LY R27 No 458/500

[Sunglasses_Ron]

Had a great day at Rockingham on Monday even tho the track was soaking in the Morning and my tyres were not really suited for wet running.
However in the afternoon it was bone dry and the difference was epic! @Sunglasses_Ron had some fun in my Clio too on track! really glad he brought it back in one piece!
The short shifter was great and you can tell the difference between the standard gear shift and the shorter one.

However a days worth of abuse was not easy on the car and it managed to first spit the battery cover out onto the track and then the Exhaust manifold flexis have given up the ghost.
I now have a lovely sounding blowing exhaust.

Bought a new manifold from Direnza to see what it is like.
Also fitted some new yellow seat belts for the front the rears will get done at a later date and new rear F1 sticker to keep the car looking its best.
I have also paid the deposit to have the seats retrimmed in alicantra and leather which will get done whilst I am back in Saudi.
Going to get the seat backs hydro dipped in carbon fibre to as the plastic is starting to show its age.
The trackday wheels are now off and the shiny new daily wheels are on.
Car is starting to take shape and looking better.

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Thanks for letting me take your car out mate.

It's a proper animal!

It's a very well set up car for track there's no doubt about that :up:

 

[Knuckles]

It's a OEM one from Renaultparts direct. They are a bit pricy at £40 you get two in the pack.

And why is my name now pacface ?

Ooh! Do you still have t'other one?

If not, I need to find an r27 friend lol

 

[Pacman.]

Yeah I still have the other one .
Pm me dude.

 

[Harrow71]

Looks brill mate. Where are you getting the seats done? Mine look a bit worse for wear and could do with reupholstering and dipping.

 

[Pacman.]

Couple of places in Harlow

 

[Pacman.]

My Dad has just sent me this.

And ideal solution to the problem of storing all my stuff for Trackdays. My poor dads shed was getting taken up by my stuff. So this is a good buy to keep everything dry and tidy.

Also my Seats have just been dropped off for retrimming so hopefully they will be done soon.




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[Knuckles]

I could do with one of those! Brilliant idea.

How much were you quoted for the retrim? Sorry if I missed it

 

[Pacman.]

Costing me £1000 for the seats to be done in a black leather and black Alicantara with yellow stitching.
They are away at the moment getting done.

The storage cupboard was £78 from home base so my Dad tells me.

 

[Scotland]

Where did you get the steering wheel? Looks fantastic. How easy was it to fit? I'm always really paranoid about messing with airbags, having watched too many YouTube videos of it going wrong!

 

[Pacman.]

I got it from K-tec really pleased with how it looks and feels.

My mate changed it for me as I am away in Saudi.
I think there is a how to guide on here somewhere or on clio197.net but you need to be a paid member to see it on there.

Where did you get the steering wheel? Looks fantastic. How easy was it to fit? I'm always really paranoid about messing with airbags, having watched too many YouTube videos of it going wrong!

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[Pacman.]

Finally the seats are done !

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[Sunglasses_Ron]

Finally the seats are done !

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f**k me they look good!!!! :hearteyes:

 

[brohoward71]

EPIC seats ...........Bravo

 

[Knuckles]

Want.

 

[welshname]

They are incredible looking. Do want.

 

[Pacman.]

Next on the list is to get the seats in, manifold fitted, powerflex mounts fitted and detailed.

 

[Pacman.]

Update
So after 3 months of not moving my Seats are now installed.

Manifold is on and the front bushes and mounts are on.
However was found that I need a new O2 sensor and a clock spring as the airbags lights keep coming on.

Also after a few months of hard use on the roads and track the front pads and discs need replacing.

So I have purchased some big brakes 330mm of them and some CL 5+ pads. As well as some racing brake fluid.

Also got some carbon goodies on the way.

Bit tight ! But should be ok.

New bushes

New manifold.

The new brakes on the way

I don't even want to think how much I have spent on this car in the last 5 years !


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[Harrow71]

Is that a Toyosports manifold? My flexis have gone and I'm looking at one at the minute. Heard if you dont get engine mounts then it knocks on the subframe. I'll also have to get it remapped which I think it needs anyway because the flat spot is insane.

The car is going to look amazing man. Need some photos of when it's all fitted. Some really nice upgrades.

 

[BGEarles]

Awesome!


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[Pacman.]

It's a Direnza Manifold. Mine is close but I have Powerflex mounts so is quite secure.
I have to get it tweeked again on the map because of the upgrade to get the full potential out of it.

PFC are no longer making those brakes so had to get another set today still quite pricey. The last 6 months I have prob spent about 5k on this car in just random parts.

Most people would say " Why would I spend that money on a Clio! " Answer is that I have now gone beyond the point of where it is sensible so might as well keep going!

 

[adamskie89]

where did you get coloured seatbelts ?

 

[Clio_fool]

Update
So after 3 months of not moving my Seats are now installed.

