Little one's Arctic 182

[stephen chadwick]

So iv been making a bit of progress recently in how the cars coming on so i thought i would start a thread.

My main aim now is to get to as many track days as i can afford, iv just come back from the ring and i'm addicted.

Current spec,

AST variant 2 coilovers
AST Top mounts
Speedline 2118's
Federal 595 rsr tyres
Willwood 4pots
Hell braided lines
ITG panel filter
Samco bend
Milltec Exhaust
Rear cage
Recaro Seats from Evo 8
K-tec remap
K-tec uprated mounts
Witeline Arb
0.5 deg rear camber shims (total of 2deg)
1.5 deg front camber
Skoda front splitter
Cup Spoiler
Sparco 3 point harnesses
H&R 20mm front spacers

So hers a few pis of the weekend way to manny pics to go through everything iv done (will put up pics is people want)

C&C Welcome and advice on setup

Future plans

get it cornerweighted
5mm spacers rear
10mm instead of 20mm front
Reduce the weight

And main thing Enjoy the hell outta it !

 

[kristianrabbage]

Tidy !!!

 

[Joe#]

Really nice

I love the engine back too, with the silver rocker cover. Good job!

 

[stephen chadwick]

Really nice

I love the engine back too, with the silver rocker cover. Good job!

Thanks i don't like things looking untidy haha even if it basically standard its still gotta look nice

 

[Sam]

Thats lovely. I love Ring pictures.

I need to go!

 

[Bobby.]

Looks superb, same sort of direction as mine.

What do you think of the RS-R's?

 

[stephen chadwick]

Thats lovely. I love Ring pictures.

I need to go!

Been wanting to go for the last few years and only got round to it last week haha, it really is great its odd tho the weekends are packed but the weekdays its like a ghost town

 

[stephen chadwick]

Looks superb, same sort of direction as mine.

What do you think of the RS-R's?

Thanks bud , they seemed to be very good, i should have fiddled with the pressures a bit but forgot to take my gauge haha, the wet grip isnt great but i think that was because off all the rubber and oil on track

 

[stephen chadwick]

Took a little trip down Brixham after giving the car a good clean, definitely needed it after the long trip to Germany and back

 

[stephen chadwick]

small update

thought it was best i put in a proper harness bar in case if an accident

ready to weld in now then remove it all for a repaint

 

[Stefan.]

that first picture i would have in a frame looks brilliant!!!

the seaside ones not the rollcage

 

[stephen chadwick]

that first picture i would have in a frame looks brilliant!!!

the seaside ones not the rollcage

thanks bud i need to get a print done i think

nearly there with the cage now just stripping it ready for a new colour

 

[stephen chadwick]

bit of a boring update. removed the boot sound deadening and re seam sealed it,

just had my cage powder coated so thats ready to go back in, before that happens tho il be ripping the interiour out and shedding as much weight as i can befor i get the interior painted in arctic blue

pics of my verry slow progress lol

just ordered my new 4 points aswell and hopefully il have enough magic beans to buy my seats

 

[stephen chadwick]

getting mapped at K-tec several months ago was very happy with the results, and felt like a different car to drive after, the K-tec map replaced the Woodford pops and bangs map so i wouldn't have any problems on track days, any extra hp was a bonus but i wasn't expecting the results i got

Sent a few bits of to SprayShack to have painted Fantastic service !

Replaced the manky old numberplate light

Evo 8 recaros

Removed the cage and added a harness bar then sent it off to be coated, the main aim was to make it blend in.

 

[Daniel]

Wow, I love that!!

 

[Nashy]

Love it! Nice little project!

 

[Tunst]

Looks great...

 

[stephen chadwick]

thanks guys

couple pics from last night after the southwest cruise

sorry for all the pics lol

 

[ontheway]

Cars looking brilliant mate! What size is your front plate?

 

[Gibbo4k]

Very nice looking car I'm surprised I've not seen this about. I'll be picking one of these up next week if I see u I'll give u a beep.

