L33th3tr33's Ultra red 197

[l33th3tr33]

First lot of parcels have arrived, and while I was waiting for them I snapped/removed the diffuser! Both bolts snapped so I'm guessing it hasn't come off since the exhaust was fitted. It's zip tied on for now with some beefy zip ties so hopefully there's not enough heat in the area to melt them. Anyway.... the exhaust. No markings, so I don't have a clue what it is, maybe someone can help? I'm guessing eBay special.








Also, if you hadn't guessed already I do like my music. The problem is I don't want a sub rolling around in the boot, and I don't want an under seat sub, so I took the only other route for acceptable bass. Not the most ideal in terms of sound stage but it produces an acceptable amount of mid bass. Cue the 6x9's in the parcel shelf. Now I'm not one for cutting into the standard shelf and chucking the speakers in and calling it a day, one it looks crap, draws attention and labels you a chav, and two it's yet another reason to break into a car. I don't know if people still do that for a set of 6x9's but I'm not taking the chance.
The only way I am going to achieve this is with a stealth shelf. For the grand total of £20 for mdf and carpet here's the finished result.



It looks as oem as possible apart from being completely flat, but it won't rattle and once I've got some string and connectors for the boot lid it'll lift the same as the oem shelf.
Just waiting on my power cable to be delivered and then I'll have the fun task of getting that through the bulkhead along with wires through the door grommit. I'll change the heater resistor at the same time while the glovebox is out.


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[l33th3tr33]

And another set of parcels have arrived, it's been a busy day!
Got a load of bits from opie, so got to work doing a service.



Had to do the reverse switch, and I noticed a pipe loose in the side of the engine bay, and I gave it a wiggle and its popped out and won't go back in. As a result I've lost esp, so god knows what it is, or how it goes back in. Here's a pic of the culprit.




If anyone knows how to get the sucker back in please let me know, having a light on the dash really bugs me! The lack of esp however does not, coming from a cup with no aids.

I don't think the pollen filter has ever been changed by the looks of it, something that is often overlooked with a service. Should help keep the interior less dusty!



So the next lot of packages have some exciting bits, got it for an absolute steal providing nothing is damaged in transit.


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[Pav]

good stuff..best diy..

 

[tombate911]

That plug you're referring to in the photo of the connection for the clutch slave cylinder. Nothing to be with esp. however if that connector isn't back on fully you will end up with a pool
Of clutch fluid on the floor and no clutch pedal if it pops off fully. My tip would be to hold the left side steady with a flat screwdriver so it can't move into the bell housing and then push the connector in firmly.
Regarding the esp light I'm guessing you've taken it for a drive since having the battery off, it always pulls a light until the wheels have done some rotations to get the abs sensorts working.

 

[l33th3tr33]

That plug you're referring to in the photo of the connection for the clutch slave cylinder. Nothing to be with esp. however if that connector isn't back on fully you will end up with a pool
Of clutch fluid on the floor and no clutch pedal if it pops off fully. My tip would be to hold the left side steady with a flat screwdriver so it can't move into the bell housing and then push the connector in firmly.
Regarding the esp light I'm guessing you've taken it for a drive since having the battery off, it always pulls a light until the wheels have done some rotations to get the abs sensorts working.

Ah right, makes sense now! Luckily it's bone dry around there so it hasn't come off fully, but I'll get that done as soon as there's a dry day, thanks for that!
Any reason it may have popped out? Would I be missing a clip to hold it in or maybe a rubber collar to provide a snug fit?

Yes the light went off after a minute or so, luckily! I read up that it reset itself so stopped worrying.


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[tombate911]

Everything on the hose looks intact there. The little metal spring holds the Clip in place. There is a little bit of flex in the cylinder inside the box which makes it look a little loose.

The hose has 3 positions
1- all the way in is it's resting positions
2- one click back, that's then bleed point and oil will come out of the nipple
3-completely removed. When you push the spring down further and pull it will completely pull off.
Hopefully that helps you get it back on or at least check it.

 

[l33th3tr33]

Everything on the hose looks intact there. The little metal spring holds the Clip in place. There is a little bit of flex in the cylinder inside the box which makes it look a little loose.

The hose has 3 positions
1- all the way in is it's resting positions
2- one click back, that's then bleed point and oil will come out of the nipple
3-completely removed. When you push the spring down further and pull it will completely pull off.
Hopefully that helps you get it back on or at least check it.

So as it is, it's completely fine?

 

[l33th3tr33]

Well I had a fun day running to and from the door to get parcels, had 5 in total! Finally got my amp in and all wired up, still need to do front speakers but I'm deciding wether to try and shoehorn my 6.5 comps in or just buy some 5.25's and be done with it. As expected, more than enough bass from the 6x9's and with the cabasse tweeters being so bright it evens out to a fairly good soundstage, more than acceptable anyway.
Sorted my heater resistor as well, the plug pins were different but it works so I'm happy.
Got my silver indicator bulbs as well so fitted the rears for now as the fronts will only be taken out within the next week or so anyway Also got my dogbone mount through but I'll fit that tomorrow if the weather allows. Just one more package and that's all of them for a while at least. I have a big expense coming up..... I'll grab some pics tomorrow.

