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Yes mate i was there cracking weekend, was meant to be going this easter as well, but obviously can't now!!
Colway have gone bust now anyway, so can't get them anymore! No wonder if they produced tyres like that eh!!
Just see your post on there Jon!
I've talked to DT a lot about compensation for damage replacement tyres etc etc. Here’s the response…
""Regrettably, as previously mentioned by Sian, the failure of these tyres is not covered under the terms of warranty due to their application and use on the track. Our Terms and Conditions on our website do explain that items used in such conditions carry no such warranty - please see Note 15, this can be found in Limitations Upon Liability.
Nevertheless, that said, we would normally address any matters with the manufacturer thus giving them the opportunity to assist in redeeming a situation, unfortunately on this occasion the Colway company has since ceased trading. This also limits our options of asking them to inspect and investigate the condition of the tyres and to confirm the cause of failure. The de-lamination could have been caused by an impact, over-heating, under-inflation and so on.
Unfortunately, as we are unable to confirm the usage and conditions that these tyres may have endured, and unable to find any history of similar faults, we are unable to accept your claim for replacement tyres and costs of the damage to your vehicle.
However, in view of maintaining our relationship with you, we would offer a generous discount against replacement tyres of another brand, or indeed another product altogether to help offset your loss""
That discount will probably go towards a set of R888’s LOL
I've talked to DT a lot about compensation for damage replacement tyres etc etc. Here’s the response…
""Regrettably, as previously mentioned by Sian, the failure of these tyres is not covered under the terms of warranty due to their application and use on the track. Our Terms and Conditions on our website do explain that items used in such conditions carry no such warranty - please see Note 15, this can be found in Limitations Upon Liability.
Nevertheless, that said, we would normally address any matters with the manufacturer thus giving them the opportunity to assist in redeeming a situation, unfortunately on this occasion the Colway company has since ceased trading. This also limits our options of asking them to inspect and investigate the condition of the tyres and to confirm the cause of failure. The de-lamination could have been caused by an impact, over-heating, under-inflation and so on.
Unfortunately, as we are unable to confirm the usage and conditions that these tyres may have endured, and unable to find any history of similar faults, we are unable to accept your claim for replacement tyres and costs of the damage to your vehicle.
However, in view of maintaining our relationship with you, we would offer a generous discount against replacement tyres of another brand, or indeed another product altogether to help offset your loss""
That discount will probably go towards a set of R888’s LOL
3.2 V6 4KEV, 944 Cab, 172
Hiya - is that for the cams & fitting, all-in?? Cheers, Paul.
Unfortunatley not mate, that's just for labour
3.2 V6 4KEV, 944 Cab, 172
Renaultsport 220T
Aye. :dapprove:
Shocking about those Colways John.
Have you spoken to Mark about a clutch yet?
A Flamin' Red one
Can this be done on a standard suspension setup, to give the impression of having bought lowering springs but still sitting on factory ones?!
Right...update time....the rebuild has begun!
I managed to limp the car round to my bay and reverse it on the ramps, got half way up and the release bearing caved in and stalled the car, therefore no drive to reverse the whole way up!!! Managed to find some ratchet straps, attach it to my mates front tow eye and get the car fully up on the back. This was the progress from last weekend...
Always good with a little help from ya buddies...
First port of call was to start stripping the front end off and start disconnecting the various pipes, clips, sensors from the engine..
Front end..
Engine lookign bare..
Collant being drained..
Carbon canister removed..
All tucked away..
Yesterday took seasts out and interior is ready to be painted...pics to follow.
Next step is to find an engine harness bar, suspend the engine and get the box and duff clutch out!! Ready for the new clutch and get the box reconditioned!
Keep posted!!
I managed to limp the car round to my bay and reverse it on the ramps, got half way up and the release bearing caved in and stalled the car, therefore no drive to reverse the whole way up!!! Managed to find some ratchet straps, attach it to my mates front tow eye and get the car fully up on the back. This was the progress from last weekend...
Always good with a little help from ya buddies...
First port of call was to start stripping the front end off and start disconnecting the various pipes, clips, sensors from the engine..
Front end..
Engine lookign bare..
