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Chris' Petrol Blue Project
- Thread starter Christopher.
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scotiamr2t
ClioSport Club Member
Mazda 2, Ph1 172
There's a guy in Livingston does soda blasting. Pretty sure he has a mobile service aswel
Brands Hatch Prep #2.
Picked up the wheel after my mate had swapped it back round to the correct way last night. Then this morning got to work swapping the Brake's back over and fitting the new Alternator.
New parts
Good job i changed the tensioner bracket.
New alternator.
And fitted.
And this is how she looks on the track wheels. They look better than i was expecting, i think the Brembos being the 300mm discs help out a lot with the looks. It wouldn't be my first choice of wheel TBH. Still running the 5mm spacer up front, the wheel weights are very close to the callipers again but hopefully they should be ok. If not il have to shave them down a little. Need too bed the pads in tomorrow and its all set
Il get some better pictures tomorrow.
Picked up the wheel after my mate had swapped it back round to the correct way last night. Then this morning got to work swapping the Brake's back over and fitting the new Alternator.
New parts
Good job i changed the tensioner bracket.
New alternator.
And fitted.
And this is how she looks on the track wheels. They look better than i was expecting, i think the Brembos being the 300mm discs help out a lot with the looks. It wouldn't be my first choice of wheel TBH. Still running the 5mm spacer up front, the wheel weights are very close to the callipers again but hopefully they should be ok. If not il have to shave them down a little. Need too bed the pads in tomorrow and its all set
Il get some better pictures tomorrow.
Stefan.
ClioSport Club Member
Looks great!!
Center badges same colour as the wheel and id leave them on
Center badges same colour as the wheel and id leave them on
Stefan.
ClioSport Club Member
Bought another after the rb?
Some better pictures of the PB on its new track wheels. Brands is tomorrow
Brands Hatch.
Headed out early Monday morning to beat the traffic. Got to the circuit about 7.00 Sign on was 7.30, Noise test 8.00, briefing 8.40. All ran smoothly and by 9.00 we were out on our 2 sighting laps. The day was organised by 'Open Track'. Was all very well timed and really focused on getting as much running in a possible. There were garages available which i wish now id of booked. The weather was superb but still would of been nice to be set up with everything in a garage.
Went out for my first time at Brands. Followed a few other cars round as best i could and quite quickly picked up the correct lines other than round Clearways. Pulled in and gave the car a check. Got on the group chat and @TimR26 gave some advice on how to take a decent line through. Another couple of quick 15min sessions and i had it sussed Not the fastest out there but defiantly not the slowest.
Did around 6 sessions before lunch. Lunch was called early after some poor chap binned it at Druids and lost a wheel coming back to the pits just before Surtees. I went past just as he had gone in at Druids and by the time i got back to the pits he was coming past with something making a terrible noise then.... PING his wheel came off 😊. Not many incidents on the day. A Ginetta went off on the approach to Clearways right infront of me and a caterham came off in the breaking zone for Paddock Hill and took out his suspension. After lunch i did another 4 sessions. Wanted to do some more but with a banging headache i decided to pack up around 3 and head for home.
Was a great day and really looking forward to the next one. Brands is such a good circuit. Its the first track iv been too with a decent change of gradient. Paddock Hill is great fun but for me the going through Surtees flat then a short firm hit of the brakes and through Mclaren and Clearways was the highlight of the day
Question is What track next ??
Headed out early Monday morning to beat the traffic. Got to the circuit about 7.00 Sign on was 7.30, Noise test 8.00, briefing 8.40. All ran smoothly and by 9.00 we were out on our 2 sighting laps. The day was organised by 'Open Track'. Was all very well timed and really focused on getting as much running in a possible. There were garages available which i wish now id of booked. The weather was superb but still would of been nice to be set up with everything in a garage.
