colesy
ClioSport Club Member
172 182 197 E61 530D
Been meaning to start a thread for the 182 for a while.
While in the previous lockdown my dad had the bright idea that he should buy a 182 and a turbo’d one at that. He found this car on eBay, bought it unsighted and had it delivered to his house.
The plan for him buying it was that we could do some track days together, him in the 182 me in my 172 and he’d actually have some hope of keeping up with me 😂
Fast forward 3 months his life’s changed, he’s relocating to the coast and so the Clio would’ve been surplus to requirements so was going to be sold. Until one day he was enjoying it on the road and the gearbox decided to go bang.
That’s when he offered me it at a really good price knowing he won’t get any hassle off the sale and I can get it sorted.
So that leads to where we are now. Picked up a gearbox with a gripper diff fitted last week so that side is ready to go.
It was when I got the car into my garage and started to look over it I realised it’s a a bit of a death trap!
list of things wrong so far;
No decent heat shielding, just cheap tape that’s peeling off.
Massive fuel leak from a joiner in the fuel return line as it’s running a ph1 setup.
Boost hose kit looks like it’s been cobbled together and doesn’t fit properly in the slightest, and fouls on everything.
Battery has been relocated with the thickest cable ive ever seen, and where it’s gone though the bulkhead it’s nearly rubbed through. Would’ve been fun if that shorted out with a fuel leak!!
And so far that’s it.
I will be removing the engine and gearbox to clean up the bay, replace the gearbox, fit epas, do the cambelt, fit ARP rod bolts, replace all the bushes on the subframe and rear beam.
I will also swap the GAZ coilovers onto the track car and fit the b14s on the 172 onto this.
It’s not going to be a quick project but I can’t wait until it’s done!
While in the previous lockdown my dad had the bright idea that he should buy a 182 and a turbo’d one at that. He found this car on eBay, bought it unsighted and had it delivered to his house.
The plan for him buying it was that we could do some track days together, him in the 182 me in my 172 and he’d actually have some hope of keeping up with me 😂
Fast forward 3 months his life’s changed, he’s relocating to the coast and so the Clio would’ve been surplus to requirements so was going to be sold. Until one day he was enjoying it on the road and the gearbox decided to go bang.
That’s when he offered me it at a really good price knowing he won’t get any hassle off the sale and I can get it sorted.
So that leads to where we are now. Picked up a gearbox with a gripper diff fitted last week so that side is ready to go.
It was when I got the car into my garage and started to look over it I realised it’s a a bit of a death trap!
list of things wrong so far;
No decent heat shielding, just cheap tape that’s peeling off.
Massive fuel leak from a joiner in the fuel return line as it’s running a ph1 setup.
Boost hose kit looks like it’s been cobbled together and doesn’t fit properly in the slightest, and fouls on everything.
Battery has been relocated with the thickest cable ive ever seen, and where it’s gone though the bulkhead it’s nearly rubbed through. Would’ve been fun if that shorted out with a fuel leak!!
And so far that’s it.
I will be removing the engine and gearbox to clean up the bay, replace the gearbox, fit epas, do the cambelt, fit ARP rod bolts, replace all the bushes on the subframe and rear beam.
I will also swap the GAZ coilovers onto the track car and fit the b14s on the 172 onto this.
It’s not going to be a quick project but I can’t wait until it’s done!
