ClioSport.net
Register a free account today to become a member!
Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!
-
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Read more here.
Dan@SJM's 1720v
- Thread starter saltyhair81
- Start date
-
- Tags
- 172
- Status
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
Re: My Phase 1 ITB Daily Runner
One day, we'll talk. Whether it be in a year, or 3, we'll talk.
One day, we'll talk. Whether it be in a year, or 3, we'll talk.
Evo 5 RS
My Phase 1 ITB Daily Runner
Lol.
X
Lol.
X
Re: My Phase 1 ITB Daily Runner
Plus I already have first dibs on it!
Plus I already have first dibs on it!
Evo 5 RS
My Phase 1 ITB Daily Runner
Turned into the village bike and it's not even been a month yet ;(
Turned into the village bike and it's not even been a month yet ;(
Re: My Phase 1 ITB Daily Runner
LOL!
Well after a VERY long day which included being up half the night with Cady as she is a bit under the weather, getting 3 hours sleep, getting to work at 7:30, working to 12, dropping my brothers car off for a bit of work, then rushing home to get the S2000 (which I have sold to a French chap, and will be living out it's days in France) who was flying into Bristol Airport at 1:15 - well that went right out the window when Easyjet completely fucked up by postponing the flight then moving it to another plane then holding it back again - he finally flew into Bristol at 5:30!!!
So once Frenchie had gone (Had 3 hours to get from Bristol Airport to the Eurotunnel :S ) I then had to shoot from the Airport over to Trowbridge to collect my new engine from am member on here - Cliodan26 is a spot on chap, had a few mates to help get the engine into my car (My awesome Golf TDi Estate - had 4 engines in the boot of it now lol) and did me a great price and let me have the gearbox, inlets and tb, cup alternator setup etc etc - a proper top bloke
Arrived home at 8pm, dropped the into out the boot and in the garage, and now flopped here on the sofa lol.
And to top it off, I'm off for another 2 hour drive in the morning to look at a Meggy 225 for Claire, then Monday I'm off to see fred to collect the Clio.
Will spend the next week stripping the engine down, getting all the bits off it and give it a good clean, see what we got
LOL!
Well after a VERY long day which included being up half the night with Cady as she is a bit under the weather, getting 3 hours sleep, getting to work at 7:30, working to 12, dropping my brothers car off for a bit of work, then rushing home to get the S2000 (which I have sold to a French chap, and will be living out it's days in France) who was flying into Bristol Airport at 1:15 - well that went right out the window when Easyjet completely fucked up by postponing the flight then moving it to another plane then holding it back again - he finally flew into Bristol at 5:30!!!
So once Frenchie had gone (Had 3 hours to get from Bristol Airport to the Eurotunnel :S ) I then had to shoot from the Airport over to Trowbridge to collect my new engine from am member on here - Cliodan26 is a spot on chap, had a few mates to help get the engine into my car (My awesome Golf TDi Estate - had 4 engines in the boot of it now lol) and did me a great price and let me have the gearbox, inlets and tb, cup alternator setup etc etc - a proper top bloke
Arrived home at 8pm, dropped the into out the boot and in the garage, and now flopped here on the sofa lol.
And to top it off, I'm off for another 2 hour drive in the morning to look at a Meggy 225 for Claire, then Monday I'm off to see fred to collect the Clio.
Will spend the next week stripping the engine down, getting all the bits off it and give it a good clean, see what we got
Nafoff
ClioSport Club Member
Re: My Phase 1 ITB Daily Runner
good effort sir...
good effort sir...
