My first RS197

[adam thomas]

Remap is a must IMO

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Eventually I will. Just want to run it for a month or so and make sure I don't get any problems


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[adam thomas]

Ah.. Maybe that was why I was getting an abs fault. [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

Abs ring was completely worn down due to rust on the stub axle

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[Pav]

common fault they say...glad you discovered the cause..

 

[adam thomas]

common fault they say...glad you discovered the cause..

Yeah I've read up about it nice simple change though [emoji106]

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[adam thomas]

It a great deal going on with the car atm. Using it daily and all is well ( touch wood)

However I did install a turbo gauge (Chinese scan gauge) to keep an eye on things [emoji106][emoji106]

Also went to a car show hosted by a friend back from my bmw days at caffeine and machine and the photographer got a decent shot of my car [emoji7]

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[Mark_L]

How are you finding the turbogauge?
thinking of getting one. Did you have to get it from a Chinese supplier on ebay?

 

[adam thomas]

How are you finding the turbogauge?
thinking of getting one. Did you have to get it from a Chinese supplier on ebay?

Does the job I want it to mate. I always have it on coolant temp. Intake temp. Volts and map. Loads of other settings on them too. Yeha I ordered from china mate

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[Mark_L]

Thinking of using one of these and putting an air/fuel gauge in the right hand vent, but didn't want to loose the vent really.

 

[adam thomas]

Thinking of using one of these and putting an air/fuel gauge in the right hand vent, but didn't want to loose the vent really.

I have a boost gauge in the vent. Don't really miss it to be honest

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[adam thomas]

Hardly any updates on the car recently as its been behaving to some extent... Apart from nearly setting itself on fire [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

Aside from that it's got a mot for 12 months now

Lots of work coming up in the foreseeable

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[Tom Baynes]

love the thread mate (Y)... had some ups and downs with this one! i look forward to see you MOD the current set-up. always looking for another reason to Meg the clio haha

 

[adam thomas]

love the thread mate (Y)... had some ups and downs with this one! i look forward to see you MOD the current set-up. always looking for another reason to Meg the clio haha

Thanks mate appreciate it. She's been a bit of a problem child but it keeps me busy [emoji23]

Do the Meg swap. Best thing I've done to the clio

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[adam thomas]

Been working on cleaning the car up these past few weeks.

It's had a full machine polish. Sealant and wax.

Had my wheels refurbished in anthracite and my pilotsport 4s fitted this week.

Also colour coded the door bullets to match.

Car then treated me to an abs fault [emoji23] [emoji379]

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[Big Ben]

Difficult colour to keep clean but that does look great!

As for the abs

 

[adam thomas]

Difficult colour to keep clean but that does look great!

As for the abs

Will investigate the abs soon. Car is coming apart for loads of stuff so may aswell do it then. Who needs it anyway [emoji849][emoji23]

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[adam thomas]

so with winter fast approaching I figured it was perfect timing to lay around in the wet and cld and tackle some jobs on the car

theres a few major items on the list so I figured to get the best access I would take the engine out completely

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once the engine was out I took it to 'The Renault Specialist' in West Brom , aka Lee Robinson to have a new cam belt kit and water pump fitted , as always forgot to take some photos...
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next up was to replace the clutch as I suspected it was slipping , jus before I decided to do It I found a used smf for sale so quickly snapped that up and went on my way to get it.

managed to get the clutch and new smf fitted, the old one was definitely passed its best lol
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now all that was fitted it was time to fit some poly bushes which included the anti roll bar , engine mount and gearbox mount

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before putting the engine back into the bay I decided to degrease everything , touch up a few bits of paint and add some more heat protection

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whilst the engine has been out I have been refurbishing a few parts aswell such as front hubs , front subframe , recirc valve , underbraces and a few other odds and sods
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I have also been buying some nice bits for the car to
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thats about it for now but there is so much more work to do.

will update in due course

 

[adam thomas]

front end is now complete ,

coilovers installed
brakes rebuilt
new rad fitted
everything cleaned up and checked

have also done a few little bits on the interior and have made a start on the rear end now

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[adam thomas]

so the car is back on the road finally and im not allowed to drive thanks to this virus

rear coilovers installed
rear brakes rebuilt with new seals , pistons , slider pins , bleed nipples and pad fitting kit
rear braided brake lines fitted
whiteline rear beam bushes
new discs from MTec to match the fronts
1x bucket seat fitted
engine bay almost completed
gear knob adapter and extension fitted

had an issue with bleeding the brakes so I managed to get hold of a second hand clip , bled the brakes using it and tuned my airbag light off

car feels awesome can't wait to be able to get it mapped and get out in it !

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[Big Ben]

so the car is back on the road finally and im not allowed to drive thanks to this virus

rear coilovers installed
rear brakes rebuilt with new seals , pistons , slider pins , bleed nipples and pad fitting kit
rear braided brake lines fitted
whiteline rear beam bushes
new discs from MTec to match the fronts
1x bucket seat fitted
engine bay almost completed
gear knob adapter and extension fitted

had an issue with bleeding the brakes so I managed to get hold of a second hand clip , bled the brakes using it and tuned my airbag light off

car feels awesome can't wait to be able to get it mapped and get out in it !

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Looks great

 

[adam thomas]

spent a bit of time cleaning the car and fettling with a few little bits with all of my spare time all of a sudden

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