Pearl Black 172 PH1

[Filipe Dias]

Time another update

The battery in my Clio was not in the best condition, if i left the car stopped for two weeks or so without being connected to the trickle charger it would go flat. So, using man maths i decided to buy a proper lightweight battery with a cut off switch.

Weight? 2.0 KG in my scales

 

[Filipe Dias]

So, time to remove the stock battery. Let´s weight it.

12.4 Kg. So the new battery saves 10.4 kg straight away!

 

[Filipe Dias]

Stock battery and air box removed.

Brackets removed

Stock battery tray

So after thinking about it, i decided to fabricate a tray using existing holes. My goal was not to make any single hole on the car and left everything to be 100% reversible.

Started making a cardboard template

Then on stainless

First test fit

 

[Filipe Dias]

Some trimming

Installed some rive nuts and fabricated some spacers to keep the battery tray leveled on the pre-existing holes. One spacer has 22mm and the other 20mm.

After a coat of high temperature paint and another test fit

Getting there

And with the final 2 vertical holders

Weighting kg, and with these fixations i can assure the battery won´t move.

 

[Filipe Dias]

Since one of my grounds was connected to some brackets, i had to use another hole. Fortunately Renault leaves a lot of holes in the engine bay

And almost finished

And job finished, this is how it looks.

Very happy with the result. The battery has an amazing cranking power and starts straight away.

Total weight saving? 10.1 Kg. My new brackets and cut off switch are sightly heavier than the stock set up

Thanks for reading

 

[Coops Mk1]

Great work and much more professional than my bodged up bracket

 

[Filipe Dias]

Great work and much more professional than my bodged up bracket

Thank you

I forgot to mention, a couple of weeks i put the car on a scale to have a rough baseline on the weight of the car.

1060Kg with 1/4 fuel on it. Aluminium bonnet.

Now with the battery should be about 1050

 

[avstar1]

You still got the spare wheel in the boot?

 

[Filipe Dias]

You still got the spare wheel in the boot?

Yes i do Soon will be gone

 

[Filipe Dias]

So, decided to remove the dead weight sitting at the engine mount passenger side

The b*****d sitting there hidden

And out

How much weight?

1.8 Kg

Also removed the engine cover , another 0.8 kg .

So at this point, with the battery and the items above I have lost 12.7 kg after the suspension towers. I would like to say it does not many any difference, but i am sure it makes.

 

[Filipe Dias]

And the last ride of the year after a good wash/cutting/buffing/wax.

It looks amazing for 160 000 km.

 

[Filipe Dias]

That´s all for now Merry christmas to all of you.

 

[Brigsy]

Looks great

 

[YorkshireKyle]

Added weight with the polish

 

[Filipe Dias]

So, let´s do a update on this.

Over the end of the year i bought this :

Some ATS DTC 15x7, i was looking for one of these wheels for ages, even for my previous mx-5, finally found a set and went to grab the wheels. No price discussion, nothing, i just wanted them.

Sent them to be refurbished

How much do they weight?

6.8 kg

 

[Filipe Dias]

Tyres, decided to install some Nankang NS-2R on them.

How much some 195-50-15 weight?

9.1kg!

Ready to be installed.

Since i didn´t have any center caps, and hate the original ones, ordered some to be made.

 

[Filipe Dias]

And test fit

Hope that in the weekend get the time to take some good pictures of them

 

[Filipe Dias]

Good pictures not really But at least you can see it with proper light.

The center caps tend to come off on the rear wheels. Noticed that the clips that hold it on the wheel touch the hub nut cap. Need to trim down the center caps slighty.

And yes, needs some lowering. But still on the fence between Bilstein / Cup shocks with springs.

 

[Optimista]

Go with the B14's they are good for daily use i would say

 

[Filipe Dias]

Small update.

Bought a skoda fabia vrs front lip, and decided do install it.

Thanks for reading.

 

[Filipe Dias]

Time for a update, and can assure you that things will get interesting


Last week went for a blast with a friend that has a mint 182.

