MK2 PH1 1.2 8v Clio Grande - Tidy up project

[Martin_172]

@Martin_172 Did you had to replace the 1.2 UCH ?

I didnt! - full 1.2 8v interior/dash/uch etc is all still in place, i put the 1.2 key in and turned the ignition, immobiliser light went out as it should, turned the key and it fired!

Tried the same with the 1.6 fob and 1.2 key blade and the immobiliser rapid flashed and wouldn't turn over!

 

[Martin_172]

I've just picked up an 08 1.2 campus to use wile I get the van engine forged to turn the turbo up.
Steel wheels just don't do it for me, so looking for alloys

id have offered up the 15s from this but they have been redeployed already onto my daily driver haha!

 

[k_Leo]

@Martin_172 Weird!

 

[Martin_172]

@Martin_172 Weird!

the 1.2 is a fairly early car I think on a V reg so I assume the immobiliser just looks for a code it recognises in the key and then gives the green light to the ECU to fire? i know certainly on a PH2 onwards you need to swap everything!

 

[Martin_172]

not done much with this yet, but realised that CSF is approaching fast and this is probably the car closest to being fixed so need to get a move on to take it!!

Had a small leak from the thermostat housing that i couldn't see for the airbox so finally found it, replaced it and awaiting more coolant!

downpipe flexi is burst so I've ordered a cheapo pattern part cat to fit for £65 (LOL!) and ill fix the genuine one at a later date.

list to do before CSF:
fit cat
track rods and rod ends
geometry
fit rear disc conversion (MOT first and deal with handbrake cables later. second LOL!)
bleed brakes and desolder ABS light from dash - its been removed (another LOL)
refurb wheels and get new tyres
AND LASTLY, FIT BANGING SOUND SYSTEM.

Also still flying about in the 1.2 16v Sport - £300 well spent!

#PH1 Lyf

 

[Martin_172]

Got some replacement centre caps for the wheels, they will be going for a refurb in gold, a throwback to Ali G's 5GTT which had the same wheels 😂

Exhaust blow is all sorted now and she's running sweet!

Anyone know a solution for getting the ABS, STOP and SERV lights off as it's throwing a fit because it doesn't have ABS. I literally just unplugged the abs loom from the engine loom as it was on a multi plug!, It runs the 1.2 brake setup in terms of brake lines but with the RSI brakes and master cyl. I've not touched the interior loom or UCH or what ever the ph1 has so it must be the ECU I assume? Can I configure anything in clip? (I don't have it but can get it)

 

[Brigsy]

Might be able to lose abs via multiplex with clip. Give it a shot , not 100% sure on how ph1 works as had a right carry on with connecting to a ph1 v6 last week.

 

[Martin_172]

Successful first drive! ive been running about in a 1.2 16v for a few months so it feels fast

Going into the wheel specialist for a wheel refurb and fresh rubber next week (GOLD!) then wheel alignment, MOT and CSF!!

 

[rumlad]

Lovely job Sir! I'm very much into projects like this, love how cheap the parts are. Will look great on gold wheels - awaiting pics

 

[Martin_172]

Lovely job Sir! I'm very much into projects like this, love how cheap the parts are. Will look great on gold wheels - awaiting pics

Standby for pics on Tuesday!

 

[Martin_172]

Bring on the old skool parts 😂

Cleaned up the RSI seats, it's a shame one has a massive rocky burn in it!!! I suppose it ads to the character of the car...

I was going to keep the original povo spec seats in it but i think the RSI seats might finish it off nicely? thoughts?

a recommendation from the detailing section i tried some C4 on the trim...

 

[Martin_172]

FFS

 

[aldo_87]

I hope that's obnoxiously loud!

 

[Martin_172]

Remember you need to sit in it for 5hrs to CSF and 5hrs back!

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Class thread, i only ever recall seeing one RSi on the road and it was 20 years ago😳

 

[PP200t]

FFS
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Looks like a sportex or Ashley system?
Remember having an Ashley system on my nova sr back in the day, I could park it across the road running and hear it in my house!

 

[Martin_172]

Looks like a sportex or Ashley system?
Remember having an Ashley system on my nova sr back in the day, I could park it across the road running and hear it in my house!

Sportex! £170 still as cheap as they were back in the day haha

 

[PP200t]

Sportex! £170 still as cheap as they were back in the day haha

And probably still as loud. 🤣

 

[Brigsy]

Good old sportex, been about forever. Need vids when fitted

 

[Daniel]

And probably still as loud. 🤣

My mate had a sportex on his Rover 216Gti. Used to set car alarms off when he hit the limiter going down the high street. 😂

 

[Martin_172]

Abs light and stop light were on due to the car not having abs where the donor car did, solved...

