Cat's Clio 172

[Tom 46]

Alright mate car looks good, are they the wind deflectors you posted a link to in my thread? They look good and want a set lol

 

[The_Notorious_C_A_T]

Yeah they're the ones bud

 

[Struggler]

is it not abit dangerous to not have a slam pannel of any kind?

 

[sideways danny]

is it not abit dangerous to not have a slam pannel of any kind?

no

 

[The_Notorious_C_A_T]

My new studs arrived from Pure motor sport, so set about getting them all fitted:

Before (note I NEVER painted the caliper or chose drilled rear disks!!):

After:

I also removed the brake disk screws since they where no longer needed, although noticed some where nicely cross threaded. Lovely.

Also I have booked it into Clarke motorsport to get the aircon removal kit fitted as I can't be arsed to fit it myself and I dinna want to pay for a renault tool to use it once or twice!

Also might get the timing belt done as it was meant to be done 10k ago but no receipts to prove it actually has been.

 

[Muttley1]

has danny not pm'd you?

 

[gogsie]

Might be a dumb question but what do you use to tighten the studs into the discs?

 

[smart clio]

Looks well nice mate :approve:

 

[Laura]

Good to see its getting some love!

you better hope u never see me else ill demand the keys haha!

 

[adam172]

Might be a dumb question but what do you use to tighten the studs into the discs?

hahaha i was also thinking this ?

 

[The Dark Knight]

Might be a dumb question but what do you use to tighten the studs into the discs?

hahaha i was also thinking this ?

Use 2 nuts tightened into each other on the end of each stud. Plus a bit of high strength lock tigh wouldn't go a miss.

 

[The_Notorious_C_A_T]

Good to see its getting some love!

you better hope u never see me else ill demand the keys haha!

That refering to swinging?

has danny not pm'd you?

Nah he aint mate

Use 2 nuts tightened into each other on the end of each stud. Plus a bit of high strength lock tigh wouldn't go a miss.

Or use vice grips and again lock tite.

I also went to a body shop today to get it cleaned up like it deserves so should be getting that done next month. woooo

 

[Laura]

lol not quite.. just ask mat.. i have a habbit of seeing my old cars and still feeling like i have the right to demand a drive...

luckly mat was always very fothcoming and handed the keys straight over haha

 

[The_Notorious_C_A_T]

Odds are you winna see the car again up here so I shall assume I'm safe to say yeah I'll easily let you drive it

 

[cliobritt]

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[Muttley1]

I'll send him another pm. Sorry buddy

 

[Muttley1]

I wouldn't have done after I'd modded it! You'd have broken it! haha

lol not quite.. just ask mat.. i have a habbit of seeing my old cars and still feeling like i have the right to demand a drive...

luckly mat was always very fothcoming and handed the keys straight over haha

 

[The_Notorious_C_A_T]

Small update for today, did a little service of oil and filters, was wanting to do spark plugs but no local places had them so bought some off ebay. Boring pic of oil and fuel filter:

Yesterday I also got a full set of goodyear eagle f1's fitted as the tyres on it where pishy proxes, 1 was pretty low and another tyre was a ditchfinder.

Also got the timing belt kit ordered up from Renault for fitment at the same time as the aircon removal just to be safe as well as a new water pump.

 

[sideways danny]

I did the timing belt in August I think it was. Full gates kit

 

[The_Notorious_C_A_T]

Thanks for the info bud, appreciate it

 

[Aaronw]

Nice to see your 172 mate,shame i wasnt in aberdeen longer could of met up.

Aaron

 

[The_Notorious_C_A_T]

Nice to see your 172 mate,shame i wasnt in aberdeen longer could of met up.

Aaron

Yeah it was a shame man, should have given me a shout fool

another wee update for today, I was offshore for the last week so dropped off the car to Clarke motorsport in kintore to get a few things fitted. I got back home yesterday to the following parts:
Alloy footrest:

Magnecore ignition leads:

So I took today off to sort out the garage that has just been built, get my tools and numerous s**t out of my room. Although that aint anything to do with the car really, but I also got it back from Clarke motorsport all finished

Pics of the stuff they did:

What was taken off the car, box was pretty heavy like, couldn't be arsed to weight it to see how much weight has been removed though:

Fitment of footrest which wasn't that quick due to some gimp crossing the thread on the bolt that holds it down :
Before:

After:

Also changed the plugs while I was changing the leads, would be rude not to:
Before (same pics again but I'm lazy :

After:

Old and new plugs together:

Whilst I was getting the aircon removed with the pure motorsport kit, I thought I may as well get the timing belt done and water pump just incase as to fit the pure motorsport kit most of hte process was the same as the timing belt so no point in messing about in my eyes. Pump and timing belt where genuine renault items, although renault aberdeen are almost impossible to get hold of, useless.

