My Inferno Story...

[t90_lle]

Couple more parts arrived today…
Ordered the NSR arch liner from @RENBreakers on ebay saturday morning and it arrived 1st thing today. Just need to sort the area it’s going to be bolted to but that will probably be next time home.
My Gold AP10 plugs came from Opie Oils also, one for the sump and one for the gearbox.

I’m just waiting on a few more little bits…
ECU repair tab and carbon inserts from @CFAB along with new oem stickers for the grille from clios&coffee.
I’ve also purchased from @Mbeau some wrapped dash trims which will do until I get some proper ones from Mega Carbon.
I do have a bit of a thing for carbon fibre. 🤦🏻‍♂️

 

[hopgop1]

Would you mind sharing where you bought those retaining clips and screws for your front bumper? Could do with fresening up mine.

 

[t90_lle]

Would you mind sharing where you bought those retaining clips and screws for your front bumper? Could do with fresening up mine.

20x TORX SCREWS BUMPER ENGINE SHIELD COVER TRAY SPEED NUT SPIRE M4 CLIPS For VW | eBay

20 X Black Self Tapping screws with torx head and nuts. 20x Screws. Suitable for various models of VW and AUDI. Head Size 15mm. No fitting instructions are provided with the product. If there are any problems, then we will try to resolve them for you.

www.ebay.co.uk

These are the ones I purchased. I’ll be looking for some with slightly smaller heads on them as I think they may be too wide for the rear bumper but I won’t know for sure until I check.
Perfect fit on the front arch and underneath the front of the bumper though.

 

[Jekyll]

I will say that those screws don't hold up to the elements well and gi rusty oretty quickly.

 

[hopgop1]

Thanks both

 

[t90_lle]

I will say that those screws don't hold up to the elements well and gi rusty oretty quickly.

Open to suggestions for better ones 👍🏻

 

[t90_lle]

Wanna play a game…

Spot the difference…

Very impressed with these reproduction stickers from @cliosandcoffee.
On the flip side of that and this is just my opinion which I’m entitled to. My Cfab parts I’m quite disappointed in for the cost of the items. No backing adhesive for the carbon tabs and no instructions for either the ecu repair tab or the carbon parts. I think my ecu is snapped too far back so I may end up drilling the tap to put a 2nd bolt in to support it.

 

[Louis]

Wanna play a game…
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Very impressed with these reproduction stickers from @cliosandcoffee.
On the flip side of that and this is just my opinion which I’m entitled to. My Cfab parts I’m quite disappointed in for the cost of the items. No backing adhesive for the carbon tabs and no instructions for either the ecu repair tab or the carbon parts. I think my ecu is snapped too far back so I may end up drilling the tap to put a 2nd bolt in to support it.
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Stickers look good, it's a shame there are recesses as it would make plain look loads better!

Thought cfab was sending those to you for free going off their post?

 

[Crayola]

At least they come in baggies, clearly they're reused and came with some serious drugs in the first time round judging by the prices of the products

I'll await for him to come along and start crying because someone has an opinion about his products

 

[t90_lle]

Stickers look good, it's a shame there are recesses as it would make plain look loads better!

Thought cfab was sending those to you for free going off their post?

Like you say if it hadn’t been recessed I would have left it as was as plain is better.

At least they come in baggies, clearly they're reused and came with some serious drugs in the first time round judging by the prices of the products

I'll await for him to come along and start crying because someone has an opinion about his products

I’ve messaged him direct and told him the same thing as I’ve posted here.

 

[t90_lle]

Arrived at 12:10 fitted by 12:12…

Thanks @Mbeau
These wrapped ones will do until I can get some real ones but now I need the steering wheel one too! 🤦🏻‍♂️

 

[CFAB]

Stickers look good, it's a shame there are recesses as it would make plain look loads better!

Thought cfab was sending those to you for free going off their post?

Why would I be sending out free parts?

im a generous fella but not that generous, I did discount him on both his parts and send for free though. As he was ordering them together. 👌🏼

 

[CFAB]

Wanna play a game…
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Spot the difference…View attachment 1577680
Very impressed with these reproduction stickers from @cliosandcoffee.
On the flip side of that and this is just my opinion which I’m entitled to. My Cfab parts I’m quite disappointed in for the cost of the items. No backing adhesive for the carbon tabs and no instructions for either the ecu repair tab or the carbon parts. I think my ecu is snapped too far back so I may end up drilling the tap to put a 2nd bolt in to support it.
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You’re more than welcome to an opinion of course.

The carbon parts like all carbon parts currently available for mk2 clios are all self bonded on. Even mega carbon don’t supply adhesive, I tried to get sachets of adhesive but it would be too expensive to buy in and then sell on with these.

