CS_dave 172 20v clio turbo

[cs_dave]

Sorted a few bits for when i pull out the engine for a clutch change. May aswell give it a service just gapped the spark plugs to 0.28 so good 2 go hoping all goes to plan as cant afford it to be off the road to long.

Im also going to paint the intercooler pipes black and the inlet mani black. Black on black on black lol

Wish me luck starting sunday

 

[davo172]

GOOD LUCK !!

 

[cs_dave]

GOOD LUCK !!

Aint looking forward to pulling the lot out dave not at all. Be nice to get it painted up tho.

What u bringing to RR day

 

[davo172]

Aint looking forward to pulling the lot out dave not at all. Be nice to get it painted up tho.

What u bringing to RR day

You will be supprised :wink:

 

[cs_dave]

Started on the strip down today removed

Rad and coolent pipe work
intercooler and pipe work
Vac pipes
undone and moved the wiring out the way
and more

Thats all for today hope to get a hour to do some more in the morning.

 

[fixedgear]

Great car! Do let me know if you would like to sell!

 

[cs_dave]

Great car! Do let me know if you would like to sell!

Cheers gotta get this clutch in first hahaha. Going to give the block a lick of paint and so on tidy up the bay abit

If i move it on ill let you know mate

 

[cs_dave]

Well it out

Bloody tight in there tho time to tart it up abit now then get it bk in

 

[davo172]

Don't put it back in upside down will ya :tonguewink: !

 

[cs_dave]

Don't put it back in upside down will ya :tonguewink: !

Dunno y its done that lol

 

[davo172]

finishing it the weekend dave ?

 

[cs_dave]

finishing it the weekend dave ?

Thats the plan matinR is popping down tomorrow gave it a lick of paint today finish off/touch up tomorrow

 

[cs_dave]

Well me and @MartinR had a good crack today got the clutch swaped out and the engine engine back in by god its a tight fit . We ad a right game getting back onto its mounts but got it in the end.

So bolted the drive shafts turbo down pipe and other bits n bobs but we made great head way heres where she stands

Still got all the dreaded wiring to go

threw and coolent and boost pipes but we made alot of head way [emoji106] [emoji106] [emoji106] [emoji106]

 

[cs_dave]

Spent 5 hours today going over the wiring [emoji22] un taping a re taping it up in to a better location. Done oil change and swaped the spark plugs ive swapped over to copper plugs NGK BKR7E from the advise from the VW lads and gapped them to 0.28 so see how they run.

Also dropped the oil and put in the shell hilix 5 40 and bosh oil filter cant wait to get it running again lol

How she stands tonight

Old v new spark plugs

Also ive decided to put a set of std renault ht leads and remove the megacore ones as black seems to be the theme lol

 

[cs_dave]

Spent this morning plumbing in the coolent hoses and boost pipes and it STARTED!

On a shitty note got in went to put it into gear and the bloody clutch cable snapped

:rage::rage::rage:

 

[cs_dave]

f**king gutted!

Bust my balls getting the turbo ready for the west mids Rolling Road day all running great.

Pulls on to the rollers the guy says "is it lowered?" Im thinking here we go "yes it is"

He says "could be a issue"

They then decided they couldnt run it great day tho

 

[leeds2592]

Just read this from the start, such a good sleeper, looks brilliant!

So they couldn't run it because it was lowered? I'd have thought 75-80% of cars that would go on a RR would be lowered.

 

[cs_dave]

Just read this from the start, such a good sleeper, looks brilliant!

So they couldn't run it because it was lowered? I'd have thought 75-80% of cars that would go on a RR would be lowered.

Yeh i agree 4 cars got turned away for being 2 low and 1 away for no tow eye. Think a few lads are going to pop up to dynodaze to put them on there.

Thanks for the kind words

 

[cs_dave]

Spent abit of time in the engine bay moved the coolent tank under the scuttle and added some braided hose still quite away to go in there but ill get there . Started preping the bulkhead area where paints flacked off so sorting that out too.

