Hey guys, fairly new to the forum. After introducing myself, I have decided to post my progress so far.
The car:
2007 Clio 197 LUX
Metallic Black
Fairly tidy - few bumper scuffs etc but clean interior.
Completely stock (apart from bodge caliper paint job)
Bought it cheap as it failed its MOT on various things
So far the problems I have found are, Completely worn lower swivel joints, Driveshaft seized in hub (found out when stripping down) took a hell of a lot of force to remove.
seized in abs sensor, nuts seized on roll bar end links etc.
shocks corroded and felt fairly soft when driving.
Rattling Dephaser pulley (YAY)
The Aim:
Originally, I decided to buy a clio sport as my dad has an rs200 and my brother has a megane 260cup (ex press car as seen on 5th Gear - the yellow one in the hot hatch shoot out)
I wanted to do some track days and maybe, if funds permit, would like to race in a budget hot hatch class in the next year or two.
After buying it and staring at it for the last few weeks, ive decided I will use it as my daily aswell and potentially buy another. My current daily is a Saab 93 Aero - mapped to 258bhp, very fun fast car but does not handle very well at all!!!
My progress so far has been slow as every task has been a hurdle, due to the lack of maintenance, every nut, bolt and component has been seized solid. A bottle of gas, can of penetrator fluid and a big hammer later, one corner is stripped down ready to be reassembled (waiting on parts arriving).
Here are some pics from when I bought the car.
While I have been waiting, I decided to embark on the task of retro fitting the Carnimat TomTom system into the car. This was a difficult task as wiring had to be transplanted into my car from the donor, as the connections were completely different... however it paid off in the end. I will get some more pictures uploaded of this soon
First job on the list was a wash down... it was filthy!!!
The car:
2007 Clio 197 LUX
Metallic Black
Fairly tidy - few bumper scuffs etc but clean interior.
Completely stock (apart from bodge caliper paint job)
Bought it cheap as it failed its MOT on various things
So far the problems I have found are, Completely worn lower swivel joints, Driveshaft seized in hub (found out when stripping down) took a hell of a lot of force to remove.
seized in abs sensor, nuts seized on roll bar end links etc.
shocks corroded and felt fairly soft when driving.
Rattling Dephaser pulley (YAY)
The Aim:
Originally, I decided to buy a clio sport as my dad has an rs200 and my brother has a megane 260cup (ex press car as seen on 5th Gear - the yellow one in the hot hatch shoot out)
I wanted to do some track days and maybe, if funds permit, would like to race in a budget hot hatch class in the next year or two.
After buying it and staring at it for the last few weeks, ive decided I will use it as my daily aswell and potentially buy another. My current daily is a Saab 93 Aero - mapped to 258bhp, very fun fast car but does not handle very well at all!!!
My progress so far has been slow as every task has been a hurdle, due to the lack of maintenance, every nut, bolt and component has been seized solid. A bottle of gas, can of penetrator fluid and a big hammer later, one corner is stripped down ready to be reassembled (waiting on parts arriving).
Here are some pics from when I bought the car.
While I have been waiting, I decided to embark on the task of retro fitting the Carnimat TomTom system into the car. This was a difficult task as wiring had to be transplanted into my car from the donor, as the connections were completely different... however it paid off in the end. I will get some more pictures uploaded of this soon
First job on the list was a wash down... it was filthy!!!