I advertise mainly on social media and there is an ECU repair tab guide on my socials which are as follows.

CFARenault sport products. - Facebook.

cfab_reanaultsport.products - Instagram.

You received a discount for both parts and free shipping as you had a cable tie holding your currently broken ECU tab.

They are such an easy pair of products to fit that I have never received a complaint.
The ecu tab you simply slide over the broken part, if it is bent like most are you align it up with pliers before fitting my tab. It really is a 2 min job and fabricating one yourself you could have done before buying mine so not sure what you expected.

As for the carbon parts you bond them on. Not really a hard thing to work out it’s just common sense there.

You also asked for the Carbon parts to be added to your order so I would have assumed you knew what they were and how to attach them. I opted for bonding as any double sided tape would make the carbon raised and not sit flush with the bumper moulded part.

Appreciate your feedback.

Cfab.

 

[CFAB]

At least they come in baggies, clearly they're reused and came with some serious drugs in the first time round judging by the prices of the products

I'll await for him to come along and start crying because someone has an opinion about his products

Accusing me of drug use due to supplying neat bags to keep the products together, Oh dear

Everyone is entitled to an opinion, I’ve sold over 500 products now and I suppose 1 bad review in 500 isn’t too bad. I have the 499 good reviews to keep me from not crying luckily….

Thanks for your feedback, regards CFAB

👍🏽

 

[Louis]

Why would I be sending out free parts?

im a generous fella but not that generous, I did discount him on both his parts and send for free though. As he was ordering them together. 👌🏼

Cover looks good mate, did we get an ecu repor tab out to you? Noticed yours was broken with a cable tie and I can’t allow this im afraid 😆.

coming together now mate 👌🏼

The wording of this made it sound like you were sending an ECU repair tab for free.

 

[NorthloopCup]

Accusing me of drug use due to supplying neat bags to keep the products together, Oh dear

Everyone is entitled to an opinion, I’ve sold over 500 products now and I suppose 1 bad review in 500 isn’t too bad. I have the 499 good reviews to keep me from not crying luckily….

Thanks for your feedback, regards CFAB

👍🏽

Going from what @Yorkshire Pudding posted, he’s not accusing you of being a drug dealer mate. I think he’s aiming at you being on drugs for the the prices of parts you’re supplying?

 

[Clio_fool]

The wording of this made it sound like you were sending an ECU repair tab for free.

That's the impression I got too.

 

[CFAB]

The wording of this made it sound like you were sending an ECU repair tab for free.

No business sends stuff out for free, I’m a nice guy but yeah not that nice.

I wanted his ecu secured with it being boosted probably under more movement etc.

 

[CFAB]

That's the impression I got too.

Either way that’s not his issue with the products I think, the £19 is too much money I think?

And no instructions for a one bolt mod.

 

[CFAB]

Going from what @Yorkshire Pudding posted, he’s not accusing you of being a drug dealer mate. I think he’s aiming at you being on drugs for the the prices of parts you’re supplying?

*Drug use

A good dealer doesn’t get high on his own products.

(Breaking Bad Ref 👌🏼)

 

[NorthloopCup]

*Drug use

A good dealer doesn’t get high on his own products.

(Breaking Bad Ref 👌🏼)

Ah fair enough. Well it makes no odds to me if you do, do drugs mate. Each to their own and all that.
👍🏻

 

[Louis]

No business sends stuff out for free, I’m a nice guy but yeah not that nice.

I wanted his ecu secured with it being boosted probably under more movement etc.

A lot of businesses do, but that's beside the point. I'm just saying how it came across in the original post.

I dont really care either way 😂

Car is getting there @t90_lle. Whens it going to Alex?

 

[CFAB]

A lot of businesses do, but that's beside the point. I'm just saying how it came across in the original post.

I dont really care either way 😂

Car is getting there @t90_lle. Whens it going to Alex?

Doing my head in aswell mate 😆.

Just trying to help people out and it back fires. 🙈

 

[CFAB]

Ah fair enough. Well it makes no odds to me if you do, do drugs mate. Each to their own and all that.
👍🏻

I can’t and don’t, I feel like this is taking a direction off course now.

 

[dann2707]

Doing my head in aswell mate 😆.

Just trying to help people out and it back fires. 🙈

Helping out would be sending them it for free lol which is what the original post sounded like.

Selling them a product is not helping them out.

I don't care either way, maybe it's the way you write your posts thst come across that way bud.

 

[CFAB]

Helping out would be sending them it for free lol which is what the original post sounded like.

Selling them a product is not helping them out.

I don't care either way, maybe it's the way you write your posts thst come across that way bud.

Perhaps yeah,

But as a small business I can’t be doing that, I’d love to but even if I did it would of back fired lol.

