Started on my 172 CUP

[Prestigechris]

Recently joined the forum and after getting married I haven't had chance to do much apart from new wheels and tyres and wrap the door rubbing strips in carbon.

Also looking at getting these graphics for the side.

I have my own plotter and vinyl just struggling to find the actual file. Anybody got any links to it? Happy to pay

 

[Prestigechris]

Update on this.

Ive currently been gathering parts to start on the car.

Currently have :

New rear discs and pads (G172) :approve:
original cup turinis (will be re furbed by Russ at midlands car care shortly)
vmaxx coilovers
front and rear strut braces
new engine cover
new filters and oil
new leads
new coil pack


ive also bought myself a powder coating set up and new compressor and shot blast cabinet for When I start stripping the car down.

Ill get get some pics of my workshop and what the car looks like at the minute.

 

[Prestigechris]

Got some more pics and some more updates.

This is the car when I first went to see it. Looking a bit sorry for itself

So as soon as I got it home it was washing time to see what was underneath the grime and dust

Not to bad overall. Some bad scratches and a few dents but came up pretty well

Had to do something about the steelies. So I got on eBay and found a set of 172 sport wheels for the time being. They were clean but I wasn't happy with the finish so I had them fully stripped dipped and powder coated. Fitted them and made the car look smarter.

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I also wrapped the side mouldings to see what I thought. Still not sure on these.
Think I might get them re sprayed the original blue.

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This is where the cup is currently hibernating over the winter

 

[Prestigechris]

I'll update this as I go on. My photobucket is playing up so I can't get on it properly.

 

[Bobbybatch]

Looks good mate! She has come up nice!

 

[Prestigechris]

Got one side of the car fitted with the turinis yesterday to see if I wanted spacers or not.

Anyone got got any pics of a cup running spacers and turinis?

 

[Prestigechris]

Update.


Got my turinis fitted on the car.

As you can see they need quite a bit of work! Also they are fitted with a worrying budget brand tyre. I certainly wouldn't drive it with them on.


195 45 16 recommendations are welcome by the way.




This is what the carbon wrapped trim looks like for now. I'm not sure whether to keep it like this or get them resprayed the original colour.

This is where the car is currently sat for the bad weather.

 

[George@RTR_Parts]

Cleaned up nice mate

I'd personally colour code the side strips and get the turinis done in the brightest silver they have

Tyres wise the contisports contact they come with are decent and the Michelin pilot exaltos 2 are very good tyres ime.
There's a tyre thread stickied at the top of tyres, brakes section. Get a coffee and have a read through , plenty of options and feedback in there

 

[Prestigechris]

Cleaned up nice mate

I'd personally colour code the side strips and get the turinis done in the brightest silver they have

Tyres wise the contisports contact they come with are decent and the Michelin pilot exaltos 2 are very good tyres ime.
There's a tyre thread stickied at the top of tyres, brakes section. Get a coffee and have a read through , plenty of options and feedback in there

ill have a look mate thanks. I'll be looking for front brakes next year as well! Know anyone good? Lol

im getting the wheels bright silver.

 

[scotty86d]

I have Yokohama S drive because they are cheap. In the wet they do a job - you should drive to the conditions anyway and in the dry they are quite good. Don't make too much noise but after a trackday and 400 miles they are a bit fecked..

For £50 quid a corner I can't see you getting much better value. I'd rather screw them then PS3's or Contis. Something a bit more grippy for track next though

 

[George@RTR_Parts]

ill have a look mate thanks. I'll be looking for front brakes next year as well! Know anyone good? Lol

im getting the wheels bright silver.

No worries.

Ha I might mate :rasp:

Good choice on the silver

 

[Canary172]

ill have a look mate thanks. I'll be looking for front brakes next year as well! Know anyone good? Lol

im getting the wheels bright silver.

I got my Turinis refurbed recently, and the guy who quoted me said that the colour was called 'glitter silver'. I'm not sure whether that's the OEM name for paint or not, but it perfectly matches the original colour on the centre caps

 

[Prestigechris]

I got my Turinis refurbed recently, and the guy who quoted me said that the colour was called 'glitter silver'. I'm not sure whether that's the OEM name for paint or not, but it perfectly matches the original colour on the centre caps

Do you have an up close pic of them mate?

 

[chepch]

Always good to see one saved!

 

[Canary172]

Do you have an up close pic of them mate?

