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Yeah they are powerflex, and no, not yet! No time at the moment, wanted to do them tomorrow but going to be too busy!
Who here owns a Renaultsport?
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Yeah they are powerflex, and no, not yet! No time at the moment, wanted to do them tomorrow but going to be too busy!
Just went for a drive and I'm still alive, which is a good sign
Tracking is completely shot (to be expected), but its good and stiff. Found a bunch of new vibrations and rattles, lol!
You mean new character
Did you fit it all yourself?
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I desperately need to get the alignment/tracking sorted on my Clio. It's been well over 12 months since I last had it done and it really shows! The car is all over the shop on bad road surfaces!
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Well, this...
Was the cause of this...
Some handy work like so...
(wire is temporary, I couldn't find any cable ties)
So now I have this...
Was the cause of this...
Some handy work like so...
(wire is temporary, I couldn't find any cable ties)
So now I have this...
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Nope, sounds fine. There's still plenty of play in it
Wedged it on the grass between a brick and a piece of wood and drilled. Not the safest method, but it worked
Nice work Scary. Where did you get the bushes from?
Think I need a new gearbox as something is whining. Dunno whether to buy second hand or get it rebuilt. Tempted to go second hand, I know its risky but its loads cheaper and I dont plan on keeping the car much into next year so spending £400+ seems a waste of time?
Think I need a new gearbox as something is whining. Dunno whether to buy second hand or get it rebuilt. Tempted to go second hand, I know its risky but its loads cheaper and I dont plan on keeping the car much into next year so spending £400+ seems a waste of time?
On a reasonably low mileage gearbox, I'd go for a rebuild, if I'm honest. That said, drive it for a few months and see if it gets worse.
I had quite a successful day at Silverstone GP yesterday. The track is nothing short of amazing.
Had a few issues early on in the day - I trusted one of the nippers at the usual garage to help me with my camber, after all he's only got to turn a bolt until I tell him to, then tighten it up. On arrival to Silverstone, I did a quick check around the car as a precautionary measure and found the front wheels floating on the camber adjustment! Not too much of an issue - 20 minutes later it was setup by eye, and although the tracking was out, it worked quite well!
Before I left, I was plagued with injector issues as well as a leaking shock - none of which seemed to have any major impact on my day.
I'm so happy with how well the Clio lapped it up. It's nothing like the car I hate driving on the road. I'm also amazed at how progressive break away is at the limit and it's new found tendency to a gentle dab of oversteer rather than understeer when you over-cook it.
AD08s barely look like they've worn at all, and they were really given some stick.
All in all, a very successful day. I think it's concreted my desire to turn the Clio in to something a little more focussed, so the first step is to find something new as a daily that can tow.
I had quite a successful day at Silverstone GP yesterday. The track is nothing short of amazing.
Had a few issues early on in the day - I trusted one of the nippers at the usual garage to help me with my camber, after all he's only got to turn a bolt until I tell him to, then tighten it up. On arrival to Silverstone, I did a quick check around the car as a precautionary measure and found the front wheels floating on the camber adjustment! Not too much of an issue - 20 minutes later it was setup by eye, and although the tracking was out, it worked quite well!
Before I left, I was plagued with injector issues as well as a leaking shock - none of which seemed to have any major impact on my day.
I'm so happy with how well the Clio lapped it up. It's nothing like the car I hate driving on the road. I'm also amazed at how progressive break away is at the limit and it's new found tendency to a gentle dab of oversteer rather than understeer when you over-cook it.
AD08s barely look like they've worn at all, and they were really given some stick.
All in all, a very successful day. I think it's concreted my desire to turn the Clio in to something a little more focussed, so the first step is to find something new as a daily that can tow.
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@ Skeeter - no.
@ Mike, the car has done nearly 94k now so not exactly low mileage. Gearbox oil will be changed on Saturday then I will see how it goes and make sure I have the cash to sort it out should it leave me stranded at any point.
@ Mike, the car has done nearly 94k now so not exactly low mileage. Gearbox oil will be changed on Saturday then I will see how it goes and make sure I have the cash to sort it out should it leave me stranded at any point.
I'm really annoyed that you can't get the fluorescent colours of Plastidip in the sprays.
I'm really annoyed that you can't get the fluorescent colours of Plastidip in the sprays.
Just spray them, would cost near enough the same to do it and put them back again.
Unless your talking about doing other parts?
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Wow, I've always loved this car when I've seen pictures of it. RB with white Turinis just works so well IMO!
Looks like it needs some bits done to it, but it does look awesome! Bit low though at the moment!
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/show...004-81k-miles-%A33k&highlight=exhaust+hangers
Looks like it needs some bits done to it, but it does look awesome! Bit low though at the moment!
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/show...004-81k-miles-%A33k&highlight=exhaust+hangers