ph1 track weapon
So just 12 weeks after I sold my 172 cup, i'm back with a ph1, as I just couldnt stay away from the handling and pure fun that only a clio can provide!
Having seen Danny172 selling said car on here, it ticked all the boxes of what i was after. Coilovers, exhaust and nice low miles for the year
Many conversations ensued, with me eventually making the 180 mile drive to Cornwall to see/collect the car yesterday morning.
Everything was as described, tonnes of receipts, and a VERY well looked after car, a credit to Danny!
Coming home i was giggling like a kid with every roundabout i came to becoming a game, and got back with a huge beaming smile on my face!
So for a quick spec:
3 owners
63k
FSH
Gaz coilovers (height and damping adjustable) set up by Mark Fish (currently set a little too hard though so need to address that)
Ktec stealth and decat
ITG panel filter
Brembo HCs and Ferodo DS2500s
As a couple of people will know having spoken to me at FCS, I have some interesting plans for the car, that will all be brought to light in the near future. All can be reversed if I decide that i dont like them too. So over the coming months there should be a few changes coming
So for a few pics:
Just a few small issues to sort in the short term:
- Both front and rear towing eye screw points seem to be rusty, as was unable to screw the eye into either today! seems a bit odd, so will look into it
- rear exhaust hanger cant take the weight of the ktec, so it knocks. need to address that
- front top mounts are squeaking/creaking so wil either replace with standards or, the more likely option, solid top mounts
- play with the damping a little to try and sort the understeer out a bit
Had a couple of sessions on track today at FCS and the car worked well. car ran spot on and managed to run rings round most of the saxos i ended up on track with too, so hopefully with a little more tweaking and some weight loss it should be fairly formidable
More updates coming soon!
Having seen Danny172 selling said car on here, it ticked all the boxes of what i was after. Coilovers, exhaust and nice low miles for the year
Many conversations ensued, with me eventually making the 180 mile drive to Cornwall to see/collect the car yesterday morning.
Everything was as described, tonnes of receipts, and a VERY well looked after car, a credit to Danny!
Coming home i was giggling like a kid with every roundabout i came to becoming a game, and got back with a huge beaming smile on my face!
So for a quick spec:
3 owners
63k
FSH
Gaz coilovers (height and damping adjustable) set up by Mark Fish (currently set a little too hard though so need to address that)
Ktec stealth and decat
ITG panel filter
Brembo HCs and Ferodo DS2500s
As a couple of people will know having spoken to me at FCS, I have some interesting plans for the car, that will all be brought to light in the near future. All can be reversed if I decide that i dont like them too. So over the coming months there should be a few changes coming
So for a few pics:
Just a few small issues to sort in the short term:
- Both front and rear towing eye screw points seem to be rusty, as was unable to screw the eye into either today! seems a bit odd, so will look into it
- rear exhaust hanger cant take the weight of the ktec, so it knocks. need to address that
- front top mounts are squeaking/creaking so wil either replace with standards or, the more likely option, solid top mounts
- play with the damping a little to try and sort the understeer out a bit
Had a couple of sessions on track today at FCS and the car worked well. car ran spot on and managed to run rings round most of the saxos i ended up on track with too, so hopefully with a little more tweaking and some weight loss it should be fairly formidable
More updates coming soon!
