Trying to save a £300 172 cup

[Danboy66]

Change of plan the cars going to Beaniesport on Friday for the cambelt and exhaust to be fitted

I'm picking up some bits from James Seaton that have been aqua blasted to tidy up the bay too

Fitted the engine mount with powerflex Bush and painted the bolts

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[Amos91]

In safe hands with Chris 👍

 

[cliocollins]

Second that with Chris. Mines going back in a couple of weeks for more work. I also did the Aqua Blasting on my cup, really happy with how it came out.

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[Danboy66]

Second that with Chris. Mines going back in a couple of weeks for more work. I also did the Aqua Blasting on my cup, really happy with how it came out. View attachment 1488884

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That looks sweet hope mine comes out as good as that tbh the cars a bit of a beater but I'm slowly working my way through it

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[Danboy66]

Cam belt and water pump a dephaser pulley and resealed the rocker cover was done by beaniesport Friday

So I've cracked on with it today and ordered a few parts

New Alternator
New radiator
Used power staring pump as it was leaking
Thermostat and gaskets for the block piece as I've got a clean one to fit
Breather gasket on the rocker cover
Power stearing fluid

I've flushed all the pink antifreeze from the engine ready for genuine antifreeze

Blown all the power stearing lines through ready for new oil

Start painting a few bits ready for when it goes back together

And a few pics of the car it actually looks good from 20ft away [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

 

[Danboy66]

Before and after

Still got to fit the Alternator and radiator

But really happy with how this little car has come on[emoji16]

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[Louis]

Before and after

Still got to fit the Alternator and radiator

But really happy with how this little car has come on[emoji16]View attachment 1490393View attachment 1490394

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Looks good but your coolant looks a bit low! 👀😂

 

[Danboy66]

Looks good but your coolant looks a bit low! [emoji102][emoji23]

Haha coolant is the last of my worries it's got no radiator on it [emoji16]

New one should be here Tuesday [emoji6]

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[Krarl]

Needs 64 litres of Triple Qx pink m8 😂

 

[Danboy66]

Needs 64 litres of Triple Qx pink m8 [emoji23]

That should get me to the end of the road and back [emoji1787]

I had pink stuff in it but now I've got the genuine green stuff I shoved the hose pipe
Down the heater matrix pipe and flushed through the system so should be good to go when the rad gets here

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[Optimista]

With what did you spray manifolds?

 

[Danboy66]

With what did you spray manifolds?

The inlets have been vapour blasted the rocker cover was painted with primer and just alloy wheel silver paint as I had it in the garage already

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[Danboy66]

All back together and running now [emoji4]

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[IW365]

Removed all the brake Calipers today, cleaned and painted nothing special just a quick blow over, I wanted to check out the Calipers more than anything

My buddy phoned to say he had a scrapper on and did I need any parts, so I grabbed a couple of window seals a gear gaitor and a rear light cluster to sort out a rusty terminal

Painted the wiper arms too

Not a bad day considering I've been to work for 8 hours too View attachment 1469499View attachment 1469500View attachment 1469501

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Hi, how easy is it to remove the wiper arms? I've had a quick go and the appear to be stuck fast...is there any advice you can give to remove them?

Great thread by the way👍

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Hi, how easy is it to remove the wiper arms? I've had a quick go and the appear to be stuck fast...is there any advice you can give to remove them?

Great thread by the way👍

Get yourself a ball joint puller. Below is just an example. Lots of places sell them.
https://www.screwfix.com/p/hilka-pr...KpOtNGLHdjePFYeflXRoCuFoQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

When you use the puller, lift the wiper arm away from the windscreen slightly and that takes the tension off the spring. The passenger side always seems to be the hardest to get off.
Give the splines a good soak with wd40 first. Put a bit of copper grease on the splines so it makes it easy if you ever have to take them off again in the future.

 

[IW365]

Get yourself a ball joint puller. Below is just an example. Lots of places sell them.
https://www.screwfix.com/p/hilka-pr...KpOtNGLHdjePFYeflXRoCuFoQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

When you use the puller, lift the wiper arm away from the windscreen slightly and that takes the tension off the spring. The passenger side always seems to be the hardest to get off.
Give the splines a good soak with wd40 first. Put a bit of copper grease on the splines so it makes it easy if you ever have to take them off again in the future.

Thanks for that, I'll grab one of those next time I'm out 👍

 

[Alex H]

Bit of a thread revival, but we now own this car - I hope it wasn't stolen or cloned

3 Guys 1 Cup

So me and two friends for a while ran a 206gti180 as a track and hillclimb car - after an unfortunate incident with a tyre barrier at Croft, we decided to move on from the 206. Broke the 70s barrier at Harewood which for a completely standard 206 i'm pretty pleased with, I previously had a...

cliosport.net

 

[Clio_fool]

Bit of a thread revival, but we now own this car - I hope it wasn't stolen or cloned

3 Guys 1 Cup

So me and two friends for a while ran a 206gti180 as a track and hillclimb car - after an unfortunate incident with a tyre barrier at Croft, we decided to move on from the 206. Broke the 70s barrier at Harewood which for a completely standard 206 i'm pretty pleased with, I previously had a...

cliosport.net

After reading this are you more or less satisfied with your purchase?

 

[Alex H]

After reading this are you more or less satisfied with your purchase?

Just gone through the whole thread - found it by searching for how to rip a Clifford alarm out. I've seen a lot of Clios over the years and I never would have guessed how much work has been done on it because it's tidy and looks a good one. Happy with the buy and probably happier now seeing all the love it's had and the things we probably won't have to replace any time soon.