The spiteful french b*****d was significantly less spiteful today.
I got the turbo fully plumbed in and the top boost pipe back on. As you can see, I’m still not convinced it fits in the hole. The heat shield does sit slightly proud of the bulkhead and the turbo kind of nestles in the bit where the bulkhead bends back in towards the cabin so it’s not too bad.
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As with every Clio the ecu bracket is snapped so I made up a quick bracket to hold that in place nicely
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I gave the bay a bit of a spruce up and a decent clean. I’ll give it a proper wash down once it’s out the garage. I’ll have to buy another another header tank as that one is terrible again.
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You’ll notice I’m missing a few boost pipes. These are off for a lick of paint. Had to get imaginative with a couple of them
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That was today’s progress done. The new turbo inlet is bigger than the old one so I need a 80mm - 60mm reducing elbow so I can get the air filter pipework back on.
I also noticed when driving it that the heaters were either hot or very hot. I think this is because the turbo coolant lines are teed into the heater pipes. I’ve left the feed coming from the bottom heater hose but the return is going to go into the pipe to the top of the header tank. I’ve ordered a T which should be here in a day or 2.
The last bit I’ll sort before it gets use again is the scuttle panel and wipers as they are looking a bit ropey. I’ll try some trim black on the scuttle and see how it come up but if it’s no good I’ll spray it satin black like I did with the front grilles. I’m not convinced the wiper arms will pull off though, so they could need masked off and painted in situ. We will see!
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And that’s me done for the day. A thoroughly enjoyable experience and much better than the s**t show that was yesterday 😁