Manifold is on and the front bushes and mounts are on.
However was found that I need a new O2 sensor and a clock spring as the airbags lights keep coming on.

Also after a few months of hard use on the roads and track the front pads and discs need replacing.

So I have purchased some big brakes 330mm of them and some CL 5+ pads. As well as some racing brake fluid.

Also got some carbon goodies on the way.

Bit tight ! But should be ok.

New bushes

New manifold.

The new brakes on the way

I don't even want to think how much I have spent on this car in the last 5 years !


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Are they real carbon goodies? If so where from?

 

[Pacman.]

A company done them for me in Bedford. You have to remove the belts for him to do it.

Yes they are from Streamline carbon

 

[Pacman.]

http://www.seatbeltservices.co.uk/contact.php

 

[Clio_fool]

I could spend soooo much money with streamline Carbon! I wish you'd never told me now.:laughing:

 

[Pacman.]

I know that's what happened to me lol.
Going to give it a month then see if there is any carbon diffusers about.

 

[adamskie89]

http://www.seatbeltservices.co.uk/contact.php

thanks mate want my belts done albi blue to go with my car lol

 

[Pacman.]

Little Update

The Carbon Fibre parts have arrived and the brakes arrive on Monday so hopefully by the time I get back they will all be fitted.

So after a few weeks of looking for some carbon fibre shells for the seats I have. I finally found the answer.

The Recaro sportster CS seats had an optional extra that was a Carbon Optic shell as seen on the Twisted Landrover. Along with a few other Marques.

Now I found a supplier that had them and they were £500 excluding vat each! Which for carbon would be cheap. However they were just the normal shells carbon dipped! They would do mine for £300 each. So that was a no go.

Secondly I found a company that also made them and they simply carbon skinned your existing shells and had a lead time of 5 weeks and a price tag of £1800 for the pair !
So again they were a no go.

So I have decided to try my hand at skimming some parts myself buying all the materials I need In a starter kit from carbonskinz
The plan is to try some smaller parts first mainly interior trims and other small parts before having a go at the seat backs.

 

[Jekyll]

Who did your seats matt?

 

[Pacman.]

Trim and stitch in Harlow dude

 

[Jekyll]

James does brilliant work. I know him well

 

[Pacman.]

Ahhh cool yeah he done a great job on the seats.

You ever tried carbon skimming dude ?

 

[Jekyll]

Glad to hear your happy with them. He did the interior to the old cobras i worked with.

Erm no, I've never tried it buddy. Have seen people do it though so it cant be that hard....

 

[cs_dave]

Its not easy as such takes along time heres a pic of afew bits i did when i ad a go.

 

[Pacman.]

Nice! I have bought an extra 197 central console and trim strips to have a look at. If they look like they will be a nightmare I will just get them carbon dipped instead.

James has done an awesome job on my seats really happy with them. So much so they are now under covers to protect them.

 

[Pacman.]

Update

Ok so my new brakes arrived the other week and the other day was the first time my mate who is looking after my car could fit them.

He removed the packaging to find from what it looks like when one was assembled they caught the edges when drilling out the holes.

Slightly frustrating as I now have to wait to get a replacement bell.

Fair play to the bloke tho after a couple of emails he said he will send out a new bell that was on Friday so hopefully at some point this week they will get fitted.

Also my nice new shiny Carbon parts from Streamline carbon should be getting fitted at some point too.

After some thought, The idea of trying to skim those interior parts that I got spare would be too time consuming especially as I am only home for a few weeks every couple of months. So the plan now is to send them away to Wicked Coatings to get them dipped and then I can just swap them over when home next.

Also managed to bag myself some spare battery covers as the last one decided to evacuate the engine bay when me and @Sunglasses_Ron were on a track day.

I am going to attempt to skim them with the carbon and if that turns out ok I will carry on practicing on smaller parts gradually getting bigger until I am happy enough to try the seat backs and the front lip splitter.

I have got to the point now where most modifications are for cosmetic purposes only.

I think at some point I will be able to say that I am officially done with this car and have a few more years driving and Trackdays with it.

But the urge to sell and buy a new Megane RS is tempting. Even more now that the RS.16 is no longer an option.



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[Knuckles]

@Pacman. How did you get the original brake lines out of their bracket, and the new lines into the bracket?

Mine are tight as f**k!

 

[Pacman.]

I think it was a case of forceful persuasion and lots of brake cleaner.

Can't really remember how we done it now.
@Knuckles

 

[Knuckles]

I think it was a case of forceful persuasion and lots of brake cleaner.

Can't really remember how we done it now.
@Knuckles

Cheers, I took my old brackets to work, beat the s**t out of them to get the old lines out, opened the holder bits a bit and cable tied my new lines into them. Job jobbed lol

... For if anyone is curious to how to fit them lol

 

[Pacman.]

Think I have finally run out of bits to buy.
Brakes are fitted the stud kit is fitted and now all that is left is the carbon fibre.