ph1 172 cup

[leew88]

 

[leew88]

Got the dash out and the columns ready to remove

set away removing the aux set up and have had a few shite bolt related issues but progress is being made slowly

Its still got its undertray which suprised me and found the renault service sheets


tomorrow il get the rest of the aux set up out and drop the subframe

 

[leew88]

Subframe off completely now,rack and pas pipes/pump all off all thats is left is the exhaust-the bolts pissed me off so i give up for the day,drivers seat (so i can get it.to.get the column out) and the column


Looking forward to.starting the.rebuild

all in all theres alot of weight been shed here and id suspect reduced alot of mechanical drag

 

[leew88]

Really annoying me this now,daft things delaying the job all the time

i should have know it wasnt going to end well since the keys been stuck in previously before i started trying to get it out the column

 

[Ph1 Tom]

It was going well till that happened... easy fix?

 

[leew88]

Iv got the column from the cup still so if that comes out ok il have a barrel and blade

the issue im having is if i cant get that blade out i have no physical key for the doors so if the fob fails or the cars battery goes im doomed

Il see if it can be cut open some how

 

[leew88]

decided to invest in some specialist equipment for a few annoying jobs

 

[leew88]

Quick update,the epas rack is in,damn thing took ages to get the motor in its bulky,had to split int in 3 and build in situ

problem i ran into was the airvent pipe ran right under the colunmn so it had to come off,hopefully itll refit or itll be blocked off to avoid overheating the motor

next up il get a battery feed through to relocate the battery and get the epas wired in

i managed to get the key out the origonal barrel so.i wont need to break in to.my own car lol

pics to follow

 

[leew88]

182 mani now on,dci mounted to the cup subframe and the new aux set up

hopefully get the subframe up and rack/column joint tomorrow

 

[Ph1 Tom]

Good work mate

 

[leew88]

looka like il have to block the heater pipe off,the pipe needs to be right where the motor joins the column-not a huge loss but a lil irritating

awaiting some 25mm2 cable to reroute the battery into the spare wheel and the epas and cup conversion is done

Going to spray the clock insert like the ph2 and probably switch to the black backround

 

[leew88]

More specialist equipment

hopefully keep the box lubed nicely

Swapped bonnets over aliminuim now on and it looks like a car

 

[leew88]

All was going swiftly and nearly ready for test drive,fee lil bits to go on and this has stopped me dead

that was supposed to link the 182 mani straight upto the back box and its got the the end chopped off

 

[leew88]

Matched inlets upto gasket-the ph1 inlets are a pi55 poor match

changed plugs while i had the inlet off

order a ktec sports cat,fitting kit and mount so hoprfully il.have it running this weekend

 

[leew88]

Hopefuly get it fitted over the weekend

 

[leew88]

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just the dash to put in and its ready for mot

To.get the airbox on the tb i had to mod the cable bracket,relocate the expansion tank and cut off switch ontop of moving the battery and ecu but its done noq

 

[leew88]

Dash is all back in,eml and airbag/serv lights all fixed properly ready for mot and tracking on wednesday

the rear end is still all ph1 for now but plans are from.my ph2

bootlid
cup spoiler
ph2 lights
ph2 bumper for 182 style catback

 

[leew88]

 

[leew88]

give it a good wash since its nice and i had a few hours to kills

just used the pressure washer and a bit wash n wax since it was covered in fly s**t i didnt get a chance to test out my new electric car polisher-always just done it the old fashioned way so god knows how its going to turn out

i maimly bought it to tidy up the headlights-i tried a 3m kit on a spare aet from.the cup and they looked better before i started lol so i was just going to.lightly polish them hopefully remove a bit of the dirtsy stanied look

 

[leew88]

took it for a quick drive today did around 50mile and its doesnt feel anything like it did,much more precise/accurate

i much preffer its.power delivery over the ph2,it doesnt kick as hard but lower down its much more eager IMHO its probably producing slighly less bhp but for alot more of the time making it much more usable

 

[leew88]

also returned 39.5mpg which im happy with considering i didnt try to drive economical

 

[leew88]

the old catback was pap so it had to go,ktec stealth supersport

iv bought a rstuner but havnt got round to using it yet so still on the standard map

 

[Ph1 Tom]

It's come on well. Have you got an adjuster for the epas to vary the assistance?

I'd take it to DTM or RS Tuning for a remap, you'll get more out of it than the RS Tuner. It'll also give you a better idea of how it's running.

 

[Andyrg@ ClioTurbo]

Pop up see us

 

[leew88]

havnt updated this for a while

tom yeah its just a lil variable resistor, around half way is ideal for driving but on grippy surfaces parking it can be a bit stiff
the epas ecu is a bit thick aswell it has a good 5 second delay which makes parking adjustments pointless

if you turn it up full whack its like one of those 90s arcade driving games but much more dangerous lol

i did indeed pop up to clioturbo sadly i didnt return with a turbo clio but i did return with a correctly timed clio new dephaser and aux belt whuch has made noticeable improvements

its awesome andy being just up the road

 

[leew88]

Well its time again to get the sockets out,fee little niggles that need fixing over the winter

Upstream lambda
Finally fit the cup spoiler
refurb my oz f1's
New abs rings

 

[Ph1 Tom]

Did you get it mapped by Andy or not yet?

 

[leew88]

Nah it cant be mapped its been locked via the rstuner - only an rstuner can read/write to it now so il have to stick with the ron98

also means i have to go standalone when it comes to boost next year