r26 progress thread.

[Nick_P]

I like it, its a nice compromise between good (black) and gash (lairy colours). To give you, good gash?!

 

[lbrench]

thanks or the positive comments I was expecting alot of hate tbh lol and I'm gona do mirror caps next just need to get down to the scrap yard for some spare mirror caps lol oh and the small diamond on the wheels

 

[nevillemaycry3]

Wasn't sure initially, but on the car looks good!

 

[lbrench]

in the next 3 months i will be purchasing some of these

and then slam it for shows on a set of these

will sit something like this
maybe lower

and i will run the r26 wheels for everyday use and track and wont have it decked everyday just for shows.

lynden

 

[Ash87]

look forward to seeing it on the BBS

 

[liquid_force]

love the engine cover im doing the same on my laguna coupe just dont know which way do do it black white slpashes or white blanck splashes

 

[Gareth]

not a fan tbh, each to their own.

 

[Kris86]

Your mental you mate lol. Any jobs goin at your place they obveously pay you faaaaar too much hah

But its different, i like. Far too many people on forums seem to just follow eachother like sheep. Nice to see someone do something different..be keeping an eye on this one and may pinch a few ideas hah

 

[JD]

Looks very different that Lynden, but I like it!

I don't like the wheels, but the V3s seem to being doing wonders for Naith, so that's a good plan!

 

[lbrench]

im not 100% certain on the BBS splits, depends how much i can get them for but if not BBS it will definatly have extreme dish

 

[Gally]

Sorry your putting what on where now?

:slap:

 

[lbrench]

changed my mind, gona put these on instead because i can use these daily because they are strong and light

 

[Cunney]

Not a fan myself mate, looked boring with the all black and now just looks like a kids toy with the paint effect (nice idea but it's been done before).

I'd stay with that colour idea but smarten it up a bit and def don't get those alloys! Only ever look right on a rusting 20 year old golf

 

[jamie rigby]

Really like the covers lynden!

 

[DB.]

As said before, looks ace!

Liking the suspension upgrade.

Could you get someone to photoshop those alloys on to make sure they suit? Awesome alloys, hope they look good on the Meg!

 

[Will.]

Liking the engine cover. I remember when Ph-reebone did it....but his was a mistake he tried to claim as being on purpose

 

[lbrench]

lol i havent seen that i will have a look later on and ive been sat in a garage waiting room today whilst my backbox was removed, sounds awesome, pops and bangs all the time.

 

[ForceIndia]

KW's? Good to see you're being original and not building a near identical version of another black meg.










Oh.

 

[lbrench]

KW's? Good to see you're being original and not building a near identical version of another black meg.










Oh.

makes me laugh this, so any black meg on v3s will be a copy of naiths.......right.

and identical? i have a full interior, mine is a r26 not a 225 i have differnt seats, differnt wheels, differnt exhaust. i dont have green badges, i dont have a roll cage.

how is it identical? please explain?

would go for h&r but v3s are better.

 

[DB.]

KW's? Good to see you're being original and not building a near identical version of another black meg.

Oh.

Two Renault Megane 225s with the same decent suspension set up!

And they both do track days!

 

[lbrench]

oh my god 2 meganes that are black that both like to have good suspension and both like to go round a track, must be copying him.

 

[lbrench]

Two Renault Megane 225s with the same decent suspension set up!

And they both do track days!

oh and mines an r26. its in the title

 

[DB.]

oh and mines an r26. its in the title

ORLY?

Lol. Still a Meg 225. Just a fancier one

 

[lbrench]

lol much nicer looking imo

exhaust vids in the next 5 mins

 

[lbrench]

and i wanted LY but couldnt afford the colour tax that comes with them tbh

 

[DB.]

and i wanted LY but couldnt afford the colour tax that comes with them tbh

Same with my 182! It was either 1 previous owner and £500 cheaper, or 5 previous owners, not full service history and the £500 colour tax with a naff exhaust system! Glad i went for the RB now though!

 

[lbrench]

stupid builders in the background and just for the lukz



videos of it under load soon when its stops raining.

lynden

 

[Munson]

Bullets and diamond look awesome :approve:

 

[Christopher]

That sounds terrible! :S

Is it the video?!

 

[Nick172Cup]

Sounds pretty stupid tbh with you.

 

[lbrench]

video makes it sound tinny, its really belowy and rumbly, under load it sounds mint aswell

 

[ForceIndia]

oh my god 2 meganes that are black that both like to have good suspension and both like to go round a track, must be copying him.

In all honesty, jokes and wind ups aside, have you ever done a track day?

 

[Nick172Cup]

He did a track session at FCS if I call correctly in the 200, mobile chicane...

 

[lbrench]

no i had a dabble at FCS but tbh just havent had the money to book on one. its hard affording 150-200+ quid for one day when im currently working part time. gona have an hour or 2 at trax and save some money over winter for the renault sport ones next year.

 

[lbrench]

He did a track session at FCS if I call correctly in the 200, mobile chicane...

did an hour all together, was really really good actually

 

[ForceIndia]

would go for h&r but v3s are better.

But are they? It really depends on the usage imo. From memory when Naith's were being fitted, the damping isn't easy to adjust once they are on. Now if you're like Naith, plenty of track work etc you probably know what you want from them and can get them setup accordingly. But there are potentially hundreds of combo's with the 2 adjustments, so you could potentially be dicking around with them for ages.

If you have less experience, a fixed damping setup that just 'works' is better imo.

From an outside perspective you seem to be spending a lot on various bits with an eye on track work, without getting on track.

I'd rather get it on track (if that's genuinely the long term goal) and figure out what you're no happy with!

 

[Naith]

spoke my piece on megsport so i'll just keep it brief fella, in the vid the zorsts aren't level, its an easy if not fiddly fix, now just looks like a hanger has snapped now unfortunately.

 

[lbrench]

Yeh they are being sorted tomoro, the left hangs lower because there is no backbox and the hanger sits on the backbox where as yours and other meganes have backboxes to have a hanger on. Will be sorting tomoro

 

[Naith]

the left hangs lower because there is no backbox and the hanger sits on the backbox where as yours and other meganes have backboxes to have a hanger on. Will be sorting tomoro

as ALWAYS when you tell me what i know, i know... lol

mattys was fine when he had boxes taken off at danmar..

 

[Brett]

Hmm, i'm not sure about the removal of the back box. I don't mean to critisie, maybe its the video but around 30 seconds into the video when its idling it really sounds like a diesel.