gambit
ClioSport Club Member
182 Trophy
Thanks man and thanks for the splitter, will make a great addition
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gambit
ClioSport Club Member
182 Trophy
Had the chance to take the Trophy to its first show, FCS. Had a few things done to tidy it up recently which include:
Carbon Fibre front splitter
New upper front grille
Resprayed the mirror covers and door handles and rear tail gate boot surround,
new rear decals
and Replaced the rear exhaust mounts
As well as correct the front head lights and top up the Gtechnique sealant with some c2v3 Liquid crystal.
Here are some pictures from the show:
Carbon Fibre front splitter
New upper front grille
Resprayed the mirror covers and door handles and rear tail gate boot surround,
new rear decals
and Replaced the rear exhaust mounts
As well as correct the front head lights and top up the Gtechnique sealant with some c2v3 Liquid crystal.
Here are some pictures from the show:
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Looks great,good work
Had a good looksie at your Trophy Saturday, stunning.
gambit
ClioSport Club Member
182 Trophy
Its been a long time between drinks. But i thought i'd update you all on the project.
Well I have since moved back to Oz after my stint in the UK, unfortunately i had to sell the Trophy too. It was a very sad time, as i had an amazing time in England. :weary: Had the opportunity to get to FCS, Trax and Goodwood festival of speed, not to mention travel throughout Europe.
But fast forward a few months, i got wind the new owner needed to sell up, so decided to take a punt and buy the car back with the intention of bringing it over to Oz. Thankfully in his trust he did the cambelt service and installed a spanking new PMS catback exhaust!
The punt didn't work out initially as i was knocked back for import, however after a letter of complaint and appeal, the decision was overturned and i was granted import approval. :up::smile: yay !!
So whilst it was sitting in a mates drive @optical awaiting the whole process to play out, i had the Sachs refurbished with the help of a very kind Scotsman and BG motorsport. Not to mention collecting a few parts for the long journey across the ocean. Finally booked it on a ship and today was the day, the car was picked up and will shortly be on a ship thanks to another forum member here.
So many thanks to all the Oxfordshire crew for helping out where you could, as it would have been impossible to do whilst being abroad without everyones help. Thanks! you're all wonderful and i'm very excited to soon be reunited with #126.
Here are some random pictures that i have along its journey thus far.
Engine bay when i first brought the car ! Back in Sept 2014.
The day it left my ownership to head off to Yorkshire Sept 2015.
The day i received it back into my ownership from Yorkshire, Jan 2016.
Sachs refurbished
The lovely PMS exhaust, can't wait to hear it.
Today it made its way onto a transporter for its long Journey to Melbourne Australia :smiley: So happy!
Well I have since moved back to Oz after my stint in the UK, unfortunately i had to sell the Trophy too. It was a very sad time, as i had an amazing time in England. :weary: Had the opportunity to get to FCS, Trax and Goodwood festival of speed, not to mention travel throughout Europe.
But fast forward a few months, i got wind the new owner needed to sell up, so decided to take a punt and buy the car back with the intention of bringing it over to Oz. Thankfully in his trust he did the cambelt service and installed a spanking new PMS catback exhaust!
The punt didn't work out initially as i was knocked back for import, however after a letter of complaint and appeal, the decision was overturned and i was granted import approval. :up::smile: yay !!
So whilst it was sitting in a mates drive @optical awaiting the whole process to play out, i had the Sachs refurbished with the help of a very kind Scotsman and BG motorsport. Not to mention collecting a few parts for the long journey across the ocean. Finally booked it on a ship and today was the day, the car was picked up and will shortly be on a ship thanks to another forum member here.
So many thanks to all the Oxfordshire crew for helping out where you could, as it would have been impossible to do whilst being abroad without everyones help. Thanks! you're all wonderful and i'm very excited to soon be reunited with #126.
Here are some random pictures that i have along its journey thus far.
Engine bay when i first brought the car ! Back in Sept 2014.
The day it left my ownership to head off to Yorkshire Sept 2015.
The day i received it back into my ownership from Yorkshire, Jan 2016.
Sachs refurbished
The lovely PMS exhaust, can't wait to hear it.
Today it made its way onto a transporter for its long Journey to Melbourne Australia :smiley: So happy!
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Such a cool story and will great knowing that a trophy has made it to the other side of the world,will yours be the first in Australia?
Great news, hope it's all plain sailing!
SharkyUK
ClioSport Club Member
Hahaha, fantastic news mate - congratulations!
gambit
ClioSport Club Member
182 Trophy
Long overdue update:
Had the car for a few months in Oz now and she is being well and truly pampered !
Had the windscreen replaced, refreshed the ignition system with new leads, coil pack and plugs, dropped in a new cam angle sensor. Fresh oil and filter. Next up is to polybush the undercarriage and do a refresh with powerflex bushes.
Treated her to a full correction and detail that took a few days to complete. First up the front bar came off and xenon headlights went in. Whilst the front bar was off i have the front end a good wipe down and clean, removing any debris. The front end was also thoroughly cleaned up.
Front bar cleaned up well too:
Few days later started the detailing process with a wash using Dodo juice shampoo, clay bar with polishangel clay lubricant and then started documenting all the swirls and defects in the paint work, for a 11 year old car, she has her battle scars but not too shabby.
