather is picking up. Ive changed condensor and seals, its gassed up and working spot on, see if it holds this time.
Ice cold again.
With that done give the interior a 20min clean as not been done in ages.
Good enough.
Just wheel/tyre choice to decide on, ill check weather out the day before.
Thanks for reading!!
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Brigsy
ClioSport Club Member
T.Turbo
Updates
With the decent weather finally here, fitted the technomagnesio wheels with yoko a048 for Croft.
On the Makro run to test.
Turn in on semi slicks compared to pilotsport5 is immense. Steering feels direct but on the negative side, less comfort and more noise.
Monday comes and get to Croft early for sign on with the Kangoo as support vehicle, and my mate came along in his vxr for his first trackday. The roads were a bit damp initially and i was questioning my tyre choices.
Cloudy.
Passed noise test and they said 104db? Im sure their testing gear is not reading right as its pretty quiet but a pass is a pass.
Sighting laps.
Weather soon got out and was in and out all day. Was good to meet @SharpyClio and catch up with @Mr Underhill and a few others.
No real issues to report, the handling is great, engine running nice in mid 20 deg ambient temps. Could hot lap back to back without too much hassle and making decent progress.
Working ac in the pit lane and on cooldown laps was great.
Only issue i had was the gearstick bush starting to stick again when hot so needs reaming out more, and the drivers skills are a bit rusty as not had much track action
Leg killer towing eye in.
LY friend in the paddock.
Last session out i had a few laps with @Mr Underhill which was mega. I was in front for a bit and let him past and chased him for a bit.
At this point i noticed that the car was getting a bit loose and i assumed i was overdriving it a little or just fatigued as at the end of the day. I also was starting to notice a little vibration on the front which assumed was either rubber pickup or whatever.
At that i called it a successful trackday with around 130 miles done lapping the circuit and set off for the 25mile journey home. Just after Stockton on the A66 i noted i was having to give the steering wheel 10deg or so input to the right to keep the car straight, and i assumed id knocked the geo out a little or something was going on the piss, tyre wear or whatever. Next thing a load of noise and i thought a wheel had come loose/about to come off even though i had retorqued earlier, luckily was a layby nearby so pulled in.
Front n/s tyre was totally flat but looked reasonably ok without jacking up. Tried to blow it up with my compressor to get it to a better location but no joy.
Ffs.
No spare wheel so shot home in the Kangoo to pick my jack up and a pair of the compomotives to fit.
Inspected tyre and it appears to have started to fall to bits/blew out. The tyres are ten years old and show no signs of deterioration as stored in the garage on a wheel stand, and i wasnt really riding the kerbs/correct hot tyre pressures as had a bit of mechanical sympathy. N/s front taking all the loading on the fast corners has pushed it over the edge, or possibly damaged it at Anglesey last year??
Lessons learned - bin any track tyre over 5 years old. Would have been a disaster of it had let go on track.
Bit naughty.
Carcass has deformed.
Kangoo to the rescue.
With the compomotives fitted again the steering is now straight and no furthur vibrations.
The other 3 tyres are going in the bin and i have a fresh set of Ar1's to try next for Anglesey.
Thanka for reading!!
With the decent weather finally here, fitted the technomagnesio wheels with yoko a048 for Croft.
On the Makro run to test.
Turn in on semi slicks compared to pilotsport5 is immense. Steering feels direct but on the negative side, less comfort and more noise.
Monday comes and get to Croft early for sign on with the Kangoo as support vehicle, and my mate came along in his vxr for his first trackday. The roads were a bit damp initially and i was questioning my tyre choices.
Cloudy.
Passed noise test and they said 104db? Im sure their testing gear is not reading right as its pretty quiet but a pass is a pass.
Sighting laps.
Weather soon got out and was in and out all day. Was good to meet @SharpyClio and catch up with @Mr Underhill and a few others.
No real issues to report, the handling is great, engine running nice in mid 20 deg ambient temps. Could hot lap back to back without too much hassle and making decent progress.
Working ac in the pit lane and on cooldown laps was great.
Only issue i had was the gearstick bush starting to stick again when hot so needs reaming out more, and the drivers skills are a bit rusty as not had much track action
Leg killer towing eye in.
LY friend in the paddock.
Last session out i had a few laps with @Mr Underhill which was mega. I was in front for a bit and let him past and chased him for a bit.
At this point i noticed that the car was getting a bit loose and i assumed i was overdriving it a little or just fatigued as at the end of the day. I also was starting to notice a little vibration on the front which assumed was either rubber pickup or whatever.
