My ly f1 progress

[cooper666]

i bought the car 18 months ago looking like this

IMG_0001 by cooperr27, on Flickr
straight away fitted projectors and cup spoiler thanks(sprayshack)

IMG_0147 by cooperr27, on Flickr
i then replaced all discs and pads went for ds2500"s and some yellow hel lines also flushed brake fluid with rbf 660

hel and ds2500's by cooperr27, on Flickr
i remapped the car with fastchips 98ron map makes the car so more drivable.ive iron x'ed the car and got the horrendous tar of with tardis

photo 1 by cooperr27, on Flickr
i had the cambelt and full renault service to keep the history replaced the plugs myself much cheeper.I had all the wheels refurbed by powder coat slightly darker but ok.removed the clio from the rear
before rebadge by cooperr27, on Flickr
and after notice the slight mark don't know where it came from as it was under the glue i did have a new boot lid under warranty last year though

after rebadge by cooperr27, on Flickr
i bought and fitted some carbon end plates

carbon end tips by cooperr27, on Flickr
i now need a new championship sticker and arial was anodised black but turned gold within a month. Ive also replaced a inner track rod and realigned the steer column uj to cure a knock

new sticker required by cooperr27, on Flickr

discoloured arial by cooperr27, on Flickr
I have also been retrimming parts of the interior with alcantara
its very easy job to do and it makes the car much nicer place to be

alcantara dash pod by cooperr27, on Flickr

alcantara a pillars by cooperr27, on Flickr

alcantara dash strips by cooperr27, on Flickr

alcantara mirror covers by cooperr27, on Flickr
that brings me to today where i have stripped all the brakes and cleaned etc ive also protected the wheels, callipers and the disc centres or the visible black components with g techniq c5 wheel armour and cleaned and protected the arches with bumper care it was all i had to hand but it did the job.

front arch by cooperr27, on Flickr

front wheel complete by cooperr27, on Flickr

rear arch by cooperr27, on Flickr

rear wheel complete by cooperr27, on Flickr
i also replaced the front shocks due to slight leakage

front arch by cooperr27, on Flickr
i have also protected all trim and decals with gtechniq c4 permanent trim restorer and all glass with g1 clear vision. Im going to prep the car next weekend and apply c1 crystal lacquer then it should be easy cleaning for the next few years.

 

[N0ddie]

Looks better without the spoiler IMO.

 

[lgonzalez]

I love the spoiler personally and the LY paint never fails to looks awesome ;-)

 

[shubz197]

Looks great. Spoiler and all!

 

[Foxspeed]

looks great :thumbup:

 

[cooper666]

Looks better without the spoiler IMO.

im with you on some colours but i prefer ly with the cup spoiler maybe this pic will change your mind.

IMG_0150 by cooperr27, on Flickr
got to love that arse.

 

[Willis]

The interior bits look great, nice work.

 

[GrumpyTwig]

Looks like you're keeping it clean

 

[cooper666]

Looks like you're keeping it clean

its reading all the posts on detailing world guilted me into it i was always a polish car wash man until a few months ago ha.

 

[cooper666]

Need to order some hand brake cables as mine have lost the plastic coating on the cable and are sticking.and fit some new window rubbers thats 2 set's in 18 months.

 

[litchy]

Very nice indeed.......

 

[CL10]

Need to order some hand brake cables as mine have lost the plastic coating on the cable and are sticking.and fit some new window rubbers thats 2 set's in 18 months.

I noticed my passenger side window rubber is hanging off, and that'll be my second set after having the replaced under warranty about 18 months ago.

Interested in hearing more about adjusting the steering column uj. Details on how you adjusted it etc... (is it adjusted near the pedals?)

Credit to you, the car looks like it's being well looked after!

 

[cooper666]

Had me and three mechanics look at the car for a steering knock it felt like the drivers side inner track rod so I replaced it and also greased the rack to no avail . It was caused by the uj where it bolts to the shaft under the pedals it felt tight but it wasn't I loosened the uj and found a indent in the rack shaft moved the uj up by 2 or 3mm and retightened and it cured it. You can reposition the uj up and down because its on a shaft I suspect many people have changed racks thinking they cured the problem but in reality they have moved the uj and retightened so that actually cured the problem .i was also speaking to a guy at renault Doncaster and there's a mod on various renaults something to do with a paste that sets hard around the uj clamp. To cure knocking noises.

 

[CL10]

Thanks, I'll have a look at mine tomorrow as it may be suffering from the same. How easy is it to get to? (Sorry for off-topic)

 

[cooper666]

Just pull carpet up a bit and you will need a 13 mm spanner

 

[shubz197]

Had me and three mechanics look at the car for a steering knock it felt like the drivers side inner track rod so I replaced it and also greased the rack to no avail . It was caused by the uj where it bolts to the shaft under the pedals it felt tight but it wasn't I loosened the uj and found a indent in the rack shaft moved the uj up by 2 or 3mm and retightened and it cured it. You can reposition the uj up and down because its on a shaft I suspect many people have changed racks thinking they cured the problem but in reality they have moved the uj and retightened so that actually cured the problem .i was also speaking to a guy at renault Doncaster and there's a mod on various renaults something to do with a paste that sets hard around the uj clamp. To cure knocking noises.

Hmmm... I have some play in my front drivers side wheel... I recently spun out and mounted quite a big curb. Lucky I had time to steer the car up the curb, so no rim damage.

Will this cure that play too? Or will I have to replace inner rod? Renault ask an arm and a leg for parts down here.

 

[cooper666]

If you have play on the road wheel it won't be the uj it probably will be a track rod or track rod end

 

[RRH]

Where did you get the alcantara from- and how did you stick it down?
Thanks

 

[cooper666]

Alcantara from eBay cheap as its left over from a large job and stuck down with contact adehisive .i had to pull off a backing of the alcantara so it would stretch enough around curved components . Any glue I got on the front a small bit of tardis removed it.

 

[RRH]

Thanks for that