Clock/radio display hasn't worked since I got it, swapped it from the donor car while I was in there, success! Replaced the bulbs while I was there

Fitted the exhaust, fits like s**t, sounds good. It's removed for now until I have more time to modify it. It's as if the car it was designed for has a shorter cat as it's about 15cm too long at every point, hangers etc are all too far back.

I'll modify it so it sits properly at some point and re fit.

Dropped off at the wheel specialist for it's wheel refurb tomorrow!

 

[Martin_172]

its a brave choice! I wasn't sure at first when I seen it, but as the day has gone on they have warmed on me massively!

 

[PP200t]

That looks really good!

 

[Djw John]

Yeah matches the old skool vibes

 

[Daniel]

It looks like a modified clio from the year 2000. Which is exactly what it is. Bravo, great choice.

 

[Brigsy]

Looks spot on.

 

[Martin_172]

It looks like a modified clio from the year 2000. Which is exactly what it is. Bravo, great choice.

Wish my hair was the same colour as it was in the year 2000!!!

 

[Daniel]

Zooming in on the pic, could it do with some spacers?

 

[Martin_172]

Zooming in on the pic, could it do with some spacers?

yeah 100%, and it could do with being a bit lower but tbh the cheap project has started growing arms and legs so that's all for now, ill revisit at a later date!

 

[Martin_172]

It was badly needing a wheel alignment so took it to Pro-Grip as usual and let John do his thing, all good, no issues, was like a new car afterwards.

Having done about 4 miles in it since first start of the engine, I took it for an MOT, to find out it was the fussy MOT tester testing it.... I was sweating buckets knowing I was due to leave for a 650 mile round trip to Wales in an hour.

Clean pass without an advisory, he was extremely impressed with it and said most 3 year old cars are drastically worse 😂

Home for a quick wash, @aldo_87 arrived at mine and off we headed to CSF

What can I say... It was flawless, didn't skip a beat, done around 45mpg, was comfy, reasonably quiet and actually quite refined 😂🤭

On the Welsh back roads back and forward to the hotel it was a blast! It's got a brilliant meaty torque band especially between 3-4.5k, massively helped with the fact it's probably just a tad over 900kg, sounds like an f4r on full throttle and happily revs strong out to 6500rpm!

Didn't really take any pics of it all weekend as we were too busy hammering on with the driving then mingling at CSF by which point it was dirty due to the weather on the way down.

On the way home we took a detour via the autobahn where she happily had a quick squirt upto 125mph before Aldo said, that's quite enough 🤭

 

[Djw John]

A little lower, ph1 side strips and then it's Bob on imo.

Mostly the strips though!

 

[Martin_172]

got the RSI ones to go on just not got round to it yet as they are buried in the garage somewhere

 

[Martin_172]

A little lower, ph1 side strips and then it's Bob on imo.

Mostly the strips though!

Especially for you!

 

[Djw John]

Good man!

 

[rctempire]

I know a decent fabric repairer, only in Lenzie too if you wanted that bomber hole sorted out in the seat?

Cars looking excellent, gandered at it as CSF and its looking cracking.

The 6x9s really set it off. Hope you had N-Trance and Alex K banging on the way down and up.

 

[Martin_172]

I know a decent fabric repairer, only in Lenzie too if you wanted that bomber hole sorted out in the seat?

Cars looking excellent, gandered at it as CSF and its looking cracking.

The 6x9s really set it off. Hope you had N-Trance and Alex K banging on the way down and up.

Oh that might be a shout as it's huge!! It's probably getting garaged until next year now as I've just been pissing money at the cars the last few months and I need a few months to calm!

We had the tunes banging the full way down and back up again!!

 

[Oggy997]

Can’t you afford a 1*2 or summit?

 

[Martin_172]

Can’t you afford a 1*2 or summit?

I've got a 182, ph1 172, 197 all in various states of repair, you can never have enough projects

 

[Martin_172]

I've been making a conscious effort to get it out and use it on my days off and really been enjoying it!

Took it a blast today with Mini Me as we had seen the Emirates a380 flying over head a few times on its way into Glasgow so we went to try and find a high vantage point! Although we have found a better one for next time!!

 

[Martin_172]

Mrs booked a peasant weekend in a caravan for her and the wee one as I couldn't get time off work, but boosted up for the Sunday night. Any excuse for a run in this thing 😂

Old skool Vs the new skool!