At that i called it a successful trackday with around 130 miles done lapping the circuit and set off for the 25mile journey home. Just after Stockton on the A66 i noted i was having to give the steering wheel 10deg or so input to the right to keep the car straight, and i assumed id knocked the geo out a little or something was going on the piss, tyre wear or whatever. Next thing a load of noise and i thought a wheel had come loose/about to come off even though i had retorqued earlier, luckily was a layby nearby so pulled in.
Front n/s tyre was totally flat but looked reasonably ok without jacking up. Tried to blow it up with my compressor to get it to a better location but no joy.
Ffs.
No spare wheel so shot home in the Kangoo to pick my jack up and a pair of the compomotives to fit.
Inspected tyre and it appears to have started to fall to bits/blew out. The tyres are ten years old and show no signs of deterioration as stored in the garage on a wheel stand, and i wasnt really riding the kerbs/correct hot tyre pressures as had a bit of mechanical sympathy. N/s front taking all the loading on the fast corners has pushed it over the edge, or possibly damaged it at Anglesey last year??
Lessons learned - bin any track tyre over 5 years old. Would have been a disaster of it had let go on track.
Bit naughty.
Carcass has deformed.
Kangoo to the rescue.
With the compomotives fitted again the steering is now straight and no furthur vibrations.
The other 3 tyres are going in the bin and i have a fresh set of Ar1's to try next for Anglesey.
Thanka for reading!!
Krarl
ClioSport Club Member
I had an MRF do that where the carcass deformed, it was quite weird because it was like the tyre had grew a mohawk 😂
Least it didn't happen on circuit!
Least it didn't happen on circuit!
SharpyClio
ClioSport Club Member
JamesBryan
ClioSport Club Member
Lucky there like you say mate.
Definitely can't trust old rubber.
Definitely can't trust old rubber.
Twingo 1??
ClioSport Club Member
Twingo 133 Cup,
The one I keep seeing, the Reg ends EXE
Mr Underhill
ClioSport Club Member
It turned out to be a lovely day Jon and I appreciate your advice on engine temps. As you say, you were certainly lucky that didn't happen on track.
For someone who's a bit "rusty," you sure know your way around a circuit, Jon. Always great to play chase and lead with sensible drivers.
For someone who's a bit "rusty," you sure know your way around a circuit, Jon. Always great to play chase and lead with sensible drivers.
Brigsy
ClioSport Club Member
T.Turbo
Indeed mate would have ended up nasty if it had let go mid corner!
Good to meet you too mate. I was going to swap them for fresh ar1 on sunday too, lessons learned never trust old tyres.
100% mate its russian roulette once tyre is getting on.
Your welcome mate. Your clio was going great, i was impressed with it lifting a wheel round the hairpin. Had an excellent day, weather was great.
Managed to get into the swing of it later on in the day once i was confident the car & engine were performing as expected. Ill definitely book it again soon its an awesome circuit. Was mega fun following you round!
Mr Underhill
ClioSport Club Member
Yeah, imagine the headlines - Teesside muscleman crashes on circuit after coming under pressure from fat squidgy old geezer. 😂
Brigsy
ClioSport Club Member
T.Turbo
Small update.
Treated it to a retrimmed steering wheel as the original R26 wheel was past its best.
Had it trimmed in smooth nappa leather top and bottom, perforated nappa leather sides finished off with oem Lamborghini nappa leather yellow marker and yellow stitching.
All done by Ottoretrims. The finish/quality is excellent.
Fresh
Had a spare ten mins today so fitted it.
Massive improvement over oem.
Makes it a much nicer place to be and fresh leather smells awesome.
Thanks for reading!!
Treated it to a retrimmed steering wheel as the original R26 wheel was past its best.
Had it trimmed in smooth nappa leather top and bottom, perforated nappa leather sides finished off with oem Lamborghini nappa leather yellow marker and yellow stitching.
All done by Ottoretrims. The finish/quality is excellent.
Fresh
Had a spare ten mins today so fitted it.
Massive improvement over oem.
Makes it a much nicer place to be and fresh leather smells awesome.
Thanks for reading!!
Brigsy
ClioSport Club Member
T.Turbo
Updates
Washed the r26 yesterday as it looked a right state after Croft. Front was peppered with flies and rubber marks all over the sills/lower doors.
Scrubs up ok.
Changed the oil and filter for fresh again today, took advantage of some free lift time when my mates garage is quiet. Oil came out looking clean as it had only done 300 mile since last change, 130miles on track so probably didnt need doing but it costs nowt to change.
Another arm full of oil removing f4r oil filter.
