"NEO" 172 Cup Rally project with shiny bits on!

[ScottRallye]

Hello all, been on here for a while now and with alot of views/interest on a few threads ive made I thought it would be a good idea to start up a blog to keep it all in one place..

May remember me from such threads which included my "home made intake" etc

So after that 182 the opportunity came to buy my dream car.. An Evo 5..

Hell of a car but just lacked excitement which ruined it for me

With that now sold to a bloke in Slovenia it's on to the CUP!!

She came up in the classifieds on here, arranged a viewing in bristol, agreed on a price and came home with it, straight away the smiles were back! The noise alone is worth the money!

So thats how I bought it, 28/10/13.

Plans are to build it into a single venue rally car and take part in some events next year and a few track days this year all being well.

Current spec.

Engine:

76k, 213bhp 169lb/ft torque
Ktec jenvey setup
Engine dynamics cams
Ktec decat exhaust

Rebuilt gearbox with short shift.

Wheels, Brakes and Suspension:

Genuine Renault sport Speedline 2118's
With new Toyo R888's

Standard calipers with carbone Lorraine RC6 pads and grooved discs

AST 2 coilovers
AST Top mounts
Eibach camber bolts
Whiteline arb
Powerflex bushes all round
PMS spherical bearings in the axle.


Interior:

Corbeau revenge carbon/Kevlar drivers seat
Corbeau pro series carbon/Kevlar passenger seat
Flocked dash and other trim
Sabelt Renault sport steering wheel
Sabelt harnesses *on order*
Peltor intercom *on order*
ACW polycarbonate front windows

Various msa required things such as a glass hammer, first aid kit, spill kit etc

Enough of an essay.. Some current photos.

Hope you enjoy..

Current plans are to finish fitting the radiator, plumb in the catch tank

Make an airbox so I can run longer trumpets and use a panel filter Up against the front grill.

Make an oil cooler.

Then save up for a custom cages cage

 

[Midnight]

Your metalwork is awesome. Can you still do the air filter setup?

May be one of few who think the V is in exciting though, I myself believe the VI was the most exciting car I've ever drove ( heavily modified ).

 

[George@RTR_Parts]

Love that! :approve:

 

[Matt W]

Oh that's awesome.

 

[jesus]

Shiny bits are always awesome.

 

[ScottRallye]

Your metalwork is awesome. Can you still do the air filter setup?

May be one of few who think the V is in exciting though, I myself believe the VI was the most exciting car I've ever drove ( heavily modified ).

I can indeed do the filter no problem..

Hmm I guess I'm just French hatchback mad.

Evo was too good at everything and made driving fast very easy.

 

[NorthloopCup]

Nice car and spec mate. Looking forward to your airbox as well!!

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Properly love that! Would love to own something like this one day

 

[Mini182]

Very nice.

Really like the induction kit.

 

[Pat 182]

That is superb welding on all fab'ed bits:approve:

Keep up the great work

Pat

 

[ScottRallye]

Thanks all! Got my oil sandwich plate today so will be making an oil cooler of similar excellence soon!

 

[banther]

Im going to use 20% of my daily post allowance to say - wow, love it.

 

[Keith185]

Stunning welding work Any other parts in the pipeline you'll be welding/fabricating?

 

[ScottRallye]

Many things to be made to keep you lot moist haha.
Hopefully be ready to rally by the end of this year.

 

[ScottRallye]

Made a start on the powersteering fluid pot...

 

[ScottRallye]

Had a few hours on the car this weekend..

Managed to strip alot of unwanted weight out, fitted the mudflaps, made a couple of brackets to mount the aero catches so I could get rid of the slam panel, fitted the rear tow strap, also took my angled spacers for the throttle bodies to be machined so that they fit the ktec kit.

And made up a "to do/buy" list of whats left to get it MSA logbooked.

 

[ScottRallye]

Oil cooler fittings and hose is here, oil cooler core is ordered.

 

[Andrewclio]

Looking good mate! Going to be a fair few Clio's out on the stages now we should start out own one make championship lol

 

[Capstankid]

Tidy! have you got the MSA rules just of the net or did you get a book sent out?

 

[ScottRallye]

Looking good mate! Going to be a fair few Clio's out on the stages now we should start out own one make championship lol

Cheers! Well that can only be a good thing!

 

[ScottRallye]

Tidy! have you got the MSA rules just of the net or did you get a book sent out?

I know a few rules/requirements but I just ask a bloke I know who does the rallying I want to do if I have any questions which helps

 

[ScottRallye]

Had my jenvey spacers back from being machined to suit ktec bodies which I decided was the best way to fit them.

So once marked up I can weld the new flanges on and fit them.. Along with making the airbox then. Hopefully get the airbox and cage in for French car show in 8 weeks.

 

[ScottRallye]

Fitted

Radiator fitting this weekend hopefully, and have a look at the oil cooler too.

 

[Keith185]

Great work mate, been looking into curved trumpets/runners myself.

 

[shiftspark]

Good work on the trumpets, are you planning to run with the slam panel or a big filter sprintcup

 

[ScottRallye]

Cheers both I will be running without the slam panel, and making a 306 maxi esque airbox with my custom ITG panel filter uo against the front grill

 

[shiftspark]

Very good work there, look forward to the results!

 

[GrzesiekK.]

Hi, nice work. How long where runners before you add spacers?

 

[ScottRallye]

The length was 225mm from the head and is now 270mm so a fair difference..

Bit of a running update as we speak the radiator fitting/plumbing is happening, looking pretty swish!

 

[MarkX]

Epic fabrication!

 

[ScottRallye]

Fabricator said cheers... Haha I'm only the petty welder

 

[Mr R.]

Fitted

Radiator fitting this weekend hopefully, and have a look at the oil cooler too.

Epic work mate.
Ph1 Tom

 

[Ph1 Tom]

Good to see you've got them done. I got good results with mine so you should too

 

[ScottRallye]

Fingers crossed! Currently 213bhp 169torque so I just want to crack 170torque. Haha

 

[Ph1 Tom]

Should do, mine is doing 166 on milder cams.

 

[ScottRallye]

Few more photos of tonight's work.. More to come tommorow..

Half of the pipes are made, and then made up a relocation plate for the coilpack.

Really very pleased with how it's turning out.

 

[ScottRallye]

Pretty eventful day today, not without a couple of hiccups!

Made all the pipes for the radiator, just need a few 90 degree rubber hoses to get that all done.
Made a coil pack relocation plate which has given me a bit more room and looks awesome I think.
Also had the pig of a job taking the sump off to weld in a boss to fit my oil temperature sensor in rather than go the sump plug sensor route which is asking for trouble.

Needed a 1/4 drive E8 socket for the sump bolts.. Typically only had a 3/8 drive one so got it spun down on the lathe so it fitted into the recessed holes on a few bolts... Then found a 1/4 drive one -_-

Fitting the sump back on and managed to drop one of the bolts into the bellhousing! Ballache!

Thank god for telescopic magnets!

Left it like this for tonight.

Need to get a couple of 100degree bends for the top radiator hose to make that nice.

Oil cooler is next, then airbox which
will be interesting to make! Haha

Hopefully all done before French car show aswell as ordering the cage from custom cages.

 

[ScottRallye]

Bit of an update, had the car back on the rollers with the new intake length and seen a decent gain of 1bhp and 5 ft/lb of torque so the work wasn't a waste of time. Hopefully more updates this weekend.

 

[Iain C]

Awseome work sir. It's 187 good with itbs?

 

[ScottRallye]

187 at the wheels and 214 at the fly, very good gains over standard yes, 47bhp and about 27lb/ft of torque.