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

 

 

Sick pictures .. where abouts is this?

Gotta have a head over and grab some more pics with you guys at some point!

 

Sick pictures .. where abouts is this?

Gotta have a head over and grab some more pics with you guys at some point!

Over Braintree way,yes mate just drop me a message when you fancy it.

 

Thinking to go with a Black on the evos next,with white decals.

A few samples/ideas of Blacks

 

Bottom one for me mate.

 

Bottom one for me mate.

Yes, bottom one for me as well.

 

The Evo wheels in Black.

(Not my photos)

Will do the decals in white but paint them a Black called Santorini,which is used on Land Rovers.

 

Had a mate photoshop a few photos just to get an idea.

The black in the photoshop looks a bit matt,but gives me an idea.

 

I think black looks abit pants if I'm being honest.

Lose the wheel design.

 

Yeah black wheels look invisible imo. Get em chromed Steve 😂.

 

I think they look good black

 

I think gloss black would look better than matt black. However, I agree that you loose the wheel due to them being so dark and the tyres will look dirty in comparison. Mine are the original matt black you can buy from Evo Corse.

 

I thought all the same but,when i put gloss black TD's on my cup it worked.

Yes mate i would do them in a Gloss black,would also have tyre dressing on the tyres. @avstar1

 

Been doing a little bit of maintance on the 182 while on the christmas break.Just tidying up the sills/jacking points along with a check over etc.

The brown is not dirt,just a bit of wax oil.

While the wheels have been off i gave them a clean.I do love this colour but still considering going a nice flat silver or even dare i say black to give the aggressive look.

 

After dropping the other half this morning to her sisters i took a bit of a D Tour on the way home being it was a nice day.
Maybe the last photos before i change the wheels to silver,also considering to get a set of the Giti tyres & sell the yokos.

This year my belts are also due and will look into having Group N timing done at the same time or cam it.

Also get it booked in at my local bodyshop for some TLC on the bodywork,old girl now and showing its age being a daily.

Need to get on with powder coating and building the spare rear beam i have and fit new hardline brake pipes & treat underneath where the exhaust & fuel tank is also.

 

Next to the pumps I rebuilt and painted 👌🏼

Il take your beam once off if you powder it for me aswell.

 

So i treated myself to a little something😁

Seems like it will be much higher than my current BMS shifter.

 

My BMS Shifter will be up for sale once i have had this fitted.

 

Nice upgrade, will look spot on in yours.

I would be interested in the BMS when you sell.


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This turned up at work today😁 cant wait to get this in!.

 

Will be fitting my PMS shifter this weekend now i have some lead shot,any good tips on installing it please that will help?.

 

Will be fitting my PMS shifter this weekend now i have some lead shot,any good tips on installing it please that will help?.

@frayz

 

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Sorry i know about the lead,i did say this in my post.Just meant tips for when adjusting etc @ldubl

Also that fella in the youtube is 💩

 

Sorry i know about the lead,i did say this in my post.Just meant tips for when adjusting etc @ldubl

Also that fella in the youtube is 💩

lol; I've removed the links so not filling up your thread with the screenshots!

 

Have you done all the mods to the bearing etc? I run no lead shot and dont get a vibration.

This is just with a new bearing, oring below the handbrake sleeve, lubed orings, thick gasket under tower and boot over spherical bearings packed with grease

 

Have you done all the mods to the bearing etc? I run no lead shot and dont get a vibration.

This is just with a new bearing, oring below the handbrake sleeve, lubed orings, thick gasket under tower and boot over spherical bearings packed with grease

No mate,ive not touched anything on it yet.But i know what bearing you mean,i was just going to fill with lead now that i have it and fit and see,then if it does vibrate,i will do the bearing mod.I kind of thought this being a brand new kit that it may of been updated already with a better bearing?

 

lol; I've removed the links so not filling up your thread with the screenshots!

Its cool mate 👍🏻

 

Mine doesn’t vibrate with lead shot and heat shrink selector rod. In terms of fitting, the worse part I found to be the white plastic bush at the gear box end. Getting that in and the circlip securing it was a pain even on a ramp! To adjust get the gear box in reverse, then get a helper to hold the shifter in reverse whilst you tighten the selector rod. When I did this I was able to select every gear perfectly…well a tiny bit of tweaking.

 

You need 2 people. We did @Tubbs Vice pretty quick but it helped I had messed around with mine before.

 

Cage is in & a big thanks to @Jekyll for wealding in the boxes for the cage to bolt to.I have got to say,what a pig of a job it is to fit a cage.If your considering doing one yourself i would say maybe consider paying someone else to fit it in or be ready for taking out all the panels,carpet,seats etc.

Also fitted the PMS Shifter,which wasnt a to bad of a job.
Thinking to keep the shifter bare or look for someone that can do a alcantra gaiter if anyone knows of this?.

It does rattle a little,so i will change the bearing at some point to stop this.

 

Send a message to this guy and ask for what you want regarding material and colour of stitching. You will need your old plastic frame from the gear gaitor

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No problem mate, happy to have helped.

Also the link above was they guy I was thinking of also 👍

 

Cage is in & a big thanks to @Jekyll for wealding in the boxes for the cage to bolt to.I have got to say,what a pig of a job it is to fit a cage.If your considering doing one yourself i would say maybe consider paying someone else to fit it in or be ready for taking out all the panels,carpet,seats etc.

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Also fitted the PMS Shifter,which wasnt a to bad of a job.
Thinking to keep the shifter bare or look for someone that can do a alcantra gaiter if anyone knows of this?.

It does rattle a little,so i will change the bearing at some point to stop this.

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How's the PMS shifter over the BMS?
My BMS shifter is absolutely brilliant, not sure the PMS could be that much better that it warrants the £200/300 cost and putting up with the constant rattling?

 

How's the PMS shifter over the BMS?
My BMS shifter is absolutely brilliant, not sure the PMS could be that much better that it warrants the £200/300 cost and putting up with the constant rattling?

Much better than the BMS,even tho the bms is good the pms is much better,just goes into every gear so much better and slicker.

 

Lovely job mate.

 

Lovely job mate.

Thanks very much mate

 

How's the PMS shifter over the BMS?
My BMS shifter is absolutely brilliant, not sure the PMS could be that much better that it warrants the £200/300 cost and putting up with the constant rattling?

Something nobody else talks about with a BMS shifter is the control weight. The BMS shifter is a modified plastic item with an extended lever. It has next to zero weight to it and flops about all over the place. The gears don't feel positive and this in turn doesn't inspire confidence.
Try a PMS shifter and see if you haven't experienced it, but the PMS offers a more rigid design, its steel and carbon with spherical bearings. It offers much increased control weight, this makes the gears feel very positive and the shift action far more accurate.
The fact they look slightly similar is about their only resemblance. The PMS is worth its money over the BMS all day and some IMO.

 

The car is looking great. Did you put the Megane thoughts on hold?

 

Something nobody else talks about with a BMS shifter is the control weight. The BMS shifter is a modified plastic item with an extended lever. It has next to zero weight to it and flops about all over the place. The gears don't feel positive and this in turn doesn't inspire confidence.
Try a PMS shifter and see if you haven't experienced it, but the PMS offers a more rigid design, its steel and carbon with spherical bearings. It offers much increased control weight, this makes the gears feel very positive and the shift action far more accurate.
The fact they look slightly similar is about their only resemblance. The PMS is worth its money over the BMS all day and some IMO.

Can't say fairer than that!