Frayz's Inferno 182 - Back in the old flame

[massiveCoRbyn]

I can date a sixth former?! f**k, I'm doing this wrong 😂

 

[frayz]

Yeah they only 15 year old I’m getting in to is my Clio thanks 😂😂

 

[Big_Steve_T]

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Original gets my vote 😂👍

Hi @Darren61,

Is there any guide on the correct location for the original badges on the back of a Clio??

Those look in the right location, but wondering what you used for reference?? Got a set to go back onto my Clio RB and want to try to get them back in the original locations correctly??

Beautiful work on the car by the way!

 

[Darren61]

Hi @Darren61,

Is there any guide on the correct location for the original badges on the back of a Clio??

Those look in the right location, but wondering what you used for reference?? Got a set to go back onto my Clio RB and want to try to get them back in the original locations correctly??

Beautiful work on the car by the way!

Cheers mate, it’s coming along nicely!

Being totally honest, I just fixed the badge on by eye, looking at pictures on here of where it was applied from the factory.

So I’ve either got a very good eye or just got lucky 😂 I remember taking my time with it though..

 

[Jekyll]

Yeah they only 15 year old I’m getting in to is my Clio thanks 😂😂

Wait till next year.....

 

[DomP182]

40, I'm a certified sad ba$tard then😫

 

[Clio_fool]

I'm 44 and have no worries driving a noisy Clio. At least it's not as obnoxious as the RS4 or F Type I see locally, or any modern farting hot hatch.

 

[frayz]

I'm 44 and have no worries driving a noisy Clio. At least it's not as obnoxious as the RS4 or F Type I see locally, or any modern farting hot hatch.

Modern DCTs are just f**king awful on upshift.
Hearing one of those you just think “TOOL!”

 

[Clio_fool]

Modern DCTs are just f**king awful on upshift.
Hearing one of those you just think “TOOL!”

😂😂 I was searching for an exhaust place today and was watching videos of cars leaving one and the golf R flatulence on gear change is cringe inducing.

 

[frayz]

😂😂 I was searching for an exhaust place today and was watching videos of cars leaving one and the golf R flatulence on gear change is cringe inducing.

AMG and Audi too, they’re all at it.
It sounds absolutely s**t. Proper upshifts bangs created using a load cell and ignition cut is different gravy.
This oem engineered in crap they think we want is awful. ☹️.

 

[Big_Steve_T]

I'm 44 and have no worries driving a noisy Clio. At least it's not as obnoxious as the RS4 or F Type I see locally, or any modern farting hot hatch.

Snap @0ss ! I’m 44 going on 45 and just getting into Clio ownership

 

[Louis]

I'm 44 and have no worries driving a noisy Clio. At least it's not as obnoxious as the RS4 or F Type I see locally, or any modern farting hot hatch.

I thought you were similar age to Mark tbf!

 

[DomP182]

I'm pleased to see we've all grown up together on here, so many people in and around my age. I'd always wondered if I was getting on a bit on here - seemingly not😁

 

[frayz]

I’m 37 this year and have absolutely no intentions of growing up... ever 😂
I’ll always own a modified car, I always have. In fact I think I’ve modified everything I own in one way or other. 😂

 

[Eddie555]

Hahaha... I'm 53, 54 next month.. my Mrs is 15 years Younger than me... I couldn't give a flying f**k who stares at me when I'm blasting around in my little french Pink and Blue pocket rocket..... [emoji1787]

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[MrBlonde]

Im 39 this year & who cares if it makes you happy i say,f**k'em 👊🏼 haha

 

[DomP182]

I'm now wondering what we all look like...nerds

 

[Clio_fool]

I thought you were similar age to Mark tbf!

I don't know if that's good for me or bad for Mark? 🤣

 

[Stefan.]

All you oldies 😉 ha just kidding, I'm 32 and got back into a 182 trophy in December

 

[Coops Mk1]

I'm 36, I think, at age now where have to work it out from year I was born, flol. Still blat about in a bright blue 182 with the wrong rear badge on it..... Don't give a f**k as I'm smiling the whole time and to me that's all that matters

 

[frayz]

I'm now wondering what we all look like...nerds

@2bobbillionaire on Insta if anyone’s into all this young and trendy social media 😂

 

[Jekyll]

I don't know if that's good for me or bad for Mark? 🤣

Both I think!

 

[Coops Mk1]

Tbh @0ss looks about 15 🤷‍♂️

 

[Clio_fool]

Tbh @0ss looks about 15 🤷‍♂️

I'm pretty sure the shiny dome and grey beard prove otherwise😂

 

[Mbeau]

Just read the last couple of pages of this thread. I am not as old as some and younger than others. I have come to the conclusion I must be "div" 🤣

My 172 Cup track car, which I use on the road goes against all the standard recommendations! Noisey exhaust, air filter, cage, etc etc. I have different badges too! My Mk2 XR2 is still pretty much as it was when I was 16 and it was my first car(although the underneath is much cleaner now after its restoration). Do I care what anyone else thinks.....do I f**k!!!! Do whatever makes you happy and smile. Appreciate what others like. That is why we are all different. Otherwise the world would be a pretty boring place I reckon.