Went out for my first time at Brands. Followed a few other cars round as best i could and quite quickly picked up the correct lines other than round Clearways. Pulled in and gave the car a check. Got on the group chat and @TimR26 gave some advice on how to take a decent line through. Another couple of quick 15min sessions and i had it sussed
Not the fastest out there but defiantly not the slowest. Did around 6 sessions before lunch. Lunch was called early after some poor chap binned it at Druids and lost a wheel coming back to the pits just before Surtees. I went past just as he had gone in at Druids and by the time i got back to the pits he was coming past with something making a terrible noise then.... PING his wheel came off 😊. Not many incidents on the day. A Ginetta went off on the approach to Clearways right infront of me and a caterham came off in the breaking zone for Paddock Hill and took out his suspension. After lunch i did another 4 sessions. Wanted to do some more but with a banging headache i decided to pack up around 3 and head for home.
Was a great day and really looking forward to the next one. Brands is such a good circuit. Its the first track iv been too with a decent change of gradient. Paddock Hill is great fun but for me the going through Surtees flat then a short firm hit of the brakes and through Mclaren and Clearways was the highlight of the day
Question is What track next ??
Tim.
ClioSport Club Member
Glad you had a good day and the PB performed well
Got to be Cadwell next?!
Got to be Cadwell next?!
Coops Mk1
ClioSport Club Member
Lots of Scrap...
Cadwell is simply superb, brilliant, brilliant place
Brands
Goodwood
Castle Combe
Llandow
Brands is by far and away the best iv done. Goodwood is nice as its local but Brands is only an hour and a half away. When you planning on booking ? Goodwood is too expensive in the summer IMHO.
Glad my lap guide was helpful, bit sad that I remembered it in so much detail 😂
And we definitely need to do Cadwell this year!
And we definitely need to do Cadwell this year!
Speedy300
ClioSport Club Member
M140i
Glad you had a trouble free day at Brands, it's a very busy circuit with 25 or so cars on track. Last time I went I got an instructor to come out with me, helped massively.
I'm booked on Goodwood on 13 March, Thruxton on 6 April and Brands Indy evening session on 8 August - come join me!
I'm booked on Goodwood on 13 March, Thruxton on 6 April and Brands Indy evening session on 8 August - come join me!
Stay Puft
ClioSport Club Member
Clio 172
I'd like to get atleast one done this summer/year, ive only done Bedford last year. Need tyres first. What tyres are on your track wheels?
Federal 595-RSr. There great. If kept in the right temp range and pressures there amazing. Iv had AD08-R in the past the and the 595 are better. Might not last as long but more grip too be had.
Keep an eye out for a cheap day at Goodwood. They do pop up from now and then but your still going to be paying £200+
Keep an eye out for a cheap day at Goodwood. They do pop up from now and then but your still going to be paying £200+
Found some rust on the PB before doing Brands. Have spent today fixing it
http://cliosport.net/threads/fixing-rust-in-the-petrol-filler.804991/#post-11334419
http://cliosport.net/threads/fixing-rust-in-the-petrol-filler.804991/#post-11334419
Went to the annual SRR meet yesterday. Car made 177.6 BHP. Not overly fussed about the result when compared to the 185 it made at EFI. Charlie commented it had been mapped very very well and was happy with it.
No real updated just some fresh pictures :smile:
Tim.
ClioSport Club Member
Needs Turi... oh.
Looks great!
Looks great!
Poopensharten
ClioSport Club Member
Golf R
177 is a great figure for a 182, my old one made 176 years ago!
Having the paint fully corrected a couple of weeks time. Some point last year i had go at polishing the car with a DA and messed up. No pictures of it but both side of the car are pretty bad in direct sunlight.
Also yesterday i swapped back to the DS2500 and Standard wheels. Going to attack the Brembos tomorrow with a file to knock off a little material so i an run the standard wheels with weights to balance them up.
A little picture i got the other night.
Also yesterday i swapped back to the DS2500 and Standard wheels. Going to attack the Brembos tomorrow with a file to knock off a little material so i an run the standard wheels with weights to balance them up.
A little picture i got the other night.
Stefan.
