Titanium MrBlonde

As some of you may know already,i had an accident in my Cup & hit a barrier.In a nutshell,Raining very early cold morning on AD80rs (close to the limit) back end stepped out going up a banking corner.Still Drives fine tho,just wasnt worth me repairing,So decide on getting a 182 but in Silver.

So i found one and got up early on a Sat morning to head to south wales.

So this one is on 53k 2 owners & one of the very last ones & standard,previous owner also has a lovely Mars Red V6.

So plan is to get all the good bits off the cup & transfer onto the 182 then break or sell the cup as a whole car.

Couple of Photos of the Cups damage

 

Recently i rebuilt & painted a set of Front calipers along with new sliders etc & after the longest brake bleed i have ever done,2L of fluid later & two blasts down the road to activate the ABS,all is good now.So while the clio was all jacked up and sunny i thought i would do a trail fit of the new alloys.

And Yes i know its flithy.


Will upgrade the pads soon to something with a bit more bite soon,prob just M1144 all round.Should be enough for road use along with the braided hoses i have fitted.

 

Recently i rebuilt & painted a set of Front calipers along with new sliders etc & after the longest brake bleed i have ever done,2L of fluid later & two blasts down the road to activate the ABS,all is good now.So while the clio was all jacked up and sunny i thought i would do a trail fit of the new alloys.
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And Yes i know its flithy.


Will upgrade the pads soon to something with a bit more bite soon,prob just M1144 all round.Should be enough for road use along with the braided hoses i have fitted.

Looks great with these! Anyone know how much the 16" weigh as opposed to these 15"?

 

Cool wheels for sure


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Tiny update,Gave the 182 a little engine service the other day.Oil,Oil Filter & Spark Plugs along with a bit of a clean/degrease under the engine ahead of its remap in a couple of weeks time.

Also its coming to the time to buy a set of tyres for the new wheels ready for spring.

Options so far..in 195/50/15

AD08RS
PS3's

Cant really think of any other tyres to go for apart from the Hardcore type of tyres like R888,AR1's etc.

I have still not made my mind up yet but saying all that,a bit of a Wild Card. The last couple of days ive been looking at the Yokohama A048 🤔

Of course one quick photo,sorry no action shots.

 

195/50/16 a048 will be taller than 205/45 standard tyres and you will notice the longer gearing. Great tyre though.

 

195/50/16 a048 will be taller than 205/45 standard tyres and you will notice the longer gearing. Great tyre though.

There going to be 195/50/15 for my other wheels.

 

Looking forward to seeing you & @frayz fitting the new wheels! Quite like to see a clio on something a little different

 

Looking forward to seeing you & @frayz fitting the new wheels! Quite like to see a clio on something a little different

Thanks mate,just need to pick a tyre first.Keep changing my mind haha

 

205/45/16 A052/NS2R/R888R

Once you go semi-slick a PS3 just feels poo

 

Looks great with these! Anyone know how much the 16" weigh as opposed to these 15"?

Sorry mate only just seen this,these new wheels weight 6.5kg each & i dont know on the Turinis.

 

Sorry mate only just seen this,these new wheels weight 6.5kg each & i dont know on the Turinis.

Rim only less tyre:

16x7 Speedline Turini = 8.9kg
15x7 EVO Corse X3MA = 6.5kg

 

Just caught up with the project. Those wheels looks so nice. I'd like to join you guys one summer morning for a drive. Where do you go? Or just where ever?

 

Just caught up with the project. Those wheels looks so nice. I'd like to join you guys one summer morning for a drive. Where do you go? Or just where ever?

Alright mate,its not as detail thread as some others have done or when i had my cup but,just a simple quick one.May go me detail later when i get a PC.

Yeah mate no problems,PM & can talk about were we live go etc if you like.

 

FYI OZ Ultraleggeras 15x7 are 5.6kg. Nice to see something different though.