 

[stephen chadwick]

Very nice looking car I'm surprised I've not seen this about. I'll be picking one of these up next week if I see u I'll give u a beep.

thanks bud iv seen a few new clio sports around the bay recently so if you see a random weirdo flashing or waving its probably me haha

 

[Gibbo4k]

Cool . I've not been anywhere in mine yet just got it home the day I got it and took it to bits. Only to clean and paint a few bits in the engine bay. I'm holding off cleaning and painting the underside as I intend on using this one. My last car ended up a fair weather one but hopefully not this one. I need to learn how to go fast in the corners as feels a bit slow up the ring road compared to the last car.

 

[stephen chadwick]

Went to Llandow on saturday and had a fantastic time, car handled great little bit of under-steer but in time I'll have a fiddle with the setup. My only concern was the lack of brakes after 10 laps having to properly stand on them to get any real braking power, safe to say il be changing my pads to something a bit better. only other issue was the power-steering reservoir boiling over, il renew the fluid in there as it probably hasn't been changed since new, hopefully that will cure that.

met a couple cs members at the day witch were very friendly witch is always nice, was glad i did the day got the love for my car back after months of bouncing around on the way to work lol

here's a couple pics from the day il upload a video when i figure out how

 

[stephen chadwick]

Couple more pics i got sent through from a freind

 

[jd26]

Yo buddy! Pics look sweet, proper nice arctic this!

i was the dodgy geezer in the other 182 at llandow

hoping there's some of my dodgey driving in ya vids haha

 

[Martin.]

That just looks totally epic. So much want for this car.

Where did you get your rear cage from?

 

[stephen chadwick]

Yo buddy! Pics look sweet, proper nice arctic this!

i was the dodgy geezer in the other 182 at llandow

hoping there's some of my dodgey driving in ya vids haha

haha i didnt get chance to be out on track with you my brother was tho i think il have to have to have a look through the vids he took, considering its the first time he'd driven the car think he did ok, told him off for abusing the tyres on his first session out with me haha, thers a few pics of yours on the Llandow facebook i think, Im strugeling to figure how to upload the vid im not great on computers thy make me angry lol.

That just looks totally epic. So much want for this car.

Where did you get your rear cage from?

Thanks bud makes me want to keep the car but its becoming to much as a daily, i was told the cage was a k-tec bolt in but i removed a k-tec cage from a 172 i was breaking and was extremely light compared to my one, so that's how it started then i welded in the harness bar for my 4points.

 

[Smiffyboy1990]

Look's right at home on track, look's fun

 

[stephen chadwick]

Well as a few of you will know iv gone from my clio to my leon and now to a 6r polo gti.

But iv never had the heart to part with my clio. the car is once again basically standard BUT i now have some big plans for her. il update with pics as i go.

heres the polo dont get me wrong its a fantastic car but just not for me,

and now a little taster of whats to come, allot of you will be wondering why am i changing a 182 bumper to a 172 one? you shall see soon

 

[Baylis]

I'm planning on doing this to my engine too, I think it looks really good mate!

 

[Gibbo4k]

Theirs loads of clios around Torbay lately . It's a shame you sold the other wheels it looked perfect on those. I'd like a set for mine some day.

 

[stephen chadwick]

quick update modified the 172 rear bumper and now its off to paint

 

[S1MON]

Nice project.. crazy how much the car is going around in circles it seems! Just like we talked about. Cheers for the milltek fitted it Friday much quieter now!

 

[stephen chadwick]

Nice project.. crazy how much the car is going around in circles it seems! Just like we talked about. Cheers for the milltek fitted it Friday much quieter now!

all swings and roundabouts haha, glad to hear it bud should see you at a few cs meets i hope.

 

[stephen chadwick]

had a couple hours yesterday and the weather was good so i thought id crack on with some of the interior, not looking forward to removing the sound deadening thats for sure

 

[stephen chadwick]

little more progress today, now down to removing what wiring isnt needed and to remove all unnecessary brackets

 

[stephen chadwick]

more stripping today until my hot air gun decided to s**t its pants,

 

[stephen chadwick]

iv now removed all the sound deadening and its over 8kg cleaning off all the glue is a right pain tho. and now have the dash totally out ready to start on stripping the loom