Great fun and the Clio with the small mods (182 Manifold & Cat , Ported Inlet & panel filter) is a good match for grunt with the 182, even with the stock long gearbox.

And now to to show you something that arrived from France

New, old stock. I had to give them a quick silver coat because the original finish was a little bit deteriorated.

Now i need to buy some springs from MarkFish . Anyone has a set laying around by any chance ?

 

[k_Leo]

That's a dream! Please give some feedback on how they are!

 

[Optimista]

Damn!!! What an catch!

Please if you can compare it how does it handle compared to b14, if you've driven any clio fitted with b14

Also, like the direction where you are going with this nugget

 

[Filipe Dias]

Annnnd more parts

JC5 053

That means, shorter diff ratio (Same as 172 PH2 and 182) , but shorter 5th gear . It was not easy to find a good one.

And will also be installing this

More updates soon

 

[k_Leo]

Is that the retaining clip reinforce for the driveshaft ?

 

[Filipe Dias]

Is that the retaining clip reinforce for the driveshaft ?

Yes it is for the diff circlip !

 

[Filipe Dias]

Another update

Since the gearbox parts for the JC5 are becoming harder and harder to come by, i decided to refurbish my JC5 053 to make it as new as I can. Glad i made that decision, despite the synchros being in good condition, the bearings had a lot of wear/play and a lot of swarf along the gearbox and the oil was milky. Not ideal.

Some pictures of all the work.

 

[Touring_Rob]

Looks like water in the oil!

 

[Mr Underhill]

Looks like water in the oil!

From a lad I know who’d just had his gearbox rebuilt by a ‘reputable’ Renault Sport ‘specialist’.

 

[Filipe Dias]

And after disassembly and ultrassonic cleaning everything.

 

[Filipe Dias]

And the assembly

Sorry for the pictures not being in the correct order
Now it´s all done, just need to decide wich oil tu use. On my 089 i use the Renault ELF Gearbox Oil. On this im tempted to use Redline.

What´s your opinion?

 

[Mr Underhill]

And the assembly

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Sorry for the pictures not being in the correct order
Now it´s all done, just need to decide wich oil tu use. On my 089 i use the Renault ELF Gearbox Oil. On this im tempted to use Redline.

What´s your opinion?

Lovely job

I used Redline on mine when it had a Quaife put it in, otherwise I’d just use what Renault recommended.

 

[Touring_Rob]

And the assembly

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Sorry for the pictures not being in the correct order
Now it´s all done, just need to decide wich oil tu use. On my 089 i use the Renault ELF Gearbox Oil. On this im tempted to use Redline.

What´s your opinion?

Fillipe, where did you get the bearing kit from?

 

[Filipe Dias]

Fillipe, where did you get the bearing kit from?

Hello Have to ask my Mechanic. But i have certain that they were bought over here in Portugal . Will let you know.

 

[Touring_Rob]

Hello Have to ask my Mechanic. But i have certain that they were bought over here in Portugal . Will let you know.

Thank you

 

[Optimista]

love the progress

 

[Filipe Dias]

Thank you

Hello Touring_Rob Talked to my Mechanic, he told it was new old stock that he had in stock! He told me that right now it´s on back order?

 

[Filipe Dias]

And time for a big update.

Over the last months i have been collecting everything for the timing belt service, and another parts to change at the same time. So next week the car will go to my mechanic to have everything installed. Since we all love pictures, let´s go.

Pure Motorsport cambelt cover (Hope it´s for the MK2, since that on the box does not mention if it is for the MK2 or MK3)

Magnekor KV85 lead

Oem Water pump

Oem Dephaser

Oem timing belt kit

 

[Filipe Dias]

Lemforder gearbox mount

Febi cambelt side engine mount

Powerflex insert

Oem Oil Filter

Oem thermostat

 

[Filipe Dias]

Lower engine mount (The one that sits on the subframe)

Cam seals, crank seals, and bolt kit for the dephaser and cam pulleys

Gt Performance coolant house kit