The £600 Cup Track Build

[LenasClio]

I've just read all 10 pages too. Brilliant commitment. Just reading about the electrics was enough to give me a headache!!

 

[Rubicon_]

Thanks for the comments!

Open pit track day booked for Saturday morning at KnockHill. I've a long list of things to do before hand and not back from work until Friday, late night ahead!

 

[cpaterson76]

Thanks for the comments!

Open pit track day booked for Saturday morning at KnockHill. I've a long list of things to do before hand and not back from work until Friday, late night ahead!

Ha ha......That's half the fun!! Same position as you and I might need clip as I cant get these bloody brakes bleed up

 

[Rubicon_]

Ha ha......That's half the fun!! Same position as you and I might need clip as I cant get these bloody brakes bleed up 😧

No luck at the garage? Your welcome to it tomorrow if needed. I read somewhere to also just take it out and slam the brakes a lot and get the air out the ABS.

 

[cpaterson76]

No luck at the garage? Your welcome to it tomorrow if needed. I read somewhere to also just take it out and slam the brakes a lot and get the air out the ABS.

Way I'm feeling ill just scrap the car they are looking at it again tomorrow, they couldn't communicate with the abs pump.... Fingers crossed they can solve it tomorrow. If all else fails, complete removal and diverter valve / cup set up!

 

[Rubicon_]

Not the best of days at knock hill due to the fog but the car ran faultlessly. After gaining a bit confidence in the wet I was impressed with the r888s!

Untitled by Arran Bell, on Flickr

 

[Chambers_RS]

Looks f**king awesome!!!

 

[Gally]

Looks f**king awesome.

 

[Paprika123]

It is f**king awesome!!

Such a good driving position too :hearteyes:

 

[Rubicon_]

Cars tucked away for a while due to purchasing my first house move in sometime before Xmas so all money will be pointing that way!

Anyone want a Clio :kissingheart:?

OJ!

 

[cpaterson76]

:monkey:I'll use it for you though no problem, no point in it sitting doing nothing :grin:

 

[MarkX]

Cars tucked away for a while due to purchasing my first house :smile: move in sometime before Xmas so all money will be pointing that way!

Anyone want a Clio :kissingheart:?

OJ!

Congratulations, life's over now!! :tongueout: Clio will great to look forward too when you've got some spare cash again :up:

 

[Rubicon_]

:monkey:I'll use it for you though no problem, no point in it sitting doing nothing :grin:

You can work your magic on the paint if you want :smile:

Congratulations, life's over now!! :tongueout: Clio will great to look forward too when you've got some spare cash again :up:

Cheers mate definitely going to have to stop the spending sprees lol. Good thing is its pretty much done just thankful I'm not having to sell it.

 

[Jekyll]

I'm missing updates on this

 

[cpaterson76]

I'm missing updates on this 😧

So is Arran, in think both of ours are away for the foreseeable future!! 🙈

 

[Mr R.]

So how much does this owe you now?

 

[Djw John]

Approximately

 

[Rubicon_]

So how much does this owe you now?

Not really added it up in a while and don't think I ever will lol. No regrets though as its been a fun project :smile:

I'm missing updates on this 😧

Same here Mark, all will start again at the end of the year once its in its new home




Lack of updates is due to 2 recent big purchases in the summer...



And...



So yeah my bank has taken a severe hit and still is with furnishing this house 😧 Growing up isn't fun!!

On the plus side the clio will have its on garage now instead of trailing down to the in laws every time!

 

[NorthloopCup]

How much did her nails cost?! I jest of course. Congratulations mate!

 

[Jekyll]

Congratulations Arran

And Toni of course!

 

[mattf4r]

Such an awesome build, real shame about the first engine! That's a real bugger.

Fair play on getting stuck in with everything, impressive. Congrats on the house & wife-ness.

 

[Mash.]

Looking at houses at the moment and all my attention focuses on the garage...

Congratulations mate

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[Rubicon_]

Finally got the car in to its new home and out the cold :smile: Garage is a lot smaller than the last but does the job haha.

Gave it a good clean today after being under a cover for 6 months before it gets tucked away for the winter. Hopefully get a lot more use out of it next year!

 

[Rubicon_]

Car will possibly be up for sale in the next few months due to some change in plans, need get the belts done first and a couple track days hopefully!