Re: My Phase 1 ITB Daily Runner
Cheers Neil, what have you decided with yours? Not seen your thread in a bit
Agreed Steve, it's such a lovely car, and although it's had some bad luck ( with tdf's recent reviews, having companies who you can trust is getting a bit thin on the ground!) It's been done to a very high standard and I am very much looking forward to getting it home
Cheers Neil, what have you decided with yours? Not seen your thread in a bit
Agreed Steve, it's such a lovely car, and although it's had some bad luck ( with tdf's recent reviews, having companies who you can trust is getting a bit thin on the ground!) It's been done to a very high standard and I am very much looking forward to getting it home
Nafoff
ClioSport Club Member
Re: My Phase 1 ITB Daily Runner
why you in the market for another? lol....
nothing has happened to the car at all and no decision has been made, we have given notice on the house in gillingham (dorset), got to be out by the end of march, however we are struggling to find a suitable place in MK (with a garage or not). Ideally we need a garage with a house, however i have been offered space in a unit, but the cost of keeping it in the unit won't particularly let me spend money on sorting the car. i have 2 possible options in the next few weeks i think.
1. finding a house with a garage
2. realising trying to find a place with space for the car is too much hassle then stripping the shell completely and scrapping it, then selling the parts off
why you in the market for another? lol....
nothing has happened to the car at all and no decision has been made, we have given notice on the house in gillingham (dorset), got to be out by the end of march, however we are struggling to find a suitable place in MK (with a garage or not). Ideally we need a garage with a house, however i have been offered space in a unit, but the cost of keeping it in the unit won't particularly let me spend money on sorting the car. i have 2 possible options in the next few weeks i think.
1. finding a house with a garage
2. realising trying to find a place with space for the car is too much hassle then stripping the shell completely and scrapping it, then selling the parts off
Evo 5 RS
My Phase 1 ITB Daily Runner
Thanks Steve, really sad to see it go
On a separate note I received a letter from Renault yesterday regarding the bonnet catch recall lol. Bit far gone for that.
Thanks Steve, really sad to see it go
On a separate note I received a letter from Renault yesterday regarding the bonnet catch recall lol. Bit far gone for that.
Re: My Phase 1 ITB Daily Runner
Russ should take it in lol
Russ should take it in lol
Evo 5 RS
Clio 172
Re: My Phase 1 ITB Daily Runner
So did I, they want £95 if it needs replacing for what Fred said is a £25 part and about 15 mins labour.
So did I, they want £95 if it needs replacing for what Fred said is a £25 part and about 15 mins labour.
Evo 5 RS
My Phase 1 ITB Daily Runner
With love from Russ
bye bye
With love from Russ
bye bye Re: My Phase 1 ITB Daily Runner
What a day!
Well after borrowing my mates Defender, then my mate dans trailer he uses to tow his drift car about with, me and danlp6 set off from mine this morning on the treck to see Fred.
After arriving at Freds, having a nosey around in the workshop (Seeing Dynacup relagated outside ) and a chat with fred and Zoltan, we rolled the Clio out the workshop and into the sunlight - well, I say sunlight, there was a bit of sun, then this:
Big thanks to fred and Zoltan, who helped me and Dan get the Clio safely on the trailer
And a BIG thanks to Danlp6 - as always
Had some Clio up our chuff all the way home (haha etc)
And as you have seen, now tucked up in the garage
What a day!
Well after borrowing my mates Defender, then my mate dans trailer he uses to tow his drift car about with, me and danlp6 set off from mine this morning on the treck to see Fred.
After arriving at Freds, having a nosey around in the workshop (Seeing Dynacup relagated outside
) and a chat with fred and Zoltan, we rolled the Clio out the workshop and into the sunlight - well, I say sunlight, there was a bit of sun, then this:Big thanks to fred and Zoltan, who helped me and Dan get the Clio safely on the trailer
And a BIG thanks to Danlp6 - as always
Had some Clio up our chuff all the way home (haha etc)
And as you have seen, now tucked up in the garage
Last edited by a moderator:
SharkyUK
ClioSport Club Member
Re: My Phase 1 ITB Daily Runner
She's in good hands Although I didn't realise Fred had moved north of the Arctic circle.
I'll be following this thread with interest.
(And thanks for collecting my bits from Fred as well - owe you one mate).
She's in good hands
Although I didn't realise Fred had moved north of the Arctic circle.I'll be following this thread with interest.
(And thanks for collecting my bits from Fred as well - owe you one mate).
