[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

Temp Harness bar welded in 

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

Had a couple of 172's in this last week so I've managed to grab a few bits off them for mine. 

Decent rear calipers as i think one of mine is sticking and some 15's. 

Not what I'd have bought as i hate multispokes and black wheels but they were free. bit wide for track but they'll do for the road. They want some decent rubber once its driveable and a refurb which is happening today hopefully. 

New steering wheel and boss also arrived too

 

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

As there's no aircon i want a roof scoop but have been told to try these first as the scoops tend to be really noisey. 

Ordered from acw motorsport plastics (same place i got the rear windows) to give them a try. 

 

Slider scoops to try and force some cold air in

 

Lots more pics and randomness on my insta

 

https://www.instagram.com/cheapskate_racing/

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

Not updated in a while, 

Rear poly windows are in 

Abs is deleted (waiting on internal braided kit coming to replace all the lines.

Handbrake cables on 

Poly window slider scoops ordered 

[Trevorb33’s 1990 GMC Sierra Pickup]

On 18/08/2019 at 20:12, TrevorB33 said:

New continental aux belt and tensioner, Going out for a blast tomorrow and going to get an new exhaust priced up in the afternoon too as that’s next on list

 

Top gear Doncaster are doing some incredible exhaust work at the minute, its where the clio is going once finished and healthy.

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

Solid engine mounts on.

 

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

2 hours ago, MarkyG82 said:

I was wandering if your are planning to keep it road legal.  Guess that answers the question.

 

That is the plan, 

Bumpers now quick release and the light blanks use the oe mount holes so take seconds to swap over at track days. 

There's no warning lights on the dash so everything will be pretty much mot'able

 

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

5 minutes ago, shyVRS245 said:

Guess the X5 will make a good tow car.

 

The plan is to daily this and drive it to and from track, if now I've gone a bit overboard with it and its not very nice to live with as a daily I'll no doubt have to look at buying a trailer and prize the x5 off the mrs

 

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

8 minutes ago, shyVRS245 said:

Nearly there, Got it booked in for a shakedown track day yet?

 

Not yet, hoping it'll be ready to mot by the end of the year and I'll get some road miles on it to make sure its all ok before i kick its head in on track

 

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

So its on all 4's again!

Ordered lemforder rod ends and ball joints from ecp and for some reason they sent them seperate, rod ends turned up yesterday and joints today

 

Wheels are only temp things to roll it around while i decide on some 15's since getting rid of the super t's, 

Suspension wants a fettle to get the ride heights something like front and rear.

Still plenty to go at but its getting there

 

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

Light at the end of the tunnel! 

Track rod ends and ball joints then it can have the front wheels fitted so i can roll it about.

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

4 week wait was worth it

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

Still need to get hold of a port to tidy it up and i'll just have to settle with swapping them at track days.

 

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

Picked up some non xenon headlights to do a cold air feed mod to do i could still retain lights and use it on the road. 

Didn't quite go to plan as it turns out the internals are pretty brittle and having a heavy hand meant i now have headlight blanks instead

 

 

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

Gaz's should be built and here this week

 

Picked up some poly front windows with lockable sliders, still need to source the rear ones but I'll probably buy new as they aren't that dear tbh.

 

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

Electrics aren't my forté but i managed to wire a battery cutoff switch in and what a laugh that's been.

Take the keys out and it still runs until you turn the cutoff switch which baffled me, I've checked the wiring over and over and I've since been told thats normal?

 

Still not 100% convinced on that though.

 

Its had a new injector after one was found to be faulty and a decent lambda again faulty. 

Now ticks over nice and smooth

 

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

Solid top mounts sorted 

Gaz gha's ordered. specced the front springs a bit stiffer 550lb fr 450lb rear and went with rose jointed rear mounts. 4 week build time though 😞

 

 

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

Its also aqquired a misfire since being park up. 

Tested the injector resistance today, 

1, 2 and 4 all measured a healthy 14.2 - 14.5ohm but injector 3 was 8.2ohm 

 

 

 

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

Apart from trying my patience this last few weeks not a lot has happened with it tbh. 

 

Had a bright idea to fit a battery cut off switch but not wanting to cut the dash to fit it internally i decided it'd go in the Passenger scuttle panel, easy i thought...wiper mechanic is in the way! 

Fitted it in the drivers side....happy days. Then realised the dash, wiper mech, alloy tanks all had to come out to re-route the power cable 😞

 

 

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

3 hours ago, MarkyG82 said:

That looks sweet n

 

Cheers.

Still a way to go yet but its getting there :)

[Si's clio 172 budget track car]

All back together and another job ticked off the list