What have you done to your car today ???

[KitsonRis]

I've did the same yesterday - I did a mock up in cardboard and then cut out the plastic to the shape , made it a lot easier but long winded.
Not a bad job I thought .

That does look smart. I have started with the passenger door and the rivets I have aren't long enough in places! Damn double skin doors with varying thickness of material. But it is in place, I just need to source some longer rivets and finish it.
I know what you mean about a long winded job, I made one out of card then a template out of the material to see how it would cut and fit then the one to fit to the car. I didn't want to make any mistakes

 

[Sesqui89]

Washed it properly for the first time in a while.

Changed rear indicator bulbs for silver ones. Changed the washer jets for ones that actually hit the windscreen. Changed the tailgate gas struts to ones that actually support the weight of the tailgate. Wedged some bolts into one of my rear exhaust mounts to try and stop the back box from moving so much.

Tomorrow's jobs - polybush dogbone and fit ash modded shifter if the weather allows!

 

[tom172cup]

Got my new manifold semi sorted

 

[Rich2509]

Gave it a good wash!!

 

[NorthloopCup]

Got my new manifold semi sorted

Bottom pic is an xe/let engine is it not?

 

[tom172cup]

Bottom pic is an xe/let engine is it not?

It is yeah that's how the exhaust and screamer pipe will be

 

[NorthloopCup]

It is yeah that's how the exhaust and screamer pipe will be

Ah ok. Makes sense now! Lol

 

[Karlos182]

Changed the bump stop seals near the taillights today. Renault part number is 7700423111. Siliconed too for good measure. Now to wait and see if it fixes the problem, then on to drying the car out!

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

Wet sanded the bumpers like a boss :up:

(In reality I was shitting myself lol)

 

[The Russian.]

Wet sanded the bumpers like a boss :up:

(In reality I was shitting myself lol)

Fancy tackling the bmw? Lol.

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

Fancy tackling the bmw? Lol.

Yeah of course mate! If you fancy a weekend daan saaf in the spring we can get it sorted :up:

 

[The Russian.]

Yeah of course mate! If you fancy a weekend daan saaf in the spring we can get it sorted :up:

Bout due a catch up.

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

Bout due a catch up. :smile:

It's a date! x :wink:

Maybe we can get some of usual suspects involved and incorporate a few cheeky beers as well @Cub. @Hans. @JP83 @Scrooge @TheEvilGiraffe @Cookie @JD

 

[Herr Flick]

We could polish each other's

 

[Scrooge]

Excellent!! I'm in!

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

It's a date! x :wink:

Maybe we can get some of usual suspects involved and incorporate a few cheeky beers as well @Cub. @Hans. @JP83 @Scrooge @TheEvilGiraffe @Cookie @JD

I could write the whole weekend off as a TEG Engineering Ltd social function...

 

[Herr Flick]

I could write the whole weekend off as a TEG Engineering Ltd social function...

So open bar etc??

 

[Mr R.]

Manifold wrapped and fitted.

001 by Scott Raven, on Flickr

Powder coated bits back and should be fitted tomorrow.

018 by Scott Raven, on Flickr

 

[RS Charlie]

When some of you see this photo you will be aware of possibly what job I did on the Clio today!:

Yup, my washer jets had packed up completely the other month! I remember a friend telling me just how much of a pain it was to change, with him giving me some great advice on the way. I also saw a guide on here thanks to @Mells . It really did save me alot of time! Despite the above things did not go to plan due to a few things:

-The wiper arms being stuck on ; The driver's arm came off with a gear puller I had but I had to buy a wiper arm removal tool for the passenger side due to it being more stubborn and less access without bonnet removal
-A washer pump connundrum. Again, I was warned about this via another member/friend with a 172 - Most listings only sell the non headlamp washer pump, which doesn't fit. Although the item from GSF after going through getting the 'correct' one obtained and fitted it did not work right. It squirted onto the front fine, but the rear? It just did the front! After going back to GSF, seeing that they had nothing that fitted another factor (Leamoco) got me the right part, again with detective work - why the wrong pump is listed is beyond me! Thank God I tested everything before the car went back together!