 

[cpaterson76]

Car will possibly be up for sale in the next few months due to some change in plans, need get the belts done first and a couple track days hopefully!

I hope iv not started something here 🙈

 

[Rubicon_]

I hope iv not started something here 🙈

Haha not at all. Buying the house has pushed forward a few priorities, that and i also fancy a kit car this summer :smirk:

 

[cpaterson76]

Haha not at all. Buying the house has pushed forward a few priorities, that and i also fancy a kit car this summer :smirk:

Sounds like fun..... I'll be down to look :up:

 

[Adam93]

Absolutely fantastic project, love the attention to detail. It looks like a factory built Cup racer. Top effort.

 

[Jekyll]

All that money, time and effort put into it, is it not worth keeping now?

It's barely been used. Or is it more of the build that you enjoyed, hence wanting a kit car?

 

[Rubicon_]

Absolutely fantastic project, love the attention to detail. It looks like a factory built Cup racer. Top effort.

Cheers Adam!

All that money, time and effort put into it, is it not worth keeping now?

It's barely been used. Or is it more of the build that you enjoyed, hence wanting a kit car?

Its definately more the build i enjoyed but even at that yeah all that time and money id love to keep it. Not having a trailer is causing a issue.

I think its more having money tied up in the garage right now and not being used thats annoying. Got a garden to do still and a wedding to start paying for soon which are changing my priorities lol.

 

[Rubicon_]

Ok so I've got over that short spell of wanting to sell, don't know who i was kidden!

So next up is full service including belts then put it back on the road for the spring/summer. The engine i have in is a ph1 engine, unknown history so belts are definitely needed for peace of mind.

 

[cpaterson76]

Ok so I've got over that short spell of wanting to sell, don't know who i was kidden!

So next up is full service including belts then put it back on the road for the spring/summer. The engine i have in is a ph1 engine, unknown history so belts are definitely needed for peace of mind.

Good decision, I'm going to need a shot as I don't want the get mine dirty 😂

 

[Fraser.J.]

Ok so I've got over that short spell of wanting to sell, don't know who i was kidden!

So next up is full service including belts then put it back on the road for the spring/summer. The engine i have in is a ph1 engine, unknown history so belts are definitely needed for peace of mind.

Thank god.

 

[Michaelfoz]

Thank god.

ken!!!1 imagine if id spent all this time / effort on my one and arran sell his now hahaha! what a joke that'd have been.

 

[Rubicon_]

Managed to squeeze some play time in on Sunday and make a start on the belts and service. Amazed at how easy it is to strip this down compared to my old 182's, genuinely took about 30 mins lol!

Plan is in the next couple of weeks put the new belt and dephaser off my old engine on (Only done 100 miles before the bottom end went) then change the oil. Aside from that there is a couple of small things to do such as route the fuel line somewhere safer and fit grommets, plumb in the extinguisher and fit the pms shifter. I've got a pretty much brand new water pump also that i should be fitting just now as well but being so easy to get to and having no PAS pump there I'm just going to wait until it goes, learned my lesson on touching things that aren't broken!

In regards to refitting the pulleys, is there any tricks to get more space at the side of the engine as i will not get a torque wrench down. Unsure if loosening the gearbox mount will help?

Few random pictures to keep the thread colourful.

 

[Rubicon_]

Didn't realise it had been so long since writing in here!

No massive changes as the cars not really moved. It went away to get the belts done in the summer which was good, nice bill of health! Finally got round to plumbing in the extinguisher system also:

In a random turn of events i swapped my 2118's for some new 1.2's wrapped in R888's. Have to say i love the look they give.

I will be creating a for sale thread soon for the car, got a small wiring issue to sort with left rear indictor not working first (Think i chopped it out).
Anyone interested PM me for info. Its sad thinking about it but realistically i just dont have the time to use it on track, would rather someone got the fun out of it.

 

[Jekyll]

All that work as well Arran:worried:

 

[gez 172]

Such a shame..

I've just read this from start to finish and these last few pages sounded promising.

 

[massiveCoRbyn]

This is lovely, simple and purposeful! Be interesting to see how much you value it at.

 

[Raceface_13]

Weird, very weird, I found this thread out yesterday to have a look. it was on page 12 or something. and now you update.
Don't sell, keep going and use it abit bud, one of my favourite clio's