EP3 Civic Type R
Sorry about the long thread...read at will, or just look at pics. I read alot of posts on here but rarely get much chance to post- so I guess i'm making up for it now!
I bought the Clio Standard apart from being fitted with 17'' Mille Miglia Alloys and a full stainless steel Magnex Exhaust system in March of 2005 and instantly fell in love with it. I didnt just go on looks as they are far from the prettiest of cars, but the performance of them along with there rarity around where I live swayed me to them...
A snapped front spring meant I needed to source some new front springs ASAP and I decided to get some lowering ones, nothing to serious- so I went for a 35mm drop.
Just after the spring went the gearbox decided to chew up a bearing. I was heartbroken, but a week later and a re-built gearbox and all was well again...
After this I decided that the 17's were to much for such a small car and the lowering just made it worse, so I sold them on and bought some 15'' Team Dynamics Monza's
I then set about working on making the engine even more clean than it already was. The car was stripped down, bonnet off, parts off and all were either cleaned or sprayed along with the rub strips down the side of the car.
Then came the torsion bar lowering, along with new centre caps for the wheels and a few interior changes.
Personal reg was bought at Xmas '05 and just finished off the exterior.
Recently there have been a few new parts ordered. A whole load of new Jubilee clips, hose tighteners and nuts and bolts for the engine bay to finish off the look as well as these which should be fitted by next week.
Really enjoyed owning this car, more than even the Nova's which most people thought i'd never put. It's fast (Rolling roaded at 141bhp @ the Fly) it looks good, is pretty rare and I've never got bored of it.
I am now looking for a mint Escort/ Fiesta RST (don't mock my choice, I have wanted one since I was 8 years old and am know financially secure!) and will probably be selling the Clio in the coming months, as I already have a 306d Turbo to fix and use as a secondry car. When I do sell it, it will be greatly missed as i've enjoyed every moment of owning it
Cheers for reading/looking
Mish
I bought the Clio Standard apart from being fitted with 17'' Mille Miglia Alloys and a full stainless steel Magnex Exhaust system in March of 2005 and instantly fell in love with it. I didnt just go on looks as they are far from the prettiest of cars, but the performance of them along with there rarity around where I live swayed me to them...
A snapped front spring meant I needed to source some new front springs ASAP and I decided to get some lowering ones, nothing to serious- so I went for a 35mm drop.
Just after the spring went the gearbox decided to chew up a bearing. I was heartbroken, but a week later and a re-built gearbox and all was well again...
After this I decided that the 17's were to much for such a small car and the lowering just made it worse, so I sold them on and bought some 15'' Team Dynamics Monza's
I then set about working on making the engine even more clean than it already was. The car was stripped down, bonnet off, parts off and all were either cleaned or sprayed along with the rub strips down the side of the car.
Then came the torsion bar lowering, along with new centre caps for the wheels and a few interior changes.
Personal reg was bought at Xmas '05 and just finished off the exterior.
Recently there have been a few new parts ordered. A whole load of new Jubilee clips, hose tighteners and nuts and bolts for the engine bay to finish off the look as well as these which should be fitted by next week.
Really enjoyed owning this car, more than even the Nova's which most people thought i'd never put. It's fast (Rolling roaded at 141bhp @ the Fly) it looks good, is pretty rare and I've never got bored of it.
I am now looking for a mint Escort/ Fiesta RST (don't mock my choice, I have wanted one since I was 8 years old and am know financially secure!) and will probably be selling the Clio in the coming months, as I already have a 306d Turbo to fix and use as a secondry car. When I do sell it, it will be greatly missed as i've enjoyed every moment of owning it
Cheers for reading/looking
Mish
hehe
but it didn't handle anywhere near as well as the valver! You'll enjoy it though - apart from the 240 miles to a tank of super, the constant paranoia that it will go walkies when you aren't looking, the worry that the engine will go bang when you've modified it, the fact you'll keep getting pulled... LOL