As I’ve said I discounted them and sent for free, he asked for the carbon bits also. I just wanted his ECU secured as the cable tie in his bay was very bodged looking after all the nice pipe work etc.

Can’t win it seems.

 

[Clio_fool]

@CFAB is it possible that the ecu mount can snap not leaving enough material for your bracket to fit onto? Mine snapped really close to the ecu.

 

[CFAB]

@CFAB is it possible that the ecu mount can snap not leaving enough material for your bracket to fit onto? Mine snapped really close to the ecu.

Some have properly snapped yeah, I think the spot welds give out on 182 ones, but 172 are more open so perhaps the whole ecu case on that point is weakened.

If so I can custom make a tab that will secure it if you’d like based off my cad drawing tabs that I sell.

luckily the OP’s tab is very much still there from the picture I saw here.
He will be able to slide it on and put the tab supplied to great use, if not there is a lot of tab left to elongate the tab supplied so it attaches.

 

[t90_lle]

Car is getting there @t90_lle. Whens it going to Alex?

Thanks buts it’s got a loooong way to go as yet to get it where I want it to be at! And I only paid deposit 10 days ago so doubt the build has got far, he’s probably only just ordered parts 😂

 

[Clio_fool]

Some have properly snapped yeah, I think the spot welds give out on 182 ones, but 172 are more open so perhaps the whole ecu case on that point is weakened.

If so I can custom make a tab that will secure it if you’d like based off my cad drawing tabs that I sell.

I sorted mine when it was in bits by riveting on a piece of plate and shaping it to the oe bolt. It's ridiculous how flimsy the ecu mount is and I can see them snapping at the bottom in a few years as the rust eats through them.

 

[CFAB]

I sorted mine when it was in bits by riveting on a piece of plate and shaping it to the oe bolt. It's ridiculous how flimsy the ecu mount is and I can see them snapping at the bottom in a few years as the rust eats through them.

yeah they are very bad without proper support. Hence why I developed my tabs.

 

[t90_lle]

No real update, just photos of new shiny parts…

 

[Crayola]

You gonna get a bigger turbo and utilise those shiny parts? 😂

 

[t90_lle]

You gonna get a bigger turbo and utilise those shiny parts? 😂

One thing at a time, gearbox and diff is next planned big ticket items 😭

 

[R29TJR]

What diff did you decide on?

 

[t90_lle]

What diff did you decide on?

I haven’t as yet, just waiting on the engine to be done by Alex and enjoy it for a while before the next mods. I’d only had the car a week before the engine got hurt 😭

 

[t90_lle]

So as my 3 weeks away at work draws to a close, I've been doing more online shopping and have purchased a @pure-motorsport stub axle kit along with various other little bits and pieces. On my leave I plan to fit the stub axle spacers along with 16mm hubcentric spacers upfront along with the PMS stud conversion kit I ran on my BG to give the Inferno a much needed injection of "stance"

I also plan to have a go at sorting the rear archer liner hopefully it wont give me to much grief🤞

Thanks again to @plees for sending me out another brass bush for the gear linkage, I really liked how the last one felt in the BG so this will be a good set up with the ZPO extension which was fitted by the previous owner.

I have been on the hunt for a Milltek non res pipe for a while now and have even contacted Milltek direct and various other suppliers. They are all coming back at around £125ish except Milltek who will not supply me one direct. But honestly £120 plus for a just pipe is crazy!! I think i might look at the local Powerflow company to see how much it would be for them to make me up one.

Hopefully Alex will be in contact soon with a date for me to take the car down for the new engine too!

 

[t90_lle]

And so begins the pain of fitting the acquired new parts starting with the PMS axel spacers…
Wire brushed and soaked the torx and nuts on the rear side.

However removing the caliper was a bit of a chew due to the lip on the disc which wasn’t massive by any means but enough to cause some grief.
Front side…

Rear side… 😱

I know the rear brakes on these do next to naff all but wow! Luckily for me I remembered that the previous owner gave me some new discs and pads so dug them out ready to fit.

Nothing special for the rear by any stretch of the imagination but they’ll do the job.
As is usually the way family duties stopped tinkering time in the garage at this point. When I came in I started thinking I should clean up and paint the calipers whilst I’m here doing this work. Undecided on red or silver 🤷🏻‍♂️

 

[Clio_fool]

I know you're having fun with the inferno but...

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[t90_lle]

I know you're having fun with the inferno but...

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I know @Porl a few people have sent me screen shots and tagged me in on fb about it.
I did offer the lad to buy it before I got my Inferno but in reality I’m glad I didn’t. It’s not the same car it was to me anymore. I’d rather remember it how it was.