 

[Louis]

Tbh @0ss looks about 15 🤷‍♂️

Stop flirting with him

 

[DomP182]

One of my customers thought I was 50 today, came home and gave the beard a good trim!

 

[jameswrx]

Chill chaps, was only having a bit of fun and you have the right attitude.

sorry for derailing Frayz!

My mate’s prob think I’m crazy driving around in an old clio and I don’t care either. I love my classic impreza too and I reckon only recently people are coming back round to them, I’ve had them for years all the time they were ‘chav’ and like you all say couldn’t care less I’ve had years of enjoyment and modern stuff doesn’t give me a tenth the enjoyment. I even took my V6 sti to a car collector friend (mainly Ferrari) and he always scoffed really or just brushed over it... took him out and he absolutely loved it to the point he was straight online looking when we got back.

 

[leeds_182]

😂😂 I was searching for an exhaust place today and was watching videos of cars leaving one and the golf R flatulence on gear change is cringe inducing.

Got to be top gear at donny.

 

[Clio_fool]

Got to be top gear at donny.

That's the one. Have you used them by any chance?

 

[frayz]

So, suffering with a good number of the Corvid19 symptoms I’m feeling pretty useless.
However even when Ill I find myself suffering cabin fever and with a squillion jobs to do, decided to tinker with the car.
Can’t do much on the Clio till then hubs come back, but have a job on the Cayman I’ve been putting off for ages.

The Cayman wears a full titanium exhaust from Remus coupled to Fabspeeds race headers. Now I’m not too sure what kind of “stainless steel” our friends over at Fabspeed use, but it’s the usual s**t American quality and I could get a magnet to loosely stick to it. Subsequently the 3 fasteners holding the headers to the rest of the system resembled 3 Twiglets as opposed to any meaningful hardware.

At some point in their not too distant life I’m sure they would fail, so I decided to take preventive action and change them all now. Didn’t even bother putting a spanner near them, just went direct for the mini disc cutter.
Scalloped each nut out and tapped them off with a chisel. Dropped the system which is thankfully stupidly lightweight so I could properly clean the flanges.

I’ll attempt to clean up the system before refitting it with all new titanium hardware and genuine gaskets. Made a start on the tips. The rest of the system will probably want glass blasting.

 

[frayz]

Had a moment when I saw my Rothenburger in the garage...

Oops. 😅

 

[frayz]

System stripped, cleaned, refitted and realigned. All new titanium hardware includuding aerospace K nuts. Also fitted new all stainless Mikalor W4s clamps in place of the old Normas.
This should mean I’ll never have any kind of corrosion or fatigue concerns on the exhaust hardware again.

Tempted to swap out the 18x header fasteners for titanium studs too, as these are a known issue to break upon removal. However I fear that’s a can of worms to think about another day.

All fitted and tucked up tight.

 

[neil a]

That Fabspeed quality "MADE IN AMERICA" 😂

 

[frayz]

That Fabspeed quality "MADE IN AMERICA" 😂

I’ve cleaned them all up now, but FML mate 😅🤦🏽‍♂️

 

[frayz]

Loving this social distancing, apart from feeling like death. Cabin fever has me doing little jobs on WZD that I’ve just not had a moment to do.

New genuine grille badge, amazing how much difference this has made as mine has a fine rash over it from 125k miles of enjoyment.

Next was a new bonnet sensor grommet kindly donated to me from a kind chap on ClioTrophy.com, you know who you are, thank you sir.

Lastly may result in the death of a few purists.
Removing a perfectly good genuine cup splitter to make way for a Fabia item.
Basically once the ASTs go on, the splitter will be even more vulnerable and at £250 for a genuine one, I think I’ll sandbag that in the garage for a £15 Skoda item.

 

[frayz]

So, next little job was refreshing the tailgate emblems. I’d already replaced these about 7 years, but after 15 years the chrome badges were looking tired again.

I had deliberated at length over if I should fit the cleaner and more modern Renault Sport from the 197 cars. Or do I stay period correct with the original badges?
So much was this quandary I decided to buy both sets of emblems from Renault.

I haven’t polished the car since owning it as is just not had time. But with new emblems going on, the tailgate at least was a must.
So a quick soap, rinse, Iron X, and de tar. 2 quick passes with some Sonax on the rotary, an IPA wipe down and the tailgate was good to go.

I then spent probably another 2 hours blue tacking the emblems to the boot trying to decide what to do. Lol.
In the end I did opt for the newer emblems more compact, cleaner look as I fancied the change. I’m still on the fence about it just now, but I at least have the others if/when I change my mind.

Just need to get time to polish the rest if the old nail now.

 

[frayz]

Added a discrete decal today. A little childish and stupid... but then, so am I. 😅

 

[Usr117063]

Soon youll be running 9js with stretched 165s!

 

[frayz]

Soon youll be running 9js with stretched 165s!

That’s why it’s inside my door. 😅