The everlasting ph1 ITB Build **GREEN-BUILD STARTS AT PAGE 100**

[maynard]

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mmm catcam's! hope all goes well with the work

 

[Guppy]

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Checked

 

[Nafoff]

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lol...cheers gups

 

[benR5gts]

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just read all 55 pages, have to say verry impresed love the bike rack and image wheels mate, job well done .

ben.

 

[Nafoff]

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cheers ben....

i will properly update some time soon, but at the minute we have a problem, namely me possibly being sold the wrong alternator under false pretence...see below linki

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=411428&highlight=cup+alternator

 

[Nafoff]

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as said above i will post a proper update, i have lots of pictures and it will take a bit of time, and i want to sort this first as it could be a ballache...i need knowledge.

the problem lies with the alternator, i need to know whether i have been sold the wrong thing, the pictures below show what i have got...

the old alternator on the left, the new on the right (supposed cup alternator)

the label on the new alternator

how it sits in the cup mounts, you can clearly see it sits squiff and doesn't line up with the other pulleys...

i need to know if i am doing something wrong or if this is totally the wrong alternator.

 

[lee131]

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think thats wrong isnt the cup altenator noticeibly smaller for a start?

 

[Nafoff]

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it appears to be wrong, yes

 

[Guppy]

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gutting

PM on it's way

 

[Nafoff]

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my new mod

 

[Curtis!]

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A skyline?

Surely you can't fit that inside the PH1 engine bay?

 

[Nafoff]

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can you see the pic??? i can't lol

 

[Curtis!]

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Couldn't at first but I scrolled up, then it appeared afew alittle while, second time on the page it loaded up fine.

 

[bomber]

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i cant see it

 

[Curtis!]

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See it there?

 

[Nafoff]

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lol...it broke down on me last night....i reckon the car is cursed

 

[Curtis!]

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Hehe, you get it through work or is it just a private thing that you've got for yourself?

Mind telling me abit of info on your stretched tires aswell?

 

[Nafoff]

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its one of a collegues many cars...lol

what you want to know on stretch mate?

 

[Curtis!]

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its one of a collegues many cars...lol

what you want to know on stretch mate?

Very nice, what else does he have?

Can you get them done at any tire fitters/along with negative camber?

 

[Nafoff]

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he has 2 mr2's, a fiesta, a civic, the skyline...i am sure there is more...lol

you can get any tyre fitters to do it yes, some maybe unsure though, dependent on how much stretch you deiced to go for also, you may need someone / a fitter with a bead blaster (it pumps air into the edge of the tyre, by the rim, very very quickly so it can't escape, this pops the rim onto the tyre)

 

[Curtis!]

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http://www.tyrestretch.com/7_165_40_R17/7_165_40_R17_Nankang_NS2_3.jpg.php

Something similiar to that, but not on that awful rims! Keskin's Thank fwee.

 

[Nafoff]

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thats a fair bit, see how you get on, should look good though

 

[Curtis!]

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Just plans atm, but always interested to learn.

Just one more, does it ever worry you about cornering etc on stretched tires? Or is it not as bad without extreme stretch?

Cheers.

 

[Nafoff]

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it did at first, but the stretched tyres arent that bad....

i have my other wheels for ragging though

 

[Curtis!]

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Cheers mate, will be fine on a 1.2 I guess. Not exactly roller coaster cornering.

 

[bomber]

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still cant see the skyline, much sadness

 

[Nafoff]

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sorry dude

 

[S23]

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Just read through the whole thread and have to say I love the car. The rims work well, and you're little touches like the badges are loved by myself. Loving the sheer girth on the back end too

Epic car! I like a lot

 

[Nafoff]

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thanks alot chap, appreciate the comments

shopping list for now...needed this week really

Cup Alternaotr
Oil Filter
Spark Plugs
Fuel Filter
Gearbox Oil
Oil
Engine Mounts
Radiator

better get on it...

 

[Guppy]

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Get the overtime in Neil

 

[Nafoff]

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dude, its a problem sourcing what i want / need, you could do me a favour actually.....

pm on way

 

[Guppy]

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Coolio

 

[Nafoff]

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alternator from 1.8 8v laguna sourced and purchased

trying to get specs for radiator

 

[Nafoff]

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as mentioned the alternator is on the way...

and thanks to this member who seems to know his stuff it should help when fitting it

Good work,will bolt straight. Only problem i had was that on the original alternator there were two wires-one for the charge to the batt and one small wire for warning light on the dash.

So on original alternator(and assume yours will be the same) this means the rectifier is self powered (internally), not so on the laguna alternator. So its just a case of powering it with a 12v feed,that is only live on ignition-i.e as per stereo power etc. You can feed off somewhere in the fusebox,or splice into stereo feed etc, make sure it isn't a permanent live or you will drain the battery.

I can take some pics of my alternator in situe if needed, let me know. When looking for a belt-i ordered a laguna 1.8 8v non-aircon but with pas,as it has exactly the same belt run you will be using(again mk1 clio rsi with pas non-aircon will be same)

Hope this is clear and helps!

No worries, the ph1 elite need to be united!!

Ill have a go at some pics tomorrow(weather permitting!) Its straight forward really-I just got a little stumped when it wouldnt charge-as it needed the 12v feed. Front bumper off makes access a lot easier.

Surprising lack of info on cs, I thought it'd be a well trodden path but having searched around looks like people pay a fair bit of money for 'cup' set-ups. When you getting the alternator?

The conversion is worth the effort imo-my engine felt a lot keener and easier revving afterwards-particularly higher up the revs. Also got rid of the aircon compressor 'whine' and simplifies the aux set up so much-making belt changes etc much easier.

so from my shopping list before, after a day it looks like this

Cup Alternator - ordered
Oil Filter, Spark Plugs, Fuel Filter - ordering from gsf / euro car parts tomorrow
Gearbox Oil - to arrange
Oil - to arrange
Engine Mounts - looking at standard or Vibratechnics
Radiator - to order

done some good research today and spoke to a really useful guy at adrad.co.uk called andy, i gave him the specs of the current rad and then told him what i needed and why...

he was very helpful...i found out as follows

renault clio rad
540mm x 410mm (unsure on depth, somewhere between 28 / 36mm)

andy recommended part number VW321
a vw polo rad
625mm x 359mm x 32mm (deep), this looked good but the plugs were the wrong side, i had a good gander through other rads and found this

VW336 (another polo rad)
625mm x 359mm x 32xx (deep), i think this application would fit perfect for what i am thinking, the only thing i am worried about is the depth and if it will cool enough, or do i need to go thicker..)

 

[maynard]

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pm'd.

 

[Nafoff]

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cheers maynard

did i forget to mention its booked in for a cage....oops

 

[maynard]

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cheers maynard

did i forget to mention its booked in for a cage....oops

no probs!

mmm cage...specs?!

 

[Guppy]

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no probs!

mmm cage...specs?!

Group buy???

Spam? Me?

 

[Nafoff]

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no specs yet, i will get mine sorted, get pictures and then possibly be sorting a group buy with the company...

i imagine there will be 2 variants,
half bolt in
full bolt in

not sure if enough people will be interested in weld in's

will possibly post something in the group buy section shortly

there you go - http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?p=5750834#post5750834

 

[Nafoff]

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just purchased

Oil Filter
Pollen Filter
Fuel Filter
Gearbox Oil
Spark plugs

almost ready to go///