rctempire
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He still wants the 1.4 back though.
He nearly greets when you mention it.
He nearly greets when you mention it.
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You'll never guess what I've bought!
- Thread starter Djw John
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He still wants the 1.4 back though.
He nearly greets when you mention it.
I found it at a garage in carluke, he almost did buy it back!
Yeah, haggled the boy right down on my old 1.4 but was still a couple of hundred more than I had at the time. Gutted but probably for the best after the abuse I'd given it!
Only regret selling 2 of my 10 odd cars, the 1.4 and the 172, I was always gonna end up in another and it pretty much had to be flame red!
Feels like my car already!
Only regret selling 2 of my 10 odd cars, the 1.4 and the 172, I was always gonna end up in another and it pretty much had to be flame red!
Feels like my car already!
Gaz85
ClioSport Club Member
330e, golf r, EP3 s4
We'll have to some 'experiments' and find out for sure but we both reckon it feels quicker. Dunno why but Im not complaining!
Nimbus 197, Ph1 172
Ahh, know the chap who sold this. Flame Red is certainly the best colour for ph1's! What did you do with the yellow fogs? Am after a set myself.
Na not yet Pete, bought a new coil pack and ht leads and fitting them tomorrow, been struggling to get the time tbh.
The yellow fogs were just a film over them which I just unpeeled mate.
The yellow fogs were just a film over them which I just unpeeled mate.
Thats me fitted the coil pack and ht leads, seems to ahve sured the problem but will have to go a bit of a longer drive to be sure.
Whilst I had the inlet off to allow access I noticed this
Now maybe I'm just being stupidly optimistic but to me that looks very like matched inlets. Would explain why it feels faster than Daves. What do you think?
Whilst I had the inlet off to allow access I noticed this
Now maybe I'm just being stupidly optimistic but to me that looks very like matched inlets. Would explain why it feels faster than Daves. What do you think?
Oh my days.
The Chubby Pirate
ClioSport Club Member
Golf R
Surley matched inlets wouldnt make too much difference...?
I may be wrong, oh and Alan, id love to see your Google searches LOL!
I may be wrong, oh and Alan, id love to see your Google searches LOL!
Suppose it depends how bad they are on Daves. Although his is making 176bhp and I dont see how this one could be making loads more than that. Either way I think his sub is coming out this weekend.
Finally got the chance to clean it today and it needed it!
Would love to say it was just a quick one but I forgot about how long bloody F1s take, 3 spokes ftw!
Anyway, thought it would be good to add some clean pics to this thread to show it properly
Finally got the chance to clean it today and it needed it!
Would love to say it was just a quick one but I forgot about how long bloody F1s take, 3 spokes ftw!
Anyway, thought it would be good to add some clean pics to this thread to show it properly
3 bucket in fact, 1 for the wheels! Yeah defo gonna RR it this year and see what it gets.
Cheers Scutch, I think with this colour it has to look clean or it becomes quite dull and old looking imo
Cheers Scutch, I think with this colour it has to look clean or it becomes quite dull and old looking imo
Evo 6, E92 320d
Thats me fitted the coil pack and ht leads, seems to ahve sured the problem but will have to go a bit of a longer drive to be sure.
Whilst I had the inlet off to allow access I noticed this
Now maybe I'm just being stupidly optimistic but to me that looks very like matched inlets. Would explain why it feels faster than Daves. What do you think?
I'd say std, mine looked the same as that at the the plenum. Whip them off and see what the other end is like as sometimes only the lower part gets matched.
Dont think I can be arsed taking it all apart again just to look at it. Its French, it'll break down and I'll look then!
Fact!
Gaz85
ClioSport Club Member
330e, golf r, EP3 s4
Martin_172
ClioSport Club Member
mint when we having a ph1 meet?!
At every Scotland meat I think!
rctempire
ClioSport Moderator
Scotland meets are Phase 1 Meets these days.
Thats kinda the point i was making there son
A well built VW
Nice wheels John
Cheers big man, long time no see, you gonna come to the meat a week today?
A well built VW
Meat ???? I'll have a look see
Aye long time no see you've been thru a few cars since last time i saw you lol. I see your old one at work every day too still looking good
Oops, should've updated this a while back.
