Holy s**t! i've started something now!!!

[Bluebeard]

After a mahosive VAT bill, I was going to cancel my 172/hybrid project as I was going to get a well known tuner off this forum to carry out the work based on a drive in-drive out basis and just pay the dollars. But a mahoosive VAT bill meant I had to dip into personal savings and so I was just going to track it as a standard car (ish! lol)

But My mechanic, love him, has said 'nah, f**k that lets crack on. We can do it between us!'

:S

So today I started so he can get to work tomorrow night.

From this.....

And 90 minutes later, it looked like this!

Poor thing looksvery sorry for itself.

Nevermind hey!!

 

[Beef-Mc]

What's the plans for it then?

 

[Revels]

Thats the spirit, a bit of elbow grease and get it done :approve:

Ive got a set of ph2 bump strips if you want them. Pre sanded

 

[Bluebeard]

172 engine, box, ECU and brakes.

Matched Inlets, one box exhaust (no CAT), remap.

 

[riz]

nice, cant wait till its finished

 

[Craig]

good man looking forward to this

 

[Dangerous_dave]

what you driving in the mean time, one of cars in stock?

will be good i am excited for you

 

[Tucker]

sweeeeeeet

 

[.GAZ.]

mizin

 

[.GAZ.]

Re: Holy s**t! i've started something now!!!

what you driving in the mean time, one of cars in stock?

will be good i am excited for you

Audi probably

 

[Craig]

Re: Holy s**t! i've started something now!!!

what you driving in the mean time, one of cars in stock?

will be good i am excited for you

hes got an a4

 

[cat171]

Fair play for tackling it yourself mate, how long do you reckon to turn it around ?

- did you not fancy going the TT route ?

 

[Bluebeard]

Re: Holy s**t! i've started something now!!!

what you driving in the mean time, one of cars in stock?

will be good i am excited for you

Anything with Fuel in!

The CLio is just a track car so it only gets used probably once a month.

Audi Is the Wifes.

 

[GarethM]

cant wait for this to be finished

 

[iimushroomzii]

It'll never get put back together

 

[The Boosh!]

lol your mechanic sounds a legend!

 

[Reyes]

I wanna hear it!

 

[Bluebeard]

Re: Holy s**t! i've started something now!!!

lol your mechanic sounds a legend!

I've been in the motor trade 10 years and he is the best by a country mile!!

Shame he detests Renaults! lol.

 

[kyle_sxi]

should be awsome when its finished mate

 

[The Boosh!]

let him drive it when its finished and il reckon you will make him a convert...
at time i hate mine with the shitty build quality and it not being MEGA reliable but theres something about an RS at full chat flying round a corner!
Dan do you get any cheap hpi checks with being in the motor trade by any chance

 

[Craig.]

Re: Holy s**t! i've started something now!!!

Was a mint valver to start with, so cant wait till its a 172-valver

 

[cat171]

Re: Holy s**t! i've started something now!!!

Fair play for tackling it yourself mate, how long do you reckon to turn it around ?

- did you not fancy going the TT route ?

?

let him drive it when its finished and il reckon you will make him a convert...
at time i hate mine with the s**tty build quality and it not being MEGA reliable but theres something about an RS at full chat flying round a corner!
Dan do you get any cheap hpi checks with being in the motor trade by any chance

Fpmsl !!! No there isn't !

 

[The Boosh!]

Re: Holy s**t! i've started something now!!!

Fpmsl !!! No there isn't !

Shut your face grumpy.

Yes there is.

 

[cat171]

Your deluded then.

 

[.GAZ.]

Re: Holy s**t! i've started something now!!!

Shut your face grumpy.

Yes there is.

Just because the meerkats RS is a surrender monkey

 

[Bluebeard]

Re: Holy s**t! i've started something now!!!

Fair play for tackling it yourself mate, how long do you reckon to turn it around ?

- did you not fancy going the TT route ?

I did until I found out the costs of it! f**k that!

I bought a written off 172 and sold all the undamaged bits. The 172 engine/box/ECU/Brakes/loom etc now owes me nothing. Zilch. Nada.

So all this conversion is going to cost me is Labour. (and possibly a couple of sundries)

TT Conversion was well above £6,000!

 

[cat171]

Cool Danielson, you going fcs with it ??

 

[brisa4984]

Re: Holy s**t! i've started something now!!!

Shut your face grumpy.

Yes there is.

if on itbs.. ill give u that.

 

[The Boosh!]

for the sake of me not being pwnt yes i was talking about and ITB'd clio

 

[Bluebeard]

Re: Holy s**t! i've started something now!!!

Cool Danielson, you going fcs with it ??

Not sure. Its a lot of aggro for not a lot of reward. Everyone i've spoke to says its s**t! lol.

I have a track day on the 27th of march that I want to go to, so we hope to finish it by then.

 

[MarkCup]

I'm moist tbqh.

 

[clio_luke]

sounds good!
this should be awesome when its done.

 

[Whiteley]

Good stuff.

How are you planning on running 172 brakes without 172 hubs? Make up some adapters?

Do you have any 172 driveshafts left from the written off car?

 

[Nafoff]

good work son, must be the day of dismantling....

you know those wheels really suit it wink wink nudge nudge...lol

 

[Pete.]

Look forward to seeing it when you've finished.

 

[f0xy]

nice...although, working outside in the snow is where its at

 

[Paul.M]

will be worth it when finished
love the car btw!

 

[R20 CWH]

quality project

 

[Bluebeard]

Re: Holy s**t! i've started something now!!!

Good stuff.

How are you planning on running 172 brakes without 172 hubs? Make up some adapters?

Do you have any 172 driveshafts left from the written off car?

I have the whole car mate.

Everything '172' that I can get on will be fitted.

Basically, in an ideal world, i'd like to just swap shells if that makes sense? I want as much 172 running gear as I can fit in it. I want a 172 car in a mk1 shell. (lol, I can't make this sound as good as it does in my head!)

 

[Addz]

is it staying on the willy wheels? they suit it perfect imo