Collant being drained..
Carbon canister removed..
All tucked away..
Yesterday took seasts out and interior is ready to be painted...pics to follow.
Next step is to find an engine harness bar, suspend the engine and get the box and duff clutch out!! Ready for the new clutch and get the box reconditioned!
Keep posted!!
M
mini-valver
Looking good mate! Take it you're painting the inside in mondial?
Right update time.....
Nothing has happened for ages, simply due to time, but as it was Bank Holiday i had an extra few days to work on the car.
The gearbox oil was drained and the driveshafts, hub assembly and discs were taken out
Then we took the bonnet off, not really necessary but made moving about in the bay a lot easier! Can’t believe how bare it looks….!
We cracked on after a tea break and aligned the engine brace so we could get the subframe off, undo the gearbox mount and drop the box out.
Engine brace
Subframe off
The last job before we dropped the box out was to undo all the bolts holding the gearbox in, make sure the gear linkage was clear so it didn’t get bent and then undo the gearbox mount…..
And hey presto….it’s out!!
You can see the remains of my release bearing…in pieces! The input shaft needs replacing as well as the bearing has made dips on it where it’s failed!
Also took the clutch out, the clutch plate was fooked, again where the bearing had failed, the plate looked ok, but didn’t have that much left on it!
So there we are…I’ll put some pics up later of the clutch cover. Hopefully should be up and running again soon!!
Nothing has happened for ages, simply due to time, but as it was Bank Holiday i had an extra few days to work on the car.
The gearbox oil was drained and the driveshafts, hub assembly and discs were taken out
Then we took the bonnet off, not really necessary but made moving about in the bay a lot easier! Can’t believe how bare it looks….!
We cracked on after a tea break and aligned the engine brace so we could get the subframe off, undo the gearbox mount and drop the box out.
Engine brace
Subframe off
The last job before we dropped the box out was to undo all the bolts holding the gearbox in, make sure the gear linkage was clear so it didn’t get bent and then undo the gearbox mount…..
And hey presto….it’s out!!
You can see the remains of my release bearing…in pieces! The input shaft needs replacing as well as the bearing has made dips on it where it’s failed!
Also took the clutch out, the clutch plate was fooked, again where the bearing had failed, the plate looked ok, but didn’t have that much left on it!
So there we are…I’ll put some pics up later of the clutch cover. Hopefully should be up and running again soon!!
Yeah not too bad, took about 1hr 30 mins to get the box out after the driveshafts had been taken out. So wasn't oo bad, plus i could pick the box up myself, was heavy but could manage it!
It went about a year after it started making that noise, that was with track days in between as well!
Good to see progress being made. Will be good to see back on the road.
Cheers mate
Will be good to get to some meets again!Was about £500. It's an OMP one, and in Mark's own words "was a pain in the ass to fit" just because it needs towers making up and welding in as the middle hoop doesn't reach the floor!
Quick update....
the gearbox is being dropped back from the repair HQ today already to be put back in, the list of what was wrong was....
3rd gear selector fork
2nd & 3rd gear syncro
spigot bearing
nose cone needed to be replaced where the release bearing failed
That was it! So it's all lubed up and ready to go back in...need to get a clutch first!!!
the gearbox is being dropped back from the repair HQ today already to be put back in, the list of what was wrong was....
3rd gear selector fork
2nd & 3rd gear syncro
spigot bearing
nose cone needed to be replaced where the release bearing failed
That was it! So it's all lubed up and ready to go back in...need to get a clutch first!!!
Quick update....and pics to follow....
Been purchasing a few bits on the sly and saving some pennies to get it working again...
Managed to get some hand me down bargains from FMP (cheers mate!)
Mocal Oil cooler with thermostat
Cup Racer tow eye
Helix Group N Clutch Kit
Also purchased all my oils needed to service and get it running again, apart from gearbox oil...any suggestions...?
I'll get the pics up tonight of them all!
P.S. can a mod move this to the project sections, cheers!
Been purchasing a few bits on the sly and saving some pennies to get it working again...
Managed to get some hand me down bargains from FMP (cheers mate!)
