My RB 182

[rsdan]

So earlier this year I managed to pickup a full fat 182 in rb.After much searching I found a reasonable one at a good price so we made the trip to go get it. Here’s the car as I brought it.

 

[imprezaworks]

Saw the pic in the rb thread, looks ace.

 

[Joe Smart]

My biggest regret when buying my Clio was not waiting for an Rb

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[mossyv6]

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[rsdan]

After using the car for a few months until the MOT ran out and with the cam belt being due I took it off the road to sort any issues and do the belt. Although I’m not very good at remembering to take pictures of everything here’s most of the stuff I collected.
Full pollybush set for the front end

Full set of cooksports

Genuine Renault dephaser, water pump and cambelt kit

Genuine Renault aux belt kit

Iner and outer track rod ends with new gaiters and bottom wishbone swivels

 

[rsdan]

Full LUK clutch kit

NGK platinum spark plugs

Renault oil and filter

Gaskets sump plugs and washers etc

Brembo HC max front discs , ferodo ds2500 pads and rebuild front calipers

Rear discs were good so brembo rear pads

 

[rsdan]

This is all the pictures I got of parts but also got fresh gear oil , coolant, ATE type 200 brake fluid, genuine Renault front wheel bearings , fatty induction kit set up and probabley other stuff I can’t remember but you’re getting the idea:grin:
So I set about removing the engine and box from the car as well as all the front subframe.

 

[rsdan]

So anyway painted the front subframe and bottom arms as well as fitting the pollybushes to the bottom arms and antirollbar as I rebuilt it.

Also removed all the front arch liners and cleaned and wax oiled around the front end

 

[rsdan]

Then set about sorting the engine. Removed the sump, cleaned and refitted with a new gasket as was leaking before

Also removed the cam cover to refit/ seal as was leaking

And refitted ,ensuring it was torqued down correctly with new cam end seals to avoid it leaking again

Also fitted the new clutch kit at this point

 

[rsdan]

Just realised how many photos I’m uploading to the about of text however I’m trying to cover a lot of work here to catch up to where I am without boring people :up:

Now when it came to fitting the new cambelt and dephaser I had some help from a good relitive who has all of the correct timing tools and experience in timing this engines. I felt this was better than trying to tackle it myself and ensure it was done correctly. Pics of it all fitted and with the aux belt set up back on too.

Everything was then refitted to the car with the subframe including new steering rack pollybushes, pollybushed dog bone mount and the other new suspension components.

And back on it wheels again

 

[Jekyll]

Amazing work there bud. Especially being DIY.

How much was the polybush stuff and where from?

 

[mossyv6]

Great spanner work mate

 

[Jekyll]

Also is that a rare genuine cup splitter?

There silly money now. Just shy of £300 last time I checked.

 

[rsdan]

Amazing work there bud.

How much was the polybush stuff and where from?

Cheers mate , can’t rememberer exactly some bits I got through eBay, the wishbone polybushes were black series and believe I got them off someone on here but think they are around £100 new, the anti roll bar ones around £50 , steering rack £30 and the dog bone mount ones are about £40 I believe.hope this helps :up:

 

[rsdan]

Great spanner work mate :smile:

Cheers, had a lot of help off a good mate putting it back together :up:

 

[rsdan]

Also is that a rare genuine cup splitter?

There silly money now. Just shy of £300 last time I checked.

It is indeed :grinning:

 

[rsdan]

The car also had a new comete drive shaft and two brand new mitchilen pilot sport 3s on the front for the MOT which was done last Monday as well as getting all the tracking set up again. I then had the remaining 4 days of the week to get a few miles on it driving to and from work before an awesome road trip to wales which me and a couple mates had planed. In total the car covered about 850 miles over the weekend along some awesome roads. With no problems at all I think its more than proven the work done was okay although the weather was crap most of the weekend we still had and awesome time :up:

 

[CFAB]

Cracking work that mate.

Like a good freshen up when I buy cars as well makes it all better.

 

[rsdan]

Cracking work that mate.

Like a good freshen up when I buy cars as well makes it all better.

Thanks mate, yeah it’s good to now know what I’ve got and can enjoy using it :up:

 

[mintno1]

Looks great Dan, time to enjoy now :up:

 

[rsdan]

Thanks mate :up:

Looks great Dan, time to enjoy now :up:

 

[Scrooge]

Lovely RB!

 

[Jekyll]

I presume it's easier to remove the lower arms and anti roll bar if you remove the subframe?

Reason I ask is because I've just bough new bottom arms and all new inner and outer ARB bushes and need to fit them.

 

[Scrooge]

I presume it's easier to remove the lower arms and anti roll bar if you remove the subframe?

Reason I ask is because I've just bough new bottom arms and all new inner and outer ARB bushes and need to fit them.

Yer, really don’t try the inner ARB bushes with the subframe on the car

 

[Jekyll]

I take it you speak from experience! Haha.

No worries, thanks for the heads up.

 

[rsdan]

Yer, really don’t try the inner ARB bushes with the subframe on the car

Yeah I’d think it’s definitely a lot easier with the hole lot off the Car :up:

 

[David Stuart]

Excellent stuff. I'm doing exactly the same work just now can belt clutch big oil leak. Glad I'm not the only one that looks at all that work and thinks ENGINE OUT![emoji23]


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[rsdan]

Excellent stuff. I'm doing exactly the same work just now can belt clutch big oil leak. Glad I'm not the only one that looks at all that work and thinks ENGINE OUT![emoji23]


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Yeah mate definitely a lot easier to take it out when you’ve got a lot of little jobs you want to do. It’s also a nice feeling when it all goes back together to know its been done properly :up:

 

[David Stuart]

Did you have much bother with power steering pipes. That and the gear linkage are the only things left to undo now. Going to be a track toy so doesn't need to go back with everything that it started with.


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[rsdan]

Did you have much bother with power steering pipes. That and the gear linkage are the only things left to undo now. Going to be a track toy so doesn't need to go back with everything that it started with.


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No mate none atall just be prepared for a bit of a mess where it drains back out the pump, gear linkage is easy as it gets mate can’t go wrong :up:

 

[R29TJR]

Yer, really don’t try the inner ARB bushes with the subframe on the car

Made me LOL!

 

[Coops Mk1]

good work, crying out for spacers now though imo!

 

[rsdan]

good work, crying out for spacers now though imo!

Cheers mate , there definitely high on my list :up:

 

[rsdan]

Not up dated this for a while now forgot I’d even started it to be honest. Not much has changed on the car really just been racking up some miles and keeping it maintained. At the start of the year me and a mate had a trip up to Scotland and done the 500 we covered around 2000miles over the week in total with no faults. This was an awesome week in the Clios and would definitely recommend it to anyone else on here thinking about doing it, just a few pictures from the week added below

 

[rsdan]

few months back managed to pick up a pair of recaros for it , there not mint by any means but still look good in the car in my opinion

Done a few other little bits to the car as well like a pollybushed engine mount, decat and 3/4 plate . As I say though mainly just been enjoy the car getting to some local meets etc

 

[Stefan.]

Car looks ace @Ash J

 

[cb10]

Looking great bud.