Liams Red 197 Track & Road (end of page 2 update)

[Pav]

Good stuff..did you feel any difference with them lines?

 

[Liam Gunby]

UPDATE!! !!!

So I have managed to do a bit of "styling" modifications, and fit the brake lines and new fluid
Painted badges and door bullets, Aswell as wing mirrors. The nostril grills I gave a coat of black gloss too Aswell as wrapped the number plate recess in vinyl.
Added 197.net stickers

I was very surprised that all nuts and attachments for the brake lines came loose without any dramas. So fitting the lines and bleeding was a peice of pi*s.

But as with everything you do one job on a French car and notice something else that needs doing.
The inner pads on the front, both sides are near enough on the plates...

So new pads going in on Friday....











So apart from pads, I should be set for the first track day in the beast in two weeks at Rockingham

 

[Big Ben]

Looking good Liam. May well copy them bumper vent holes to aid trackday cooling

Any spoiler going on soon??!!

 

[Liam Gunby]

Looking good Liam. May well copy them bumper vent holes to aid trackday cooling

Any spoiler going on soon??!!

Yea going to raise the bonnet up at the rear too to get rid of unwanted hot air. Was thinking of running cooling pipes to inside wheel arch to also aid in front brake cooling.

Spoiler is on the Ebay watch list but not affordable atm haha

 

[Big Ben]

A few people remove the rubber seal in scuttle area which helps heat escape.
@trackspec197 is doing some nice brake cooling ducts utilising the fog light holes in bumper.

 

[Pav]

looks very nice..bet Ben is now thinking of doing his badges in black

 

[Big Ben]

looks very nice..bet Ben is now thinking of doing his badges in black

Hell will freeze over first

 

[trackspec197]

A few people remove the rubber seal in scuttle area which helps heat escape.
@trackspec197 is doing some nice brake cooling ducts utilising the fog light holes in bumper.

@Liam Gunby brake ducts will be available on our website shortly. www.trackspec.co.uk

 

[Liam Gunby]

Update!

So after previous talk of brakes, last weekend I got the car onto my mates ramp and changed the front pads.
Good job I did as the inner pads were wafer thin.
(excuse the poor images my camera is fecked )



Put some performance friction pads in that I had from a mate, Aswell as new pins bled the brakes up again incase we missed pockets of air before too.

All in all from this point I was ready for the first trackday in the 197!!

 

[Pav]

always feel better when brakes are done...not a lot left on your pads mate..good job they've been done...

 

[Liam Gunby]

Update!!!!!!!

So I did my first track day in the 197 on Saturday just gone.
The only other trackday I did was in my 172, which was standard apart from stripping it out. This ended in me rolling it at Rockingham. See pics on previous page haha

So this track day was back at Rockingham too and I managed all day without incident !!
The 197 performed outstanding! !
The level of grip from the ad08's was awesome, grip you don't feel on the road .
Considering it only has lowering springs on it too throwing it into tight corners I was 100% confident that it was going to go where I pointed it!

The brakes were fantastic! Only had a tiny tiny bit of fade. But the braided lines , the typ200 fluid and performance friction pads worked wonders! I was out braking my mates who had full setups.

From the day I realised a few things tho that are on the list to buy now ready for the next day,
Them being uprated disks, an oil cooler (because it got very thin and tappity )
Poly bush the engine mounts because I could feel it moving when I let off the power.
Strut braces (unsure what's best tho upper or lower)
And need two new tyres

I was seriously happy with the car the whole day and it held its own against alot more powerful cars! Got a good benchmark to work from now too!

Thanks for reading now some pics!

 

[Liam Gunby]

 

[Pav]

good write up..im sure you will get round doing all your future plans soon..the ad08's are awesome,even in the wet as you had a chance to find out

nice pics...

 

[Liam Gunby]

UPDATE!!!!!

So I havnt drove the clio much since the last track day as the brakes needed doing.

Got these bad boys now
So tarox on the front and standards going on rear.
Also a couple of good pics from Rockingham

 

[Big Ben]

Would love to hear some feedback on the tarox brakes please.

And a price if you don’t mind sharing

 

[Liam Gunby]

Would love to hear some feedback on the tarox brakes please.

And a price if you don’t mind sharing

soon as i get them fitted pal i will write a review
and price is expensive.... but my mate who owns #trackaddict has a good thing going with tarox so i didnt pay much at all......

 

[Pav]

think they are about £280 ish Ben..

 

[Benno]

Glad to see another UR being looked after. Also glad to see more good reviews of the Performance Friction pads!!! Great value for money. Ahemmmmmm @Big Ben

 

[jamesgw200]

i fancy some tarox too.

 

[Liam Gunby]

UPDATE !!!!

So my next track day is blyton Monday 4th June. Cannot wait tbh. As far as more modifications go to help on track, there hasn't really been any.
I have some more Ad08s to go on (when they arrive) and powerflex upper engine mount torque Bush to fit this weekend.
Oil will be getting changed too.

Done a few more styling modifications tho because I was board.
But the car has been to RENTUNE in Leicester for its cambelt, aux belt, waterpump, dephasor, and bits changed.
Top service by the guy who owns it! Would highly recommend them!!
Hopefully after this track day I can start looking into more handling parts.

O and before I forget, the tarox brakes are epic!! I had braided lines and typh200 fluid before but my God they work well. Will post a better review after the trackday but road use they are the best I have had on any car!