Also had a couple of small issues to fix. The ac dryer had popped off the bracket on inner wing for some reason which makes the ac pipe rattle like feck on idle which resonates through the dash. Same thing happened on blue 225 years ago its a 2min fix, clip back on and rubber under ac pipe. Also the rear exhaust heatshield was rattling on increased idle with ac on, as it had corroded away around a bolt hole and making it flap about. This was under the plastic boot floor edge so got away with driving a small self tapper with a washer on it to secure. Its pretty much rattle free now and is a much nicer place to be.
Done some other work this weekend. Airbag ecu recalibrated on ph1 clio v6 with can clip. The ph1 v6 is a bit tricky to get into on clip as it does not auto populate vin but not difficult.
5 mins and done. V6 stance is epic.
Exhaust was blowing on my mates Astra Vxr. Smoke tested it to find a leak from one of the welds in the downpipe, was hard to spot beforehand as was on top of pipe directly under the sump. Simple to find when tested.
Smokin.
Thanks for reading!!
Washed the r26 yesterday as it looked a right state after Croft. Front was peppered with flies and rubber marks all over the sills/lower doors.
Scrubs up ok.
Changed the oil and filter for fresh again today, took advantage of some free lift time when my mates garage is quiet. Oil came out looking clean as it had only done 300 mile since last change, 130miles on track so probably didnt need doing but it costs nowt to change.
Another arm full of oil removing f4r oil filter.
Also had a couple of small issues to fix. The ac dryer had popped off the bracket on inner wing for some reason which makes the ac pipe rattle like feck on idle which resonates through the dash. Same thing happened on blue 225 years ago its a 2min fix, clip back on and rubber under ac pipe. Also the rear exhaust heatshield was rattling on increased idle with ac on, as it had corroded away around a bolt hole and making it flap about. This was under the plastic boot floor edge so got away with driving a small self tapper with a washer on it to secure. Its pretty much rattle free now and is a much nicer place to be.
Done some other work this weekend. Airbag ecu recalibrated on ph1 clio v6 with can clip. The ph1 v6 is a bit tricky to get into on clip as it does not auto populate vin but not difficult.
5 mins and done. V6 stance is epic.
Exhaust was blowing on my mates Astra Vxr. Smoke tested it to find a leak from one of the welds in the downpipe, was hard to spot beforehand as was on top of pipe directly under the sump. Simple to find when tested.
Smokin.
Thanks for reading!!
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Brigsy
ClioSport Club Member
T.Turbo
Small update.
A while ago i reamed out the selector bush back to 10mm to stop the famous megane stiff shifter issue. Its caused no issues on the street but was starting to stick with heatsoak after several laps of Croft making me miss 4th and hit 6th gear etc, luckily it sticks to drivers side so cant money shift.
Revisited this morning with 10.5mm reamer for more clearance. Again done in situ due to the bodged on plate from previous owner, only took ten mins.
Its loads better now and hopefully no more issues.
Reem again with ratchet spanner to make life easy.
Greased up and refitted and hopefully the end of that.
Thanks for reading!!
A while ago i reamed out the selector bush back to 10mm to stop the famous megane stiff shifter issue. Its caused no issues on the street but was starting to stick with heatsoak after several laps of Croft making me miss 4th and hit 6th gear etc, luckily it sticks to drivers side so cant money shift.
Revisited this morning with 10.5mm reamer for more clearance. Again done in situ due to the bodged on plate from previous owner, only took ten mins.
Its loads better now and hopefully no more issues.
Reem again with ratchet spanner to make life easy.
Greased up and refitted and hopefully the end of that.
Thanks for reading!!
Brigsy
ClioSport Club Member
T.Turbo
Update.
Quick blast down to Croft yesterday as an Opentrack day was on. I was initially going to see if i could get on in the pm but didnt bother in the end. I was on some antibiotics last week and they have knocked several shades of shite out of my stomach
Weather was epic and hardly nobody on track too which was sods law.
Gearchange 100% sorted too no furthur issues. Also ac is still working spot on a few weeks after gassing so id say thats fixed. Nice having it working now weather is picking up.
Thanks for reading!!
Quick blast down to Croft yesterday as an Opentrack day was on. I was initially going to see if i could get on in the pm but didnt bother in the end. I was on some antibiotics last week and they have knocked several shades of shite out of my stomach
Weather was epic and hardly nobody on track too which was sods law.
Gearchange 100% sorted too no furthur issues. Also ac is still working spot on a few weeks after gassing so id say thats fixed. Nice having it working now weather is picking up.
Thanks for reading!!
Mr Underhill
ClioSport Club Member
Good shout.I was initially going to see if i could get on in the pm but didnt bother in the end. I was on some antibiotics last week and they have knocked several shades of shite out of my stomach
It happened to me at Cadwell once and halfway round the stomach cramps kicked in.
Set the fastest lap that day I can tell you.
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