What I would say is that if you are doing this job on a weekend and you need the car for work the next day get the Renault item ; Yes it is £50 but at least you won't be stranded without wipers etc. It is not like removing the pump is a 5 minute job either! I was lucky today in that one motor factor near me on my doorstep had the pump in stock and that I booked a weekday off work. A mail order item would have had me being annoyed for sure! It also would have saved me a good chunk of time too.

 

[GCC]

Finally got shot of the misfire... Turned out the injector had decided it didn't want to be part of the connector any more and as a result gave me an intermittent misfire. Plug was well seated on there, but there must have been a crack to it somewhere as it fell apart in my hand as I was taking it out to replace it!! Thanks @Trackslag172 for the part, works a treat and the car is back to full performance as it was

 

[fairm010]

Drove it to Tesco, looked at some bird s**t on the roof, drove it home.

 

[robbie514566]

Fitted the brembos today, And a few other bits like ball joints, braided lines, new bearings and new disc and pads.

 

[fivepointnine]

Fitted a new genuine Renault cat fitting kit (front and rear) to my Scorpion Decat pipe. Seemed to quiet it down quite a bit and there is now not an obvious blow haha. Also fit a new MAP sensor but this one also fits in the manifold loosely, still cant figure that out.

 

[JonC219]

Fitted the brembos today, And a few other bits like ball joints, braided lines, new bearings and new disc and pads.

Brand new Brembos?

 

[robbie514566]

Brand new Brembos?

Yeh the ones that were up on eBay

 

[JonC219]

Yeh the ones that were up on eBay

Can I ask roughly how much you paid? Trying to get an idea on cost

 

[robbie514566]

They were £290 on eBay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/231783815331

 

[JonC219]

They were £290 on eBay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/231783815331

Cheers!

 

[Tommo.]

After nearly a year off the road, my Trophy is starting to look like a car again (excuse the poor quality iPhone photos)

 

[Stefan.]

Mmmm sachs dampers :hearteyes:

 

[Borstii]

Fitted the brembos today, And a few other bits like ball joints, braided lines, new bearings and new disc and pads.

Where you got the shock socks from?!

 

[robbie514566]

Where you got the shock socks from?!

eBay mate, just typed in coilover covers

 

[Pat 182]

Hi all
From this

To this

With propa renault blanks

Cheers Pat

 

[cs_dave]

Tried out halfords wrinkle paint its more like hammerite hammer finish but i quite like it

 

[dann2707]

Took a pic and pressed something on my phone to make it look like this

2016-01-03_08-51-07 by dann2707, on Flickr

 

[cs_dave]

Took a pic and pressed something on my phone to make it look like this

2016-01-03_08-51-07 by dann2707, on Flickr

Thats pretty cool that

 

[Mart 85]

Tried out halfords wrinkle paint its more like hammerite hammer finish but i quite like itView attachment 144051

Let the other drive it of course with me in it

 

[Bluebeard]

New calipers, new discs and pads, new turbo-back exhaust, new (sti) ecu.

Only took about 4 hours to do, not bad!

Just took it out and I can confirm it goes like stink.

Way too loud though so I'm going to fit another silencer.

 

[Mart 85]

New calipers, new discs and pads, new turbo-back exhaust, new (sti) ecu.

Only took about 4 hours to do, not bad!

Just took it out and I can confirm it goes like stink.

Way too loud though so I'm going to fit another silencer.

Nice

 

[Rich2509]

New calipers, new discs and pads, new turbo-back exhaust, new (sti) ecu.

Only took about 4 hours to do, not bad!

Just took it out and I can confirm it goes like stink.

Way too loud though so I'm going to fit another silencer.

Go some ear plugs if you want em!!! Lol