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@EthanMenace can probably give you some tips. He just came home one Friday afternoon and took the box out on the drive whilst I was doing some work from home indoors. It was all done in about 3 hours or so.

Are you still planing to do the gearbox work yourself?

Same here. I don’t think I have ever seen the Cup wheels in any other colour than the original anthracite.

Thanks. It is good to hear that the stuff we have posted over the years is helpful/interesting to others.

Have a look on FaceBook in the various Clio groups - they come up for sale every now and then.

If you want to check the mileage then a MOT history check is a good start https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/ But it is always difficult trying to make sure an older car has the right mileage unless you are prepared to pay for a vehicle check - but even those are not always correct. Are you...

I thought that with track use a gearbox would last around five years or so. Clearly we abuse our gearbox too much and it will require more regular attention. I am considering whether an auto blipper might help prolong the life of the gearbox as I am useless at heel and toe.

The gearbox has been opened. There was a smell of burnt oil as if the gearbox had got very hot. This explanation was sent about the state if the gearbox: "3rd gear synchro is no longer synchronising, this has caused the sliding hub (which picks up synchro before the gear) to mash the gear...

It’s a long read that starts with me saying the car will be OEM plus and then it morphing in time something different. We still have lots of plans for the Clio.

You could try some coil over socks after giving the shocks a liberal application of ACF50?

Thanks for the tip. I ordered studs from PMS and did not bother with nuts to save some cash. But, I have just looked at TRS UK and the studs would have been about half the price if I had ordered from them.

I think that I have solved the oil pressure issue now. I spoke to CANchecked who make the digital display that we use. I double checked the settings with them for the oil pressure sensor and they said I had configured it incorrectly. I now have the right settings and when the gearbox is back in...

Thanks Liam.

I had a look at some of the Snetterton videos today and noticed that the oil pressure in the Clio was just under 3 bar when it was cold - and the oil was more viscous. The pressure dropped under load when it was warm and less viscous. 30 Minutes in to one session the oil pressure was reading was...

@EthanMenace removed the gearbox this afternoon. It really helps owning a Fench car to keep costs down by being able to do a lot of the labour intensive jobs at home. Before the box was taken out Ethan tested how knackered the Gripper was. He jacked up one side of the car so the other...

Other sizes always seem cheaper.

Thanks Liam. We will investigate - it might be down to the way it was set up in the CANchecked display giving a lower reading than it really is.

Standard size Clio tyres are a "niche" size.

For anyone who is interested I have put our footage from Snetterton online. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLs6pLyfPjsTm6vM9U5M4kW4_YceouRCrZ&si=XAAllUlwKU1PcTIM My best session was this one where I spent time chasing a GT86 and an EP3 and found it reasonably easy to catch them on the...

I think that this will be the first time ever that I do not buy some track day photographs. MSV managed to capture about 5 photos of the Clio - three of those photos are an identical side shot. I refuse to pay £9.50 per photo of the two good shots that were taken. So, in the spirit of me being...