Nick172Cup’s Monaco Blue RenaultSport Clio 172 Progress Blog...

[Nick172Cup]

Nick172Cup’s Monaco Blue RenaultSport Clio 172 Progress Blog...​

So had this one a few months now, purchased off Budgie as he needed it sold so I decided to keep it in the Failsport family. With myself saving for a deposit for a mortgage I need to sell my fleet of other cars, for a car that had an interior cheap to maintain and run so as always the clio 172 fits the bill perfectly. Mike had the car for roughly 7 months and covered 7.5k miles in it faultlessly, 1500 miles covered going to Le Mans where it was all paint penned up and had many a good laugh in it as the pictures show...

Standard Le Mans mad Friday traditions... lol

The car was sold to me without a few parts but here’s the list of bits I did get...

OZ F1’s
Bilsteins
K-Tec Racing ‘recessed’ exhaust system with decat pipe
Goodridge Braided Brake Lines
Alcantara A-pillar trim and handbrake lever

Dodgy rear quarter repair...

So the plans for the car are really to tidy it up a little and make it look a bit more presentable, maintain it and hopefully keep it for the foreseeable! (Unless another bargain Clio comes up for sale that is!) The list is pretty big below but not very exciting, however I have most of it sat in the sat ready to be fitted etc...

Engine –
Aux Belt change with oil/filters/spark plug change.
Fit 182 cat to exhaust.
Remount exhaust with new Powerflex poly mount.Fit better condition engine mounts.
Fit new lambda sensor

Suspension –
Sell Bilsteins (already sold)
Fit standard suspension
Fit EIbach camber bolts

Brakes/Wheels and Tyres –
Fit non Renault OZ F1’s (7J ET37 ) with premium tyres.
Fit EBC Bluestuff pads
Replace brake fluid

Exterior –
Fit bullets
Fit rear bumper strip
Polish headlights

Interior –
Fit 182 seats
Steering wheel retrim
Fit boot carpet
Fit Isofix bar
Fit cruise control setup
Fit hazard switch

Fingers crossed I can get a load of work done this Thursday/Friday coming as I'm not working, and heading down to Cornwall for the weekend so would be nice to make the most of the retrofitted cruise control and comfy suspension!

Cheers
Nick

 

[Bobby.]

LOL @ lighting the wheels up at Lemans. I couldn't bring myself to doing that so far from home, I'd be scared of snapping a shaft or something and then being stuck trying to get home.

 

[nixonbradley]

Plans sounds good looking forward to seeing it all come together

 

[TimR26]

Plans look good Nick

LOL @ lighting the wheels up at Lemans. I couldn't bring myself to doing that so far from home, I'd be scared of snapping a shaft or something and then being stuck trying to get home.

That was me doing the burnout so I wasn't worried about getting home. Budgie asked me to try to break it lol

 

[Tony Hunter]

Fkn hell Nick, first time I've seen a list of actually putting things into a car, instead of removing them.

Haven't forgotten the 22nd have you.

 

[Nick172Cup]

Fkn hell Nick, first time I've seen a list of actually putting things into a car, instead of removing them.

Haven't forgotten the 22nd have you.

Indeed Tony, properly knuckling down currently to build my house deposit up, so no big mods. Even selling the Bilsteins and Roll Centre Kit!

Nope not forgotten about the 22nd, let me know what time I need to be there and the address please. I'll be at Cubs during the day putting his car back together first of all.

Nick

 

[Tony Hunter]

You'll need a suit.

 

[Nick172Cup]

Yeah, this one didn't last long. Sold. New project thread up soon with 172 Cup number 4!

 

[Cub.]

Yeah, this one didn't last long. Sold. New project thread up soon with 172 Cup number 4!

FLOL.

Repeat offender.