MK2 Project

[JoeyD]

Haha, I'm trying different things

Nahh, I just don't want it dropping off and getting run over - better to be safe!
Welding will probably start this weekend.. Pooping myself tbh :S

 

[Philip.]

Yeah better to be safe than have a bumper in millions of pieces

I'm going to commit to the pikey rokkor coilovers tomorrow *gulp* LOL

 

[JoeyD]

Mine have been great! A little bouncy, but hey, you can't go wrong for that price. They've not broken, and that's the main thing

Just bought some -90mm rear springs, so we'll see how that works out! Won't be able to get into college anymore. Haha

 

[Philip.]

Did you need anything for your camber with these?
I hope they go on ok

 

[JoeyD]

Yeah actually, needed some camber bolts, and you might need spacers depending on how much camber you want - but that's a good thing!

I got some that were meant for a Suzuki Vitara i think!
similar to these i believe http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SUZUKI-VITARA...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item230abe6462

 

[Kane.]

Ohhh thtopit



It's there, you 'nana!

That's exactly why I took mine out! I hate saying No, but I now say I can't. Win!

I thought ph3 bumper was smoothed withn no tacky plastic ?

 

[Philip.]

Yeah actually, needed some camber bolts, and you might need spacers depending on how much camber you want - but that's a good thing!

I got some that were meant for a Suzuki Vitara i think!
similar to these i believe http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SUZUKI-VITARA...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item230abe6462

Ok cheers, without was the camber really bad? Plus, how easy were they to fit?
I will buy some of these next week I think!

Sorry for all the questions, lol

 

[JoeyD]

I thought ph3 bumper was smoothed withn no tacky plastic ?

You're thinking of the Campus bumper, that's technically PH4

Ok cheers, without was the camber really bad? Plus, how easy were they to fit?
I will buy some of these next week I think!

Sorry for all the questions, lol

Very easy to fit, just a case of swapping the top hub bolts on either side for camber ones.
You adjust camber by twisting them in the hub - they're shaped like a cam.
There's an amount of adjustment in the coilovers themselves, but it's
quite enough so you end up with slightly positive camber.
It's not terrible, but it certainly needs sorting!

Happy to help!
I've posted some pictures in the group buy thread IIRC, might help you out a little with fitting etc.

 

[Knuckles]

very nice car, i look forward to seeing the welded sport bits, i'd be absolutely shatting myself ha... if you ever feel like getting rid of those superT's give me a shout

 

[Si]

loving this! the super t's have to go silver. it's a must.

 

[JoeyD]

very nice car, i look forward to seeing the welded sport bits, i'd be absolutely shatting myself ha... if you ever feel like getting rid of those superT's give me a shout

Tell me about it! If i screw this up, it's new bumper time!
I'll bear that in mind

loving this! the super t's have to go silver. it's a must.

I like silver too!
I just want to be a little more adventurous.
Decided to get fork out and get them refurbed properly too - no point in it all flaking off after a month of driving...

 

[Philip.]

Very easy to fit, just a case of swapping the top hub bolts on either side for camber ones.
You adjust camber by twisting them in the hub - they're shaped like a cam.
There's an amount of adjustment in the coilovers themselves, but it's
quite enough so you end up with slightly positive camber.
It's not terrible, but it certainly needs sorting!

Happy to help!
I've posted some pictures in the group buy thread IIRC, might help you out a little with fitting etc.

Will the ones you posted in the link fit then do you think? I may as well buy them now whilst I am waiting for my coilover kit! Thanks again

 

[JoeyD]

I believe so. The ones i bought were definitely meant for a Vitara, and as far as i know Vitara's are all the same!
Plus if they don't fit, you can always send them back since it's an ebay shop.

 

[Philip.]

Just bought the camber bolts now, cheers for the help Joey! Hopefully I can do them all at the same time.
Looking for some euro-ish wheels at the moment, so it can be very low, and very wide

 

[JoeyD]

Just bought the camber bolts now, cheers for the help Joey! Hopefully I can do them all at the same time.
Looking for some euro-ish wheels at the moment, so it can be very low, and very wide

I look forward to seeing where you take it, plans sound Good! :star:

 

[clio whorley]

orite mate, ive seen this car in driff before are you friends with oli brown by any chance?
btw the car looks ace i see it on a thursday mornin when im on my way back from bev.
wb sam.

 

[JoeyD]

orite mate, ive seen this car in driff before are you friends with oli brown by any chance?
btw the car looks ace i see it on a thursday mornin when im on my way back from bev.
wb sam.

Yeahh, I know Oli! He's a good lad - shame he sold his Saxo like.
Cheers! Have you got any pics of your car up? I know there's a couple of PH1's in Driff...

 

[clio whorley]

yeh mate its a shame he did, aint seen him in a while.
if you go on my profile theres one on there,
am on steelies at the moment as im respraying my alloys,
im out in driff most nites so if you see us just come say hi

 

[chriscummins7]

Love the effort on this one!

 

[Kane.]

Oo i thought ph3 was the campus, whats difference between ph2 and ph3 ?

 

[JoeyD]

yeh mate its a shame he did, aint seen him in a while.
if you go on my profile theres one on there,
am on steelies at the moment as im respraying my alloys,
im out in driff most nites so if you see us just come say hi

Sure, will do fella!

Love the effort on this one!

Cheers

Oo i thought ph3 was the campus, whats difference between ph2 and ph3 ?

They're quite similar,
Ph2:

Ph3:

 

[JoeyD]

Update Time:

Well, I got pretty much naff all done at the weekend due to working and being really tired; primered my bumper inserts and that's about it.

Today, though... that's a different story!
Firstly, added some colour to my inserts (kind of regretting colour-coding them now... looked better before IMO)

Then the postman came with a package from David Ramsey (thanks again!).
Some -90mm springs.

Those were fitted in about 10 minutes as I didn't have to remove any bolts whatsoever!

The front could maybe do to come down a little now... lol

So, if anyone wants some adjustable rear springs, PM me!

And I've made some progress with my bumper welding.
Marked everything out, ready to be cut :S

More on that later today...
That's all for now though!

God know's whats going on with the pictures btw... Deary me.

 

[JoeyD]

Well, I've not taken anymore pictures as I was having a right mare with my camera, but everything is cut to shape etc. I think this might actually work! Lol.
Welding starts tomorrow!

 

[JoeyD]

More progress made.

Today started like:

Ended like:

Not totally finished on that side yet, but it's certainly looking good. And it's VERY strong.
The only thing i'm worried about is that it might not fit too nicely, but we'll see!
More tomorrow...

 

[Philip.]

It's coming on nicely! Well done

 

[JoeyD]

It's real butt clenching work!
All is going rather well so far though

 

[tommys]

Hope it comes off nicely mate. First time I will of come across a Clio that looks like this.

Looking forward to updates

 

[JoeyD]

Me too! If this doesn't work, I'm probably just going to give in and buy a sport bumper tbh!
I had no idea there'd be this much work involved when i started... lol!

 

[vail3r]

How much has it cost you for the bumper and all the stuff now lol?

 

[JoeyD]

Not much - probably £100?
Front bumper was about £75, 172 bumper bits were £15 and the repair mesh and zip ties (for filling) probably came to about a fiver!

It's just a pain in the arse really. Burning plastic stinks and is probably giving me some sort of deadly disease! lol.

 

[Adz]

great work :approve: how are u finding the custom rear springs do u get any noise from them ?

 

[JoeyD]

Yeah, i do actually!
Took it for a drive last night, and theres a small knocking or twanging noise? Wasn't really concentrating!
Any idea why they do it?

 

[Adz]

yeah the springs are so small that they have no travell
The sound is metal on metal where the coils are hitting each other im trying to wrap abit of hose pipe around the coils to stop this ill pops some pictures up and hopfuly it work lol

 

[JoeyD]

Ohh really??
Do you still have your rear seats in btw? mine are out and I wouldn't have thought they'd do that with no weight in that back.. Must be very soft springs!

I think I'll have a go at that actually - good idea!

 

[tommys]

Me too! If this doesn't work, I'm probably just going to give in and buy a sport bumper tbh!
I had no idea there'd be this much work involved when i started... lol!

In that case I really hope you achieve the look your after. It'll definately set the car apart from all the other modded non-sports!

When do you think you'll have it welded toegther and sprayed (ready for pics )

 

[clio-ant]

really good thread like what your doing with the bumper, hope you can pull it off tbh!! will look forward to seeing more. nice clean looking car though..=]

 

[Stuiemc]

Care to share your secret in spraying you done a lovely job with your spoiler, was that done with tins ? If so how many coats of each did you do? Chhears

 

[Rob]

Rear springs are ruining it for me, just looks broken and silly, also, what with them not being on the seats, if you hit a bump, what is there to stop such a small spring just falling out?

The bumper work however looks amazing, really impressive.

Love the dedication and unique idea.

 

[JoeyD]

In that case I really hope you achieve the look your after. It'll definately set the car apart from all the other modded non-sports!

When do you think you'll have it welded toegther and sprayed (ready for pics )

Me too! I now understand why nobodys really attempted it before! LOL.

Ermm.. I should get the other side completed tomorrow, so I'll have a trial fitting sesh when that's done - see if i have c**ked up!
spraying usually takes a weekish, just so the lacquer can set properly and i can get a wet sanding sesh in.

really good thread like what your doing with the bumper, hope you can pull it off tbh!! will look forward to seeing more. nice clean looking car though..=]

Cheers dude

Care to share your secret in spraying you done a lovely job with your spoiler, was that done with tins ? If so how many coats of each did you do? Chhears

Yeah, just halfords rattle cans!
3-4 coats of each layer. Leave the lacquer to set for a week then wet sand it with 2-3000 grit paper, then machine polish

Rear springs are ruining it for me, just looks broken and silly, also, what with them not being on the seats, if you hit a bump, what is there to stop such a small spring just falling out?

The bumper work however looks amazing, really impressive.

Love the dedication and unique idea.

Fair play, the springs are a little silly and not for everyone. Perhaps with 16" wheels it may look a little better, as the current wheels are gash!
Remeber though, it is just a 1.2... When/if I have the opportunity to F4R it, it will have a proper set up - Trophy tractor spec! lol

But cheers like

 

[Rob]

I just think it looked bang on before, I think you'll agree and put the springs back on within a month

I have a question for you related to home spraying, primer and paint are easy, but you say you wet sand and then machine polish.... I'm assuming this is the lacquer.

When I lacquer part's at home, it just goes one of two ways. Too much lacquer and the colour underneath suffers, too little, the colour looks sweet but it's orange peel city... Do you have the orange peel effect at first and then just sand it off?