Mad to be considering building another DCI sport rep?

[tomp2000]

Got the urge to build another DCI sport rep, after starting to regret selling my flame red rep. Loving the 330cd at the moment but just fancy something to get my teeth into again and the missus has suggested she might like a clio again...

Would probably look at buying a black DCI this time and finding a cheap sport to break as a doner car like last time.

One question I have is how easy is it to wrap body panels? Done interior trims to good effect but never anything big? Considering wrapping the body white and leaving the roof/mirrors etc black.

Always had lots of unfinished ideas on the last DCI so whilst we have the 330 I could SORN the next one until finished.

Just trying to convince myself it's a good idea!

 

[Rubicon_]

Definitely not your last one was amazing. Go for it, makes a great project.

 

[Joe#]

I used to love your old one Tom. I'd try and find a Monaco. (or whatever the non-sport colour it)

 

[tomp2000]

Definitely not your last one was amazing. Go for it, makes a great project.

Cheers matey. Worked out rough costs and reckon I could do the full conversion for relatively little cost.

I used to love your old one Tom. I'd try and find a Monaco. (or whatever the non-sport colour it)

Would love Monaco but not sure if it is. Non sport colour. Love sports in White though hence considering a wrap.

 

[MartinR]

Do it!!

But not white with black as it will look like one of those stupid really rare corsa's lol...

Gunmetal grey

 

[jesus]

It will never feel the same as your old one!

 

[tomp2000]

It will never feel the same as your old one!

My old one was a lot of trial and error though, at least I know what I'm doing this time around...

 

[tomp2000]

Do it!!

But not white with black as it will look like one of those stupid really rare corsa's lol...

Gunmetal grey

Gunmetal wrap??

 

[StevenMc29]

Do a 197 DCI?

 

[tomp2000]

Do a 197 DCI?

Would cost soo much more

 

[BoatNonce]

Go the other way?

 

[ROB91]

Do it Tom. The old one was bloody brilliant

 

[tomp2000]

Go the other way?

Bit pointless...

The whole idea is to have something as cheap as chips to run but still looks the part

Do it Tom. The old one was bloody brilliant

Cheers

Just got to find the funds without selling the BMW now

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

has to be done! kick it up a notch!

 

[tomp2000]

has to be done! kick it up a notch!

Exactly what I'm thinking, had so many little things planned for the last one that never got done...

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

find some injectors that let us pass the 130 bhp mark. stupid injecotr port sizes

tryying to think what you didnt do... decat, austins retrim?

 

[tomp2000]

find some injectors that let us pass the 130 bhp mark. stupid injecotr port sizes

tryying to think what you didnt do... decat, austins retrim?

Not overly bothered about power, although may consider a remap.

Cruise control & climate control conversion, alcantara interior and just general OCD stuff like painting components (calipers, subframe, engine bay parts etc etc)

 

[len_beach]

For the price of the conversion on top of the DCI, would a 172 not be much cheaper?

 

[tomp2000]

For the price of the conversion on top of the DCI, would a 172 not be much cheaper?

Not really. Insurance is lower, tax is £20, MPG is 60+ combined.

A doner car is going to cost around £800. Sell the bits I don't need to make the money back....

 

[Martin_172]

bite the bullet and go for a 100!!!

 

[tomp2000]

bite the bullet and go for a 100!!!

Wouldn't be able to do the widetrack conversion on a 100 I don't think as they use a different gearbox. 1*2's and the 80's both use jc5 boxes so the shafts are compatible

Unless someone can tell me different?

 

[Martin_172]

i beleive the Twingo RS and DCI100 use the same or very similar box so maby you could build a widetrack for it hybrid style!

 

[Austin-182]

It was a brilliant dci.

Do you not work at wests anymore btw?

 

[tomp2000]

It was a brilliant dci.

Do you not work at wests anymore btw?

Cheers

Yea still work there but just not dealing with the parts side of things anymore. Moved into workshop control which takes up a lot of my time. Really enjoyed the mail order parts side but onwards and upwards etc

 

[daydotz]

197 or 200 rep ftw

 

[tomp2000]

197 or 200 rep ftw

would love to but I bet it would cost an arm and a leg!

 

[daydotz]

would love to but I bet it would cost an arm and a leg!

It may not have you done any research into it ?

 

[tomp2000]

It may not have you done any research into it ?

Not really but the good thing about the Clio II is that you can buy a doner car for peanuts, use all the bits you need and flog the bits you don't to recoup some cash.

Working at Renault means I could buy the body panels etc cheap but I'd want to do it properly and do widetrack/brembos/recaros etc

 

[daydotz]

Not really but the good thing about the Clio II is that you can buy a doner car for peanuts, use all the bits you need and flog the bits you don't to recoup some cash.

Working at Renault means I could buy the body panels etc cheap but I'd want to do it properly and do widetrack/brembos/recaros etc

Makes sense maybe in a few more years lol

 

[ajbadman]

definitely loved the last project build

 

[Martin_172]

on the plus side mk3 DCi's drive so much better especially 106's vs 100's but the fact it uses a different shell means rear arches would be a nightmare

 

[tomp2000]

on the plus side mk3 DCi's drive so much better especially 106's vs 100's but the fact it uses a different shell means rear arches would be a nightmare

rear arches had crossed my mind.

still only a thought in my mind at the moment but we shall see

 

[samoose]

Wouldn't be able to do the widetrack conversion on a 100 I don't think as they use a different gearbox. 1*2's and the 80's both use jc5 boxes so the shafts are compatible

Unless someone can tell me different?

I've got a pb dci100 with full sport kit inc xenons, interior etc just need to fit the side skirts and i love it!it'basically the same spec as a 172 too as its got climate, auto lights/wipers and although it's not as quick as a 172 it still goes well enough to put a smile on my face and i haven't had it mapped yet!

As far as the widetrack conversion goes i was planning on doing it to mine and
rom what i can gather there are lots of rumours about not being able to do it but the 100 uses the Jr5 box which thought was compatible and the later 06- dci80 uses a jh3 which is incompatible!?

 

[tomp2000]

I've got a pb dci100 with full sport kit inc xenons, interior etc just need to fit the side skirts and i love it!it'basically the same spec as a 172 too as its got climate, auto lights/wipers and although it's not as quick as a 172 it still goes well enough to put a smile on my face and i haven't had it mapped yet!

As far as the widetrack conversion goes i was planning on doing it to mine and
rom what i can gather there are lots of rumours about not being able to do it but the 100 uses the Jr5 box which thought was compatible and the later 06- dci80 uses a jh3 which is incompatible!?

The DCI 65/80 use the JC5 box, the same box as the 1*2's (albeit a different variant) but the driveshafts are interchangeable between them. However I doubt a JC5 shaft would fit into the JR5/JH3 box.

 

[Dr HMS Derv Destroyer]

get some custom drive shafts kncked up? not overly expensive