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Sooo i got the Tyres and the new wheels are on.Not had enough time today for proper photos,so here is a little sneak peak and will do some decent photos over this weekend.But im very happy with them,they look Mega!!

 

Nice to see some different wheels on a 1*2. Now let's see who copies you first with a set. 🤔🤣🤣

 

Nice to see some different wheels on a 1*2. Now let's see who copies you first with a set. 🤔🤣🤣

Haha yep,Myself & @frayz are the only people at the mo im pretty sure that have these.Maybe the next 2118's 😆

 

I could get a set and make it a local thing 😂

 

Went for a quick drive this afternoon,weather was a bit dull which didnt help much with photos.

 

What are the Acceleras like?

 

What are the Acceleras like?

They look & feel good mate,only been on a day so not pushed it yet,but so far so good.Have to see once the dry warm roads are here in the summer.

 

 

Real cool. 😎

 

Proper mate 👌🏼

 

Proper mate 👌🏼

Thanks mate,just waiting on a certain Net & Brace now 🤔

 

New wheels look good. Great to see something different.

 

Am I weird for really liking the look of the tyres as well?

What made you go for the Acceleras? Interesting to see what you think of them.

 

Thanks mate,just waiting on a certain Net & Brace now 🤔

Friday is a big day. Just saying mate, once I get my ends back, we are cooking with gas.

 

Friday is a big day. Just saying mate, once I get my ends back, we are cooking with gas.

Nice mate @frayz has been keeping me updated,looks good mate nice work.

 

Am I weird for really liking the look of the tyres as well?

What made you go for the Acceleras? Interesting to see what you think of them.

I couldnt make my mind up on tyres,as its a road car but wanted someone that has bit more for when we have dry roads.There wasnt to many options really unless i went for PS3 or AD08'S but with the new RS i wasnt to sure,then came across these tyres & read up on a lot of reviews & peoples views and thought sod it.Worst case i will just have to change tyres & good service from the supplier

 

I like it. Have you used PS3 previously?

I can't help but wonder if those tyre review statistics are a bit skewed by people comparing the ad08r to the ad08rs instead of actually rating the tyre itself but I've had neither and overall people don't seem to like the new version as much as the old.

 

Only used the PS3 on my turinis mate which as you know are 195/45/16 & these are 195/59/15.

They seem good so far in the road conditions we have at the mo & temps,they look good also feel nice.

Have to see once the summer comes with the warm roads.But so far so good @MLB

 

Today was Remap day!.

After a Sunday afternoon of giving it a good clean,i woke up to wet roads & a moody sky,great!.so much for weather apps.

So after a not so long drive to Engine Dynamics & half a mud splatted car & chat with Andy,the 182 went in for a Level 1 map.
I went for a remap as i was happy with the map Andy done on my 172 Cup,but that was done on the old actual rolling road set up.Now that set up has gone & ED now have a much safer Pro Hub system,no rolling road but the dyno bolts straight to the wheel hubs.

I didnt get a map done for power gains as its minimal with a pretty much stock n/a engine,i just wanted the engine set up to its max protential for the small mods i have.

Im pleased with the out come,drives so much nicer & revs freely.

Anyone who wants to know the power etc

BEFORE 176 Bhp

AFTER 185 Bhp/161.4 Torque

So 9 Bhp gain in all

 

-Red line is before.

-Black line is After.

 

 

Nice mate, happy ?

 

Nice mate, happy ?

Yes mate,need a proper little morning blast out to have a proper test but,on the drive back if felt better,picks up quicker more responsive.

 

Good results mate. Looks great on those wheels too, mines heading up to ED this month with Alex at AW. Can't wait for it now.

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Good results mate. Looks great on those wheels too, mines heading up to ED this month with Alex at AW. Can't wait for it now.

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Thanks mate,ah cool are you having the Group N done then?

 

Nice one mate. That's a proper bit of kit at AW. I've been thinking about getting in contact with them to treat mine to some love soon. I'd like to get the timing checked and a remap with a power run.