ClioSport Club Member
Nice car chris, think i have seen it once on my travels
Paint has now been fully corrected from my novice attempts at polishing it 😊.
http://cliosport.net/threads/full-paint-correction-results-petrol-blue.808224/
Still some bits left to do on the paint. Loads of chips, couple of dents. As iv said before these will get sorted but not for a few years yet. Up next will be finding a mint front carpet and replacing the old one as it has a massive hole on the drivers side.
http://cliosport.net/threads/full-paint-correction-results-petrol-blue.808224/
Still some bits left to do on the paint. Loads of chips, couple of dents. As iv said before these will get sorted but not for a few years yet. Up next will be finding a mint front carpet and replacing the old one as it has a massive hole on the drivers side.
No real updates to speak of. Got another set of Turinis the other week to use as Track wheels. The standards are becoming too annoying to run without wheel weights now. Will get the other set of Turinis back on and get the new set a fresh set of Federal Rs-R's. Car passed its MOT this week also which means its been a Year since i got my car back for the first time from originally lunching the engine . One of the new (less than a year old) Shocks is leaking 😧 Will need to sort that out soon. Was going to be refreshing the suspension next year anyway.
Got Goodwood booked for November, don't think il be doing any other days though sadly.
Have been looking recently for somewhere to store the car over the coming Winter. If i can't find a garage somewhere it will go on my mates parents Drive under a cover ! Unless anyone knows of a spare space somewhere local :tonguewink:
Some pictures from the other day. Really don't like using FlickR now !!
Also a Video i made :smile:
. One of the new (less than a year old) Shocks is leaking 😧 Will need to sort that out soon. Was going to be refreshing the suspension next year anyway.Got Goodwood booked for November, don't think il be doing any other days though sadly.
Have been looking recently for somewhere to store the car over the coming Winter. If i can't find a garage somewhere it will go on my mates parents Drive under a cover ! Unless anyone knows of a spare space somewhere local :tonguewink:
Some pictures from the other day. Really don't like using FlickR now !!
Also a Video i made :smile:
The PB has now had a full Suspension refresh :smile:
New Shocks and Gram Racing Springs
PMS Top Mounts and Strut Brace
New ARB Inner and Outer Bushes
New Wishbone Bushes
New Track Rod Ends
New Ball Joints
172 Cup Wishbones
Had a go at doing it myself but after 3hrs just fitting a Wishbone i gave up ! Got Gary Spooner (The Clio Man) in Littlehampton to finish it off. He's done a great job and had it back the same day i dropped it off :smile: No other pictures, but I'm sure you know what some shocks and Blue springs look like.
Has really really improved the car. Its not until you've replaced for new you notice how sloppy the old originals are. Car feels perfect now. So heres the up to date spec :
Engine
- 172 Engine
- V6 airbox with SFS silicone bend
- Forge Motorsport hose kit
- Magnecor Leads
- Standard Mounts with Powerflex insert
- KTR Ultra Performance exhaust
- Powdercoated inlets, fuel rail guard, and ECU cover/brackets
- Bosch S4 battery
- New Coolant and Power Steering fluid bottles
- Zinc plated bolts
- Mapped by EFI Parts. 185.3bhp/161.1lbft
Transmission
- Rebuilt Gearbox
- Quaife Differential
- PH1 gear shifter
Handling
- Standard shocks
- Grams Racing springs front and rear
- 172 Cup Wishbones
- PowerFlex Black series Wishbone Bushes
- PowerFlex Inner + Outer ARB Bushes
- PMS Top Mounts and Strut Brace
- Whiteline ARB
- 2x Set Turinis. Bridgstone Potenza/Federal RSR-RS
- 5mm spacer (front)
Braking
- Brembo 4 pots, Un-painted
- Custom HEL braided lines
- Custom Chris Powell 300mm Brembo brake brackets
- Brembo Pads/Feroodo DS11.1
- 300mm Brembo HCs (Front)
- Renault OEM Discs (Rear)
- ATE Super Blue Racing brake fluid
Interior
- Recaro Sportster seats
- Custom JonFoz frames
- Connects 2 3.5mm jack install
Exterior
- Skoda Splitter
- 197 Renault Sport badge
- 3/4 Plate
Today is also 1 year since the engine went pop at Goodwood !
And Finally for this long update.... The car is "Finished".
