Given my Clio some TLC tonight

[Mike@Rentech]

Its back on the road as soon as a part turns up for it, so fingers crossed by the weekend

Give it some TLC and its looking good again

 

[Peperami]

Take it this is coming to the meet mate?

No under bonnet shots?

 

[172blue]

Mike, is this TT'd now?

 

[D1CKY]

Looks sweet man.

Whats the spec of it ?

 

[Mike@Rentech]

No read my avatar

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Pics fron the underside......

Ditched the TT conversion, just dont get the time to spend on it and also the cash needed for it.
Car was going to waste so have got a 182 lump with the clio cup set up on it with no power steering, so the only load on the engine is the alternator and waterpump.
Ditched the AC as well.
Steering is slightly heavy but the feel is great and feels like a go cart.
Just waiting for the decat to arrive now.

Have a load of stuff going on ebay, and have no doubt ile get more than what i have spent back so only thing lost is time.

 

[Fletcher]

Glad to hear that it's back on the road Mike

 

[mini-valver]

I know what you mean about lacking time fella! It'll be more than quick enough to have fun in with that set-up anyway.

Looks good with the CF bonnet too!

 

[Impey]

Nice- the CF looks good with that colour aas well

 

[Djw John]

Cool, nice conversion with the steering,, bet it'll feel much better at speed

 

[Mikey]

now that is good work ^

nice

 

[Ali]

Bizarre idea...But fair play.

 

[Limca]

about time mike... i remember beginning of last year you talking about the TT engine, hopefully all goes to plan

 

[MarkCup]

Nice one Mike.

 

[Darren S]

Liking the B&W picture at the top, Mike!

Looks a good setup. I bet it's interesting to drive without power steering...

D.

 

[Jay Payne]

In hindsight is ditching the pas a good idea?
Have u had it up to speed yet?

Thinking of possibly doing this, not sure if it will be worth it or wheather id regret ditching it.

 

[trailerparktrev]

You made me jump when you fired it up this afternoon. I mentioned the badge on Renaultsport.co.uk

 

[Dansta]

Looking sweet Mike... shame about the 20v lump.
How you finding the lack of PAS with your tiny wheel??

 

[Fred@BTM]

have you got an extra pulley on that cup bracket or something?

 

[Ian_182]

Very nice work

 

[Coby.]

Looking Good, Lovely Colour and as said Earlier the CF Bonnet works well

 

[geesus69]

looks good

any pics of the cup bracket setup from the top?

 

[Leeshez]

Looking good,.

 

[Mike@Rentech]

have you got an extra pulley on that cup bracket or something?

At the moment have mounted a makeshift cambelt Idler bearing to the bolt hole that hold the PS pump in place and it works very well, but have the proper puley on order from Renault.

Part Number

ROLLER RENAULT

PULLEY
Part number : 8200170009

£116.65+vat

with the above pulley you need to run a 5 rib belt rather than the 6 rib belt that is normally fitted.

Anyway its all done now and back on the road, I personally love the feel of the steering, and performance is ace and made a lot of difference.

 

[Fred@BTM]

just use a shorter belt and bypass the PAS completely???

^cup set up with the PAS pump bypassed

 

[Mike@Rentech]

what size belt did you use?

 

[Fred@BTM]

can't remember, i just ran a piece of string round the pullies and measured it, i think it was 88cm off the top of my head (plus a bit to allow for the tension adjustment on the cup alternator)

my 1.2 16v cup conversion uses a shorter belt as it has electronic pas

cup racers are the same as they have an electonic PAS pump under the scutle pannel

 

[Mike@Rentech]

Cheers Fred, no Idea why I didnt do that. DOH!!!!

 

[Jay Payne]

can't remember, i just ran a piece of string round the pullies and measured it, i think it was 88cm off the top of my head (plus a bit to allow for the tnesion adjustment on the cup alternator)

my 1.2 16v cup conversion uses a shorter belt as it has electronic pas

cup racers are the same as the have an electonic PAS pump under the scutle pannel

In place of the washer bottle?

 

[Fred@BTM]

na its on the other side, i think the washer bottle is still in

 

[Jay Payne]

Is there room there then? Is it a custom job or something from the parts bin?

 

[Fred@BTM]

no its custom, i'll see if i have pics

 

[Jay Payne]

thanks Fred, want to loose the pas and aircon pumps on mine eventualy but still want to run the pas rack

 

[Fred@BTM]

no pics

i'll ask dai to take some

 

[Jay Payne]

Ta mate

 

[geesus69]

just use a shorter belt and bypass the PAS completely???

^cup set up with the PAS pump bypassed

thats exactly what i've done (and beaniemoo) on the mk1, used a different alt bracket setup though from another model rather than the cup brackets and used mk1 alternator

 

[ben_p]

just use a shorter belt and bypass the PAS completely???

^cup set up with the PAS pump bypassed

is that the dyno at MASS?

thats were ben is having mine mapped by that WRC guy