I'll get some pictures tomorrow

 

[Prestigechris]

Update 7/1/14


Had a couple of days off and had chance to get a bit more done in the garage and start some bits on the car.


Also treated myself to 2 new jacks. Got them for a bargain price of £48 each!


They are 3t lift and a sturdy piece compared to your halfords type.


Lift stupidly high as well

 

[Prestigechris]

7/1/14


I'm starting by stripping the arches and running gear as I want to clean everything up and paint what I can and powdercoat the rest.

As you can see it's needing a good clean and paint.


Calipers will be getting stripped blasted and powder coated then rebuilt with new seals etc as the rears are sticking slightly.




Stripped the inner arch lining so I can get inside the full arch to paint.


Couldn't believe how much crap was behind it!

After I'd taken the crap out I noticed this

Had no idea what it was but now know it's a carbon canister purge valve. Catches fuel vapours


Unfortunately it's cracked and damaged though so a new one will be needed:wall:




Looks like I've got an oil leak somewhere as well.

Luckily it's booked in for cam belt, aux belt, tensioner and water pump in March so should be able to diagnose this at the same time.


The rears are in pretty much the same condition and will need the same treatment

We have booked a holiday so will be just doing jobs on the car that don't involve much cost. More just labour and stripping parts :thumb:


Any suggestions feel free

 

[Prestigechris]

Update 9/1/14


Was at my friends workshop yesterday and stripped my coilovers.


The night before I soaked them both in penetrant/ release agent


As you can see they are fairly rough in the threads

Got them stripped fairly easily due to the fluid doing its job

I used a drill and a wire wheel to clean up the threads and it worked a treat to get the corrosion out the threads

For the bottom of the unit I will be taping up the seals and then putting them in the shot blast cabinet to clean up before I paint them.


I also took some pictures of what the guys in the workshop are working on because I thought you all might like it b:thumb:

It's the owners M3 that is undergoing a full underbody rebuild and restore


New suspension, bushes, re painted etc. looks amazing so far.

I also picked up a mini DA to do my headlights and some deep scratches on some of the car

That's it for now :wave:

 

[Iain C]

Looking much better. Looks like this will be a goodun when its done.

 

[Prestigechris]

Looking much better. Looks like this will be a goodun when its done.

Thank you mate. There is plenty to do!

 

[Daz.]

Saw this on detailing world!

They're not the genuine Renault Turinis just to let you know, they're aftermarket ones - no big deal unless you want to fit Renault caps.

 

[Prestigechris]

Saw this on detailing world!

They're not the genuine Renault Turinis just to let you know, they're aftermarket ones - no big deal unless you want to fit Renault caps.

Didnt nr realise there was a difference? Are they the same fitment though? Offset etc

 

[Prestigechris]

Update 11/1/14


Went to my local halfords and Lidl today to get some more bits to carry on with the car


Socket set was a bargain at £8 and the drill was £14.99


Also picked up an impact driver because there was no way the brake disc retaining screws we're coming out without it :doublesho

Drill works a treat with the wire wheels on to get rid of the surface rust

I had a quick go on this part of the arch and seems to work well

The hubs are fairly rough, will need to strip these and get them professionally shot blasted as they are a bit far gone for mine.

I've started blasting the caliper carriers
Will need another attempt but they are coming on nicely

I've washed the arches out as well before I attempt any paintwork on them

Question I need opinions on is what colour do I do the arches? Do I stick with the blue or go for a hammer it's black then stonechip over it? Can't decide!

 

[caymanr26]

Fair play mate will be a minter when you've done all you plan - should look good once you get the wheels redone

 

[Prestigechris]

Update 12/1/14


Decided to clean and paint the coilovers, taped them and managed to fit them in my cabinet. Made a big difference to the finish after shot blasting them.

Left is unblasted and right blasted


Once I'd done both I did two coats of white primer and heated them to dry

Debated what colour to do them but decided on a wheel silver so they look original.

Two coats of silver followed by three coats of lacquer and I'm pleased with the finish. :thumb:

 

[Prestigechris]

Update 12/1/14


After doing the shockers I carried on stripping the NSF


Got the wing off after taking the headlight out and one side of the bumper off oh and the bloody side skirt! The skirts do need painting though so would have come off anyway.

After taking the wing and skirt off I found some more rust and also a damaged sill

Got the hub and driveshaft out as well. No idea how to get the 30 mm nut off the end without the shaft turning?