Mocal Oil cooler with thermostat
Cup Racer tow eye
Helix Group N Clutch Kit
Also purchased all my oils needed to service and get it running again, apart from gearbox oil...any suggestions...?
I'll get the pics up tonight of them all!
P.S. can a mod move this to the project sections, cheers!
Right...bit later than expected but here is the update....
After a very long wait i decided to get the new clutch, refurbished gearbox and oil cooler fitted and give it a test start...it didn't all go to plan.....
After giving the flywheel a good sanding down (it was covered in surface rust due to the cover I had on the car splitting directly above the block, opening the engine up to all the elements!) We got the new clutch in, relatively easy job to be honest, it was the gearbox that decided to be a b**ch! Well TBH it’s my own fault for not labeling what goes where when I took it apart!!
Haven’t got any pics of us getting the gearbox in….
Wishbones / subframe etc bolted back in
Driveshaft’s put back where they belong
After the driveshaft’s where put back in and all hubs bolted back together, we hooked up all the plugs/sensors that where originally all taken off to aid access.
Once that had been checked and double checked we set about installing the oil cooler, nice and easy job, although we’ve got the ghetto cable tied look at the moment until I set about bolting the bracket up!
Put the new engine oil in and filled the new gearbox up…with the help from a bit of old hosepipe!
Then….judgment day….would it start first time for the best part of 10 months….... sort of!
It spat and spluttered into life, although with a misfire, doh!!!! With it popping and banging and idling about 2k! I decided to turn off and check the regular (plugs and leads).
They were screwed! Where the rain, frost and other rubbish had got into the bay from the split in the cover, gloop had turned the leads to rust as well as the top of the plugs! So no wonder it had a misfire, surprised it even started after that!!
Quick visit to the K-tec website, and 2 days later and brand new set of magnecor leads and NGK plugs landed at my doorstep (picture to follow….)
After a very long wait i decided to get the new clutch, refurbished gearbox and oil cooler fitted and give it a test start...it didn't all go to plan.....
After giving the flywheel a good sanding down (it was covered in surface rust due to the cover I had on the car splitting directly above the block, opening the engine up to all the elements!) We got the new clutch in, relatively easy job to be honest, it was the gearbox that decided to be a b**ch! Well TBH it’s my own fault for not labeling what goes where when I took it apart!!
Haven’t got any pics of us getting the gearbox in….
Wishbones / subframe etc bolted back in
Driveshaft’s put back where they belong
After the driveshaft’s where put back in and all hubs bolted back together, we hooked up all the plugs/sensors that where originally all taken off to aid access.
Once that had been checked and double checked we set about installing the oil cooler, nice and easy job, although we’ve got the ghetto cable tied look at the moment until I set about bolting the bracket up!
Put the new engine oil in and filled the new gearbox up…with the help from a bit of old hosepipe!
Then….judgment day….would it start first time for the best part of 10 months….... sort of!
It spat and spluttered into life, although with a misfire, doh!!!! With it popping and banging and idling about 2k! I decided to turn off and check the regular (plugs and leads).
They were screwed! Where the rain, frost and other rubbish had got into the bay from the split in the cover, gloop had turned the leads to rust as well as the top of the plugs! So no wonder it had a misfire, surprised it even started after that!!
Quick visit to the K-tec website, and 2 days later and brand new set of magnecor leads and NGK plugs landed at my doorstep (picture to follow….)
Here's what the car looks like at the moment..
The battery isn't holding charge at all now so need a new battery now as well. I've just ordered new front brakes so they should be on at the weekend.
Just need to order up some new suspension bolts as the others have rusted and just because!!
Then all whats left to get it back on the road is, MOT, insurance and Tax!
It may be nearly road worthy but no where near complete.....keep checking for updates!
I might actually be able to come to some meets soon as well!!
The battery isn't holding charge at all now so need a new battery now as well. I've just ordered new front brakes so they should be on at the weekend.
Just need to order up some new suspension bolts as the others have rusted and just because!!
Then all whats left to get it back on the road is, MOT, insurance and Tax!
It may be nearly road worthy but no where near complete.....keep checking for updates!
I might actually be able to come to some meets soon as well!!