Since last time I've replaced the plugs for new NGK ones despite having an invoice that says the old onew were only 22000 miles old. Tough 22000 for 3 of them :S
Intially it made no difference but over time (and a few blasts) the problem seems to have gone away and I've no fault codes at all!
I also raised it as teh driveshaft was fouling the chassis under hard cornering but only have a couple of pics of the new height so far
Still planning on getting a new steering wheel but once again its been put back due to a sudden lack of cash, having bad luck with other things atm!
And the coilovers will be coming off soon as I'm getting sportlines, I know its sad but if the cars are to be matching it needs to be done properly!
Cheers
John
Since last time I've replaced the plugs for new NGK ones despite having an invoice that says the old onew were only 22000 miles old. Tough 22000 for 3 of them :S
Intially it made no difference but over time (and a few blasts) the problem seems to have gone away and I've no fault codes at all!
I also raised it as teh driveshaft was fouling the chassis under hard cornering but only have a couple of pics of the new height so far
Still planning on getting a new steering wheel but once again its been put back due to a sudden lack of cash, having bad luck with other things atm!
And the coilovers will be coming off soon as I'm getting sportlines, I know its sad but if the cars are to be matching it needs to be done properly!
Cheers
John
Rob
ClioSport Moderator
God thats pretty, really wish I'd never had a cherry red non sport, I'd have got a flamer for sure!
White Evo V
Just seen the pics of your inlets. They arnt matched. Mine are exactly the same and mine definatly havnt been matched!
Ok cool, more power to be made then! Im alright with that actually cos it means its a strong un!
Cherry is the poor mans flamer Rob
Cherry is the poor mans flamer Rob
The car is now on Eibach sportlines but tbh is the same height as the above pictures so no new ones as it would mean washing it
Unfortunately one of the standard rear shocks is away, which tbh I was kind of expecting as Pete warned me he thought this too, oh well! Has lead to this thread though http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=509063
So until I've got new shocks I dont want to do a full comparison against the racelands. Certainly the front end feels a bit stiffer but I can't push it properly for obvious reasons.
However, I've also fixed the exhaust that started to blow badly after the Scottish run :rasp: and turned out it was leaking at all 4 joins in it, er oops! So it sounds loads better and much more like how it was when I got it. Didnt think anyone be interested in pics of a gun gum'd exhaust
The best thing I've done though, by a mile is change this
to a MikeyK18 retrimmed one
Lifts the whole interior up to mint and makes it nicer to drive, rather than the hingin' old one!
Really wanting to colour code very soon but depends on how much the new shocks set me back and if I blow the exhaust again or not!
Current future plans include a rear ARB, new exhaust anyway, engine bay clean up, and possible painting of bit, hill top strut covers and I'd love a new bonnet as this one looks like a golf ball. Also upgrade the brakes, lines and change the fluid. Once all thats out of the way and its up to the right sort of visual and driving standards then I'll look at power!
Cheers
John
Unfortunately one of the standard rear shocks is away, which tbh I was kind of expecting as Pete warned me he thought this too, oh well! Has lead to this thread though http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=509063
So until I've got new shocks I dont want to do a full comparison against the racelands. Certainly the front end feels a bit stiffer but I can't push it properly for obvious reasons.
However, I've also fixed the exhaust that started to blow badly after the Scottish run :rasp: and turned out it was leaking at all 4 joins in it, er oops! So it sounds loads better and much more like how it was when I got it. Didnt think anyone be interested in pics of a gun gum'd exhaust
The best thing I've done though, by a mile is change this
to a MikeyK18 retrimmed one
Lifts the whole interior up to mint and makes it nicer to drive, rather than the hingin' old one!
Really wanting to colour code very soon but depends on how much the new shocks set me back and if I blow the exhaust again or not!
Current future plans include a rear ARB, new exhaust anyway, engine bay clean up, and possible painting of bit, hill top strut covers and I'd love a new bonnet as this one looks like a golf ball
. Also upgrade the brakes, lines and change the fluid. Once all thats out of the way and its up to the right sort of visual and driving standards then I'll look at power!Cheers
John
