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From Rags to Riches



  206,172 Cup,focus,X5
Managed to re-furb 2 of my wheels yesterday, not bad for a home effort and using cans

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its raining today so I think ill just pop into the office and put the hubs / suspention back on
 
  206,172 Cup,focus,X5
Cheers for the kind words guys.

And true i properbly want drive her and it will sit in my garage like my fiesta rs turbo did hense why i sold her. : (
 
  RB 182 FF,1.2 16V
Fab thread!
You're a true perfectionist!
Well done!
Pity you're not near me and my RB182 for any jobs I can't manage.

Cheers
 
  206,172 Cup,focus,X5
Right , last couple of days ive :
Relocated my filter with new pipe
Put on the new seal kits for both calipers
Put both hubs and calipers back on. Put a wheel up against tom get a little pic of what its gonna be like when done
Re-packed both CV joints
bought some rear discs from EURO CAR PARTS. £9.99 per disc, yes please, just gotta press my orginal bearing in, not a problem

and drank lots of coffee whilst the above jobs were being done

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just got one more wheel to do then the back end is gonna get dropped
 
  206,172 Cup,focus,X5
I little update, and now just waiting for my new rear dampers to arrive from a certain member who is not getting back to me and promised they would be here Thursday, lets see what happens there :dapprove:

The back end is getting the treatment now

I can't explain how fooking akward the rear calipers where when I took out the handbrake lever , trying to compress the washers and try and put in the lever and the cam was so hard, thought I was never going to do it, but a lot of patience and using a random tool that I found and it paid off

some befores
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a little after
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bit of new grease
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The bumper got stripped and snowfoamed and fitted a splitter as the last owner must of took it off or it got knicked , god knows !

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The compensator got the treatment as well

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got a few stickers made up to get my name out there ;)

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I gave the bonnet the treatment as well

clay
iron-x
and cracked out the DAS-6 with some chemical guys products and hexlogic pads
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I just hope the rest of the car comes up as well


and also gave the daily a good clean before our baby arrives any day now

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  A45 AMG 406BHP
Great Work!
what cleaners have you been using to get rid of grease and general dirt prior to spraying?

(eg gearbox, engine, Boot floor area)
 
  206,172 Cup,focus,X5
Gunk is pretty good as is thinners and a paint brush and a pressure washer.

with the boot floor i just used soapy water and a brush then wiped it all down with thinners before spraying
 

BREMBO

ClioSport Club Member
  V6 Mk1, Golf GTI Mk5
Brilliant, great to see people look after these

Should have kept it 100% OEM
 
  206,172 Cup,focus,X5
Brilliant, great to see people look after these

Should have kept it 100% OEM

That would be to boring.

With previous cars ive made them my own. I hate just being part of the crowd. I want to stick out and work outside the box. Plus i love doing the extra bits that normally wouldnt get done.
 

Rubicon_

ClioSport Club Member
  Defender 110
Brilliant work!

I agree though it would be 100x better with the interior all kept in and pretty much OEM.
 
  206,172 Cup,focus,X5
Selling it straight after?

wont you lose out on a fair bit doing that?

I mite sell, I mite not, see what happens, but its not about the money TBH its just about doing something I love and seeing the end result from what I had in the beggining
 
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  Clio Sport 197 Cup
I little update, and now just waiting for my new rear dampers to arrive from a certain member who is not getting back to me and promised they would be here Thursday, lets see what happens there :dapprove:

The back end is getting the treatment now

I can't explain how fooking akward the rear calipers where when I took out the handbrake lever , trying to compress the washers and try and put in the lever and the cam was so hard, thought I was never going to do it, but a lot of patience and using a random tool that I found and it paid off

some befores
20140727_131359.jpg
20140727_131536.jpg
20140727_134158.jpg
20140727_134202.jpg
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a little after
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bit of new grease
20140728_184928.jpg


20140730_114957.jpg
20140730_115002.jpg
20140730_115023.jpg
20140730_121555_1.jpg


The bumper got stripped and snowfoamed and fitted a splitter as the last owner must of took it off or it got knicked , god knows !

20140802_144810.jpg

20140802_161834.jpg


The compensator got the treatment as well

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got a few stickers made up to get my name out there ;)

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I gave the bonnet the treatment as well

clay
iron-x
and cracked out the DAS-6 with some chemical guys products and hexlogic pads
IMG_20140729_200946.jpg
20140729_194914.jpg


I just hope the rest of the car comes up as well


and also gave the daily a good clean before our baby arrives any day now

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How did you clean the calipers and get them looking like they do before spraying them? Outstanding....
 
  Clio Sport 197 Cup
And on another note the work you are doing is inspiring! Patience and hard work pays off and this is proof! I've subscribed and can't wait to see the finished product. Well done pal.
 
  206,172 Cup,focus,X5
How did you clean the calipers and get them looking like they do before spraying them? Outstanding....

thinners. Wire brush and wire wheels and sandpaper. It takes a while mate.

And on another note the work you are doing is inspiring! Patience and hard work pays off and this is proof! I've subscribed and can't wait to see the finished product. Well done pal.

that means alot mate. Many thanks. Thats what its all about. Hopefully other clio fans will get some motivation from this and do it them selfs like i did.

the best way to learn is to do it your self.

P.s note to self. Dont believe the wire colours on AUTODATA ! LOL.
 
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