Removed the side skirts and looks like no one has cleaned or removed them since day dot, as can be seen with the dirt build up
and after
the bonnet has seen better days to be honest
The rear end, before:
and after:
Now in terms of correction i started with scholl S20 black with a purple medium cutting pad all over, first pass was good but not good enough. So started targeting problem areas with a microfibre pad with the s20 black polish. Still was not happy so resorted to wet sanding spots that were too problematic. Started with 2000 grit paper and went down to 1500 grit, Renault clear coat is known the world over to be a hard and stubborn coat to get through. So wet sanding solved 95% of my problems. Went back over her with s20 black again and then a final fine jewel polish scholl s40 with an orange pad. Paint work is now looking mirror like and very nice. So finished off with Gtechniq Panel wipe and then for protection i opted for Gtechniq EXOv2 sealent. Layered 1 coat left and cleaned it off for curing and then will top up with Gtechniq C2v3.
Looks spanking clean now. Happy days !
From here still was not happy with the rear bumper so decided to take it to a body shop and had the rear, and front bumper as well as the the two front wings and bonnet resprayed. The match is spot on and am not over joyed with how she presents.
Had the car for a few months in Oz now and she is being well and truly pampered !
Had the windscreen replaced, refreshed the ignition system with new leads, coil pack and plugs, dropped in a new cam angle sensor. Fresh oil and filter. Next up is to polybush the undercarriage and do a refresh with powerflex bushes.
Treated her to a full correction and detail that took a few days to complete. First up the front bar came off and xenon headlights went in. Whilst the front bar was off i have the front end a good wipe down and clean, removing any debris. The front end was also thoroughly cleaned up.
Front bar cleaned up well too:
Few days later started the detailing process with a wash using Dodo juice shampoo, clay bar with polishangel clay lubricant and then started documenting all the swirls and defects in the paint work, for a 11 year old car, she has her battle scars but not too shabby.
Removed the side skirts and looks like no one has cleaned or removed them since day dot, as can be seen with the dirt build up
and after
the bonnet has seen better days to be honest
The rear end, before:
and after:
Now in terms of correction i started with scholl S20 black with a purple medium cutting pad all over, first pass was good but not good enough. So started targeting problem areas with a microfibre pad with the s20 black polish. Still was not happy so resorted to wet sanding spots that were too problematic. Started with 2000 grit paper and went down to 1500 grit, Renault clear coat is known the world over to be a hard and stubborn coat to get through. So wet sanding solved 95% of my problems. Went back over her with s20 black again and then a final fine jewel polish scholl s40 with an orange pad. Paint work is now looking mirror like and very nice. So finished off with Gtechniq Panel wipe and then for protection i opted for Gtechniq EXOv2 sealent. Layered 1 coat left and cleaned it off for curing and then will top up with Gtechniq C2v3.
Looks spanking clean now. Happy days !
From here still was not happy with the rear bumper so decided to take it to a body shop and had the rear, and front bumper as well as the the two front wings and bonnet resprayed. The match is spot on and am not over joyed with how she presents.
Great little read this has been!
Car looks great!
I'd drop the rear plate down a little more so it's central in the recess but other than that it looks great and rather clean
I shall stay tuned for more updates :up:
Car looks great!
I'd drop the rear plate down a little more so it's central in the recess but other than that it looks great and rather clean
I shall stay tuned for more updates :up:
K_McDermott
ClioSport Club Member
Megane 230 r26
Epic mate, must really like the car to ship it accross the world with you lol, how much did that work out if you don't mind me asking? Bet it was a small fortune
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gambit
ClioSport Club Member
182 Trophy
Thanks guys! It's a labour of love tbh and it brings a smile to me every time I drive it.
It cost me £1500 just to shop the car, then add customs and clearance cost in Australia, plus compliance cost and registration, closer to £3k~ all up.
Yes that's my other car a LY200 EDC daily, will throw up a thread on that one later [emoji6]
Must order some C4 , previously used black magic wow.
It cost me £1500 just to shop the car, then add customs and clearance cost in Australia, plus compliance cost and registration, closer to £3k~ all up.
Yes that's my other car a LY200 EDC daily, will throw up a thread on that one later [emoji6]
Must order some C4 , previously used black magic wow.
Did you spot that from the reflection in the last photo? That's impressive if you did!
Trophy looks amazing. When will the carbon splitter be going on?
Bet you nearly had a heart attack seeing all that dirt under the side trips when telex turn he rest of the cars immaculate :smile:
Stay Puft
ClioSport Club Member
Clio 172
Haha yep!
gambit
ClioSport Club Member
182 Trophy
Hey boys, long time between updates, but have been enjoying the Trophy during the summer. Great time of year to get out and never fails to draw attention here.
Here is a picture of her on the Great Ocean Road and a small video clip of the PMS cat back system with a 100cell high flow cat.
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-HSGFKcq/0/24815c65/1280/i-HSGFKcq-1280.mp4
Here is a picture of her on the Great Ocean Road and a small video clip of the PMS cat back system with a 100cell high flow cat.
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-HSGFKcq/0/24815c65/1280/i-HSGFKcq-1280.mp4
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
Awesome mate
