freemans ph1,

[freeman(clio)]

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

 

[Liio]

Car looks really good. Makes a massive difference lowering it and looks the business. Your on a win win situation. Did you match the inlet ports yourself mate or get them done somewhere. Keep it up

 

[Dodson]

Looking good mate U been passed and seen my Phase 2 yet?

 

[freeman(clio)]

yea, looks rather nice and clean. dodson



no i bought the inlets already matched, lots more low down power, cheers for the compliments

 

[Stu.]

really liking that mate! wheels look great in that colour! what id like mine to look like soon

 

[freeman(clio)]

a good side shot,

 

[Liio]

So it has given you noticeable change in pick up then mate. That latest picture is very nice, nice place to take it too haa

 

[Jewson172]

Very nice bud. Where did you pick up the HID's from?

 

[freeman(clio)]

Very nice bud. Where did you pick up the HID's from?

got the ballasts from a friend for £10 and the bulbs off ebay for £7. ballasts were suspected to be broke but i knew it was the filament in his h1 bulb that was at fault

 

[freeman(clio)]

So it has given you noticeable change in pick up then mate. That latest picture is very nice, nice place to take it too haa

yea, its somewhat feels less peaky, but you still get a 5k just not as much because there is more power lower down, say 2.8k - 4k

 

[Jewson172]

got the ballasts from a friend for £10 and the bulbs off ebay for £7. ballasts were suspected to be broke but i knew it was the filament in his h1 bulb that was at fault

Fair play mate seeing your hid I'm very tempted to get some as they look standard and not blue which is nice.

 

[freeman(clio)]

thats what i wanted, i wanted them to look like they are meant to be there, 6000k bulbs

 

[Nickson]

Looking very very nice!!

 

[Dodson]

This car looks awesome in real life!

Will have to get some pics of ours together once mine is lower

 

[sava001006]

very smart that

 

[freeman(clio)]

Certainly dodson btw rs tunning rolling road day is tmoz if you fancy it

 

[freeman(clio)]

update pictures

 

[Craig.H]

Very nice mate, and possibly the only car i have ever liked yellow fogs on!!

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Tidy !!!!!

What colour are the wheels done in !? (Don't say bronze )

 

[freeman(clio)]

Romax anthracite

 

[subarufreak]

nice work!

 

[Stu.]

looks like someone elses i know thaught about a splitter? would really finish the front off imo! does look good! nice colour on the wheels

 

[urquattrogus]

Interesting read, have just bought this car :approve: