My comfy 182 track day / Sprint car

PhilM182 · Dec 15, 2013

Car is a 2005 Clio sport 182 just ticked over 60k with full dealer history.

After having Bmw's for the last 9 years and a change in circumstances I bought this.

Looking to do 4-5 trackdays a year and a 2-3 sprints along with competing in a little championship on the Isle of Wight.

My car is completely stock bat a K&N panel filter at present.

Some pics after a quick detail.

PhilM182 · Jan 20, 2014

So not added to this for a while as it's a bit of a slow starter but bear with me.

Ive purchased some genuine trophy wheels and lamin x yellowed my front fogs.

Today im im fitting my new omp steering wheel and doing the seat mod.

Pics up later this afternoon after a clean.

Jammer · Jan 20, 2014

Nice one! She looks very clean

you'll have a hoot on track! Other than Isle of Wight where you going for your tracktime?

PhilM182 · Jan 20, 2014

Brands Hatch Indy, Snetterron 300 and Silverstone GP are my favourites.

Looks like the steering wheel I have bought is too small and now I can't see the dials.

So will be selling the steering wheel and boss kit and staying stock.

182jwilliams · Jan 20, 2014

Will you sell the boss kit separately?

Matt W · Jan 20, 2014

That looks very tidy!

Shocked you use it on track like that, you should take out all of the interior and spend £1k on suspension before using it on track....

PhilM182 · Jan 20, 2014

182jwilliams said:
Will you sell the boss kit separately?

I would rather not, unless their is a buyer for the steering wheel.

Tbh fair I only want £135.00 delivered for both. (I paid £147.00 + postage)

Same as as this one:

PhilM182 · Jan 20, 2014

Matt W said:
That looks very tidy!

Shocked you use it on track like that, you should take out all of the interior and spend £1k on suspension before using it on track....

The point was it had to be comfy enough for the other half to drive it too.

Its ts not an out and out track car and will do more miles on the road. But it will only gets used for maybe 4k a year

George@RTR_Parts · Jan 20, 2014

Looks tidy, will look good on the Trophy Turinis

PhilM182 · Jan 20, 2014

It does

George@RTR_Parts · Jan 20, 2014

Yep, suits them so well those alloys :approve:

182jwilliams · Jan 20, 2014

PhilM182 said:
I would rather not, unless their is a buyer for the steering wheel.

Tbh fair I only want £135.00 delivered for both. (I paid £147.00 + postage)

Same as as this one:

I have the steering wheel was just looking for a cheap boss, no worries mate cheers anyway

Mark_P · Jan 21, 2014

PhilM182 said:
Today im im fitting my new omp steering wheel and doing the seat mod.

Careful with the wheel change. There's a lad on here who failed his MOT because of the replacement wheel. "Car not modified enough to be considered a track car and should therefore have it's airbag" or some such b*ll*cks iirc

PhilM182 · Jan 21, 2014

See above, sticking with oem steering wheel now.

But yes you are correct. Come mot time you would have to put your original steering wheel back on for it to pass as new rules state if it came with an airbag from factory it has to be there for mot.

182jwilliams · Jan 22, 2014

I know this. Thanks anyway.

PhilM182 · Jan 29, 2014

Ordered up some genuine front and rear discs from Renault Wolverhampton today
and some Ferodo DS2500 front and read pads from circuit supplies both should arrive Friday.

Litte question tho as they said I might have to trim the back plate of the front pads a little for them to fit. Anyone else had this issue ?

PhilM182 · Jan 31, 2014

I love deliveries

brakes arrived today

.... That should aid stopping combined with the braided lines already fitted.

Thanks to renault wolverhampton for the discs and circuit supplies for the pads

also so thanks to G172 for the advice

Bobby. · Jan 31, 2014

PhilM182 said:
Ordered up some genuine front and rear discs from Renault Wolverhampton today
and some Ferodo DS2500 front and read pads from circuit supplies both should arrive Friday.

Litte question tho as they said I might have to trim the back plate of the front pads a little for them to fit. Anyone else had this issue ?

Yeah they just mean the edges on the pad where they sit in the calliper, it's basically to help them move freely and to help prevent squealing.

Just take the edges off slightly with a file.

PhilM182 · Feb 14, 2014

Just collected the car back today from Rentech in Portsmouth. It went in to have the dephaser pulley, cambelt and aux belt kits, oil & filter service. Fit new oem discs and ferodo DS2500 pads front and rear and a new skoda front splitter. I also asked them to fit my new number plates inc a 3/4 size front plate which they did for me free of charge.

Must say the service and workmanship was top notch. The car has come back feeling very refreshed and braking now is just phenomenal

Looking forward to the weather to clear up so I can give it another detail and then get the car out on track.