Clio 172 Track(ish)
So you may have seen my intro thread : http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?522736-Oh-no!-What-have-I-done!!!!!-Greetings-from-Cardiff-South-Wales
No? Ok I'll give you the short verison!
Wanted trackday toy for some time. Didnt want to spend a lot of cash.
Looked at MX5's, 328i's as have always got on with RWD. Did research, parts expensive and can be big running costs. So start looking at fast french hatches
Anyhoo, saw a PH1 172 "Project" on ebay. Only a 35 min drive from me, so after work one rainy tuesday I dragged my mate mctaggart up to deepest Aberdare to have a butchers. A Max Power'd up 172 with no interior and two bald tyres!
Anyway, after a good inspection and haggling I bought this for the princely sum of £400
Matt black roof with no primer. Just peels off :S
Check out the dash!
Flush Tailgate - Secsy!
Interior was painted matt black with a rattle can. Broom handle in there to hold up the hatch! Plus the battery was dead.
She got dropped off at mctaggarts place (I dont have any off road parking) theres quite a collection of motors there!
My MG TF (for sale BTW :rasp
Lada Niva, which is being driven to Africa next year, mctaggarts starlet gt turbo, mctaggarts daily.. a 85bhp diesel smart car , the tango clio and poking out the side there, another Lada Niva being prepped for Africa.
Spent so far :
Clio : £400
Battery : £30
Two part worns tyres to pass the MOT: £35
The guy who we bought the tyres from tried balancing the two rear wheels but couldn't. they are more oval than round! We put them on and though the rear was running some crazy toe in camber but when we rotated the wheel, it went straight then toe out. :S
Replacement wheels needed all round then!
That week we attempted to remove that terrible effort of a dash. Easier than we thought!
It was held on by cable ties and a couple of rivets! A pair of snips and some brute force later we had some shiny aluminium sheet to play with!
All the cabling looks intact, we'd already checked the electrics all worked but this was quite a relief. Anyone got a wiring manual for a 172? I'd like to know what I can remove and whats essential.
Check out the handy work on the hole for the clocks. Cut with a swiss army knife??
Full carpet set, Free to a good home!
Next stop, my local garage for a once over!
The aim of this was to make sure the shell and suspension components were all ok. We'd given it the once over when we first went to see it, but theres nothing like checking whilst on a car lift!
And the verdict is...............
All ok! No play from the suspension, chassis and subframes are straight. One of the jacking points has been a bit mullered, but nothing a bit of dressing with a BFH wont sort. Also, the spring on the nearside front shock as a little bit of the end broken off (like half an inch) but is seated nicely so hopefully will be ok. Woooop!
Dad came over to take a look. "Ive seen worse... but they were in a salvage yard" ahh gotta love him.
Anyway, thats it for now. Going to get it MOT'd as soon as I tidy it up a little. Planning its first track outing on the 8th of August!
Shopping list:
15inch track alloys.
damper and ride height adjustable coilovers
bucket seat.
Oil and filter change.
Lets see how it goes! :clap: Thanks for looking!
No? Ok I'll give you the short verison!
Wanted trackday toy for some time. Didnt want to spend a lot of cash.
Looked at MX5's, 328i's as have always got on with RWD. Did research, parts expensive and can be big running costs. So start looking at fast french hatches
Anyhoo, saw a PH1 172 "Project" on ebay. Only a 35 min drive from me, so after work one rainy tuesday I dragged my mate mctaggart up to deepest Aberdare to have a butchers. A Max Power'd up 172 with no interior and two bald tyres!
Anyway, after a good inspection and haggling I bought this for the princely sum of £400
Matt black roof with no primer. Just peels off :S
Check out the dash!
Flush Tailgate - Secsy!
Interior was painted matt black with a rattle can. Broom handle in there to hold up the hatch! Plus the battery was dead.
She got dropped off at mctaggarts place (I dont have any off road parking) theres quite a collection of motors there!
My MG TF (for sale BTW :rasp
Lada Niva, which is being driven to Africa next year, mctaggarts starlet gt turbo, mctaggarts daily.. a 85bhp diesel smart car , the tango clio and poking out the side there, another Lada Niva being prepped for Africa. Spent so far :
Clio : £400
Battery : £30
Two part worns tyres to pass the MOT: £35
The guy who we bought the tyres from tried balancing the two rear wheels but couldn't. they are more oval than round! We put them on and though the rear was running some crazy toe in camber but when we rotated the wheel, it went straight then toe out. :S
Replacement wheels needed all round then!
That week we attempted to remove that terrible effort of a dash. Easier than we thought!
It was held on by cable ties and a couple of rivets! A pair of snips and some brute force later we had some shiny aluminium sheet to play with!
All the cabling looks intact, we'd already checked the electrics all worked but this was quite a relief. Anyone got a wiring manual for a 172? I'd like to know what I can remove and whats essential.
Check out the handy work on the hole for the clocks
. Cut with a swiss army knife?? Full carpet set, Free to a good home!
Next stop, my local garage for a once over!
The aim of this was to make sure the shell and suspension components were all ok. We'd given it the once over when we first went to see it, but theres nothing like checking whilst on a car lift!
And the verdict is...............
All ok! No play from the suspension, chassis and subframes are straight. One of the jacking points has been a bit mullered, but nothing a bit of dressing with a BFH wont sort. Also, the spring on the nearside front shock as a little bit of the end broken off (like half an inch) but is seated nicely so hopefully will be ok. Woooop!
Dad came over to take a look. "Ive seen worse... but they were in a salvage yard" ahh gotta love him.
Anyway, thats it for now. Going to get it MOT'd as soon as I tidy it up a little. Planning its first track outing on the 8th of August!
Shopping list:
15inch track alloys.
damper and ride height adjustable coilovers
bucket seat.
Oil and filter change.
Lets see how it goes! :clap: Thanks for looking!
