Oh, also I now get the fuss about how they handle. Tyres maketh the car.
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My first Mk3 - Ultra Red R27 with Akrapovic
- Thread starter Djw John
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What did you use?
Ta. I'll see if it's silicone based. Anything with silicone makes painting a complete pain in the arse to do!
rs200
Is it any worse with 225s?
Black circles have them at 10% off so it comes to about £290 which is quite tempting.
I can only compare to budget 215s on the front and worn out punctured contis on the back so yeah, big difference, all positive so far. Even made the speedo bang on!
Oh, and a wheel refurb!
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
Looks a tidy car that
Oh yeah, from a distance! It's track ready cosmetically at least
Had a short time after work today with no wife or kids so quickly bled the brakes ready for track on Wednesday. Old fluid didn't look too bad but I'm sure the braided hoses only went on last year. But I'll bet it wasn't with RBF600 like it is now.
Spot the new caliper!
Spot the new caliper!
Supercharged AG 200
Love the spare wheel carrier on the 197, they must have modified that on the 200 as I didn’t recall seeing it there....
Yeah it's old skool Renault 4 style. ?
Supercharged AG 200
Car has lots of potential JOHN. I drove it back to Frazers one night after Knockhill, felt really good given it was standard apart from the exhaust.....
The only other thing it's got now is the spacers. Which id like to take off for track but I can only find 5 standard wheelbolts in my piles of Renault nuts and bolts.
It'll be interesting, only ever driven mk2s on track
It'll be interesting, only ever driven mk2s on track
Supercharged AG 200
I might have a full set from the green one when I stud converted it.... if they are here then I’ll bring them up Wednesday night.... I also have shed loads of new bolts here too so I’ll bring a selection to see if they fit.....
That would be sweet thanks. I plan to put studs on eventually but I'd rather not do a track day with those big long bolts I've got now. I mean I will if I have to, I'd just prefer not to
Well big thanks to @cpaterson76 for the standard length wheel bolts tonight, quickly whipped the spacers off and went out on track.
I wanted to do one with as it came as possible to see what sort of time it could do and what I should concentrate on mods wise. Only mods on it are the akropovic, powerflex torque mount engine mount thingy, braided lines and half worn ds2500. Used RBF600 brake fluid and brand new Michelin pilot sport 4 tyres. So to end up with a 63.9 second lap which is only 2 seconds behind my fully track dedicated ph1 with a strong engine is unbelievable to me. I thought I'd be doing well to get into the 65/66 second range. It was damp as well.
The things it highlighted is that the original rear shocks are absolutely done and need changed next. And then it's time for some 888R and better brake pads, never been a DS2500 fan and know that there's better out there like the DS1.11 and uno.
I'll keep an eye out for track pics so these will have to do for now
I wanted to do one with as it came as possible to see what sort of time it could do and what I should concentrate on mods wise. Only mods on it are the akropovic, powerflex torque mount engine mount thingy, braided lines and half worn ds2500. Used RBF600 brake fluid and brand new Michelin pilot sport 4 tyres. So to end up with a 63.9 second lap which is only 2 seconds behind my fully track dedicated ph1 with a strong engine is unbelievable to me. I thought I'd be doing well to get into the 65/66 second range. It was damp as well.
The things it highlighted is that the original rear shocks are absolutely done and need changed next. And then it's time for some 888R and better brake pads, never been a DS2500 fan and know that there's better out there like the DS1.11 and uno.
I'll keep an eye out for track pics so these will have to do for now
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
A capable car then
Yup, for basically standard I'm amazed!
No comment ??
New nsr brake pipe ordered after noticing it's been crushed at some point and 200 cup shocks as well. All from @renaultpartsdirect as usual.
Spending a bloody fortune!
Spending a bloody fortune!
megane 285 sport
Be sure youve ordered the right shocks.
Rears are interchangeable aren't they?
megane 285 sport
Rears are the same, although as a whole the 200 cup setup if alittle stiffer than r27/ 197 cup setup. And later front 200 topmounts/shocks are different from earlier 200 and197 topmouns/shocks.
It's already got 200 cup front shocks about 20k ago, so I guess that was the earlier style fitted. Thanks for the heads up though
What a difference a wee bit of paint makes
From
A bit of help
To
From
A bit of help
To
Motor factors satin black. Don't even know the male cos I didn't pay attention!
Thanks to Captured Images on fb https://m.facebook.com/BNCapturedImages/
I've got some more track pics
I've got some more track pics
Theres some pics of you there too @cpaterson76 but dunno if you're on fb to tag you
Thrilling update time but it's good for my own records!
Replaced the very leaky vvt solenoid seal to hopefully cure the oil leak and resulting smell
And then easily gained a full second round Knockhill by removing the tool kit except for the tow hook and the bonnet insulation. If nothing else I think it looks better without if nothing else.
Replaced the very leaky vvt solenoid seal to hopefully cure the oil leak and resulting smell
And then easily gained a full second round Knockhill by removing the tool kit except for the tow hook and the bonnet insulation. If nothing else I think it looks better without if nothing else.
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Well this may not have been my cleverest idea of all time but it's my car so it's gotta be how I want it. And covered in stickers isn't for me. Even if they're really expensive stickers. On a limited edition model.
A red limited edition model. One that's been painted.
Anyway, pics are required, hopefully with a good machine polish the doors and rear bumper will look better
No amount of polish is going to fix the front though.
A red limited edition model. One that's been painted.
Anyway, pics are required, hopefully with a good machine polish the doors and rear bumper will look better
No amount of polish is going to fix the front though.
Well as you can see it's been badly painted before so I'm not sure if I should get this one done, get another one painted or just wait for a red one to come along.
I'm not particularly precious about it and it'll get damaged on track but it's worse than I'm happy with for sure.
I'm not particularly precious about it and it'll get damaged on track but it's worse than I'm happy with for sure.