A closer look shows that the shaft has had a boot off a while and the grease is massively contaminated. X2 new ones of these as well!

One plus point is that someone has power flexed the anti roll bar

 

[Richyy182]

Loving this

 

[Prestigechris]

Update 20/1/14


Been to local bodyshop place today and got some paint to do the arches

Got a can of stonechip to give it all some good protection then some gloss black to cover it all.


Also got front shocker and bottom arm off.

Top mounts are still ok so can re use these.

I rebuilt the suspension unit to trial fit and make sure it's right.

 

[Prestigechris]

Update 23/1/14


Finally got some paint on the car yesterday. Was chucking it down so seemed an ideal day to do it.


This was before I did the wire wheeling on the last parts of rust

Car is covered to stop as much overspray as I can

This is after 1st coat of zinc primer

Then 2 good coats of stone chip to minimise impact damage

Then 2 coats of gloss black to seal the stone chip

Looks a lot fresher and will hopefully stop any rust developing in the future.


Going to Newark on Saturday to get all the bits I need from the car that's being broken


Managed to get a lot of the items I need which are in better condition than what's on the car currently.


Rear bumper
Front fog lights and surrounds
Driveshafts
Mirror covers
And a lot more, will update within pics.

 

[mrmel]

Fantastic work mate,great to see a cup getting the love it deserves. Admire people like yourself transforming a run down car into an eventual show and shine candidate. looks like your into your cup as much as I am into mine, must admit I do find myself detailing the car as much as anything else haha

 

[guysy]

I like the approach taken with this project, will be following closely!

 

[Chi]

Brilliant work subscribed

 

[Prestigechris]

Update 25/1/14


Went to collect the parts from the clio cup at Newark today.


Got some great bits!


Haven't got pics of everything as some are still in the van.


Rear bumper is in good condition (no cut out for exhaust) :thumb:

I'll get pics of the other parts.


I've also stripped the inlet manifold, ht leads and coil pack off.

After taking the coil pack off I noticed its split in two places and looks like rust which can only mean it's had water in it!! This might explain why it was running like crap! :wall:

I'm pleased I got the coil pack and leads from the car in Newark. :thumb:


I'm going to paint the inlet manifold as well so I tried the wire wheel on it.

Should leave a better finish for painting.


Not sure colour wise what to do it?


Either black or the similar wheel silver I did the coilovers?

 

[Prestigechris]

Update 30/1/14




I've ordered my bottom arm powerflex bushes and not far off being ready to put everything back together.


Shot blasted the bare arm ready to paint and put the bushes in

As you can see these we're fairly bad, heavy rust and old paint on them.

This was after a trail to see what my cabinet would take off

Then this was after doing the full arm.


All cleaned and then primer applied

Then finished in gloss black, looks a hell of a lot better.


Finished wire wheeling the inlet manifold as well so thought I'd paint it at the same time.

Finished it with the wheel silver to freshen it up.


Got a good condition engine cover as mine was missing. Needs a clean but will look good over the painted manifold.

 

[matzki]

Looking well mate! Keep up the good work . Picking my next 182 up on Saturday!

 

[MarkCup]

Your engine cover was not missing. It shouldn't be there. The pursuit of lightness meant genuine 172 Cups were devoid of this pointless trinket.

Great work though!

 

[Dan...]

This will be mint by the time you've finished!

 

[Prestigechris]

Your engine cover was not missing. It shouldn't be there. The pursuit of lightness meant genuine 172 Cups were devoid of this pointless trinket.

Great work though!

Didnt know that mate. Thanks for that

 

[Prestigechris]

Update 30/1/14


Well today was new parts day, much more fun than stripping down :lol:


Track rod end, the actual rod itself because it's so badly corroded, powerflex bushes, new brake line and the newer driveshaft.

First thing was to remove the steering rod so pulled the rubber boot off

Not sure how free the little ball joint should be on the shaft but it was slack as hell!


Nice surprise though is the steering rack bushes have already been done with the powerflex ones.

I needed the original boot from the shaft to put on my new shaft but as you can see the threads are massively corroded!

There wasn't a chance these we're coming off so out came the hacksaw!

Meaning I could slide the boot off.

Put onto the new shaft to re fit to the rack, can't fit it yet as will need a new nut to hold the track rod end.

I did manage to get the new ball joint fitted and tight ready to back on :thumb:

 

[Cupman29]

Good work mate, enjoyed reading that.

Should be mint when done.