It's alive!!!!!!!!!

[SOHROB]

Paradas, look good and make a nice sound round corners but not the best imo!!

 

[Steviant]

Nice one Steve, great to see one of the best 182s in the club back to better than full strength.

How about Bedford next month?

Thanks for comments everyone! I'm rather happy to see it back on the road.

Bedford hmmm, think it's going back to the Ring next.

Cadwell Park maybe.

No idea of figures yet, need to do the custom map yet. Hopefully this week. Just need to find a flat stretch of road to record the file for Henk.

 

[.Gem.]

Wooooooooo that looks utterly amazing!! Stunning!

 

[Steviant]

Very very nice Steve...looks awesome! Are those prada 2's. How do you find them (in the dry obviously lol)

Chris

Hi Chris,

I like them.

Those ones have been on car for a year now. 3 trips to the Ring, track day at Brands (in the wet), and RS day at Spa last sept. They are still going strong. Fronts will do another track day.

In the dry they are better on track than the pilots, as the sidewall is much stiffer, and doesn't roll over or melt as easily. They are not for the brave in the wet on track though. I got more grip out of my Kuhmo semi-slicks!!!!

I ran Pilots on the front over winter, on the road.

 

[Steviant]

Wooooooooo that looks utterly amazing!! Stunning!

Thanks

 

[SOHROB]

Have you not found the parada sidewalls soft?? I had them on my ep3 and had to get the pressure high for my liking, good levels of grip but just made the car move around a bit to much for my liking.

Also found them to be very soft so you have done well with them lasting a year, Car looks perfect by the way

 

[Paul.]

cracker mate. where is mark fish motorsport based?

 

[Steviant]

Cheers and cheers!

Mark Fish Motorsport is just off the M11 at junction 7, near Harlow.

And before Day asks, his number is 01279 431628.


Yeah, the sidewalls on the Parada Spec 2's are much better than the Pilots, they have held up really well. Compound is quite hard, they need warming up a little from cold. Maybe they do a different compound, or have changed it?

 

[Day]

Lmao.

I can honestly say that looks mint Steve :approve:

 

[mini-valver]

Awesome! Really like the fish decal on the side too, nice touch.

What did you have to do to it fella?

 

[Steviant]

Awesome! Really like the fish decal on the side too, nice touch.

What did you have to do to it fella?

Ta. Basically, the car has been rebuilt, engine out, changed belts, pulleys etc, cam cover off, replace cams, new alternator, new hoses, fit oil cooler, new clutch, then put it all back together. I'm sure there were a few other things done too. Suspension adjusted, and refitted. Henk's fast chip plugged in. Topped up all fluids and fired her up.

Oh, and Oxygen sensor replaced.

 

[MarkCup]

That's tidy fella.

 

[Day]

Sticker looks mint on the front, who is your supplier?

 

[Steviant]

Sticker looks mint on the front, who is your supplier?

Can't remember. I know who designed it though.

 

[Ash87]

looks great

 

[Sash]

Looks great as always! Tis awesomely quick too almost as quick as the black 1.2 i drove home

 

[Ali]

One of the best. You no got decent brakes yet steve! Will have to get a wee blast wi you on track soon. Coilovers on the vee, would be a shame not to see whats she's capable of.

 

[Se7en172]

Very Nice fella! The Schrick cams bring the car to life! Superb bit of kit!

 

[Hayley]

that looks mint!!!
I wanna hear it.

 

[Millsy]

are those pics taken at the rochester cinema, where the m2 goes over the top?

 

[Steviant]

are those pics taken at the rochester cinema, where the m2 goes over the top?

Yes mate. I couldn't make it to the Viaduc de Millau!!!

 

[Christopher]

Good work!

 

[jon_r]

Its looking good Steve, go easy on the thing for a while!

Ill have to give it a test again soon

 

[Steviant]

Its looking good Steve, go easy on the thing for a while!

Ill have to give it a test again soon

I will be, that's why ur not testing it! :rasp:

 

[Iain C]

i said spent the cash on lap dancers and a trip overseas...
I

 

[SBV116]

Looking stunning that mate!!

 

[CHRIS172CUP]

better than it was...

 

[jon_r]

i said spent the cash on lap dancers and a trip overseas...
I

I went out and bought a small island.

lol @ Waddle.

 

[Weeman]

I sh.it renaults, or piss in the above case

I bought a one owner Bell jet ranger for the money steve spent on that, Its like gold plating a shed, its still a fcuking shed!!!

 

[Steviant]

FPMSL

Waddle, ur a leg end!

Weeman, P off, I have worse shots!

 

[Englebert]

Well done Steve, heres to the biggest money pit on CS.

 

[DanCup]

Nice one Steve, haven't seen the car since either my last visit to Mark's end of last year or at one of the Westerham meets around the same sort of time.

Car looks great as ever.

When you off to the Ring as we're heading there 11-14th July?

 

[fmp_]

When you off to the Ring as we're heading there 11-14th July?

me too! see you there!

 

[DanCup]

When you off to the Ring as we're heading there 11-14th July?

me too! see you there!

Cool...where you staying and who you heading over with?

Unfortunately the clio's gone now, but heading over in Westfield Megabusa, Evo IX, couple of clio's, Z4M and an RX7

 

[Steviant]

Hi Dan/Matt,

Very tempting to join you. Will have to check out dates, and how work goes.

I'll be at Brands this Sunday for the LMA clio cup race. If you are around Dan.

 

[DanCup]

I'm away all weekend Steve so unfortunately won't be there.

Will no doubt see you soon though. I'm hoping to be back at the reigns of another clio fairly shortly and it'll be heading to Mark's again!!

 

[Steviant]

Addictive things arn't they.

 

[Middo]

absolutely awesome machine. will deffo have to have a look at it in the flesh at FCS!

 

[Steviant]

absolutely awesome machine. will deffo have to have a look at it in the flesh at FCS!

Cheers, I'd better buy a ticket and bring it then!

lol

 

[Middo]

you know it makes sense