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cool thanks for that mate, eventually when the dash comes out i wanna get the interior sprayed too
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Ph1 road going track car - on a budget!
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cool thanks for that mate, eventually when the dash comes out i wanna get the interior sprayed too
Stagecoach Ticket
cage needs go black appart from tht its a very nice car
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was thinking of doing some parts in blue to match lol
Nimbus 197, Ph1 172
All looks good. How much were the top mounts?
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think they are around £40-£50 normally, i work for renault so get a decent discount
Nimbus 197, Ph1 172
Per side?
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yea
Nimbus 197, Ph1 172
Cheers, thanks mate. My o/s may possibly be creaking. Good work on the car.
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UPDATE:
More strippage this weekend - its a mess at the moment but will be tidied up very soon
Extended B pillar legs on cage and bolted in
Took a couple more pics too.
More strippage this weekend - its a mess at the moment but will be tidied up very soon
Extended B pillar legs on cage and bolted in
Took a couple more pics too.
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its an omp 6 point cage, but the B pillar legs come up way to short so I had some competition cage sleeved into the omp cage with a new foot on the bottom
david hodson
ClioSport Club Member
How close is the cage too the steering wheel must be the photos but it looks close?
i love the cage colour
i love the cage colour
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How close is the cage too the steering wheel must be the photos but it looks close?
i love the cage colour
Lol it does look close in that pic dont it! There's loads of room between the 2 and will be even more when the smaller steering wheel goes on
david hodson
ClioSport Club Member
cool
are u keeping ur cage that colour looks ace against the silver
are u keeping ur cage that colour looks ace against the silver
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cool
are u keeping ur cage that colour looks ace against the silver
not sure yet, gotta get the extention sprayed so may go for a different colour, as soon as i've tidied the wiring i'm getting the interior sprayed in a dark grey, so i'll decide what colour to do the cage then!
Good to meet you over the weekend and have a few good drives out on track, even if it was a bit slippery...
...and 4m40 onwards in this one...
Alex got quite a number of pics of your car on track too I think, ive got some of them here - will have a look through later and post them up
...and 4m40 onwards in this one...
Alex got quite a number of pics of your car on track too I think, ive got some of them here - will have a look through later and post them up
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thanks for that jord!
so as you can probably guess i've done my first track day in the 172 (mallory park for the RTOC national day), thoroughly enjoyed myself and now glad i started this project!! Can't wait for oulton park in september now.
Here's a few more pics that i've pinched off various people (had a couple of spins out-braking myself into the cooper esses!!)
so as you can probably guess i've done my first track day in the 172 (mallory park for the RTOC national day), thoroughly enjoyed myself and now glad i started this project!! Can't wait for oulton park in september now.
Here's a few more pics that i've pinched off various people (had a couple of spins out-braking myself into the cooper esses!!)
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Also starting on tidying up the interior. didn't get much done as the wiper arms were seized on, but eventually got them off. Removed the alarm and wiring, also removed the rear washer piping.
More to follow.......
More to follow.......
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did put it up for sale a couple of months ago, but circumstances have changed which mean I can afford to keep it as a track focussed car
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
Cage looks amazing that colour!
Finally using the car as you should, congratulations.
Finally using the car as you should, congratulations.
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UPDATE:
Decided to takle the wiring mess today. This is what it looked like before!
Cut out all the old electrics i am now not using
I started the car each time i removed something to make sure everything was OK. The final thing i removed was a piece of plastic in the NS footwell that holds a block connector. However now I have a problem!! The car won't start! I also have no hazards, indicators, central locking, electric windows. To me it sounds like an electrical problem, but I have checked all the connections on the control units and everything seems fine.
Anybody got any ideas?
At least the interior looks a bit tidier now
Then got bored of trying to find the root of my problems so cracked open the tinnies!
So as above, anyone have any ideas why my car now won't start??
Cheers
Decided to takle the wiring mess today. This is what it looked like before!
Cut out all the old electrics i am now not using
I started the car each time i removed something to make sure everything was OK. The final thing i removed was a piece of plastic in the NS footwell that holds a block connector. However now I have a problem!! The car won't start! I also have no hazards, indicators, central locking, electric windows. To me it sounds like an electrical problem, but I have checked all the connections on the control units and everything seems fine.
Anybody got any ideas?
At least the interior looks a bit tidier now
Then got bored of trying to find the root of my problems so cracked open the tinnies!
So as above, anyone have any ideas why my car now won't start??
Cheers
superbenji88
ClioSport Club Member
BMW M135i
Try putting your hazzard button back in
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its in....
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can I just ask why the frick there was a van on track?
haha it was going like stink, think it had a 5 turbo lump fitted
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Yup, nice and simple in the end (which I hoped)
some of the wires I had cut had touched each other and blown 3 fuses. So replaced the fuses and now starting fine.
Noticed a small gearbox oil leak from the driveshaft seal which i'm going to replace before oulton park and also got a very slight missfire which we believe to be the HT leads so gunna have some new ones of those too
Tom
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Bit more strippage this weekend...
More sound proofing from behind the heater box and pedal assembly
Removed this to tidy the wiring but not 100% sure whether I can leave it out, anyone know for sure??
How it stands at the moment
Started taping up the wiring looms again after removing everything
More sound proofing from behind the heater box and pedal assembly
Removed this to tidy the wiring but not 100% sure whether I can leave it out, anyone know for sure??
How it stands at the moment
Started taping up the wiring looms again after removing everything
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Few pics from Oulton park as well (1st september 2010)
Some nice blistering on the rear tyres
Lost my bloody centre cap!!
Some nice blistering on the rear tyres
Lost my bloody centre cap!!
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
Get that harness back in, not only will it no doubt add some strength to the front, but it's something to wrap the wiring around and tape it up.
Oh, and get some bloody bright blue leccy tape!! Would look so much better!
Oh, and get some bloody bright blue leccy tape!! Would look so much better!
