JamesBryan
ClioSport Club Member
Snapped stud?
One looks smaller than the others doesn't it.
Snapped stud?
That’s just life mate. 😂One looks smaller than the others doesn't it.
uhh ohh... Hopefully nothing serious, rear wheel bearing issue?
Snapped stud?
One looks smaller than the others doesn't it.
That's really not bad when you consider everything you've done to it, I'd chalk it as an overall win!
That's really not bad when you consider everything you've done to it, I'd chalk it as an overall win!
My sentiments exactly, decent first cracking leaning on a completely new build after a long ground up build process. One zip tie and a collapsed bearing is a win all round
seems like a good day really, if that's all the issues you end up with on such an in-depth and long term build you have done well
We need vids btw
My first shakedown day went without hitch. Just saying. X
Nice to meet you yesterday, your car looks awesome both on track and in the paddock. A few issues has to be expected, all easily fixable though! You're going to be flying in this when everything is sorted. Hopefully I'll see you on another track day for some more fun.
Looked pretty cool leaving smoke trails on right handers, basically the whole track! [emoji23]
Awesome little car you have there mate.
Good to meet you guys yesterday, I’ll definitely be back for another Cooksport day… also clutch arrived today so I can crack on too! [emoji106][emoji106]
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Look forward to a 3-way play next year.
What sort of track days are they running down there 😂
Are you tired Neil?Who Cocksport?
Who Cocksport?
It was a joke haha.... 3 way...
So was the above post, note the spelling. 😜
UPDATE:
Well I just haven't been that enthused to do much over winter, it didn't need much doing but I just really haven't prioritised it.... until now and that is because I plan to tax it again from April.
I have made a couple of purchases over winter including the Oil/filter and coolant for a service and a complete set of part worn Giti GT2 tyres as spares, quite interested to try them out as I have heard really good things.
Based on the above I had some time last night so decided to get my ass in gear and service the car. The oil., filter and coolant have only covered 550ish miles and the mapping but were last changed in Feb 2019 so it was about right to change it now.
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Due to my unique intake set-up I decided to remove the front bumper for ease (only 4 bolts), I was then going to remove the bottom piece section of the airbox to give me a little more access to the fuel filter, this wasn't going to be all that easy so decided to leave it on. Removing the bottom section would of allowed me to fully access the air filter also, but not to worry as I could still access it from the underside to inspect it and lube it.
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It was at this point I noticed a small crack in one of the welds at the base of the airbox (shown below), this must be down to resonation. I have had a good look around the rest of the airbox and can not see anymore issues, I will need to keep an eye on it but may try some Araldite on it in the meantime.
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The image above pretty much shows my view of last night, this is where I spent most of the night led down trying to get to the oil filter. It wasn't that keen on budging by hand and no set of pliers were really getting around/to it, so I had to result to a bit of butchery. From this angle and from the dipstick side I could get a flat nose screwdriver and hammer in and put it through the filter and rotate it enough to twist it loose, a ballache but not too bad.
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New oil in, new (primed) oil filter on and then also all the coolant drained and refilled, it takes 5ltrs with no matrix so nice and simple, just need to run the car up to temp at lunchtime today.
That is almost all of the jobs to sort before using it again. I had a fair bit of cleaning up to do of the arches after the CV boot at the front and butchering the tyre at the rear so have sorted that. When doing that I realised that the arch lips had actually gone back to bare metal with the rubbing so that is being sorted, they have been cleaned up, primed and I am now waiting on a match spray can from RS Components.
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Once that is done (later this week) I will be dropping it back on its wheels and rolling it out on April 1st.
Can't wait
4th of April Thruxton?
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coming along to the CS Festival bud?