Recent content by Northerner

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    Detailer in west yorkshire

    Marc @ MJR in Farsley looks after my cars - http://www.leedsdetailing.com I can highly recommend his work.
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    Anti Roll bar and bracing recommendations

    I'll post up laptimes so we've got some data to underpin any decisions
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    Anti Roll bar and bracing recommendations

    It will be a standard front 197 arb with kw v3's with simo adjustable top mounts and drop links. Tyrewise, i'll be using 888's or a used set of slicks.
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    Anti Roll bar and bracing recommendations

    Had a chat with a race team and their recommendation was not to run one.
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    Anti Roll bar and bracing recommendations

    Any ARB recommendations for the track?
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    Considering megane conversion

    FWIW - I've bought a Vbox performance meter so I'll post up before and after data.
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    Recaro repair

    Any recommendations on a decent outfit who can repair worn bolsters on the Recaro front seats, within 90min drive from Doncaster?
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    Best place for Cup racer parts to fit 197

    Any recommendations on where I can get new or used parts from clio 197 race cars, namely the wheels & suspension?
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    Where did all the great cars go.....

    There are still great cars out there like the Nissan GTR, Porsche 996 Turbo, etc. One key thing is that a lot of the motorsport series that spawned the greats (e30 M3, RS500, etc) have moved more towards a spec series to reduce costs.
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    Anti Roll bar and bracing recommendations

    Any recommendations on upgraded arb's in-terms of thickness and brand also whether any additional bracing (front, rear, underbody, etc) is required for a track focused 197?
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    Track/Race geo setup

    Any recommendations on anyone who does a decent track/race geo setup in within 1hr from Doncaster im struggling to get to Mark Fish for a couple of months?
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    Project X

    Hi all, As I've bought the car for trackdays, I thought i'd start a thread on the build and jaunts around various tracks. I'll probably tackle this in 2 stages as I'm looking to go to Spa in September and stretch the clio's legs so may not get stage 2 done in time. Stage 1 PF 2 piece or Cazan...
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    New 197 owner from Doncaster

    Its got the 1.8turbo engine and gearbox from a seat leon cupra r running a hybrid ihi turbo. The plan is to put a stroker crank in along with forged bits and use a gtx3071r or efr turbo to get through the 400hp barrier.
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    New 197 owner from Doncaster

    Yup - its good fun, especially with @350hp / 350lbft to play with :)
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    New 197 owner from Doncaster

    Thanks everyone for the welcome. As nice as the Clio is, I need to find space for it at the front of the house: Pic of the Mini at Oulton Park:
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