Yiannis' Albi Blue R27 - Toning down...

[Foxspeed]

looks a top repair!

 

[Yiannis197]

Cheers guys, yes really happy with the outcome. I didn't even have to buy a new decal, he worked around it but no signs of the door having been resprayed at all. Top job!

 

[Pav]

Hi Yiannis..haveent seen any progress on ur front lately...hows life treating ya??any news on ur clio?? hope u r well

 

[Yiannis197]

Hi [MENTION=41063]Pav[/MENTION] all good mate thanks, hope all is well with you as well

Nothing new to be reported really, the car is kept in top condition mechanically, I only change consumables and burn quite bit of petrol. I'm doing the Winter Warmer Seloc run tomorrow, brands hatch on the 30th and we have already started planning the 2015 Alps trip. Can't wait!

Future plans are to re-lacquer the carbon diffuser, spray the front bumper and fit an LSD. Apart from that, and even though I've got some good ideas, I decided to put a stop on spending money on her (famous last words). I'll probably end up doing the opposite though lol.

 

[Pav]

good luck with"no spending more money on ur car"...we all know it never works out :lol:
all cool with me..got lots of ideas and plans too but that comes with more cash spent on them...well the good thing atm is that i can afford it so that sorted for me...
u will be fitting an LSD??will be interesting to see that happening...

 

[Yiannis197]

Yeah that's the idea mate, I've never driven a clio with a quaife fitted but they all say it works miracles. I'll def fit one at some point before my next big trip

 

[Gez]

Sounds good Yiannis!

what run is that tomorrow?

 

[Foxspeed]

Yeah that's the idea mate, I've never driven a clio with a quaife fitted but they all say it works miracles. I'll def fit one at some point before my next big trip

the 275 with lsd diff is immense!

 

[Yiannis197]

[MENTION=4323]Gez[/MENTION] it is called Winter Warmer run, it was initially done by a few Sussex members on Seloc and it has been finely tuned the last years. Apparently the result is some outstanding roads (around 120 miles) starting from Surrey and ending up in Sussex. I've got the itn file with all the way points already loaded on my tomtom ready to go Happy to share with any member wanting to do it.
[MENTION=29]foxspeed[/MENTION] another happy customer then!!

 

[John1006]

Apparently the result is some outstanding roads (around 120 miles) starting from Surrey and ending up in Sussex. I've got the itn file with all the way points already loaded on my tomtom ready to go Happy to share with any member wanting to do it.

would love to see this, sounds like a blast.

 

[Rharvey]

Fantastic looking Albi RS!

where did you get those indicator bulbs from? Once I know what's going on with mine I will be changing all the exterior bulbs to LED and a few interior tweaks

 

[Yiannis197]

Thanks Rharvey.

Got them from ebay mate, just search for silver indicators, quite a few options there.

 

[Rharvey]

Cheers, however will be handing the car back to the dealer so need to sell a few things off it now. Might look at Z4's

 

[Yiannis197]

Any interesting bits for sale??

 

[Rharvey]

Top of the range Kenwood DAB single din headunit with all connections for the 197 and car mats

 

[Yiannis197]

A few pics just to keep this thread going.

Sorted out (eventually) the rusty surface on the rear discs, a high temp black paint, wire brush, some masking tape and patience did the job.


Before;



DSC_0238 by YiannisR27, on Flickr



In progress;


DSC_0236 by YiannisR27, on Flickr
DSC_0240 by YiannisR27, on Flickr
DSC_0241 by YiannisR27, on Flickr
DSC_0245 by YiannisR27, on Flickr
DSC_0250 by YiannisR27, on Flickr



Also some pics from the track day at Brands a while back;


DSC_1803 by YiannisR27, on Flickr
DSC_2409 by YiannisR27, on Flickr
DSC_2459 by YiannisR27, on Flickr
DSC_2493 by YiannisR27, on Flickr
DSC_2505 by YiannisR27, on Flickr
DSC_2520 by YiannisR27, on Flickr
DSC_2570 by YiannisR27, on Flickr
DSC_2799 by YiannisR27, on Flickr



The amount of tar stuck on the car after the TD was unreal, a nice wash and decontamination was needed urgently;


ClioR27 by YiannisR27, on Flickr
2015-03-05_04-40-51 by YiannisR27, on Flickr
2015-03-05_04-41-48 by YiannisR27, on Flickr
2015-03-05_04-44-22 by YiannisR27, on Flickr





Plans for the future are to fit the quaife diff I bought alongside a new clutch kit with slave cylinder. I'm also thinking to get a light flywheel and do the whole lot but I'm still not sure...

 

[litchy]

Nicest car on here my friend.....

 

[Pav]

beautiful as ever..rear discs look tons better..a simple fit..did the same on mine...
sounds like a good plan to fit a diff..would like to do the same..great shots Yiannis :thumbup1:

 

[truck.driver147]

Ay up Yiannis. How hard is it to remove the trim near the mirrors? Thinking of wrapping mine. Just a pull off jobby?

 

[Guy]

Looks awesome dude