Awaiting a bmw live to put the battery in the boot again and will need to redo intercooler pipes as ive scrached them

 

[Justin_16vT]

Thought about crinkle paint for the boost pipes?

 

[cs_dave]

Thought about crinkle paint for the boost pipes?

I tried halfords wrinkle paint some came up great some very flat so sticking with satin black lol

 

[cs_dave]

Well give the clio a clean today ready for the BHP meet tomorrow. Popped to the grafiti wall for a couple of pics

 

[cs_dave]

Well show times coming very soon so time to start getting this engine bay ready

Painted the rocker cover purple
New cotton braided fuel lines

Just finishing boost pipes off polish the inlet next weekend

 

[r0ss172]

Very nice mate, well looked after!

I think you need to post a few videos of it on the go from the outside! Be interesting to hear what it sounds like I'm comparison to the F4RT engines!

 

[theburns1]

Already looks loads better, looking forward to seeing this again.

 

[cs_dave]

Very nice mate, well looked after!

I think you need to post a few videos of it on the go from the outside! Be interesting to hear what it sounds like I'm comparison to the F4RT engines!

Keep askng the wife to video it while i drive past lol yeh i get 'the look'

 

[cs_dave]

Already looks loads better, looking forward to seeing this again.

Cheers mate still alot to do but it will get there im in no real rush

 

[r0ss172]

Keep askng the wife to video it while i drive past lol yeh i get 'the look'

Haha!! I'm only in Warwickshire mate, would love a look around it, I'll film it for you too, kill two birds with one stone :wink:

 

[cs_dave]

Haha!! I'm only in Warwickshire mate, would love a look around it, I'll film it for you too, kill two birds with one stone :wink:

Yeh will have to sort somthing out when it warms up a little hope to have a better looking engine bay then too

 

[-Simon]

Yeh will have to sort somthing out when it warms up a little hope to have a better looking engine bay then too

Wouldn't mInd tagging onto that too if that's ok as it would be good to meet some fellow owners who are local. cs Dave I think your literally about 2 miles from me . I do have to do the small matter of un sorning it and getting it to actually work first tho.

 

[cs_dave]

Wouldn't mInd tagging onto that too if that's ok as it would be good to meet some fellow owners who are local. cs Dave I think your literally about 2 miles from me . I do have to do the small matter of un sorning it and getting it to actually work first tho.

Im in netherton pal. No worries will sort out somthing soon

 

[-Simon]

Im in netherton pal. No worries will sort out somthing soon

I've just moved to Clent and used it see your Clio about a mile from Merry Hell. Brilliant, will look forward to that. Need to get my finger out my Arse and get the car back on the road then ha ha

 

[cs_dave]

Well another small update but with a big improvement i bought a momo champion wheel and a boss for the turbo after awhile working out the airbag then looking on here to look at the guide its on and im well happy makes for a much better feel.still need to wire up the horn ill sort that the weekend

 

[cs_dave]

Well not been overly busy but i finaly got the horn sorted all wired up looks loads better and feels superb! With show time coming up i felt i better start getting the car up to scratch as its been awhile since i spent some time on her so started by ordering some of ebays finest suede

Then made a template from the old boot board

Fitted

Looks good i think [emoji4]

Ive spent the day giving it a clean LONG over due

 

[cs_dave]

Carried on with some more suede dash strips hazard bezel and hand brake looks great i think

 

[cs_dave]

Also activated the flat shift took it down the road lol yeh its pretty mental all the way to the speed limit.

 

[cs_dave]

Got a few more bits suede wrapped really loving how this stuff looks

Need to order some more to cover the head lining and a few other bits

 

[Stay Puft]

That sounds mental!!!

 

[cs_dave]

That sounds mental!!!

The perfect school run daily mate lol

 

[cs_dave]

Spent today messing in the engine bay as wiring was abit of a mess and the grey paint was abit crap and flakey. So i sprayed the bay satin black as its so easy to paint with and taped up some wires and moved the filter. Just need a CAF sorting or a bonnet vent