krash67
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Well been on here for a fair few months, reading, making a few comments and never posted what I got or what I've been upto and what the intentions are.
Phase 1 is just to get the car to a half decent track day set up.
Phase 2 - take it off the road for good and race it.
Day 1 - rolled the car into the garage back in January, 1st job de badging
Needed new discs all round, purchased from MTEC, with new pads front and back. Noticed then that the back brake calipers where not at there best, tried stripping but the only thing that was stripping was the bolt heads. Ended up buying new back calipers from Renault. Pic also shows H&R lowering springs which where fitted all round.
These purchased and fitted. The subframe was the bain of my life, I've had it off now at least 3 times, but at least its easy now and get it off in 10 mins! Front camber & caster adjustable bushes fitted on a spare pair of lower wishbones that I had.
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KTEC induction & Powervamp battery, as seen fitted below. Hacked the fuse boxes off the battery box & made a simple bracket (for now, version 2 in progress as I write this).
Now decided to relocate battery into passenger side foot well behind glove box (with some minor adjustment). Make way for new induction system!!
Pic of the version 1 battery box bracket/gearbox top mount plate cover
Exhaust: Out with the old!
In with the new!!
Fitted a new decat manifold & wrapped, just to stroke out a few extra tenths of a BHP!
Love this shot!!
Then taken to the mecca that is RS Tuning
Car knocked out 191BHP straight out the box, ended up with just short of 195, but the torque and power curve allot smoother. As with the AFR. I think we could of got allot more, but I was rushed through as it seemed he had doubled booked me with clio MK2 race car .
Interior:
Stripped back seats out, fitted Corbeau Revolution (or evolution can't recall the name now)..FIA drivers seat. Seat frames where a challenge in getting them centralised with the steering wheel & getting the seat raised as I'm only a short arse! Ended up making riser blocks from MS box channel and bolting the OMP sub frames straight through the risers. The seat brackets I had to install two the same handed and just make two extra holes in the subframe.
Fitted 3" STR race harness. Resistors fitted to all the air bags and on the seat belt tensioners, as they had been removed.
Then I saw this cheap on ebay...so what the hell!
With a simple home made bracket made from carbon sheet and a 5 penny's worth switch from Maplins. A Horn switch.......At least it wont fail the next MOT on something stupid.
Saw a rear strut brace going cheap on ebay, so had that and fitted.
Other jobs done by myself:-
And this is how she sits now. Taken at Blyton earlier in the month.
Jobs still to do
- Fit carbon door cards or similar home made ones. Allow roll cage and get a wider passenger seat in.
- Rear ARB (this needs doing sooner than later)
- Remove rear subframe, re poly bush and a tidy up (winter job).
- Roll cage.
- Start building another engine (winter job)
- LS diff (winter job)
- probably strip front suspension & hubs down, clean up, new ball joints and wheel bearings (winter job).
Santa wish list
- CAE short shifter
-or just get a cup race car
Phase 1 is just to get the car to a half decent track day set up.
Phase 2 - take it off the road for good and race it.
Day 1 - rolled the car into the garage back in January, 1st job de badging
Needed new discs all round, purchased from MTEC, with new pads front and back. Noticed then that the back brake calipers where not at there best, tried stripping but the only thing that was stripping was the bolt heads. Ended up buying new back calipers from Renault. Pic also shows H&R lowering springs which where fitted all round.
These purchased and fitted. The subframe was the bain of my life, I've had it off now at least 3 times, but at least its easy now and get it off in 10 mins! Front camber & caster adjustable bushes fitted on a spare pair of lower wishbones that I had.
.KTEC induction & Powervamp battery, as seen fitted below. Hacked the fuse boxes off the battery box & made a simple bracket (for now, version 2 in progress as I write this).
Now decided to relocate battery into passenger side foot well behind glove box (with some minor adjustment). Make way for new induction system!!
Pic of the version 1 battery box bracket/gearbox top mount plate cover
Exhaust: Out with the old!
In with the new!!
Fitted a new decat manifold & wrapped, just to stroke out a few extra tenths of a BHP!
Love this shot!!
Then taken to the mecca that is RS Tuning
Car knocked out 191BHP straight out the box, ended up with just short of 195, but the torque and power curve allot smoother. As with the AFR. I think we could of got allot more, but I was rushed through as it seemed he had doubled booked me with clio MK2 race car .
Interior:
Stripped back seats out, fitted Corbeau Revolution (or evolution can't recall the name now)..FIA drivers seat. Seat frames where a challenge in getting them centralised with the steering wheel & getting the seat raised as I'm only a short arse! Ended up making riser blocks from MS box channel and bolting the OMP sub frames straight through the risers. The seat brackets I had to install two the same handed and just make two extra holes in the subframe.
Fitted 3" STR race harness. Resistors fitted to all the air bags and on the seat belt tensioners, as they had been removed.
Then I saw this cheap on ebay...so what the hell!
With a simple home made bracket made from carbon sheet and a 5 penny's worth switch from Maplins. A Horn switch.......At least it wont fail the next MOT on something stupid.
Saw a rear strut brace going cheap on ebay, so had that and fitted.
Other jobs done by myself:-
- Cambelt Change
- Phaser Pully
- Aux Belt & pully
- N/S diff drive shaft seal
- Full liquids service
- Air Con fully removed
- Alternator repositioned following removal of air con compressor
- Thermostat
- Two new front CUP struts, was going to fit Coil overs but was pushed for time. This will be done this winter, if not sooner
- Nankangs NS2-R fitted all round
- New reconned Brembo's up front with DS2500 pads.
- Hoses and Brake fluid change.
- Radio removed.....reception was **** anyway
- Rear de-wiped
- door mirror covers repainted - garage door!!
- wheel stud conversion
And this is how she sits now. Taken at Blyton earlier in the month.
Jobs still to do
- Fit carbon door cards or similar home made ones. Allow roll cage and get a wider passenger seat in.
- Rear ARB (this needs doing sooner than later)
- Remove rear subframe, re poly bush and a tidy up (winter job).
- Roll cage.
- Start building another engine (winter job)
- LS diff (winter job)
- probably strip front suspension & hubs down, clean up, new ball joints and wheel bearings (winter job).
Santa wish list
- CAE short shifter
-or just get a cup race car
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