Cant think of anything else it needs or i want to do to it. There will be the odd maintenance bits i need to sort but i feel thats it for the PB. More here: http://cliosport.net/threads/finished-petrol-blue.811055/
New Shocks and Gram Racing Springs
PMS Top Mounts and Strut Brace
New ARB Inner and Outer Bushes
New Wishbone Bushes
New Track Rod Ends
New Ball Joints
172 Cup Wishbones
Had a go at doing it myself but after 3hrs just fitting a Wishbone i gave up ! Got Gary Spooner (The Clio Man) in Littlehampton to finish it off. He's done a great job and had it back the same day i dropped it off :smile: No other pictures, but I'm sure you know what some shocks and Blue springs look like.
Has really really improved the car. Its not until you've replaced for new you notice how sloppy the old originals are. Car feels perfect now. So heres the up to date spec :
Engine
- 172 Engine
- V6 airbox with SFS silicone bend
- Forge Motorsport hose kit
- Magnecor Leads
- Standard Mounts with Powerflex insert
- KTR Ultra Performance exhaust
- Powdercoated inlets, fuel rail guard, and ECU cover/brackets
- Bosch S4 battery
- New Coolant and Power Steering fluid bottles
- Zinc plated bolts
- Mapped by EFI Parts. 185.3bhp/161.1lbft
Transmission
- Rebuilt Gearbox
- Quaife Differential
- PH1 gear shifter
Handling
- Standard shocks
- Grams Racing springs front and rear
- 172 Cup Wishbones
- PowerFlex Black series Wishbone Bushes
- PowerFlex Inner + Outer ARB Bushes
- PMS Top Mounts and Strut Brace
- Whiteline ARB
- 2x Set Turinis. Bridgstone Potenza/Federal RSR-RS
- 5mm spacer (front)
Braking
- Brembo 4 pots, Un-painted
- Custom HEL braided lines
- Custom Chris Powell 300mm Brembo brake brackets
- Brembo Pads/Feroodo DS11.1
- 300mm Brembo HCs (Front)
- Renault OEM Discs (Rear)
- ATE Super Blue Racing brake fluid
Interior
- Recaro Sportster seats
- Custom JonFoz frames
- Connects 2 3.5mm jack install
Exterior
- Skoda Splitter
- 197 Renault Sport badge
- 3/4 Plate
Today is also 1 year since the engine went pop at Goodwood !
And Finally for this long update.... The car is "Finished".
Cant think of anything else it needs or i want to do to it. There will be the odd maintenance bits i need to sort but i feel thats it for the PB. More here: http://cliosport.net/threads/finished-petrol-blue.811055/
SharkyUK
ClioSport Club Member
"Finished"... heh heh...
Jekyll
ClioSport Club Member
Car does look great Chris and what a car it is.....
But is it really finished? Because they never are!
But is it really finished? Because they never are!
You guys were right !
A day after posting the above the Battery and STOP lights greeted me once again :rage: Surely not a 3rd Alternator ! Turned out the ring terminal had snapped off. Got @Fletcher round to help out and swapped it over. Had a slight issue with the replacement but worked around it and sorted.
A couple of days after that i got my 2nd set of Turinis back and had the Potenza's mounted back on and fitted.
A day after posting the above the Battery and STOP lights greeted me once again :rage: Surely not a 3rd Alternator ! Turned out the ring terminal had snapped off. Got @Fletcher round to help out and swapped it over. Had a slight issue with the replacement but worked around it and sorted.
A couple of days after that i got my 2nd set of Turinis back and had the Potenza's mounted back on and fitted.
Jamess182
ClioSport Club Member
that is a stunning motor mate.
Made it into PFC mag too!
Changed the Oil last weekend and swapped over to the DS11.1 and track wheels ready for Goodwood on the 13th. Looks like there is going to be a lot of seat time
Also started a little Vlog on Youtube. Not sure it actually qualifies as a Vlog as its not even 3mins long and i don't talk :tonguewink: Also it shows off the photos i took earlier today without FlickR destroying them Hope you enjoy.
Also started a little Vlog on Youtube. Not sure it actually qualifies as a Vlog as its not even 3mins long and i don't talk :tonguewink: Also it shows off the photos i took earlier today without FlickR destroying them
Hope you enjoy. 
MarkCup
ClioSport Club Member
