Nemesis FF 182

[Nemesis-182]

I bought this car back in October 2024 with the intention of turning it into a weekend toy / road legal track car... It was in a pretty sorry state when I picked it up with a huge list of requirements but I have wanted an inferno orange 182 since I was about 15 years old so I made the purchase. It is fairly low mileage with 84k on the clock.

Here is the day I bought it and got it back home and in the garage where it has remained since apart from getting it out for fixes / modifications.

Now for the list of things it needed doing and list of modifications before I finally get it on track.

Basic service (DONE)
Gearbox oil service
Full cambelt/aux belt/waterpump/dephaser service
Headlight refurbish (DONE)
Full exterior detail and ceramic coat
Full alignment
Fit engine undertray (DONE)
Fix 3rd brake light that wasn't working (DONE)
Replace numberplate light (DONE)
Have stock calipers rebuilt and painted
Brake fluid flush

Stud nut conversion (DONE)
Coilovers (DONE)
PMS shifter (DONE)
Strip rear interior (DONE)
Half cage (DONE)
Bucket seats (DONE)
6 point harnesses (DONE)
Racing steering wheel (DONE)
PMS exhaust (DONE)
Fit uprated brakes
Polybush engine mount
Polybush dogbone

 

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Rear seat delete, still need to purchase the full length carpet to cover the metal work

I have since removed all the belts etc before fitting the half cage

Fitted bucket seats

 

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I had a bloody good battle with getting the stock steering wheel off. I simply couldn't get the airbag off so ended up taking my multitool to it. Yes I was careful and stood in a position of safety incase it went off!

 

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In the middle of winter I bought a set of Speedline wheels from a local clio enthusiast. Which initially were stored in the rear of the car but as of yesterday are now nicely up on the wall.

 

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About a month ago I had a lovely big box turn up from PMS after being mugged off by Ktec for 5 months waiting for their exhaust!!

Absolutely lovely bit of kit and wish I had just ordered it in the first place rather than trying to save £200! Also fitted the cage which you can spot in the last photo.

 

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Fitted a PMS shifter at the same time as fitting the exhaust, again a lovely bit of kit although I still think the design of the shifter on this car is absolutely crap! I do need to get a new gear gaiter as I chucked the original one by mistake!

 

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Final post for now... Fitted my BC racing coilovers that I got for an absolute steal!!!

After playing with the different heights I have settled with something like this

 

[Mr Underhill]

Your coilovers look a bit too low. I’d raise them to let the dampers rebound properly and absorb bumps, so you’re not bouncing around the circuit. You can also cause uneven tyre wear as the car skips across the surface. It may not look as cool, but you’ll get better grip, handling, and avoid damaging the suspension or tyres.

 

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Yeah I have just realised that photo is actually before I raised it up. This is a photo as of yesterday, raised the rears onto the highest spacer and the fronts were raised by about 30mm

 

[Nemesis-182]

Yeah I have just realised that photo is actually before I raised it up. This is a photo as of yesterday, raised the rears onto the highest spacer and the fronts were raised by about 30mm

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Another small update and what should have been significant! The brake calipers arrived back yesterday afternoon from SSL. Cracked straight on and had them all fitted inside 2 hours.

However there was an issue when I went to attach my pressure pump to do a fluid flush/bleed. Yes the cap was/is melted on! Absolutely gutted. Now going to have to try and source a new cap and then somehow get the old one off. I tried all kinds of different grips/pliers with no luck so almost definitely going to need cutting off slowly and carefully.

Nice one Renault. s**t design and a even shitter place to have the brake fluid reservoir!

 

[gez 172]

Inferno is my favourite colour on these 👌 good progress.

 

[Mr Underhill]

It’s more likely due to a chemical reaction from old brake fluid or contamination than just heat from the manifold.