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

[Liam Gunby]

Hi guys,
Just wanted to give you all abit of background on me and the cars iv owned then I'll throw the 197 in there,

So I'm currently 29, iv had a Nova, corsa c sri, 2 clio 172's , mk3 golf gti, mk2 leon cupra, mk2 leon fr, audi a4 avant and the 197.
I'll add a few pics of some of the cars below.

The blue 172 ended up like this-

My black leon fr was my pride and joy and probably not what most of you are into....

Featured in fast car magazine and performance vw magazine 2016.

Current audi-

Next post will be about the clio I promice.

 

[Liam Gunby]

Are pictures working? Can't see them on my phone :/

 

[Micah]

Are pictures working? Can't see them on my phone :/

Negative

 

[Barney626]

Are pictures working? Can't see them on my phone :/

If you are using links, make sure they end with .jpg or .png

Also use the 'direct link' not the 'image link'

Anything else after the link will break the images I think...

 

[Liam Gunby]

Negative

How do I edit the post , or make the pics work??

 

[Barney626]

How do I edit the post , or make the pics work??

Worth making a post here http://www.clio197.net/threads/read-editing-posts.54501/#post-662105

Then you can edit your post whenever you want, by default you have to edit it within a few mins or you lose the option.

 

[Pav]

nice list of cars given you are only 29
one of our admins will be able to sort it out for you ..

 

[Barney626]

Gonna ask the obvious question... no front number plate on the audi?

 

[Johnny 99]

@Chris @Jimmy is there anything you can do so I can see the pictures?

 

[Big Ben]

Glad you’ve started a thread Liam... looking forward to the pics

 

[Liam Gunby]

Going to try pics of the clio see if they work,

This car will not be to everyone's liking I kno that........
Cost me 2k to buy. it's a 2008 reg. The gf's private plate went on because it's smaller haha. Done 99thou when I got it. Service history, gearbox and clutch change. Cambelt n bits done.
Cambelt needs doing again tbf.
And i serviced it when I first got it Aswell as replacing the gearbox fluid.

This is when I first bought it.. ---



So after the drive home from Birmingham , I noticed knocking from front right suspension ..... Aswell as the usual heater issues with clios.
So I got it down to my mate n his garage , up on the ramp for a proper inspection.
The drivers front shock was leaking and tie rod ends were shot both sides.
So first job was finding some shocks.
Got some second hand front shocks to get me by that had done 40k. They were decent tbh.
Purchased some lowering springs at the same time too.
So that all went on at the same time ,plus the new tie rod ends from RPD.




As much as i wanted coilovers and still do.... Can't afford them atm...
Then I did some silly styling things.
Rear wiper gone, stickers, small aerial haha.
Then an exhaust came up cheap on a Facebook page that had one of the backboxes rattling. So I snapped that up and gave it to my mate to weld up.


The defussor was a pain in the tits to get off , took 5 hours alone.
Exhaust is on anyway. Loud........... Toyota sports cat back.

I had the bumper and headlights out too to upgrade all the bulbs.





Pics were before exhaust went on.

So I'll be going on my first track day with the 197 in March at Rockingham with trackaddict lot.
Waiting to be fitted are braided lines. And ttp200 fluid.
The badges are going black (controversial I kno)
Interior will be staying in as I don't want the rear to high.

Future plans hopefully, polibushes , strut bracing, coilovers for sure, uprated disks and pads, the heater to work, one day a rolling would be good. Rear spoiler! Strip inside then seats and harnesses.
And I'm sure there will be other things I spot along the way too.

Thanks for reading so far.

 

[Liam Gunby]

pictures work on my phone so i hope they work for all you guys too...........

 

[Barney626]

Yep all working, looks good

Do you tend to drive in/around loughborough much?

 

[Liam Gunby]

Yep all working, looks good

Do you tend to drive in/around loughborough much?

Yes pal. I live in Mountsorrel , Mrs works in lough and iv got mates there too. If it's not in the clio, it's in the audi.

 

[Johnny 99]

Going to try pics of the clio see if they work,

This car will not be to everyone's liking I kno that........
Cost me 2k to buy. it's a 2008 reg. The gf's private plate went on because it's smaller haha. Done 99thou when I got it. Service history, gearbox and clutch change. Cambelt n bits done.
Cambelt needs doing again tbf.
And i serviced it when I first got it Aswell as replacing the gearbox fluid.

This is when I first bought it.. ---
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So after the drive home from Birmingham , I noticed knocking from front right suspension ..... Aswell as the usual heater issues with clios.
So I got it down to my mate n his garage , up on the ramp for a proper inspection.
The drivers front shock was leaking and tie rod ends were shot both sides.
So first job was finding some shocks.
Got some second hand front shocks to get me by that had done 40k. They were decent tbh.
Purchased some lowering springs at the same time too.
So that all went on at the same time ,plus the new tie rod ends from RPD.

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As much as i wanted coilovers and still do.... Can't afford them atm...
Then I did some silly styling things.
Rear wiper gone, stickers, small aerial haha.
Then an exhaust came up cheap on a Facebook page that had one of the backboxes rattling. So I snapped that up and gave it to my mate to weld up.
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The defussor was a pain in the tits to get off , took 5 hours alone.
Exhaust is on anyway. Loud........... Toyota sports cat back.

I had the bumper and headlights out too to upgrade all the bulbs.

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Pics were before exhaust went on.

So I'll be going on my first track day with the 197 in March at Rockingham with trackaddict lot.
Waiting to be fitted are braided lines. And ttp200 fluid.
The badges are going black (controversial I kno)
Interior will be staying in as I don't want the rear to high.

Future plans hopefully, polibushes , strut bracing, coilovers for sure, uprated disks and pads, the heater to work, one day a rolling would be good. Rear spoiler! Strip inside then seats and harnesses.
And I'm sure there will be other things I spot along the way too.

Thanks for reading so far.

Nice! Pics working too.

 

[Pav]

good man for going for black badges

let's not start a war again
you spent 5 hours on removing a difuser??
car looks great..i like your vinyl idea..

 

[Liam Gunby]

good man for going for black badges

let's not start a war again
you spent 5 hours on removing a difuser??
car looks great..i like your vinyl idea..

Yea 5 hours, didn't want to snap bolts or break clips. Had to drill one fasterner out cuz it was rusted in . Ones on the outside part near tips.
And i had to blow Torch others out without melting anything because they wouldn't budge haha.

 

[Pav]

Yea 5 hours, didn't want to snap bolts or break clips. Had to drill one fasterner out cuz it was rusted in . Ones on the outside part near tips.
And i had to blow Torch others out without melting anything because they wouldn't budge haha.

ups..glad it came off...

 

[Big Ben]

Looking good. Glad you got the pics sorted

 

[Liam Gunby]

So I received my pro-line motorsport braided brake lines and my new fluid too.

Not fitting just yet as I may be getting something special from TAROX brakes thanks to my mate jay who owns #Trackaddict.

Going to play with front bumper as well I think. Got a sticker number plate so will be taking the drill to the bumper. Got my self a decent towing bar/eye as well off Ebay so that will be going on too.
Need to get some time together or warm ish weather to paint my wheels and badges black...

and I hope all my pictures on the first post work now too.