172 phase 1
towards the end of 2009 i sold my previous car a punto gt3
this lead me on to the search for a 106 gti or a clio 172
in feb 2010 i purchased a
ph1 172 55k from new all standard apart from a powerfart exhaust, came with some history but no proof of belts.
spent the weekend cleaning at a friends aunties.
most important thing to me was too get the wheels refurbed and fitted with some decent rubber ( yoko parada spec2's)
whilst the wheels were getting refurbed i fitted my coilovers, the car instantly felt alot more stable and on the plus side looked alot better.
I found some ph2 back lights on pistonheads local for £10, had a slight chew on with swapping the wiring around but after a few minutes job was done.
whilst on the way home from work driving casually my alternator sheared off at the top where it joins the bracket. so i bit the bullet got a new alternator and full aux kit and a full timing belt kit, and spent the best part of a weeks evenings in the garage.
in summer time i bought a v6 airbox, samco elbow, itg filter.
next modification was matched and ported inlets, which made a significant difference,
before
after
top inlet
i also bought HIDS 6000k, at the grand cost of £17
before
after
more noticable at night,
thats about as far as ive got for now,
future mods include, decat a ktec stealth and possibly get rs tunning to do a live map.
thanks
Mike
this lead me on to the search for a 106 gti or a clio 172
in feb 2010 i purchased a
ph1 172 55k from new all standard apart from a powerfart exhaust, came with some history but no proof of belts.
spent the weekend cleaning at a friends aunties.
most important thing to me was too get the wheels refurbed and fitted with some decent rubber ( yoko parada spec2's)
whilst the wheels were getting refurbed i fitted my coilovers, the car instantly felt alot more stable and on the plus side looked alot better.
I found some ph2 back lights on pistonheads local for £10, had a slight chew on with swapping the wiring around but after a few minutes job was done.
whilst on the way home from work driving casually my alternator sheared off at the top where it joins the bracket. so i bit the bullet got a new alternator and full aux kit and a full timing belt kit, and spent the best part of a weeks evenings in the garage.
in summer time i bought a v6 airbox, samco elbow, itg filter.
next modification was matched and ported inlets, which made a significant difference,
before
after
top inlet
i also bought HIDS 6000k, at the grand cost of £17
before
after
more noticable at night,
thats about as far as ive got for now,
future mods include, decat a ktec stealth and possibly get rs tunning to do a live map.
thanks
Mike
U been passed and seen my Phase 2 yet?