Re: My Phase 1 ITB Daily Runner
The ones that are now in my workshop? Lol
The ones that are now in my workshop? Lol
SharkyUK
ClioSport Club Member
Re: My Phase 1 ITB Daily Runner
Have I ever told you two just how great you are? I'm sure we can come to some sort of arrangement that's beneficial to all concerned. :hail:
Evo 5 RS
Grey With Trinkets, Russ' 29th RS Clio
Glad you got it back ok matey. Lol at keeping the thread too.
Glad you got it back ok matey. Lol at keeping the thread too.
Re: Grey With Trinkets, Russ' 29th RS Clio
Damn right, this thread details the full history, can't have this one being forgot so shall be carrying it on
I have sourched an alternator, sorting a belt today so will be running again by the weekend, will see how it behaves for a few weeks before we swap the engine.
Thats a point, best start stripping the other engine of it's box,matched inlets,aircon delete brackets, tb etc and get all that sold to make some room
Damn right, this thread details the full history, can't have this one being forgot
so shall be carrying it on I have sourched an alternator, sorting a belt today so will be running again by the weekend, will see how it behaves for a few weeks before we swap the engine.
Thats a point, best start stripping the other engine of it's box,matched inlets,aircon delete brackets, tb etc and get all that sold to make some room
Clio 172
Re: Grey With Trinkets, Russ' 29th RS Clio
Nice job on the thread title change there Russ. Glad you enjoyed the weather up here yesterday we also had the four seasons in Leicester with it going from a cold sunny blue sky'd day to a blizzard in mere minutes.
Nice job on the thread title change there Russ. Glad you enjoyed the weather up here yesterday we also had the four seasons in Leicester with it going from a cold sunny blue sky'd day to a blizzard in mere minutes.
Re: Grey With Trinkets, Russ' 29th RS Clio
lol that was Rob's work, he wasn't far off on the Clio count mind :S
It was a bit odd mate, we pushed the Clio out of Fred's place, out on the road (With Fred doing the hard job of sitting in it :rasp: ) and the heavens just opened! T'was a right blizzard in a matter of about 1 minute
lol that was Rob's work, he wasn't far off on the Clio count mind :S
It was a bit odd mate, we pushed the Clio out of Fred's place, out on the road (With Fred doing the hard job of sitting in it :rasp: ) and the heavens just opened! T'was a right blizzard in a matter of about 1 minute
Re: Grey With Trinkets, Russ' 29th RS Clio
Small update,
I now have a (used) genuine cup alternator to fit, and a new battery as the current one is flat. So we now have everything to get it running again, planning on doing that sometime before now and the end of the weekend, and we shall start driving it and see how it behaves
Also now have a spare 172 cup box - I always wanted to try a cup box and see if the different rayios do make a difference, though I know my current ph1 box isn't too old from it's last rebuild, so still deciding on that one.
Oh, and I have another box (ph1) which is surplus to requirement so will be selling that one.
Small update,
I now have a (used) genuine cup alternator to fit, and a new battery as the current one is flat. So we now have everything to get it running again, planning on doing that sometime before now and the end of the weekend, and we shall start driving it and see how it behaves
Also now have a spare 172 cup box - I always wanted to try a cup box and see if the different rayios do make a difference, though I know my current ph1 box isn't too old from it's last rebuild, so still deciding on that one.
Oh, and I have another box (ph1) which is surplus to requirement so will be selling that one.
SharkyUK
ClioSport Club Member
Re: Grey With Trinkets, Russ' 29th RS Clio
I think someone's desperate to get out for a drive sometime soon, right mate?
I think someone's desperate to get out for a drive sometime soon, right mate?
Re: Grey With Trinkets, Russ' 29th RS Clio
Small update - it's now MOT'd
Had a spare couple of hours so got the old alternator off and fitted the new one, gates belt and was all good once I had managed to find some bolts to bolt it on with lol.
Had to whip the air filter back plate off, which needs a clean - something to add to the list lol
Once that was on, I fitted the new battery, and gave it a go starting (Not sure how long it hasn't been run for, but I think it has been about 6 months from memory) and it fired up, ran smoothly then dropped onto 3 cylinders. Great.
I tidied up quickly, then checked all the plug leads were on ok, and hoped it would clear. I got 2 miles up the road and it wasn't getting any better, so had another quick nosey round the engine bay - long story short one injector had come unplugged, but was still resting on the injector so looked like it was still connected.
Popped it over to work, got it up on the MOT ramp for it's test and had a very good going over it while it was being MOT'd.
The only bad point we could find was one ball joint has a tiny bit of play - nothing bad, and barely worth it, but as I have about 3 Clio's worth of spares I will chuck a better one on lol.
As it hasn't been used in a long time, I took it quite gentle, but I did open it up a little:
does pull well, but to my ears it doesn't quite sound 100%.
What I'm sure isn't helping is the state of the oil Unfortunatley by the smell of it, fuel is getting into the oil, which I am guessing could be rings - I will give it an oil change and run it for the next week and see how it behaves but I'm 99% sure my spare engine will be going in it.
Sounds f**king awesome mind :race:
Small update - it's now MOT'd
Had a spare couple of hours so got the old alternator off and fitted the new one, gates belt and was all good once I had managed to find some bolts to bolt it on with lol.
Had to whip the air filter back plate off, which needs a clean - something to add to the list lol
Once that was on, I fitted the new battery, and gave it a go starting (Not sure how long it hasn't been run for, but I think it has been about 6 months from memory) and it fired up, ran smoothly then dropped onto 3 cylinders. Great.
I tidied up quickly, then checked all the plug leads were on ok, and hoped it would clear. I got 2 miles up the road and it wasn't getting any better, so had another quick nosey round the engine bay - long story short one injector had come unplugged, but was still resting on the injector so looked like it was still connected.
Popped it over to work, got it up on the MOT ramp for it's test and had a very good going over it while it was being MOT'd.
The only bad point we could find was one ball joint has a tiny bit of play - nothing bad, and barely worth it, but as I have about 3 Clio's worth of spares I will chuck a better one on lol.
As it hasn't been used in a long time, I took it quite gentle, but I did open it up a little:
does pull well, but to my ears it doesn't quite sound 100%.
What I'm sure isn't helping is the state of the oil
Unfortunatley by the smell of it, fuel is getting into the oil, which I am guessing could be rings - I will give it an oil change and run it for the next week and see how it behaves but I'm 99% sure my spare engine will be going in it.Sounds f**king awesome mind :race:
Last edited by a moderator:
Clio 172
Re: Grey With Trinkets, Russ' 29th RS Clio
That's all you need you can now close the thread after pictures of the car spitting flames are posted up.
Oh, and it spits flames a lot
That's all you need you can now close the thread after pictures of the car spitting flames are posted up.
172 Cup
Re: Grey With Trinkets, Russ' 29th RS Clio
Seen this at Fred's recently. The paint job has been done well!
Seen this at Fred's recently. The paint job has been done well!
Evo 5 RS
Grey With Trinkets, Russ' 29th RS Clio
Flames are win x
Flames are win x
Re: Grey With Trinkets, Russ' 29th RS Clio
So true
Got it back out the garage for a couple of hours, not to work on it, but to tidy the garage and start taking bits off my other engine.
My garage at the moment is an utter tip, but after an hour it looked like this (And yes, this was an improvement)
I spent a long time sorting the crap out on my work bench, which now has various Clio bits on it
And ended up like this
Lastly, the white board needs updating with latest project.....
I got the inlets, exhaust and gearbox off my other engine, which are for sale, so check out my F/S thread
So true
Got it back out the garage for a couple of hours, not to work on it, but to tidy the garage and start taking bits off my other engine.
My garage at the moment is an utter tip, but after an hour it looked like this (And yes, this was an improvement)
I spent a long time sorting the crap out on my work bench, which now has various Clio bits on it
And ended up like this
Lastly, the white board needs updating with latest project.....
I got the inlets, exhaust and gearbox off my other engine, which are for sale, so check out my F/S thread
- Status
