Dave's Clio 172

[Dave999]

Afternoon cliosport, after having a sudden brainwave last week i decided i wanted a cliosport and then picked this up on Saturday from a guy called andy (real top bloke) I know a few of you have seen this before on here as he is a member but I thought I'd made a build thread to show anyone that cares what's going on with the car anyway after a quick clean this morning at about 10 before it got to hot I took a few pics...




Excuse the thumb in the last photo haha I'm no photographer!!

 

[Dolan]

This is a lovely colour.

 

[Dave999]

Cheers mate

 

[Will B]

Quality car, so much fun to be in as a passenger too!

 

[Edges]

Get some spec list up Dave!!

 

[danward]

Love this, as I already said in the CSS photo thread.

 

[chris_pett]

I recognise this car! You live behind me lol

 

[Edges]

I recognise this car! You live behind me lol

Are you trying to say something about his lifestyle choices??

 

[chris_pett]

Haha, well atleast his car works unlike mine lol

 

[Dave999]

Haha I've always wondered who's that was! Every time I've seen it, it looks more like a sport lol

 

[Dave999]

Also the latest addition to the car...



The start of my carbon affair

Ordering my cage on Friday, slightly excited for that!!!!

 

[Dave999]

Fitted them this evening. Didn't really know what the general thing that was used to stick them down.

I used some double sided sticky pads with superglue.

They seem really stuck down well just don't want them being nicked or falling off on the motorway lol

 

[Jekyll]

Probably best to bond them on mate with tiger seal or the like. That what i did with mine. Only few few blobs just so that they wont come off unless you push them off from the inside of the bumper once its off.

 

[Dave999]

Yeah after I'd put them on I thought about tiger seal. Ill have to take a trip to halfords at the weekend

 

[chris_pett]

Haha I've always wondered who's that was! Every time I've seen it, it looks more like a sport lol

Haha thanks, I wish it went like a sport sometimes! Car is looking goooood

 

[Jonnio]

Look through the CSS pics this really stands out, love it!

 

[Dave999]

Cheers mate, that's what I love about it. Walking around knowing it brakes the mould a bit

 

[dmallett]

I love the colour, and the car is nice but the wheels really let it down for me

 

[Dave999]

Well there only on till I sell my other set thing is I don't want to go down the turini/speedline route. So got to think of another route to go down

 

[Dave999]

So bit of an update for you all no completed yet as I need some covers for the rear panels but its taking shape

 

[Will B]

Looks smart!

 

[Dave999]

Just picked up my RS inlet yesterday off coops turbo. Looking forward to getting that on see how it goes with the cams

 

[Grandpa Joe]

Looks great, nice colour.

Do the cage white and it'll set off the wheels nicely, I think they look ok. A bit like Speedline 2118 without being a sheep. Personally I wouldn't change them.

What's the engine spec?

 

[Dave999]

Its a 172 with a custom air feed to a ph1 airbox. Then 438 catcams then all the exhaust is standard. Just need a decat and to sort the inlets out

 

[Dave999]

So I got the DA polisher out this evening and gave her a few hours of work.

Not really took a lot of pictures just ones to show the results really

 

[Will B]

Looks spot on! Need to do the same to mine tomorrow !!!

 

[Dave999]

Yours is all done now pal get some photos up I'm the morning

 

[Will B]

Dave999 popped round yesterday to give my 172 a clean, unfortunately with the lack of sun this morning and an iPad for pictures it doesn't do it justice! Paint feels incredible and he managed to clean up my headlights, one still needs a little more time but passenger side came out excellently!


Highly recommend him if anyone needs theirs doing, Cheers Dave!!

 

[Dave999]

So i know a few of you on here have said about the car looking better with different wheels on..... So i went and picked up my turinis yesterday washed them, clayed them & then sealed them.

Will be going on today at some point

 

[Dave999]

There they are

 

[Mr Plums]

Looking very nice, it will look even better with the turinis on mate

 

[Dave999]

Cheers mate!!

I'm hoping so

 

[Dave999]

So today has been a total disaster!

Couldn't get my turbines off for s**t!! So after trying to get them off for most the morning it then got too hot and I decided to pop open a bottle of cider and do nothing all day

 

[Mr Plums]

Good man, fuckit :drunk:

 

[Dave999]

Good man, fuckit :drunk:

There going on tomorrow for sure! Fed up of them staring at me

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

stuck on the hubs? get a lump hammer on the back of them.

 

[Dave999]

Yeah like really stuck lol I was just pissed off as I was expecting a nice quick easy wheel change... But NO!!!

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

haha i had it when i fisrt got my car, came with steelies all 4 stuck, one big lump hammer on the back of them and they came off.

get some Wd40 down into the gaps and let it soak in

 

[Dave999]

Yeah I wd40d them earlier with the thought of going back out but it didn't happen haha.

Just means I've got to wait even longer to get them on

Better look good after this!!

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

with any luck, leaving it longer the WD will get them free

iirrcc it'll look better on T's rather than turbs