James' Phase 1 Clio 172

[Ol’ Tarby]

Watch this space....

 

[imprezaworks]

What you bought then.

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

What you bought then.

Well. I bought 7 pints of IPA and then ended up with a phase 1

 

[Stay Puft]

@Danith one i guess?

 

[imprezaworks]

Gotta be

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Aii

 

[Danith]

Lolz, cs fwend deals

 

[Euan94]

Good to know it’ll be up for sale again soon! I quite fancied it to replace the 200 when I sell that.

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Well here it is. Just driven upto Wigan to collect this from @Danith and it's a little cracker!

Few little bits here and there to do, but I'd be bored if there wasn't something on it to fix/replace

Usual melted steering wheel, and a silly loud powerflow exhaust are the first things to be sorted. Overall though, a really good condition phase 1!

 

[imprezaworks]

Very tidy.

 

[massiveCoRbyn]

Does look a tidy little car that. Good buy.

 

[Louis]

Well here it is. Just driven upto Wigan to collect this from @Danith and it's a little cracker!

Few little bits here and there to do, but I'd be bored if there wasn't something on it to fix/replace

View attachment 1371676View attachment 1371677View attachment 1371678

Usual melted steering wheel, and a silly loud powerflow exhaust are the first things to be sorted. Overall though, a really good condition phase 1!

Looks lovely! How's the rust?

Needs the bonnet sticker removing too

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Looks lovely! How's the rust?

Needs the bonnet sticker removing too

The rust is minimal!

I thought the same about the sticker, but it actually looks ok in person

 

[Danith]

Cant take the credit, Rob did all the hard tidy up work. I just drove it to Wigan, lolz. Is a little belter

 

[Rob_Willow]

Cant take the credit, Rob did all the hard tidy up work. I just drove it to Wigan, lolz. Is a little belter

HaHa

I had my plans to carry on making it mint, but i needed my garage back!
Enjoy it james

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

HaHa

I had my plans to carry on making it mint, but i needed my garage back!
Enjoy it james

Did a good job on it mate!

 

[Rob_Willow]

Did a good job on it mate!

I bought it unseen from a beach in Thailand!

Kept me busy for a few months. I've done a few of them up, just a hobby tbh, beats walking around the Trafford Centre

 

[182_steve]

Very nice looking car this, saw it for sale and was like but then remembered I already have a 182 and no spare garage space lol!

Nice to see it's staying on the forum, will be interested to see what's done. Black wheels and lows really suit it!

 

[Jekyll]

Love a ph1.

Oh James, you are a doll.

So..... spec current and future plans please.

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Love a ph1.

Oh James, you are a doll.

So..... spec current and future plans please.

It's currently on some sort of springs, possibly apex, and a powerflow exhaust.

Ideally I want to replace the rear bumper for an uncut one, and a stealth exhaust, eibach springs, and wheels back to silver.
Tidy up a few things like retrimmed steering wheel and maybe a MINT driver's seat. That'll be about it. Keep the miles off it as it's only on 56k

 

[Jekyll]

56k? Wow.

Plans sound good. Get bilsteins though. Great ride but better arch gap than eibachs. Ph1s need dropping more.than springs imo.

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

56k? Wow.

Plans sound good. Get bilsteins though. Great ride but better arch gap than eibachs. Ph1s need dropping more.than springs imo.

I don't want to go too "modded" though. Wanna keep it fairly originalish

 

[JB21]

Good buy mate. Still got the kit car as well?

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Good buy mate. Still got the kit car as well?

Yes mate still got the Zero

 

[imprezaworks]

For sale yet?

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

For sale yet?

Everything is always for sale for the right price ?

But, no. It's not

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Dropping the steering wheel off with snappy on Saturday for a retrim.
Got a new coolant bottle from @JP83 to go in, and I've just had front cup shocks off him. Will get two rears ordered, and look for some sportlines. Also got some little bits like silvervision bulbs to go in.

Getting a price off a local powder coaters tomorrow to get the wheels back to silver. Should be pretty cheap as I only paid 120 quid for my 19" M3 wheels

 

[Jekyll]

When you drop the wheel off James, can you ask him if he has any blue alcantara in stock for my sabelt.

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

When you drop the wheel off James, can you ask him if he has any blue alcantara in stock for my sabelt.

Will do mark

 

[Jekyll]

Thanks mate.

I contacted him twice via and it seems to fall down. He was waiting on some but never heard back.

I love his work and would rather go to him over royal wheels. If he has, then I'll drop him another message.

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Thanks mate.

I contacted him twice via and it seems to fall down. He was waiting on some but never heard back.

I love his work and would rather go to him over royal wheels. If he has, then I'll drop him another message.

He's coming to CSF aswell mate so you can grab him there aswell to give him a friendly reminder

 

[Jekyll]

Ah perfect!

 

[Darren S]

Does look a decent one, that!

 

[182_steve]

The wheels silver again should look great! That's very cheap too, I paid £192 (inc VAT) for my Turini's to be done! Guessing it'll be around the 100 mark for yours based on the M3 wheels?

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

The wheels silver again should look great! That's very cheap too, I paid £192 (inc VAT) for my Turini's to be done! Guessing it'll be around the 100 mark for yours based on the M3 wheels?

Well place I used for the M3 wheels now wants 200 quid to do these. I'll find somewhere else lol

 

[dann2707]

Dropping the steering wheel off with snappy on Saturday for a retrim.
Got a new coolant bottle from @JP83 to go in, and I've just had front cup shocks off him. Will get two rears ordered, and look for some sportlines. Also got some little bits like silvervision bulbs to go in.

Getting a price off a local powder coaters tomorrow to get the wheels back to silver. Should be pretty cheap as I only paid 120 quid for my 19" M3 wheels

Is that city powder coaters in Birmingham? Really good quality for the price if so.

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Is that city powder coaters in Birmingham? Really good quality for the price if so.

Yeah I might try there. Bit far but I may be passing at some point

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Shoved my inspection camera down into the rear drivers side arch earlier on to check for rust.
Seems to be all good!

 

[B-shaw557]

I don't want to go too "modded" though. Wanna keep it fairly originalish

This sounds fairly gay tbh ?

Always find Stealth systems to be mega droney, need that tailpipe out on display.
Looks tidy tho man, ph1 are the best!

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

This sounds fairly gay tbh ?

Always find Stealth systems to be mega droney, need that tailpipe out on display.
Looks tidy tho man, ph1 are the best!

Yeah I am liking the look of the recessed ones at the minute tbf