Also I thought I'd get the tracking and camber and stuff checked over as it didn't feel that great handling as it should, will upload the graph as soon as I can but it was TOTALLY out. And they also mentioned a subframe bolt was loose, really loose . . .

 

[The_Notorious_C_A_T]

Geometry pics before:

Geometry pics afer:

 

[Mark One]

engine damper is a neat idea. Like that.

 

[The_Notorious_C_A_T]

engine dampener?

 

[Laura]

lol that bolt was cross threaded when i got it, i tred sorting it but got fed up of basing my head.

suspension is different from what i had on it so i hold no responsibility for that one lol

nice to see her getting some love

 

[Sym0n]

engine dampener?

I was wondering that too, think he means the tensioning bar thing (technical term) to stop the alternator falling off lol.

Oh and give me a shout if your aircon condenser unit isn't screwed, I might know a home for it.

 

[The_Notorious_C_A_T]

lol that bolt was cross threaded when i got it, i tred sorting it but got fed up of basing my head.

suspension is different from what i had on it so i hold no responsibility for that one lol

nice to see her getting some love

Oh dear lol Bit of tefloning there? Nah don't worry about it, I don't expect the car to be perfect but it's a long process sorting out the wee problems, although that one is a school boy error that I can't believe it wasn't picked up at all by anyone.

I was wondering that too, think he means the tensioning bar thing (technical term) to stop the alternator falling off lol.

Oh and give me a shout if your aircon condenser unit isn't screwed, I might know a home for it.

I honestly don't know mate as the air con never worked, the light didn't even come on when I pressed the button so no point in it taking up space, adding weight and using power for nothing so hence why it went.
I couldn't sell it saying it was working with a good consciounces due to not seeing it/feeling the cold air myself. Although it could still be compressing like.

Yeah I thought it was the alternator tensioner he was talking about like.

 

[Muttley1]

I had no idea about the problems you're having!
The aircon used to work, the light on the dash came on when I sold it, but of course, the aircon didn't work due to the omex!

 

[Laura]

dont think hes having a pop matt

 

[Muttley1]

ha, I just read that back, it does sound a bit defensive! It wasn't intended to sound arsey! Sorry

 

[The_Notorious_C_A_T]

nah man, like I said to laura I don't blame anything on either of you, it's just the joys of buying a used car.

Just stating things I've found and my thoughts really, it's not meant in a bad way really buddy

Also forgot to add the guy at clark motorsport said the pure motorsport aircon removal kit was a good bit of kit as well.

Soon it should be off to get sprayed and undersealed so it's awesomely mint Although it hardly needs it tbh, the bodywork is very good already for it's age but I'm pretty demanding when it comes to the condition of my car, mechanically and bodywork wise.

But it's a moot point though if the aircon worked or not, it's sitting in the shed now lol And I always rip that rubbish out of a car if it has it as well lol

 

[Sym0n]

I'd blame Laura, she's ginger.

 

[The_Notorious_C_A_T]

For anyone that would be interested in the parts that I had bought:
Footrest:
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=429513
Aircon removal kit:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Clio-172-182-...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item335d6e5155

 

[Laura]

I'd blame Laura, she's ginger.

Im not going to argue that one atm lol, dying purple hair back to brown does apparently make it slightly ginger

 

[gogsie]

A wee pic for you of your car in Clark Motorpsort, I was in getting my AST top mounts fitted and a suspension realignment done.

I see you got your plugs but for reference Dingbro stock them.
I'll have to speak to Clarks and see what they did to remove the aircon matrix looks like a bit of weight saving to be had there.

 

[davo172]

I want a ph1 !!!

 

[The_Notorious_C_A_T]

We got a spy! Lol

good pic bud, that your car in the pic as well?

 

[gogsie]

Yeah thats mine

 

[The_Notorious_C_A_T]

Your car looks just like mine, but newer lol

Few updates for today:
Samco hosing has arrived, will hopefully fit tomorrow:

And I always wondered where the breather from the rocker cover was from this engine as all cars have one usually into the inlet track and itb'd cars usually have a breather filter, well I found it today and it was just a pipe venting to atmosphere, tbh I couldn't care less that it was, but John Q Law might so I threw on my piper cross breather filter I had lying about and will help crap not get into there: