Hogg's Albi 197 track car

[Don Hogg]

Well almost a year has past since I posted any update on here. Car been resting since Octobre while I´ve been handlig life.
Have a massive urge to get to work on the Clio as we go into winter here soon.
Messed up big time when the car fell off a jack stand, damageing both (i think) inner and outer tie rods on the right side aswell as the side skirt....
Alongside with the tie rods and side skirt I´ve created a little wishlist for next season:

*Refurb of front subframe, new control arms and swivel joints?
*Minor oil leak from top of the engine.
*Re-do the brake cooling ducts
*Relocate washer fluid reservoir
*Timing belt
*3rd syncro replacement
*New clutch?
*Get the fan to work
*Remove inner roof
*Remove airbags
*Re-locate battery
*Light weight door cards
*Remove antenna
*Rear wing
*New rotors and pads

 

[Don Hogg]

Yesterday I continued my damage assesment from dropping the car from the jacks....
A major dent in the sill was the result and it will be tricky to pull that one out without taking it to a body shop. For now I will try and massage the upper part of the dent so the door can close without force.
Picked up at little tool from amazon for the inner tie rod job, now I just need the actual spare parts to arrive from Autodoc.

 

[Don Hogg]

Kept busy while waiting for my tie rods to arrive from Autodoc. Dash came out without to much hassle but I unfortunately cracked one of the tweeter covers.
Removed the airbag but not to sure about the frame holding it? Is it just to cut the small "tabs" (between the two marked screws) and gently pry it of?

 

[Don Hogg]

If anyone knows where I can buy this kind of sticker for the rear wing please let me know?

 

[RSRowe]

Taylor made designs on IG may be able to help.

 

[Don Hogg]

After an incident where the car fell off the jackstand and bent the inner tie rod, I finally got around to changing the right side that was really bent.
Ordered a new one from metzger (7701475837) and got to it. When I took the old one off I noticed that the OE part look quite different? Only marked by TRW 24.05.19.
Just looking for some input, but its just the total length of the inner tie rod that matter?

 

[VeiRoNv2]

Yeah it will be okay,mine was the same,they won't be as strong where there is less metal.

 

[VeiRoNv2]

Kept busy while waiting for my tie rods to arrive from Autodoc. Dash came out without to much hassle but I unfortunately cracked one of the tweeter covers.
Removed the airbag but not to sure about the frame holding it? Is it just to cut the small "tabs" (between the two marked screws) and gently pry it of?
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I have taken all the cover out if you look in my thread but its not a pretty job lol,im sure if you had more patience you could only take the metal cover off and leave the thin plastic part in place but the tabs are pretty fragile.