 

[Pav]

you dont mess around,do you??good progress..think you need to slow down or there will be nothing left to do soon..

 

[l33th3tr33]

you dont mess around,do you??good progress..think you need to slow down or there will be nothing left to do soon..

Not at all! That's my problem, I do all the little jobs and leave myself with all the expensive things, like wheels, suspension and splitters/spoilers. I do think the prices or the f1 splitter is completely bonkers, but it is the best looking one out there. I honestly thought there would be a bigger market for parts for the mk3 than there is but that only means you have to get creative.
Still plenty left to do though, paint correction and general tidying is free so I'll move on to that as soon as we have a decent few days of weather.

 

[l33th3tr33]

Not a lot done today, fitted the lower engine polybush and degreased that general area, seems that the passenger shaft is weeping but I'll confirm that when I next have the engine bay stripped for better access.
I had my finger hovering over the 'confirm checkout' button earlier and bit the bullet. A hefty bill but the car is in desperate need....... Next week will be really exciting for me, can't wait! Fingers crossed the weather is good or I'll be getting soaked, nothing will stop me!
I'm hoping to get at least one track day in this month but we'll see.
Plenty of pics and updates to come!

 

[l33th3tr33]

Right so today I've been waiting for parcels but no joy so I decided to paint my cam cover, I was thinking silver but I didn't have any to hand so I used some left over cylinder black from my last build. I haven't done my inlet as I'm still undecided which colour I want. Black, silver or red are my choices.





The eagle eyed will notice I've got paint all over the oil filler cap but it won't clean up so it'll get a new one anyway. Something that always bugged me on my old clio.

Again, something that hasn't been mentioned yet is the exciting addition (to me anyway) of projectors!!! For the huge price of £80! They're not 100% perfect but I'll give them a good seeing to with the DA at some point.
Night and day difference, looks so much better.




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[Pav]

I love a painted engine..did mine not long ago and the difference is perfect..Good job

 

[///M]

Looking nice under the bonnet mate. And £80 for projectors??? David Dickinson eat your heart out! You've done VERY well there mate.

And what a difference they make huh? So much better.

 

[l33th3tr33]

I love a painted engine..did mine not long ago and the difference is perfect..Good job

Thanks! It can definitely make or break the look of a bay so I'm trying to play it safe

Looking nice under the bonnet mate. And £80 for projectors??? David Dickinson eat your heart out! You've done VERY well there mate.

And what a difference they make huh? So much better.

Thanks!
Oh yeah, I can't see why all RS's don't come with at least projectors, it's not a base model car so why provide base model equipment? Good old bay of e! Took me a while to find an O/S unit though!

 

[///M]

Thanks! It can definitely make or break the look of a bay so I'm trying to play it safe



Thanks!
Oh yeah, I can't see why all RS's don't come with at least projectors, it's not a base model car so why provide base model equipment? Good old bay of e! Took me a while to find an O/S unit though!

Agree. But this is Renault!

 

[l33th3tr33]

Agree. But this is Renault!

That's pretty much the answer to any question with these.... 'renault'

 

[dulevo666]

First lot of parcels have arrived, and while I was waiting for them I snapped/removed the diffuser! Both bolts snapped so I'm guessing it hasn't come off since the exhaust was fitted. It's zip tied on for now with some beefy zip ties so hopefully there's not enough heat in the area to melt them. Anyway.... the exhaust. No markings, so I don't have a clue what it is, maybe someone can help? I'm guessing eBay special.

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Also, if you hadn't guessed already I do like my music. The problem is I don't want a sub rolling around in the boot, and I don't want an under seat sub, so I took the only other route for acceptable bass. Not the most ideal in terms of sound stage but it produces an acceptable amount of mid bass. Cue the 6x9's in the parcel shelf. Now I'm not one for cutting into the standard shelf and chucking the speakers in and calling it a day, one it looks crap, draws attention and labels you a chav, and two it's yet another reason to break into a car. I don't know if people still do that for a set of 6x9's but I'm not taking the chance.
The only way I am going to achieve this is with a stealth shelf. For the grand total of £20 for mdf and carpet here's the finished result.

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It looks as oem as possible apart from being completely flat, but it won't rattle and once I've got some string and connectors for the boot lid it'll lift the same as the oem shelf.
Just waiting on my power cable to be delivered and then I'll have the fun task of getting that through the bulkhead along with wires through the door grommit. I'll change the heater resistor at the same time while the glovebox is out.


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That's the same exhaust as mine well the back half is
Toyosport

 

[l33th3tr33]

That's the same exhaust as mine well the back half is
Toyosport

I had a feeling it was, thanks for confirming! Not sure mine has the logo's on the tips though...

 

[l33th3tr33]

Looking back to my old mk2's there's actually a fair few things that I've thought of doing to the 197. One of those things was to get rid of the absolutely disgusting beige A pillars.
Bit of plastidip and sorted.



I keep having all these ideas of what I can do and it's just like having my old cup, except I won't be stripping this and putting buckets in it. I hope. [emoji23]
Really impressed with the bog standard seats though, most supportive standard seat I've sat in.


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